Coppice Audio BG3 speakers I love writing about speakers made by boutique brands. These creations tend to be born of passion and a desire to create something truly individual. Coppice Audio is one such that has been making a name for itself among a select, but discerning band of music lovers in post-pandemic Britain. Their […]
Sigberg Audio Saranna active speakers Norway seems to be one of the best places to live in the world. Standards of living are incredibly high, inequality is low, education and healthcare are world class and their EV adoption rate and environmental standards make the UK, USA and most of Europe seem like they’re stuck in […]
Acoustic Energy AE1 40th Anniversary speakers You will have almost certainly noticed that nostalgia and retro are ‘doing the numbers’ in a huge swathe of product categories at the moment. It’s not too hard to see why either. Retro creates a pincer movement that snares people who couldn’t afford the object the first time around […]
Dali Kupid speakers At countless hi-fi shows I’ve marvelled at the sheer size, not to mention cost, of Danish loudspeakers from Dali which are often a talking point. Now there’s the opportunity to sample the brand’s sound for a mere £300. Yes, a budget Dali is launched today (1 October) in the shape of the […]
Fyne Audio F5E speakers The thought of a sub-£400 coaxial driver loudspeaker had me intrigued, but that’s the selling price of Fyne Audio’s latest model, a compact stand-mount two-way but featuring their Iso-Flare coaxial technology. Could a design at this level be any good, and were they wise to put their reputation on the line […]
Oephi Transcendence 2.5 speakers I have been on quite a journey with Oephi over the last few months. It began with meeting proprietor and designer, Joakim Juhl at a dealer event, where I had the opportunity to experience several models from the range. The Oephi journey has caused me to recalibrate how I assess and […]
Peak Consult Sinfonia speakers Peak Consult is probably not a brand you come across often in your local hi-fi shop, unless your shop is a Peak Consult dealer of course The Danish manufacturer of high-end audio speakers has a long and at the same time short history that can be traced back to the three […]
Revival Audio Sprint 4 speakers It is, and always has been, axiomatic that the ideal hi-fi system is the one that most faithfully reproduces the recording of the original musical performance. Yet never has the phrase ‘easier said than done’ been more crushingly apt. The problem here is ‘faithfully reproduces’ which, in purely pragmatic terms, […]
Fyne Audio Vintage 10 speakers I have long been a fan of dual-concentric, high-efficiency loudspeakers, which really complement amplifiers such as my Audio Note Meishu Tonmeister single-ended valve amp, but I have so far never had the opportunity to try one of Fyne Audio’s Vintage range at home. The underlying rationale behind the Vintage range […]
PMC prophecy9 speakers The PMC prophecy9 is an impressive feat of design and engineering. Quite apart from its acoustic qualities the way that the vent for the transmission line has been incorporated in the prophecy speaker range has reduced the cost of construction in numerous ways. The top dog prophecy9 replaces the twenty5.26i model in […]
Bowers & Wilkins 805 D4 Signature speakers Every five or so years Bowers & Wilkins revises its top flight 800 series models, this move is usually preceded by a Signature version of the current models which incorporates some of the upgrades that will be seen in the next version. A couple of years ago the […]
Q Acoustics Q Sub 100 subwoofer A couple of weeks ago my wife and I were lucky enough to visit Paris for a few days. One of the things on our ‘must do’ list was to visit Notre Dame, which was re-opened to visitors last December following a disastrous fire that started on 15 April […]