The Cain and Cain speakers did sound very good at THE Show. And the Abby, I think, is only $1500, a steal. the Galante monitors are 95-96 db, made expressly for low-watt tubes. The Galante Rhapsody is $2295, and sounded very good with Sophia tube amps. The Galante Symphony is a really excellent, BIG, kick-butt, take-no-prisoners monitor! Then there are Loth-X high-sensitivity speakers. with two models under $1000, and some expensive floorstanders.