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Audio Research, Wilson, Crystal, and HRS system
|‘High-end’ is a term with specific meanings but also less specific implications. In audio terms, it’s not just about performance but a particular style of performance. Historically speaking, it exhibits distinct leftist leanings (left of ...read more -
Lindemann/ProAc system
|Often, when building a system, it’s a good idea to put yourself in the hands of a dealer you trust. Done right, such systems produce rare and wonderful results, as with the system reviewed here, ...read more -
Burmester BA31 floorstanding loudspeaker
|Reviewers sometimes pride themselves on their ‘firsts’. I was the first UK reviewer to review a DVD player and the first to test plasma TV technology, for example. Occasionally, however, these ‘firsts’ are not something ...read more -
YG Acoustics Carmel 2 floorstanding loudspeaker
|YG Acoustics is based in Arvada, Colorado in the USA and in the States it is widely regarded as one of the ‘big three’ high-end loudspeaker manufacturers—the other two members of this exclusive group being ...read more -
What a week!
|No, not the Queen becoming the longest serving English monarch, or the election of left-field, left-winger Jeremy Corbyn to the post of Leader of the Labour Party out of almost nowhere, we're talking audio here. ...read more -
The Complete Guide To Loudspeakers
|A loudspeaker is untimately just a balance of compromises: ask any experienced listener, engineer, or reviewer! This is because the process of transducing an electrical signal into an acoustic one is, despite over a hundred ...read more -
ART Alnico 8 floorstanding loudspeakers
|Derek Dunlop and his late father Peter used to make one the greatest affordable turntables on the market. It was called the Systemdek and it sounded fantastic in almost any system. Unfortunately, Sony and Philips ...read more -
Marten Coltrane Supreme 2 loudspeakers
|Based out of Gothenburg, with an HQ in the heart of the city and a factory in the outlying region, the Olofsson brothers design Marten loudspeakers with an uncompromising stance, a touch of jazz, and ...read more -
Baker’s Dozen – Loudspeakers at the Munich High End 2015
|The High-End Show in Munich lives up to its name. It’s not a place to go launching high volume, value for money equipment. It’s unashamedly high-end, whether that be in sheer scale, sheer performance, or ...read more -
The Best LS3/5A in the World!
|Graham Audio are please to announce the purchase of the CHARTWELL and SWISSTONE Companies. The famous Chartwell brand were historically regarded as the finest builders of the BBC LS3/5A speakers and their products are the ...read more -
Graham Audio SYSTEM 3D LOUDSPEAKERS
|Graham Audio are currently working with the Royal Opera House Covent Garden who have commissioned a bespoke passive speaker system of the highest quality. Graham Audio again turned to Derek Hughes to co-design a 4 ...read more -
Penaudio Sara S floorstanding loudspeaker
|The last speaker I remember with the name Sara was made by Linn in the 1980s, and you don’t come across them very often any more. But it seems that Finnish speaker maker Sami Penttilä ...read more -
Magico M-Project loudspeakers
|It’s questionable whether this product needs a review in the conventional sense. Just 50 pairs of Magico’s M-Project speakers were made, all of which were sold long before the first model rolled out of the ...read more -
Alacrity Audio Dundee 6 loudspeaker
|There’s a need for people to step beyond the norm, even if ‘normal’ works for most people. If no one were willing to step beyond the norm, we would still be hunter-gatherers living on the ...read more -
PMC Twenty.26 floorstanding loudspeakers
|PMC’s Twenty.26 is the fifth and latest stereo pair in PMC’s mid-price Twenty series, and appears to have a concept and numerous elements in common with the much more costly fact.12. However, many of those ...read more