Monitor Audio GX50 Stand Mounted Loudspeaker REVIEW
$2500 5 Stars For those who go for small speakers, these mini-monitors have it all: great aesthetics, great build quality, and sound that would leave angels awestruck. THE TRICKLE DOWN theory is a...
View ArticleDefinitive Technologies StudioMonitor 65 Loudspeaker REVIEW
$899 each 4 Stars A pair of speakers that’s as American as the stars and stripes and strong filter coffee, and an exciting, dynamic listen DEFINITIVE TECHNOLOGIES IS one of those loudspeaker...
View ArticleSpendor A3 Floor Standing Loudspeakers REVIEW
$2899 4 Stars Despite some issues with scale, the diminutive new Spendor’s are practically holographic. SPENCER AND DOROTHY Hughes founded Spendor in the 1960s, at first just for fun, drawing on their...
View ArticleCambridge Audio SLA25 Desktop Speaker REVIEW
$699 5 Stars Spend most of your time at your desktop? Tired of crappy computer speakers? Desperate for some genuine desktop hi-fidelity? Look no further. HIGH QUALITY DESKTOP audio comes in two basic...
View ArticleMission Pulse Desktop Speaker REVIEW
$599 4 Stars Traditional hi-fi speaker company’s slumming in the murky waters of desktop audio pays off in aesthetically and audibly pleasing sound emitters. AS MUCH AS it pains me to say it, the...
View ArticleMission SX5 Floorstanding Loudspeakers REVIEW
$6000 5 Stars A resounding five stars for these big, beautiful and hard rocking beauties. MISSION HAS A long history of creating innovative, elegant and highly affordable speakers. The English company,...
View ArticleDeVore Fidelity Gibbon 88 Loudspeaker REVIEW
$8500 5 Stars Here’s something interesting: speakers made by a musician for playing music that sounds like music. WHEN THE PRICE of a pair of loudspeakers starts nudging its way towards the 10 thousand...
View ArticleParadigm Millenia CT Compact Theatre System REVIEW
$1199 5 Stars Here’s a great way to get quality sound from your TV without going for a soundbar or a multi-speaker setup. LATELY, THERE’S BEEN a lot of fanfare around soundbars, which have become an...
View ArticleRevel Performa 3 M105 Standmount Loudspeakers REVIEW
$2600 4.5 Stars Standmount speakers for a listener looking for a beautiful, big, rich sound that magically spreads its sweet spot AFTER HAVING MISSION’S mighty SX5s in my living room for a couple of...
View ArticleFocal Chorus 816V Floorstanding Loudspeakers REVIEW
$3299 5 Stars Here’s a rarity – a pair of speakers that Kramer can’t find anything to complain about. They bat above their weight and price, and their sound is energetic, accurate and involving. Read...
View ArticleCastle Acoustics Howard S3 Floorstanding Loudspeakers REVIEW
$3999 4.5/5 Stars The latest incarnation of Castle’s Howard S3 floorstanders is the best yet according to Andrew Baker IT MUST HAVE been a huge sigh of relief when, last decade, popular English...
View ArticleTheophany Loudspeakers Psuche Kardia Floorstanding Loudspeaker REVIEW
$6500 5 Stars The new, very different replacement for Theophany’s semi-legendary M5 floorstander proves to be a better speaker in (almost) every way that counts. YOU GET TO hear a lot of great gear...
View ArticleMission SX2 Standmount Loudspeakers REVIEW
$2499 5 Stars Andrew Baker tried really hard to find fault with Mission’s superb new standmounts, but failed, miserably. HAVING HAD MISSION speakers as part of my first proper hi-fi setup, it has been...
View ArticleBluetooth Based System REVIEW
Myryad Z142 Integrated Amplifier $1399 Q-Acoustics 2020i Stand Mount Speakers $499 QED uPlay Plus Bluetooth Receiver $249 5 Stars Yes, it is possible to run a fabulous-sounding budget Bluetooth system,...
View ArticleParadigm Signature S1 V3 Standmount Speakers REVIEW
$2999 4.5 Stars Andrew Baker gets carried away on the musical wings of a pair of wee-wee speakers that surprised the hell out of him. SPEAKERS COME IN many sizes, shapes and materials these days and...
View ArticleREL T-Zero Subwoofer REVIEW
$799 4 Stars REL’s subwoofer isn’t for the big boomers, but will subtly augment the sound of systems in smaller rooms, write Ashley Kramer. SUBWOOFERS ARE A bit of a conundrum. They’re totally accepted...
View ArticleQ Acoustics Concept 20 Standmount Speakers REVIEW
$899/$1495 with matching stands 5 Stars Our Andy fell hard for these attractive speakers, which sounded at least as good as they looked, with great resolve across the frequencies and a firm grip on the...
View ArticlePerreaux Audiant SR35 Floorstanding Loudspeaker REVIEW
Perreaux Audiant SR35 Floorstanding Loudspeaker REVIEW $3995 5 Stars Perreaux’s long-awaited venture into loudspeaker territory proves the company’s science is sound. But do science and magic go...
View ArticleQ Acoustics BT3 Wireless Stereo Speakers REVIEW
$799 5 Stars Ash Kramer is seduced by the impressive sound and versatility of a pair of diminutive speakers that happen to be built like the proverbial brick shithouse, but come out smelling like...
View ArticleCambridge Audio Aero 2 Standmount Speakers REVIEW
$699 5 Stars Ash Kramer gets a special vibration from some amazing-value speakers, which punch well above their weight in every department, especially bass. ONE OF THE coolest aspects of technology is...
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