Speaker Reviews

Sometimes you really do get lucky on eBay. I have had these speakers for amost 4 months (bought on eBay for 50 Euros with shipping in almost new condition :) and right off the bat I was totally surprised at how musical the speakers are. I started out...

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i have to say these speakers really surprised me.i dont understand some of the negative comments on these speakers.they are solid performers.well built.and for the price,cant be beat.if you can pick one up,buy buy.

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An excellent speaker that I was able to purchase at a reasonable discount. I must agree with previous reviews that the titanium dome tweeter makes it a bit strong on the top end. Fortunately, I am able to compesate with a McIntosh C46 preamp with...

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So, yes, the Gap does bridge the musical worlds between the subtle, the refined, and the dynamically explosive, and I suspect that in larger rooms the super-sizing effect I noted is likely to be minimized or maybe non-existent. It is one of the most...

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Excellent 5.1. speakers to build up deasent home entertainment system for movies, games and for pop music.

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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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M&K feels your pain. They've come up with a clever alternative for cramped systems by putting not only the front speakers, but the rear speakers as well, into a single compact enclosure that can fit comfortably atop a 20-inch direct-view monitor....

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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...

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Thirty-two years later, the company that bears Barton's and his wife, Sue's initials is famous for producing high-quality speakers that offer a lot of value at affordable prices. A perfect case in point is PSB's latest effort, an update of the Image...

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In 2000, Revel debuted their Performa line, which incorporated much of the proprietary technology from the Ultima series, but at lower prices. Now Revel has introduced the second generation of Performa speakers, which promise additional technical...

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Times change, and Tannoy, like most speaker manufacturers around the world, is now outsourcing the manufacture of many of its products—particularly in the fiercely competitive lower price ranges—to China. While designed and engineered in the UK, the...

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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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Signature SignificanceParadigm speakers have always been an easy recommendation, a short-list "gotta listen," particularly for friends with limited budgets. A decade ago, my brother-in-law was quickly sold on an entry-level Paradigm surround setup...

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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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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 yet, is it? The truth is, categorization has...

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Ear sex. 'Nuff said.

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