GOOD SURROUND-SOUND IS A MOVIE-MAGIC MUST
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The Lumina Series is the latest range from Sonus faber and the entry point to its portfolio. Ed Selley sees how it shapes up. Read our Sonus faber Lumina III Review. [wpsm_toplist] For some companies, the arrival of any new product carries with it a weight of expectation that it will excel in one area above all others. This … Read more
Klipsch’s SPL-150 subwoofer is certainly big, but is it clever? And does that really matter when this bass beast sells for just £? Richard Stevenson investigates. Read our KLIPSCH SPL-150 Review. HOLD THE PHONE, is that a 15in subwoofer with a 400W amplifier for less than £? I believe it is, and quickly scrolling to … Read more
PMC’s Twenty5i series is for those who like the finer things in life, suggests Mark Craven. Read our PMC TWENTY5i 5.1 Review. Below PMC’s Fact and SE ranges in its consumer audio division Monitor Audio Platinum II; KEF Reference PMC is a brand with professional audio heritage, something that informs the general styling of its … Read more
The newest addition to Audiovector’s entrylevel range joins a hugely competitive and talented sector. David Vivian takes a listen and R8, the lower-numbered R lineup, while still ostensibly high end, certainly flies closer to the real world and, uniquely, allows purchasers to buy-in with a base model and, rather than chop it in for a more … Read more
A big floorstanding loudspeaker, KEF’s R7s wow Noel Keywood with their vivid sound. Read our KEF R7 Review. I thought, when first seeing the R7s “wow, these are big”. They certainly look a little muscular because the cabinet is deep, but KEF disarmingly describe them as a mid-size three way. Which I guess is right, … Read more
David Price is magically transported to another place by Acoustic Energy’s new flagship floorstander. Read our Acoustic Energy AE520 Review. It might not be a popular opinion, but in my view Acoustic Energy is an illustrious loudspeaker brand that has been resting on its laurels until fairly recently. For a while, ownership and management changes … Read more
The new Chora 816 from Focal is a lot of entry-level speaker for the money. But will it win the heart of Chris Frankland? Read our Focal CHORA 816 Review. [wpsm_toplist] The Chora 816 from Focal is a lot of ‘speaker. It is well presented and finished and would give an owner confidence in having … Read more
Active stereo pair with horn-loaded tweeters, 4.5in midbass drivers and a claimed 160W power plant. Dynamic performance is backed up by extensive connectivity including HDMI ARC and USB.
High quality from a small loudspeaker that costs little. Noel Keywood enjoys Q Acoustics 3030i. Read our Q ACOUSTICS 3030i Review. [wpsm_toplist] I suspect this is a loudspeaker that won’t be easily spotted for the fine proposition it is, amongst a herd of rivals that swarm around its low £ price point. Not easy to … Read more
DavidPrice auditions the latest Signature version of Bowers & Wilkins’ popular 705 standmount speaker. Read our B&W 705 Signature Review. [wpsm_toplist] DETAILS PRODUCT B&W 705 Signature ORIGIN UK/China TYPE 2-way standmount loudspeaker WEIGHT 9.3kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 200 x 407 x 285mm FEATURES • 1x 25mm carbon dome tweeter • 1x 165mm Continuum mid/bass driver • Quoted sensitivity: 88dB/1W/1m (8ohm) … Read more
Chris Ward goes flat out to discover if Magnepan’s entry-level panel offering does enough to tempt a new era of fans. Read our Magnepan LRS Review. At some point, many of us may have wondered if it’s possible to squeeze some ‘Maggies’ into our listening rooms. Maybe you’ve heard them at a hi-fi show, and … Read more
HFC finds itself surrounded in sound as it savours a very special omni-directional speaker 20 years in the making. Read our Duevel Venus Review. [wpsm_toplist] As hard as they try, due to their very physics it’s often difficult for speakers to be worthy of the ‘Exotica’ tag that’s attached to this section of HFC. They are, … Read more