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Home Theater Speakers Revel Concerta System $3,794, December 2005 These big, boring, rectangular boxes are so well built and sound so accurate and unstrained that only your spouse will care that they're a throwback to the 1970s audiophile aesthetic. www.revel.com Definitive Technology Mythos and Mythos Gem Mythos, $3,694, January 2004; Mythos Gem, $2,048, June 2005 DefTech invented the high-performance "plasma speaker" with the slim, aluminum-enclosure Mythos system, then followed up with the more affordable Mythos Gem. definitivetech.com Energy Take Series $2,225, July/August 2005 Extends the high-value tradition set by the original Take 5 series in a stylish new design. energy-speakers.com Aperion Intimus 532 System $1,339, November 2005 Excellent stereo imaging, a vertical-array center speaker, a strong compact sub, and good build quality make for great value. aperionaudio.com Yamaha YSP-800 Digital Sound Projector $900, February/March 2006 Both smaller and cheaper than the original YSP-1 or its successor the YSP-1000, the YSP-800 delivers exceptional one-speaker surround sound for flat-panel TVs. yamaha.com/yec