Many people can’t discern the difference between a high-end speaker and a super-high-end speaker, but if you’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to great sound, you know it’s an experience you want to have again and again. Each of the selections on this page can create that experience.

Cambridge SoundWorks 820HD HD Radio For the Golden Ears: FM sounds more like CD, and AM steps up to FM-quality with a next-gen HD Radio. Cambridge SoundWorks’ 820HD tunes in all your off-air digital and analog radio programming. The tabletop tuner also receives HD Radio’s additional multicast channels that squeeze extra programming into a single channel. You get all the text info displayed by satellite radio including artist and song info, traffic alerts and sports scores—but without a subscription. Roughly 1,000 radio stations are currently broadcasting digitally. MSRP: $299. www.cambridgesoundworks.com

Anthony Gallo Acoustics A’Diva Ti Loudspeakers
Anthony Gallo Acoustics A’Diva Ti loudspeakers are meant to be seen and heard. The tiny spheres measure five inches across and can be mounted in the wall or ceiling, on walls or on floor or table stands. Built-in S2 technology boosts low frequencies, and on the high-end, treble extends beyond 22 kHz. The speaker is designed to match with the TR-2 subwoofer. MSRP: $1,975 per pair with sub. www.roundsound.com

Sony’s CPF-IX001 Wireless Music Player
Network Sony’s CPF-IX001 with a PC and you can listen to your downloaded tunes all over the house. The wireless music player streams iTunes, Windows Media Audio and tunes from Sony’s Connect music service. Built-in speakers and a digital amplifier make this a self-sufficient unit. Sony’s power line transmission technology sends power and audio signals over the same cable. MSRP: $300. www.sonystyle.com

Roku R1000 SoundBridge Wi-Fi Radio
Get a Wi-Fi wake up call with the Roku R1000 SoundBridge Radio, which streams MP3s and WMA music files stored on your PC (sorry iPod owners, no iTunes downloads allowed). A router and broadband connection delivers Internet radio without a PC. For local weather and traffic, flip over to the retro AM or FM bands. Everything you need comes in the chassis: dual wake-up alarms, speakers and a subwoofer—and a remote control. MSRP: $399. www.rokulabs.com

Pioneer’s HTS-GS1 5.1 Surround-Sound System
Pioneer’s HTS-GS1 5.1 surround-sound system has been optimized to work with Microsoft’s Xbox system. The supplied remote control operates both the home theater system and the Xbox. Automatic calibration uses microphones to set delay and other audio characteristics to match the acoustics of your room. Five speakers and a subwoofer are included. MSRP: $399. www.pioneerelectronics.com

Ion iTTUSB Turntable
Dust off the vinyl and bring those tunes into the digital world. Ion’s iTTUSB belt-drive turntable allows you to convert LPs to CDs or MP3 files via software. The turntable plays 33 1/3 and 45 rpm records and connects to a PC via USB. Supplied software makes the conversion from analog to digital without the need for special drivers. Mac and PC-compatible. A cartridge, stylus and 45 adapter are included. MSRP: $149. www.ion-audio.com

Bose Companion 5 PC Speaker System
For the Gamer: Who wouldn’t want surround sound for the PC? It’s all the wires you don’t want to manage. Bose’s solution is the Companion 5 multimedia speaker system that delivers the effect of a 5.1-channel surround-sound system from two tiny satellites and a bass box. Perfect for video games, DVD movies or music, the Companion 5s come with a control pod that manages volume and mute functions. Headphone jack and auxiliary input included. MSRP: $399. www.bose.com

Universal Electronics Conductor Sirius Satellite Radio Kit
For the Stones or Stern Fan: Universal Electronics’ Conductor remote control system is a complete kit for adding Sirius Satellite Radio and its 130 channels of programming to any home stereo. The kit bundles a Sirius tuner, antenna, RF adapter and Universal Electronics remote control with LCD readout. Built-in ZWave technology enables you to view artist and track information on the remote’s display and flip between channels from any room. MSRP: $149, plus $12.95 monthly subscription. www.sirius.com

Pioneer Inno Portable XM Radio
For the XM Radio Junkie: They’ve got it at home, they’ve got it in the car, now they just need one for the street. The Pioneer Inno scratches the itch of XM Radio fans who want their favorite channels wherever they are. The latest XM2go technology offers live portable satellite radio and also records up to 50 hours of programming on the device. Or, you can dedicate half the storage to your own MP3 and WMA songs. Home dock and FM transmitter are included. MSRP: $350. www.pioneerinno.com