ProAc D2OR

Easy to accommodate, beautifully made and as musical as they come

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The ProAc D20R have actually been on the market since 2014 and somehow managed to avoid being on our radar. Better late than never, though, and we finally put a pair of these floorstanders through their paces in our test room. And they prove to be charmers of the highest order. Sales figures back this up, with these D20Rs at the core of the company's output worldwide and its bestseller in the UK home market.

ProAc's products, as good as they have been in our experience, are rarely on the cutting edge of technology. But, in a sector as mature as the speaker market, that isn't necessarily a bad thing. The company has always been about blending great quality, well-proven ingredients and sensible engineering to produce something that often sounds exceptional.

It is easy to understand their appeal. At just short of 98cm tall, they are unlikely to dominate modestly proportioned rooms, and they are styled in a functional and unobtrusive way. Build quality is excellent, with the slim cabinet exhibiting crisp edges and great attention to details such as veneer-matching and high-quality speaker terminals.

There is a good choice of finishes with six standard options (black ash, mahogany, oak, cherry, walnut or white silk) and a number of more exotic alternatives available for a modest (around 12 per cent) premium.