With a new range of subwoofers to sample, Richard Stevenson naturally opted for the flagship 15-inch model. Anthra aims for the best of both Heading up a trio of new premium subwoofers from British brand Monitor Audio, the Anthra W15 arrived at my home cinema via a puce-face courier struggling under the weight. It came in one … Read more
System builders will love the cinematic sound of these on-wall models from Ascendo, says Mark Craven 1. The £ Passive 5 is Ascendo’s smallest on-wall speaker 2. Both the ‘5 and ‘6 can be bought in a white finish with grey (rather than black) fabric grille 3. Rear of the Passive 10 shows its keyhole fixings and VESA holes Speakers … Read more
Mark Craven experiences Perfect Natural Reality via Philips’ super-powered 2018 OLED TV. Read our PHILIPS 550LED803 Review. The 803 OLED is the latest Philips OLED TV to hit the UK, following last year’s 9002. Available at both 55in and 65in (the 9002 was 55in only), it aims to build upon its predecessor’s strong reputation while undercutting most … Read more
The last of Neat’s Classic trilogy has a more potted history than its siblings. EdSelley finds out if the Mystique is back for good. DETAILS Feature Specification Product Neat Acoustics Mystique Classic Origin UK Type 2-way floorstanding loudspeaker Weight 10 kg each Dimensions (WxHxD) 200 x 780 x 160 mm Features – Air Motion transformer tweeter … Read more
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
Denon’s entry-level X-series AV receiver is indisputably brilliant, says a smitten Steve May. Read our DENON AVR-X2700H Review. ‘It’s called driving, Marcus!’ proclaims Will Smith during the opening road race sequence of Bad Boys for Life. You could also call it a perfect demonstration of this Denon receiver’s ability to lift and separate high and low. After only … 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
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
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