Leon, James Loudspeakers, Phase Technology and Wisdom Audio are all top-notch. Most all the pedestrian brands I have come across over the many years like Polk, Klipsch, etc. are "meh" at best.
In Walls
I didn’t see a recent thread on this. We are going to be building a second home and while I plan to have a small bedroom as a listening room, our main living room will probably be in wall speakers for WAF. It’s been 20 years since I seriously gave in walls a listen. Are there any particular brands that do this better than others?