Hi-Fi Speaker Reviews

The Corinium is Acoustic Energy’s statement to be seen as more than an affordable speaker manufacturer and the company has pulled out all the stops to make it. Is the result good enough to gain entry to more premium price points?  

The Silverback 1 active and wireless speaker pair are designed for on-wall or on-shelf duties. With a versatile Stereo Hub for multiple inputs, it seems that all source options are catered for here. But how do they set up and how do they sound?  

The Castle name is back in the UK with a pair of domestically produced speakers and the Earl is here to see if it can win you back to the ways of wood.  

Having already provided two different takes on the Borea BR03, Triangle is back again with a spec that feels tailor made for 2024. Does it deliver on the promise?  

The Authentics 300 is the smaller relative of the Atmos equipped 500 and does without some of the bells and whistles. Is it a better option though?  

The Q Acoustics M40 speaker system could be described as 'Big', 'Wireless’ and 'Affordable'. Of course, these are all relative terms - so what is the company's specific take on how they should all be interpreted and combined. We find out...  

Neat’s remastered original trilogy concludes with the Mystique floorstander. Have the boffins from Barnard Castle saved the best ‘til last?  

JBL’s latest take on a wireless speaker is a heady combination of retro and bang up to date. Is this big box of tricks enough to win you over?  

Hottish on the heels of reviewing the Teton Plus soundbar package, we now give Majority’s D40X bookshelf models a whirl. Under £90 sounds almost impossible, particularly as you can find them for £70. Can these speakers really make a nice sound? Let’s see.  

Having dipped a toe in more lifestyle oriented products with the Omnia, Sonus faber has combined more traditional speaker engineering with wireless tech. Is the Duetto a perfect hybrid?  

Bowers & Wilkins has been tinkering with members of the 800 Series to make already formidable speakers that little bit better as Signature models. Is the 805 Signature the best standmount on the planet?  

Enthused by the Editor’s Choice winning Fyne Classic VIII but thinking they’re a bit on the big side? Well, good news, Fyne has another solution….  

Triangle’s extended Birthday bash has now reached the flagship Magellan line of speakers. Is the Cello a gift for all involved?  

Hardly a household name just yet, France-based Octavio has introduced its first solo active streaming speaker, the Maestro. But we get to hook up two as a stereo pair, as recommended by the company. Active and powered speakers now make up a busy marketplace. Let’s see how this set fares.  

The Aya is not simply a new speaker from Rega; it’s the beginning of a whole new way of making speakers for the company and represents a possible answer to an issue that has been bugging audio for the last decade. Is it any good though?  

Tribit is at it again in the Bluetooth speaker arena with the StormBox Flow. At double the size but only marginally more expensive than its smaller sibling, the StormBox Micro 2, will it bring the musical rain?  

Having finished doing a spot of Signature work, Bowers & Wilkins turns its attention to more terrestrial matters with an updated 600 Series. Is the 606 S3 the sub £1k speaker you need in your life?  

Neat produced a Product of the Year, in the form of the Petite Classic so the expectation is high that its big brother, the Elite Classic is going to be rather good too. Can it deliver?