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Launched to celebrate the life’s work of Wilson Audio’s founder, this new Sasha is no mere mk3 Review: Jose Vitor Henriques, Lab: Keith Howard Three-way floorstanding loudspeaker Made by: Wilson Audio Specialties, Utah, USA Supplied by: Absolute Sounds Ltd Telephone: 0208 971 3909 Web: www.wilsonaudio.com; www.absolutesounds.com The Sasha DAW is a tribute product launched by … Read more
Noel Keywood listens to Sonus Faber sonetto Ill loudspeakers. Read our SONUS FABER SONETTO III Review. A small floorstanding loudspeaker is arguably the best compromise between size and performance in loudspeakers. They’re not so intrusive, especially when wall stand- ling, but you get a big sound. That means clean deep bass to add heft and … Read more
David Vivian admires the clarity and resolve delivered by many studio monitors, but finds much to enjoy in this homely standmount. Read our Falcon Acoustics RAM Studio 20 Review. For a while, some years ago, it seemed that every shiny new standmount costing more than a few bob was marketed as a ‘monitor’. Some possessed … Read more
David Price thinks Kerr Acoustic’s new transmission line K320 floorstander is a really serious performer There is no single correct way to design a box loudspeaker and yet so many people end up with reflex-ported cabinets. These generally offer the best bang for your buck, being straightforward to design, inexpensive to make and a relatively … Read more
Fact. The DB1D is the most powerful active subwoofer B&W has ever made. And if that fact doesn’t get your blood racing, how about that it has a low-frequency response that stretches down below 9Hz, as well as the ability to comfortably generate a sound pressure level of 92dBSPL across the pass band with negligible … Read more
Spendor’s new A1 standmounts are a class apart, says Jon Myles. Read our Spendor A1 Review. I’ll admit to the fact that I’ve always been a fan of Spendor loudspeakers. At home I still use a pair of the (now rather old) A5 small standmounts in one of my listening rooms. They are smooth, refined but … Read more
KEF has taken its LS50 Wireless active speaker and made it smaller, cuter and more affordable. David Vivian is smitten. Read our KEF LSX Review. Good ideas are usually and usefully scalable. This can mean zooming down as well as up or, in the case of KEF’s new LSX active wireless speaker system, both. Considerably … Read more
A beryllium tweeter is the highlight of these new speakers – do they really ‘redefine performance expectations’? Review: Andrew Everard Lab: Keith Howard Three-way reflex-loaded floorstanding loudspeaker Made by: Harman International Ind., Northridge, CA, USA Supplied by: Harman Luxury Audio Group (UK), Cambridge Telephone: 01223 203200 Web: www.revelspeakers.com; www.harman.com They clearly don’t believe in sitting on … Read more
One of the best advertising slogans I have ever heard was for a JBL loudspeaker (the JBL Sovereign II). The slogan? ‘If a JBL sounds expensive to you, there’s a reason: It’s expensive.[1]’ That slogan was so good that even though it was first coined back in the 60s (which was when I first saw … Read more
Avantgarde Acoustic UNO XD Classical horns do not come any more colourful, or compelling, than this ‘entry-level’ floorstander Review: David Price Lab: Keith Howard LOUDSPEAKER Floorstanding three-way horn loudspeaker with active bass Manufactured by: Avantgarde Acoustic Lautsprechersysteme GmbH, Germany Supplied by: Padood Ltd, Cambridge, UK Telephone: 01223 653199 Web: www.avantgarde-acoustic.de; www.padood.com Hi-fi can be such … Read more
On 2017, Danish loudspeaker brand Dynaudio hit the big four-O, hence the name. The resulting loudspeaker saw the company’s famed 28mm Esotar2-coated soft-dome tweeter undergoing some refinement. The even more powerful Neodymium magnet assembly now has a new pressure conduit – a specially shaped vent that allows a more spacious rear chamber and controls how … Read more
Replacing the CM Series in 2017, the 700 Series draws on tech trickled down from the company’s flagship 800 Series – allowing Bowers & Wilkins to offer a taste of the cutting edge at a much more affordable price point. Its 25mm ‘carbon dome’ tweeter tech used in this mid series aims to bridge the … Read more