Half of what is on this list really shouldn't be. B&W are good speakers but overrated and a trap for noobs. ML electrostats can be nice, but their motion series is forgettable. Klipsch and SVS are Chinese investor products. PSB is fine but nothing special, Polk is junk. Paradigm is a solid speaker but not that exciting. Now Revel deserves it for sure, that Harman research is legit, JBL sort of but not like Revel. Now then other than Revel if you want to be wowed than what needs to be on this list is Totem Acoustic for their 3D soundstage and phase accuracy, and as well for making the fastest and most robust dynamic driver that might exist in their Element series. Sonus Faber for creating one of the most intimate experiences with the human voice you can imagine, as well as an out of this world cabinet design just as beautiful to the eye as it is to the ear. Lastly Wisdom Audio for all around chart topping technical performance in almost every category, think Magnapan but with almost none of the cons. A true planar design but with excellent off axis response, tonal balance, true to life accuracy, and it does all of it while hiding in your wall and losing nothing for it, and that right there deserves serious praise.