Hi-fi speakers

As accomplished as they are daring, with a sound that more than lives up to their price

There’s a definite lack of scale here, and a distaste for big dynamic shifts in music

There’s no doubting the GS20s’ abilities, but their controlled nature won’t please everyone

Engaging and likable in many ways, but ultimately outgunned by other models in the same price range

The Focals are good for the money, but if you can spend more, do so

Partner with a CD player and amplifier that are at least tonally neutral and refined, or even better a touch on the smooth side

These Eclipses aren’t for everyone - they’re unconventional in just about every way

The tall and imposing Pioneer speakers deliver an arresting scale of sound, which is also smooth and inoffensive

Entertainers of the highest order: sit them on solid stands, feed them a decent signal and they will not fail to deliver

A little more expression in the midrange and an extra ounce of finesse and we would give them five stars