David Vivian wonders if Danish brand OePhi’s Transcendence 2 standmount can possibly live up to the promise of its name DETAILS Feature Specification Product OePhi Transcendence 2 Origin Denmark Type 2-way standmount loudspeaker Weight 8 kg each Dimensions (WxHxD) 185 x 350 x 300 mm Features – Aluminium dome tweeter with titanium voice coil former – … Read more
Upstairs downstairs Unusual, if not unique – does this Canadian company’s idea of stacking two speakers for each channel pay sonic dividends? Novel though it undoubtedly is, the idea of stacked speakers is nothing new. SME founder Alastair Robertson-Aikman was once famed for using double-decker Quad ELS57 electrostatics and the concept was even endorsed by the company which provided instructions to achieve the same … Read more
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, ISE is the show where AV gets very serious indeed. Steve May reports from a bustling Barcelona INTEGRATED SYSTEMS EUROPE, or ISE, celebrated its 20th anniversary in style this year, at its (relatively) new home of the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via. The exhibition, co-managed by the AVIXA and CEDIA trade bodies … Read more
New speakers from the USA AVAILABLE: NOW WEB: WILSONAUDIO.COM ABSOLUTESOUNDS.COM UTAH’S WILSON AUDIO has just released a couple of new products. The Alida CSC multi-channel speaker is a wall-mount with a claimed frequency response reaching below 40Hz, which uses a 25mm Convergent Synergy Carbon (CSC) tweeter, custom in-house-built crossovers and a mounting bracket employing a proprietary V-Material. The mid/bass driver is 146mm and … Read more
New speaker range from across the channel AVAILABLE: NOW WEB: FOCAL.COM FRENCH BRAND FOCAL has refreshed its Aria series with the launch of Aria Evo X, a line of loudspeakers to follow the Aria 900 range. There are five new speakers: one compact bookshelf model (Aria Evo X N°1); three floorstanders (N°2, N°3, N°4) and a centre for home cinema setups (Aria Evo … Read more
Nick Tate auditions this interesting compact British floorstanding speaker that has nothing to do with fire starters… Read our PMC Prodigy 5 review. DETAILS Feature Specification Product PMC Prodigy5 Origin UK Type 2-way floorstanding loudspeaker Weight 10 kg each Dimensions (WxHxD) 165 x 905 x 237 mm Features – 27mm soft dome tweeter – 133mm mid/bass driver … Read more
The latest speaker from Rega isn’t simply all-new, it could be the template for future models too. Ed Selley listens in. Read our Rega Aya Review. DETAILS Feature Specification Product Rega Aya Origin UK Type 2.5-way floorstanding loudspeaker Weight 14.1 kg each Dimensions (WxHxD) 258 x 871 x 215 mm Features – 25mm ZRR soft … Read more
The newest iteration of the 600 Series looks much the same as before, but Ed Selley finds small changes make a big difference. Read our Bowers and Wilkins 606 S3 Review. As a key player in Bowers & Wilkins’ range for the best part of 30 years, the brief for the 600 Series has been admirably simple. The … Read more
ELAC’s take on the powered speaker segment may be small, but Ed Selley reckons it’s packed with the right stuff. Read our ELAC Debut ConneX DCB41 Review. As a product category, powered speakers have been around for years but the decline in physical media usage has really kick started it into becoming a significant part of the affordable … Read more
Famed for its Vox Olympian model, Living Voice’s new R80 is built to give you a taste of the pleasures provided by the flagship. Read our Living Voice R80 Review. DETAILS Product Living Voice R80 Origin UK Type 2-way floorstanding loudspeaker Weight 45 kg each Dimensions (WxHxD) 310 x 1,090 x 423 mm Features – 34mm … Read more
Artistic impression The latest generation of the Guarneri is as beautiful as ever, but Ed Selley thinks that it’s so much more than just a pretty face. Read our Sonus faber Guarneri G5 Review. DETAILS PRODUCT Sonus faber Guarneri G5 ORIGIN Italy TYPE 2-way standmount loudspeaker WEIGHT 14.6kg each DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 239 x 377 x 375mm … Read more
You might not have been expecting Cyrus to join the vinyl party, but Ed Selley thinks it makes a convincing argument for itself. Read our Cyrus Audio TTP Review. Vinyl’s ongoing second wind has resulted in some unexpected developments in the last few years; the dramatic upswing in devices fitted with phono stages being perhaps the most notable. … Read more