It's an audiophile cliche, but the Celata 88 just gets out of the way so that you can enjoy the tunes. The detail and clarity are all there, but what truly impressed me was the coherence of the sound. It was full-bodied and grounded. It brought out the life force of the music. We talk a lot about EQ in audio, but in the case of the Celata 88, EQ could just as well stand for Emotional Quotient. It gets the sonic EQ right, but it scores very high on the measure of soul EQ, too. These are speakers for the heart, mind and ears.

They certainly have a unique style and just when you think that all speakers look the same along comes this design…. the Spectra Flora Celata 88 loudspeakers showed that every genre and volume level was within its abilities. They convincingly conveyed emotion and feeling from the music which is often rare to find. Visitors to the room just sat and listened to track after track, enjoying what was heard.

I discovered the many strengths of the Celata 88, with the most immediately perceptible qualities being outstanding detail, a realistic vocal range, good dynamics and a solid and remarkably deep bass.