Q. I have an Emotiva preamp and amplifier and am looking for new speakers between $4,000-$6,000 per pair. I could spend more if they would be something I would be really happy with. The room is 12x17 feet with an open beam ceiling. What do you recommend?
—D.N., San Francisco
A. Your price range is close to the maximum for equipment I recommend. Speakers selling for more than $10,000 per pair tend to be the domain of audiophiles, and there is little interest in these products outside the fringes of the hobby. There is also the law of diminishing returns, and a lot of exotic audiophile speakers do not sound very good despite prices approaching or exceeding six figures. That is a story for another column, though!
