GOOD SURROUND-SOUND IS A MOVIE-MAGIC MUST
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Dynaudio has given its active wireless range a makeover, promising more style and performance. David Vivian checks its out If we ignore solo wireless speakers and soundbars, stereo systems right now break three ways. First, there’s the all-in-one streaming- enabled hub to which you merely add your speakers of choice which, as a lifestyle-friendly hi-fi … Read more
This Italian firm knows how to design speakers with style and its latest makes music sound magnified, says David Price. Read our Sonus Faber Sonetto II Review. [wpsm_toplist] DETAILS PRODUCT Sonusfaber Sonetto II ORIGIN Italy TYPE 2-way standmount loudspeaker WEIGHT 6.8kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 250 x 370 x 334mm FEATURES • 1x 29mm high definition DAD tweeter • 1x 165mm natural … Read more
Falcon Acoustics has been part of UK hi-fi’s fabric for decades, but now it’s the new kid on the block too. David Vivian explains all. Read our FALCON ACOUSTICS RAM STUDIO 30 Review. [wpsm_toplist] DETAILS Falcon Acoustics RAM Studio 30 ORIGIN UK/Italy TYPE 3-way floorstanding loudspeaker WEIGHT 35kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 215 x 1,100 x 300mm FEATURES • 1 x 25mm soft … Read more
David Vivian is deeply impressed by the stylish standard-setter’s transformation into a wireless active speaker system. Read our KEF LS50 Wireless Review. [wpsm_toplist] Sooner or later, thinking gets connected and everyone’s happy. KEF’s LS50 Wireless is a neat (and I do mean neat) example. Prior to its launch, there tended to be just two types of … Read more
Its ecology and 360° omnidirectional sound is impressive, but is this a multi-room all-rounder? Read our R5 Wireless 360 Review. [wpsm_toplist] DETAILS – R5 Wireless 360 Review PRODUCT: Samsung R5 Wireless 360 ORIGIN: South Korea/China TYPE Wireless multi-room speaker system WEIGHT 2.7kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 166 x 313 x 166mm FEATURES Quoted power output: Not specified Up to 24-bit/ 192kHz playback Bluetooth … Read more
KEF says 1000+ changes have gone into its new R Series, so how does this translate to the only standmount loudspeaker in the lineup? We listen to what the R3 has to say…Read our KEF R3 Review. Review: James Parker Lab: Keith Howard. [wpsm_toplist] Who needs shifts in the weather when you can judge the time … Read more
The latest Utopia flagship has improved drivers and cabinets – does the sound match its impressive presence? Review: Andrew Everard Lab: Keith Howard When it comes to the description of products – and not just in hi-fi – one word has become so ubiquitous that it no longer has much meaning: that word is ‘iconic’. Yet … Read more
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW – Riva AVS Concert Alexa-based system by Alan Sircom This is not a review. Let’s make that clear. Riva’s new AVS series will be launched at IFA this year. And, while it is based on the Riva Festival Arena, there are sufficient differences in design to render the core of that review somewhat null and … Read more
Magnepan 30.7 four-panel dipolar planar loudspeaker system – Revisited In Hi-Fi+ 157 I wrote a favourable preview of Magnepan’s new flagship loudspeaker, the model 30.7. Now, as the loudspeaker nears full serial production, I wanted to provide a follow-up review to discuss one important change that has been incorporated into the loudspeaker over the last … Read more
AS THE SMALLER of a brace of powered speakers, the MusicCast 20 represents the entry point of Yamaha’s wireless speaker range. Read our Yamaha MusicCast 20 Review. MusicCast is the company’s ambitious multi-room system and as well as working on its own, the 20 can also be integrated with other MusicCast products as part of a … Read more
With the D320s, Wharfedale has produced a fine pair of speakers. Read our Wharfedale D320 Review. Wharfedale’s Diamond series has been the bedrock of its product output since introduced in the early 1980s, but the 11th generation, released last year, left a gap at entry-level price points. This is where the new D300 range comes … Read more
The smaller of two floorstanding models in ELAC’s Debut 2.0 range, the F5.2 is a true three-way design. Adam Smith listens in. Read our ELAC DEBUT F5.2 Review. There is a school of thought among some loudspeaker buyers that a standmount design is a bit of a waste of time. The reason being that, as … Read more