So when Monitor Audio decided to produce a new flagship line, it were almost conservative in aiming at a price that barely breaks five figures. The new Platinum range, topped by the PL300 at $10,000/pair, hasn't exactly been designed for supermarket...

Founded in 1972, UK-based Monitor Audio has long produced speakers that offered good value, from its low-end Bronze line, starting at around $325 for a pair of two-way bookshelf models and extending up to $4500/pair for the company's priciest Gold...