"As you may have guessed by now, I bought the test speakers. There was really never any doubt. I knew I wanted them when I first heard them. Everyone who has heard them in my home has also commented on how good they sound. I'm pretty sure you will too." Gary Krakow for MSNBC.

The floor-standing gibbon 8 is a medium-sized, two-way speaker. Like the rest of the gibbons, the 8s have an open and transparent midrange, and to this they add a rich and powerful bass. Their perfect balance of warmth and transparency communicates the emotional range of music with unrivaled intimacy at this price. These speakers reproduce a deep, wide soundstage with realistic image placement, without demanding intricate set-up or placement. The gibbon design enables them to be driven easily by low-powered amps.