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YAR Audio - Bespoke luxury in the home of bespoke!
|Earlier this year, a new and elegant high-end Italian audio brand appeared. There’s nothing special in that: high-end start-ups appear frequently, and many of the more elegant ones come from the home of Ferrari and ...read more -
First Listen - Wilson Audio Alexx floorstanding loudspeaker
|In truth, there aren’t many places to hear a top-end loudspeaker in the UK. Very few of the dealers in the country have the space, the budget, or the clientele to handle loudspeakers costing £100,000 ...read more -
Scansonic M-6 BTL Bluetooth-enabled loudspeaker
|It’s important to get the name absolutely correct; it’s a Scansonic M-6 BTL, not a Scansonic M6. The problem is the company makes so many audio products sometimes names blur into one another, and while ...read more -
Wilson Audio Sabrina floorstanding loudspeaker
|To say Wilson Audio Specialties Inc. of Provo, Utah has been on a roll in recent years is something of an understatement. The company’s recent output has been success after success after success. Whether it’s ...read more -
Loudspeakers – A Baker’s Dozen from Munich High End 2016
|Although this year’s ‘theme’ appeared to be cost-no-object turntables, there is always a strong loudspeaker presence at Munich. This year was no exception. A walk along any of the halls, corridors, or atria returned countless ...read more -
Audiovector QR 1 and QR 3 loudspeakers - exclusive Munich High-End Preview!
|There are hundreds of new audio product launches at Munich High-End this week, but one of the most important will be the new QR range of loudspeakers from Audiovector. The two new loudspeakers – a ...read more -
DALI Epicon 8 floorstanding loudspeaker
|There aren’t very many loudspeaker companies that do in-depth research and build their own drive units in this business. DALI is a rare exception, and one that has been making some impressive technological breakthroughs in ...read more -
Meet Your Maker – Zellaton
|There are very few family businesses in audio. Brands rarely pass down father to son; they either disappear, or get bought out by a larger interest. Sometimes the next generation becomes more of a figurehead ...read more -
Tannoy Revolution XT 8F floorstanding loudspeakers
|I first heard the Tannoy Revolution XT 8F at the Bristol Sound and Vision show in February 2015 and it was one of those moments where, even given the unfamiliar context of a show environment ...read more -
Magico S7 floorstanding loudspeaker
|Now that Magico is in its second decade, it’s time to both extend and redefine its lines. This can be a difficult task: the company’s S and Q lines have crossing points and products like ...read more -
German Physiks Unlimited Mk II (slight return)
|Towards the middle of 2013, German Physiks delivered a pair of Unlimited Mk II loudspeakers to the Hi-Fi+ offices. Towards the end of 2015, German Physiks did precisely the same thing, in order to show ...read more -
System Feature: Naim Audio NAC-N 272 network preamplifier and ATC SCM40 active floorstanding loudspeakers
|It seems that we live in an age where less (in the way of audio equipment) is seen as more (in the domestic acceptability sense). Linn has been using this approach and has honed almost ...read more -
Hi-Fi+ Products of the Year: Loudspeakers
|Value-Priced Loudspeaker of the Year KEF LS50 KEF had a long and fruitful connection with the BBC LS3/5a loudspeaker because it built the drive units for every original variant. So, when it came to celebrating ...read more -
Russell K Red 150 floorstanding loudspeaker
|You may be looking at the picture and thinking “Ho hum, just another mid-sized two-and-a-half-way floorstander, with doped paper cones and a soft dome tweeter”. And you’d be wrong. Yes, it is a mid sized, ...read more -
Bristol Show 2016 exclusive: Kudos Audio flagship Titan 808 loudspeakers to run ‘Actif Avec’ Devialet Expert system
|In 2015 The Bristol Show saw the preview of Kudos Audio’s new flagship loudspeaker, the Titan 808, incorporating ground-breaking active Linn Exakt technology. Now, Kudos are ready to unveil yet another exciting development: active operation ...read more