Raidho X2t 25th Anniversary Edition speakers Sit down in front of these Raidhos and all you see is the slim front baffle and maybe a few degrees of the cabinet flank, it’s a deceptive design that appears to be a lot smaller than it actually is and that must make it all the more appealing […]
Monitor Audio Anthra W12 subwoofer When I heard that Monitor Audio were sending an Anthra W12 subwoofer for review I was intrigued, but slightly hesitant, as I’ve had mixed experiences with subwoofers playing music before and was not sure if I would like it, but that was a few years ago and things have moved […]
Primare Allt-i-Ett one box system Allt-i-Ett. No, not a secret keyboard shortcut to hack Elon Musk’s PIN number but, if you speak Swedish or Norwegian, simply ‘all-in-one’. After a 41 year run building some of the world’s sleekest Scandi-fi separates for both music and home cinema lovers, Allt-i-Ett is Primare’s long-awaited lifestyle concept album, the […]
Elipson Prestige Facet II 24F speakers Elipson speakers from France have a long and distinguished 80 plus-year heritage and are perhaps best known for their spherical Planet speakers. However, the company today has an extensive range of speakers for hi-fi and home-cinema applications, as well as turntables, amplifiers, subwoofers and a streamer. However, the Prestige […]
Pylon Audio Diamond 28 MkII speakers To stand out in any crowded marketplace, a manufacturer needs to produce something that offers something substantially different from the norm. There is certainly no shortage of talented speakers available at around the £3-£4k mark, however, few of them come with a drive unit specification and a cabinet of […]
Tangent Spectrum II X5 speakers Danish audio brand Tangent describes its history as ‘a story of sound and design’ for over two decades, it is part of the AV Industry Group which encompasses Lumene projection screens, Eltax and Elipson speakers, Norstone audio furniture. The company prides itself on remaining in touch with both technological developments and […]
Davone Reference Three speakers The first Davone speaker I saw was the Ray, a very distinctive and beautiful design with a single stalk stand and a curvy shape wrapped in bent plywood. It immediately brought to mind the Eames Lounge Chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames in the fifties – the name that Davone […]
Wharfedale Diamond 12.1i speakers Wharfedale! For those of who came into contact with audio kit in the 1970s and even the 1980s that name will ring many bells and perhaps fond memories too. I was a very impecunious law student (don’t ask!) but my flat-mate had one of the classic set ups of the era […]
Mofi Sourcepoint V10 Master Edition speakers I should have read the small print or perhaps given the name a second glance. If I had then the size of these full-figuredspeakers might not have come as such a surprise. The name V10 is indicative of the 10-inch size of the drivers on Mofi’s biggest Sourcepoint speaker, […]
Dali Sonik 3 speakers Sonik is the latest range from Danish loudspeaker brand Dali, and the Sonik 3 is the larger of two stand-mount designs to be launched alongside three floor-standing models, a dialogue speaker called Sonik Cinema and the On-Wall unit presumably intended for read/side channel installations. We concern ourselves here with the somewhat […]
Velodyne Minivee X subwoofer Bass, the final frontier – the final few octaves, anyway. How many cinematic explosions and planet atomising alien death rays have not been given proper visceral punch by the injection of prodigious low frequency heft? Not even an option. No self-respecting, big screen home cinema set-up can be taken seriously without […]
Fyne Audio F55E speakers “Standby to receive some small floorstanding loudspeakers to try”, said the Editor. “Floor-standing?”, I enquired, “But you know my new room can’t cope with floorstanders!” It was thus with some trepidation that I welcomed the delivery drivers carrying two cartons up my path and unpacked a pair of Fyne Audio’s latest […]