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Steeping from the studio into a more domestic setting, can the pro specialist work its magic in the real world?. Read our ATC SCM19 Review. DETAILS PRODUCT ATC SCM19 ORIGIN UK TYPE 2-way infinite baffle standmount loudspeaker WEIGHT 17.8kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 265 x 438 x 300mm FEATURES 25mm soft, dome tweeter, 150mm mid/bass driver. Quoted sensitivity: … Read more
Despite what he sang in his song Helpless (“there is a town in North Ontario, with dream comfort memory to spare…”), Neil Young’s home town of Omemee is very much in South Ontario. In fact, it’s less than 100km from PSB’s base in Pickering, which in Canadian terms is basically next door. Read our PSB Alpha iQ Review. Simon Lucas The … Read more
Vimberg is the sister brand to TIDAL of TIDAL Audio GmbH, a German high-end manufacturer which has been making top end electronics and loudspeakers since the late 1990s. Just how ‘top’ is ‘top end’? Three words sum that up: “TIDAL for Bugatti”. It could be very easy to make the more attainably priced Vimberg a diffusion brand, offering little of what TIDAL delivers … Read more
Does this upgraded entry-level speaker range still offer the best bang for your buck? Steve Withers finds out Budget models made better. Read our ACOUSTIC ENERGY 100 SERIES MK2 5.1 Review. Acoustic Energy says it enjoyed ‘amazing success’ with its original 100 Series of entry-level speakers, but the British company has now decided the time is … Read more
Wilson Audio Alexx V floorstanding loudspeakers Damn those Romans! Whenever you see the capital letter ‘V’ after a name, you think it’s a suffix, denoting ‘the fifth’. Read our Wilson Audio Alexx V Review. Alan Sircom It summons up the ‘band of brothers’ speech from Shakespeare’s Henry V the Saturn V rocket that put men on the moon … Read more
The loudspeaker specialist long beloved by die-hard AV-Holics is now taking aim at regular living rooms with its D95 on-wall model. Ed Selley investigates. Read our MK Sound D95 Review. THE RANGE OF loudspeakers from audio brand M&K Sound already covers off a wide selection of AV roles, so the new D Series has been added to appeal to … Read more
The soundbar whizz has brought welcome usability improvements to a new compact, £ model, but how does it perform? Mark Craven listens in. Read our JBL Bar 300 Review. JBL Bar 300 The Bar 300 has onboard Dolby Atmos decoding but maps sound mixes to a 5.0 driver array with no physical up fires AV … Read more
A mid-range subwoofer from MartinLogan, the Dynamo 800X crams features and flexibility into a compact cabinet. Richard Stevenson is very impressed. Read our MARTINLOGAN DYNAMO 800X Review. 1. The Dynamo 800X’s feet can be repositioned, turning it from down-firer to front-firer Av info Product 10in active subwoofer with ARC EQ Position Middle model in the five-strong Dynamo series Peers MA … Read more
Nick Tate is beguiled by this interesting new mini monitor that sports a little long-lost BBC DNA magic. Read our Falcon Acoustics M10 Review. DETAILS PRODUCT Falcon Acoustics M10 ORIGIN UK TYPE 2-way stand mount loudspeaker WEIGHT 7.5kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 185 x316 x260mm FEATURES • 25mm soft dome tweeter • 125mm Bextrene cone mid/bass driver … Read more
With its 12in driver and ported cabinet, the SV-12 might be considered a large design by some – but it’s actually Ascendo’s smallest subwoofer. Richard Stevenson investigates. Read our Ascendo sv-12 Review. 1. Ascendo adds its logo to the custom-made 12in driver AV INFO Product 12in ported active subwoofer Position The baby of Ascendo’s expansive … Read more
PSB celebrates its half century with a speaker that harks back to its early days. EdSelley finds the results thoroughly modern. Read our PSB PASSIF 50 Review. Trading for half a century is no mean feat in any product category but in the world of hi-fi where some companies have the lifespan of a mayfly, … Read more
For over 40 years this family-run speaker specialist has epitomised the best of Danish design. This newbie continues the tradition This month’s Exotica is the very definition of luxury and the son of dreamland purchase that is beyond the reach of most mere monals. Unless you have the expendable income of a Premiership footballer or … Read more