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Young-Ho wrote to say: "Thought you might consider the following list of stylish floorstanding loudspeakers. Most floorstanding speakers are essentially wooden boxes with mounted drivers. Sometimes they're painted or lacquered, curved or nearly cylindrical, or made out of metal. Unfortunately, they're often placed in the least conspicuous locations, such as pushed up against the wall or into corners, which usually result in the worst sound. Most speakers sound better if they are moved away from the nearest walls. Although the following speakers may draw more notice if you pull them out from the corners, they're stylish enough that they can stand the attention."

•B&W Nautilus
•Podspeakers MiniPod
•Duevel Planet
•Shahinian Compass or Starter
•Infinity Cascade Model Nine
•Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 9
•Martin Logan Clarity
•JMLab Grande Utopia Be
•Magnepan 1.6

Thanks Young-Ho! You've definitely convinced us that speakers can stand on their own as works of art.