Speaker Reviews

I remember the first time I experienced the mighty Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series loudspeakers. I sat there thinking to myself, "Does it get better than this?" If you have the money, probably not, but those of us who live......

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The Mordaunt-Short Genie system comes by its name honestly. For small den or bedroom systems, it deserves to be on everyone's audition short list. It applies technology and acoustic innovation to conjure up a mini sub/sat system as worthy, and in some...

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We all long for big, bodacious home theater systems. Unfortunately, many of us, especially urban dwellers, find ourselves shoehorning 100 pounds of gear into a 10-pound space. Some videophiles even resort to pitiful little satellite speakers the size...

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The Zerobox 109 is the smallest speaker in the Manger line. The company's magnum opus has three of the Mangers combined in a single large box, with woofers to give full bass extension and the effect of an infinite baffle by careful configuring of the...

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This well-regarded Focal JM Lab model started life in St Etienne, France, as the Cobalt 806 and was highly popular for several years before being re-invented in a slightly more expensive ‘Signature' version. Now it seems JMLab has decided to retire the...

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When Paul Barton was a youngster, he showed great promise as a violinist—so much promise that his father spent an entire year building him a violin based on one of Antonio Stradivari's most thoroughly studied instruments. Barton still has that violin,...

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Since Revel's formation in 1996, few other speaker makers have garnered as much critical acclaim for their products. Revel speakers have a reputation for not only sounding wonderful, but also measuring well and having striking good looks. The only...

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Tannoy has been designing and manufacturing speakers in the United Kingdom for as long as anyone can recall. The word "Tannoy," in fact, is as generic in Britain as "Scotch tape" is here.

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Bobby Frasier is a digital audio product specialist, professional audio consultant and educator based out of Phoenix.

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Even without the aesthetics, stunningly beautiful sound with incredible dynamic capability simply can't be had cheaply. Now if you've spent a few thousand bucks for a Gateway plasma, it certainly makes no sense to spend even more than that for two...

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I use this as 5ch in my HT set. Its sound is bright and powerful. It's good for movie more than music.

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Of all the subwoofers I've reviewed over the years, the one I remember as being the most satisfying overall is the Bag End Infrasub-18. It went lower than any sub I've had in my system, and its integration with the main speakers was the most natural.

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Canadian speaker manufacturer Paradigm Electronics is but a 90-minute drive from Niagara Falls, New York, home of the classic heart-shaped-tub honeymoon suite. The few months I spent with the Paradigms were a honeymoon of sorts. An Armenian and a...

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I bought these speakers to replace a pair of 805 Sigs. which I had really enjoyed but had decided I needed real, direct-radiated bass. Yeah I know the arguments about the lack of directionality of bass but standmounts and a subwoofer just don't sound...

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The Salon is a four-way design with crossover points at 125Hz, 450Hz, and 2.2kHz. All crossovers are fourth-order Linkwitz-Riley. Three 8-inch mica/carbon-filled polymer dome woofers handle the range below 125Hz. These woofers are said to extend the...

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Custom sound for those who care about sound. To the casual observer, the home theater world probably looks relatively homogenous. After all, home theater isn't big enough, established enough, or varied enough to break itself into endless sub-categories...

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After six months of pushing, pulling, schlepping, measuring, and listening, Keith Yates wraps up his in-depth, three-part look at some of the most ambitious subwoofers on earth. We gave him a break last month, but now he's back to have a look at the...

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Ear sex. 'Nuff said.

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I have been using Infinity Alpha 40 for more than four years. The high range is very clear. When playing vilolin, the smoothness and the details of the sound from the instructment are very distinctive. The midrange for the vocal is quite realistic,...

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Speakers from Israel? Yes, indeed. And while that country isn't exactly overflowing with loudspeaker manufacturers, the sole Israeli company building them is making quite a success of it. Founded 28 years ago by an obsessed music lover named Meir...

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I purchased what I think was the last new pair of Beta's ever sold back in 1995. I got them from the audio club at the Rein Main Air Force Base, Germany. The audio club had originally bought 4 pairs. When I showed up they had one new pair that I bought...

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The new DSP7000 is the latest in the "digital loudspeaker" family created by Meridian Audio. The system has dynamic capabilities and ability to play loudly, as well as the lowest level of background noise. It is engineered to be well behaved at any...

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Never mind that the cabinets are made in Denmark and the driver technology is German and Danish—Aerial's latest speaker system is American in its size, scope, and reach-for-the-stars performance. It's meant to fill a big space with big sound. There's...

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Introduction RBH Sound is a rapidly growing, ultra-high-performance speaker manufacturer, celebrating their 30-year anniversary with the release of their most ambitious speaker to date, the T-30LSE. The T-30LSE is a limited edition flagship model with...

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great clean sound.plenty of bass,but be careful driving them,parts r harde to come by .i blew both tweeters and 1 midrange,have replacement parts,but still looking 4 orignial parts.

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