Price: AU$19,999 per pair

Website: www.yamaha.com

Josh said: The Yamaha NS-5000s are unusual yet beguiling speakers, clearly successful in their tribute to the original NS-1000s. Packed with modern technology and contrasted by the traditional yet exquisitely finished aesthetic, they are a definitive departure from the design brief of most mainstream high-end loudspeakers.

Read the SoundStage! Australia review.

The gist: Yamaha is ready to rumble again.