Joining perennial leaders Klipsch, B&W and Paradigm, Sonos jumps into the top three and Leon into the top five.

For the second year in a row, SnapAV leads the category followed closely by Kinetics Noise Control, CinemaTech, Auralex and Acoustic Innovations.

Making the biggest gains over the past year are Origin Acoustics and Episode, while Sonance adds five and paces the category again.

With one touch of an Elan remote, this Dolby Atmos home theater's lights dim, the starlight ceiling turns on, the JVC projector revs up and the 13-speaker, four-subwoofer sound system boots up.

In a tight cluster, Integra leads but is followed closely by Marantz, Anthem, Classé and McIntosh.

Starke Sound brings its high-end piano lacquer speaker finishes to U.S. market up to $13K/pair. LA Audio Show setup to include $250K, 52-seat theater.