Price: $37,500 per pair

Website: www.kharma.com

Jeff said: Its special qualities, sonic and otherwise, appeal to me. The dB9-S ticks off a lot of boxes -- enough that a pair of them might be your ideal ticket to the dance.

Read the SoundStage! Ultra review.

The gist: Kharma’s dB9-S is a real prize in the ultra-high-end-speaker sweepstakes.