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Review: Andrew Everard Lab: Paul Miller At first glance, you may think ‘we’ve been here before’ as these Paradigm Founder 120H speakers, yours for a couple of pence short of £, look very much like the 100F model [HFN Jul ’21]. Yet there’s more than enough going on with this flagship design from the Canadian … Read more
JBL’s HDI-3600 floorstander has impact, says Noel Keywood. If you want to go big with a loudspeaker – as in big sound, then JBL is your brand.This US company specialises in conspicuous power and they don’t let up.The large HDI-3600 floorstanders I’m reviewing here radiate bass from three drive units, just to make sure it … Read more
Neville Roberts remembers the first time he heard a transmission line speaker as he is dazzled by Falcon’s latest addition My first ever experience of transmission line speakers was in the mid-Seventies when a friend invited me over to hear his newly purchased IMF TLS80. I was impressed by the tight, punchy, extended and well-controlled … Read more
The QX Series has been updated to Mkll status and Mission claims the results are “perfectly balanced”. Ed Selley investigates As years go, the last few have been pretty good for Mission. Under the International Audio Group umbrella, it has enjoyed a strong run of form with the affordable LX and QX Series of speakers … Read more
This bookshelf speaker provides attractive sound and connectivity at a competitive price. Cliff Joseph just wishes it had wi-fi. Read our Q Acoustics M20 Review. Acoustics recently launched its Q Active range of speakers, packed with wi-fi, voice control and other zeitgeist-surfing digital features. The speakers are pretty expensive, though, starting at £ for the … Read more
A new 800 series, and a return to the original 801 name, but the 801 D4’s enhancements are more than skin deep Some six years since the arrival of B&W’s 800 Series Diamond range, and over 40 years after the launch of the company’s original ‘no compromise’ 801 model, here we are with an all-new … Read more
Low price and high sound quality from Cambridge Audio’s SX-60 get Noel Keywood’s attention. Read our CAMBRIDGE AUDIO SX-60 Review. How much? That’s a price that would catch anyone’s attention. Especially when compared to how they measure – superbly well. Only the finish of Cambridge Audio’s small SX-60 entry level loudspeaker hints at its market … Read more
Steve Withers gives the more ‘affordable’ models of Paradigm’s new speaker range a spin. The Founder Series is the first new range of speakers released by Canadian corp Paradigm since founder Scott Bagby returned in 2019 – which explains the name. Bagby, who launched the brand in 1982, sold his majority stake in 2005 and … Read more
Thanks to its monster 15in driver, Velodyne Acoustics’ new sealed subwoofer gives Mark Craven a taste of the low life. Read our VELODYNE DB-15 Review. LONG-TERM AV FANS will remember Velodyne. Once the go-to for superior, face-melting subwoofers, the American company picked up awards left, right and centre for its range of bassmakers, particularly the … Read more
Flagship of the ElectroMotion series, this hybrid electrostatic promises a taste of the range-topping Masterpiece loudspeakers at a more wallet-friendly price Review: Mark Craven. Lab: Paul Miller Two-way hybrid electrostatic floorstanding loudspeaker Made by MartinLogan, Lawrence, KS, US Supplied by The Professional Monitor Company Ltd, UK Telephone 01767 686300 Web www.martinlogan.com;www.pmc-speakers.com The hi-fi market is … Read more
Want a gutsy sound? listen to JBL’s hdi-1600 loudspeakers says Noel Keywood. Read our JBL HDI-1600 Review. With a reputation for big Rock loudspeakers USA style – those monsters you see at concerts and such like – expect JBL to come up with a sound that’s got energy and life to it in their less … Read more
With tweeter-on-top tech and a Continuum Cone midrange driver, could this be B&W’s signature dish? Overflowing with trickle- down tech from the flagship 800 Diamond Series, B&W’s 700 range benefits from a lot of goodies, the most significant being the new Continuum Cone midrange driver, with less distortion than the Kevlar material it replaces. In … Read more