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Monitor Audio Bronze BX Speaker System (TPV 104)
|The British loudspeaker maker Monitor Audio has been a leading proponent of using drivers that features light, stiff, and highly responsive metal diaphragms. In fact, one could argue that high tech metal drivers are as ...read more -
Cambridge Audio Minx S325 5.1-Channel Speaker System (TPV 102)
|Small satellite/subwoofer-type speaker systems are nothing new and quite frankly they all promise “big sound from small boxes.” Given that some extremely formidable VBC’s (Very Big Companies—e.g., Bose, Sony, and others) offer well-established sat/sub-type products ...read more -
Magnepan’s On-Wall Surround Sound Speaker System--Part 1 (TPV 96)
|Most audiophiles worthy of the name have heard (or at least heard of) Magneplanar loudspeakers and know of their reputation for delivering exquisite sound quality and exceptional value. Many of us have, at one point ...read more -
GoldenEar TritonCinema Two 5-Channel Surround System - Part 1 (TPV 101)
|In the early 1970’s Sandy Gross helped co-found Polk Audio and then teamed with Don Givogue in 1990 to found Definitive Technology. Now, Sandy Gross and Don Givogue have joined forces once again to create ...read more -
GoldenEar TritonCinema Two 5-Channel Surround System - Part 2 (TPV 101)
|This is Part 2 of the GoldenEar TritonCinema Two 5-Channel Surround System, click here to read Part 1. SONIC CHARACTER Starting with first things first, let me observe that the TritonCinema Two system offers exceptionally ...read more -
Home Theater Audio at CES 2011, Part 2
|This is Part 1 of a two-part blog. Click here for Part 1. MartinLogan MartinLogan continued a process it had begun at CEDIA 2010, with the release of the full ElectroMotion surround system. The system ...read more -
Home Theater Audio at CES 2011, Part 1
|This is Part 1 of a two-part blog. Click here for Part 2. Beyerdynamic What’s a headphone company doing in a report on home theater audio? Read on to find out. One of the coolest ...read more -
It Goes Up to 11.1
|At the first press conference of the 2011 CES, DTS unveiled their new 11.1 system. The event itself was high on enthusiasm, supplied in part by powerhouse producer Pat Leonard and experimental sound designer Diego ...read more -
Magnepan’s On-Wall Surround Sound Speaker System--Part 2 (TPV 96)
|2010-11This is Part 2 of the Magnepan On-Wall Surround Sound Speaker System review. You can read Part 1 here. SONIC CHARACTER As I thought about this section of the review, two key words that came ...read more -
PLAYBACK 24: Gallo Acoustics Reference Strada 5.1-Channel System
|From the very beginning, Anthony Gallo’s loudspeakers have had a certain futuristic and almost otherworldly look—with design motifs that suggest a cross between science fiction and fantasy, touched with just a hint of whimsy. Perhaps ...read more -
Polk Redefines Home Theater Sophistication: New Blackstone Sub/Sat System
|(Editorial Note: AVguide.com recently received word that Baltimore, MD-based Polk Audio was announcing the imminent release of a next-generation sat/sub-based multi-channel home theater speaker system based on the firm’s new Blackstone TL-Series speakers. Below, we ...read more -
LSA2 Tower-based 5.1-Channel Surround Speaker System (TPV 93)
|I first encountered the company LSA (Living Sounds Audio) in one of the high-end demo rooms at a CES show, where, to be perfectly candid, I was intrigued by the company’s motto posted on a ...read more -
MartinLogan Motion 5.1-Channel Surround System (TPV 91)
|Whenever I reflect back on the CEDIA Expo 2009, one of my fondest memories is of the MartinLogan demonstration room, where the firm was inviting show attendees to compare its roughly $22,000/pair flagship CLX electrostatic ...read more -
First Listen: LSA Model 2 Surround-Sound Speaker System
|Let’s speak candidly. Nashville, TN-based LSA Group isn’t exactly a household name among speaker manufacturers, which in my view is a shame given that LSA just might be one of the best speaker companies you’ve ...read more -
Quad 22L2-Series 5.1-Channel Surround Speaker System (TPV 90)
|Mention the name Quad to many home theater enthusiasts and you might get nothing more than a blank stare, but mention the same name to high-end audio enthusiasts and you are likely to see broad ...read more
