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MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL X floorstanding loudspeaker
|PMC patron Peter Thomas says that he “has always had a sneaking regard for electrostatic loudspeakers”. Having used stacked Quads many years ago, I’m inclined to agree. There’s definitely something ‘different’ about listening to electrostatics, ...read more -
Fyne Audio F702 floorstanding loudspeakers
|Fyne Audio is a relatively new kid on the hi-fi block, formed in 2017 by several former Tannoy staff, following the takeover of Tannoy by a conglomerate a couple of years earlier. They’ve not wasted ...read more -
FinkTeam Borg floorstanding loudspeaker
|There are two types of loudspeaker designer: those that come up with a loudspeaker design and create a whole company around it, and those who take a more ‘hired gun’ approach. Often, the skill set ...read more -
YG Acoustics Hailey 2.2 floorstanding loudspeaker
|In Hi-Fi+ Issue 145 (March 2017) Editor Alan Sircom and I decided to review loudspeakers that were contenders for state-of-the-art honours. Alan chose the Wilson Audio WAMM Master Chronosonic, while I opted for the YG ...read more -
Harman Kardon Citation Towers wireless floorstanding loudspeakers
|It’s possible to reach all the way back to the mid-1950s and draw a straight line to these most 21st Century of loudspeakers. Well, a straightish line at least – there are one or two ...read more -
Wilson Audio Sasha DAW floorstanding loudspeaker
|There is almost a hint of sadness about the Wilson Audio Sasha DAW. The suffix is short for ‘David A Wilson’, the founder of Wilson Audio and father of Wilson Audio’s President and CEO, Daryl ...read more -
Neat Acoustics Ekstra floorstanding loudspeakers
|There is a lot of discussion about ‘price creep’ in audio. A lot of it is extremely understandable and, to no small amount, justified. Granted some of that comes from taking long hiatuses in audio ...read more -
Totem Acoustic Tribe Tower floorstanding loudspeaker
|Totem Acoustic makes some wonderful loudspeakers that don’t break the bank, but sometimes – like most loudspeaker designs – they don’t tick as many aesthetic boxes as they do sonic ones. Relative to the rest ...read more -
8MM proudly present LINGA speakers
|We are proudly presenting " LINGA " – latest product from 8MM audiolab team. True incarnation of live-like musicality, acoustic and design perfection. LINGA speakers strike with majestic 2-meter tall cabinets allowed us to achieve ...read more -
Coming Soon (maybe): Magnepan's compact '30.7 for Condos'
|I have just returned from an audio pilgrimage to Magnepan headquarters in White Bear Lake, Minnesota (a small community on the northeast side of the Minneapolis/St. Paul 'Twin Cities' area). What was the reason for ...read more -
Sonner Legato Duo Floorstanding Loudspeaker
|What is ‘real’? Does that question take you back to philosophy lessons, watching The Matrix, or perhaps a college dorm room far past midnight? Please let me clarify, then; in a hi-fi context, what constitutes ...read more -
Magico A3 floorstanding loudspeakers
|Magico is well known as one of the world’s best high-end loudspeaker brands, but when it comes to that world where the high-end meets the word ‘attainable’, things get a little sketchy. This is a ...read more -
Sound Tasting, KEF style
|While the collective audio industry rolls out endless analogies with cars, watches, and cameras, there is also a lot of commonality between the world of good audio and that of good wine. We both have ...read more -
Spendor A4 floorstanding loudspeakers
|Back when I was just getting interested in audio, ahem mumble years ago, the Spendor BC1 was one of the darlings of the hi-fi press, and rightly so. But to some Spendor is a brand ...read more -
Meet Your Maker: Pete Thomas, PMC loudspeakers
|Founded 28 years ago, PMC was born out of a desire to make better loudspeakers. While I doubt there’s a loudspeaker brand on the planet that wouldn’t lay claim to that statement, in PMC at ...read more