So, the Theory LCR speaker apparatus does indeed look like a soundbar, but that’s about where similarity ends. Can this novel approach to multi-channel audio really rewrite the rulebook? Let’s find out.
Monitor Audio Gold Speaker and Anthra Subwoofer 5.1 Package Review
by Matthew Eisengruber
Monitor Audio has minted another generation of its Gold Series loudspeakers, this time the 5G. Did we find another rich vein in the Monitor Audio speaker mine? Dig in to the review to find out.
Bowers & Wilkins 600 S3 Home Theatre Speaker System Review
by Matthew Eisengruber
Bowers & Wilkins quest for True Sound continues with the 8th generation 600 series. Have they chosen the correct chalice to drink from? Go on this listening adventure with us to find out.
Focal's Theva system promises to "spatialise" listening experiences, which certainly sounds like it might be a good thing. We put the speakers through their paces to find out just how good.
Ascendo Immersive Audio has quite a bit of buzz about it at present, both for its stratospherically priced offerings and the ‘entry-level’ passive system, tested here. Should we believe the hype?
Klipsch Reference Premiere Home Cinema Speaker Package Review
by Doug Pyper
Klipsch’s Reference Premiere range promises a high-efficiency, Atmos-capable home cinema package that blends living room friendly elegance with reference level performance. But does it live up to its promise?
Perlisten Audio R-Series Home Cinema Speaker Package Review
by Doug Pyper
Perlisten’s Reference series offers much of the same tech as featured on its far more costly Signature series, and sports similar THX Dominus certification. At around half the price, is the Reference series the better buy?
Bowers & Wilkins 700 S3 Series 5.1 Speaker Package Review
by Doug Pyper
A multichannel system from Bowers & Wilkins’ new 700 Series S3 brings a considerable helping of 800 Series technology and performance to a vaguely more affordable price point, in the service of cinema sound. But can the 700s justify the still relatively costly price of entry?
Perlisten Audio S-Series Home Cinema Speaker Review
by Doug Pyper
Perlisten is famed for being the only brand to have produced THX Dominus certified speakers, which has led to a good deal of hype around their products. Should we believe the hype?
Elac has packed the drivers that define them into a trio of elegant cabinets and is looking for a bigger share of the multichannel audio market. Can the Carinas deliver?
The Paradigm Founder Series of speakers are the first new speakers released since the company was reacquired by its original founder (hence the name). While the entire range is impressive, the new 70LCR is of particular interest to home cinema fans.
The Bowers & Wilkins 600 S2 series of entry-level speakers is an Anniversary Edition of the previous version, celebrating 25 years of the range and incorporating upgraded components and crossovers.
Focal's new Chora range of more affordable speakers will literally elevate the audio in your home cinema with the addition of the 826-D floorstander and its built-in Dolby Atmos driver.
The Polk Audio Signature E Series of mid-range speakers look surprisingly subdued for the manufacturer, but include a host of new features and are competitively priced.
Acoustic Energy keeps things simple with the new AE300 Series, but the result is an excellent midrange package that not only sounds impressive but is also great fun.