GOOD SURROUND-SOUND IS A MOVIE-MAGIC MUST
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Q Acoustics bridges the gap between its affordable and premium ranges – borrowing from both. But does life really begin at 30? Read our Q Acoustics Concept 30 Review. Sometimes, the ‘obvious’ product that a company should make can be a long time coming. The circa-£ speaker market is booming and you’d have thought it … Read more
PS Audio aspen FR30 Inspired by Eighties giants, PS Audio’s inaugural loudspeaker boasts a stunning sound to match its oh-so-striking looks. Read our PS Audio aspen FR30 Review. At just under 1.54m tall including the base, the aspen FR30 may be big and heavy, but it’s relatively slender and hardly dominates a room as would a … Read more
As part of its 40th Birthday celebrations, Triangle has upgraded its iconic Antal floorstander. Time to crash the party… Read our Triangle Antal 40th Anniversary Edition Review. DETAILS PRODUCT Triangle Antal 40th Anniversary Edition ORIGIN France TYPE 3.5-way floorstanding loudspeaker WEIGHT 27kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 300 x 1,128 x 429mm FEATURES Magnesium horn loaded tweeter2x 135mm … Read more
There are small loudspeakers, tall speakers and speakers like the Voodoo which just make you stop and stare… Read our Ophidian Voodoo Review. DETAILS PRODUCT Ophidian Voodoo ORIGIN UK TYPE 3-way floorstanding loudspeaker WEIGHT 59.5kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 304 x 1,300 x 365mm FEATURES • 22mm fabric dome tweeter • 80mm aluminium cone mid/bass driver •2x265mm … Read more
REL has upgraded its HT range of home cinema-focused subwoofers, but do they live up to their catchy nicknames? Read our REL HT-1003 MKII Review. Steve Withers finds out REL HAS LONG touted its ability to make subwoofers that work equally well with music and movies – but if you’re only interested in home cinema, the HT … Read more
Mark Craven enjoys the highs and lows of a premium compact 5.1 system from American audio marque GoldenEar. Read our GOLDENEAR BRX 5.1 Review. US brand GoldenEar was the third loudspeaker company founded by famed designer Sandy Gross, following in the footsteps of Polk Audio and Definitive Technology. Gross has now left, but his parting … Read more
Best known for its Silverback speakers, System Audio has a newbie in its range of compact saxo floorstanders. Read our System Audio Saxo 40 Review. Although spanning only three speaker ‘families’, System Audio’s range aims to offer a solution for every eventuality. The Danish manufacturer, based in Roskilde, west of Copenhagen, makes on-wall models, including … Read more
For those about to rock, NickTate salutes you as he samples this punchy new wireless active mini-monitor with a Seventies vibe en years ago it was phono stages, then it was DACs, valve amps, headphone amps and head-fl. Now, the happening thing is wireless speaker systems. Given that everything else either is or is trying … Read more
With internet connection, an app and active drive, the Monopulse S A has it all. Noel Keywood explains. Read our Monopulse SA Review. Here’s an ingenious loudspeaker at a great price – £ for our version – one that’s hand-built to order in the UK. A major reason for the price is that it’s available … Read more
A small wireless loudspeaker from Q Acoustics, the M20 HD, is a budget bargain. Or is it? Noel Heywood looks closely. Read our Q Acoustics M20 HD Review. AV INFO Brand Q Acoustics Tel +44 (0) 1279 501111 Website www.qacoustics.co.uk Features: Bluetooth 5.0, USB, optical audio input, stereo RCA or 3.5mm line level input Small, … Read more
Standmount speakers–it’s easy to see why they’re popular. They’re relatively compact and light enough to position with ease, whether on bookshelves or stands. They aim to offer a compelling sound in smaller spaces, are affordable, often due to mass-production overseas, and can be driven with ease by relatively modest amplification. Trouble is, the AVID Reference … Read more
Noel Keywood listens to the Klipsch Heresy IV loudspeaker, a design that harks back to the past. Read our KLIPSCH HERESY IV Review. Klipsch (USA) specifically feature a valve amplifier and old motorbike in their website pics of this loudspeaker. So we’re sort-of talking past values here – but not really. The Heresy IV (£) … Read more