What’s the difference between floorstanding and stand-mounted speakers?
by Ian Collen
If they’re essentially using the same floor space, there are pros and cons for both the taller models and smaller bookshelf speakers, with this forum discussion factoring in your room size, set-up and personal preferences.
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PSB reveals new-generation Imagine Series speakers
by Ian Collen
The T65 and T54 Towers add some upgraded floorstanding options along with the B50 bookshelves, all looking to make good use of trickle-down technology from the Synchrony and Alpha Series.
Wharfedale launches its DX-3 speakers and DX-3 HCP 5.1 system
by Ian Collen
The new and improved two-way speakers are available as a Stereo pairing, or can be teamed up with their companion centre channel and subwoofer for a wider home cinema package.
The True X soundbar package arrived with quite the fanfare a couple of months ago. This one-below-flagship bar/sub/surround speaker package promises easy setup and great sound. Has Yamaha done it again?
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?
Featuring Elysian tech at more affordable prices, the new line-up offers the Aura 1 and 2 standmount options, Aura 3 and 4 floorstanders, plus the Aura C and CS centre speakers.
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.
What starts as a request for a possible speaker upgrade opens up a wealth of potential ideas that could help to fine-tune the optimum TV and audio set-up.
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?
Designed for use on its own, with a stereo sibling, or as surround speakers in a wider system, the new compact arrival comes with an adaptable three-driver set-up.
Fyne Audio adds F1-8S loudspeaker to its flagship F1 Series
by Ian Collen
The new floorstander offers a slightly smaller and more affordable solution to its high-end audio line-up, with an upgraded 8-inch IsoFlare driver system.
The saying that good things come in small packages seems apt when looking at the latest arrival from Elac. Is this one of the best affordable one stop solutions you can buy?
The new ‘high-end at a lower-cost' line-up is made up of a 603 S3 floorstander, the 606 and 607 S3 bookshelf speakers, and an HTM6 S3 centre channel, all benefitting from a little 700 Series technology.
Can good speaker stands really improve audio performance?
by Ian Collen
In short, the most common answer to member James1822’s question was yes, but with plenty of good reasons (and a few tricks) for some ‘out-standing’ results.
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?
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Wharfedale announces Diamond 12 Series 3D speakers
by Ian Collen
The new additions to the series can be used as standalone wall-mounts or combined with the existing 12.1 bookshelf or 12.3 floorstanders for some extra height support.
How much have speakers improved in the last 5 or 10 years?
by Ian Collen
Every new release might boast some snappily-named technology or refined component, but have these incremental upgrades really changed speaker audio quality that much for the better?
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?
Yamaha announces new True X soundbar and separates surround system
by Ian Collen
Yamaha is set to introduce two new Dolby Atmos True X soundbars perfectly primed to combine with its WS-X1A speakers and SW-X100A subwoofer for a 4.1.2 set-up.
Further expanding upon the original flagship speakers in the series, it offers a more compact, and slightly more affordable, floor-standing solution to the line-up.
It’s the kind of question that you can either have an immediate answer to or agonise over several contenders, with ajsawyer getting an interesting, and often nostalgic, range of answers…
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?
We all knew it was coming but, even when we think we know what’s going to happen, Q Acoustics has ensured that 5020 still has a surprise or two in store.
They may look more like discarded props from a 1960's American sitcom and with retro branding, a walnut wood veneer and cream-coloured grille, Klipsch’s latest The Sevens powered monitors could be hand-me-downs from your granddad. But most of you will want to know what lurks behind the facade. Let’s take a listen.
It’s a busy week in the Hi-Fi/audio world, so we round up some of the big announcements either making their debut in Germany or coinciding with the event, including the likes of Naim, McIntosh, iFi Audio, HiFi Rose, PMC and Sonus faber.
Amazon Echo Studio (2022) Spatial Audio Smart Speaker Review
by Martin Dew
Amazon’s latest Echo Studio adds spatial audio, Dolby Atmos processing and an improved frequency range to its roster of features. The speaker exhales big and retains the chunky and solid build quality of its ancestor. Let’s see if Amazon has finally achieved Hi-fi-grade performance from a smart speaker.
Bowers & Wilkins unveils Nautilus speaker in Abalone Pearl finish
by Ian Collen
The company is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its iconic ultra-high-end loudspeaker in style, with a new look and a short film documenting its history and design.
Sonoro launches Faller Oskar TV amplifier in the UK
by Ian Collen
Designed primarily for those with hearing issues, the wireless speaker system aims to offer a targeted boost to the on-screen dialogue so you never have to miss a word.
The 3-way floor-standers come with a new M-Array driver configuration and the company's latest tech upgrades to deliver its most powerful speaker to date.
Bang & Olufsen launches new Beosound A5 portable speaker
by Ian Collen
With a design echoing the company’s classic Beolit radios of the Sixties, the new arrival boasts 280W of power with four drivers and access to its Mozart software platform.
The 4-way floor-standing speaker boasts a new 360 Array, with a combined Power DAC set-up and Adaptive Bias Control, along with the option to upgrade to an Exakt Integrated version.
M&K Sound announces Habitech as its official UK distributor
by Ian Collen
The Basingstoke-based retailer will add on-site demo rooms for the Danish speaker company, and follows a similar M&K partnership with Haven Audio Visual in the Republic of Ireland.