Loudspeakers

Hans Wetzel has posted a review of the KEF R900 loudspeakers ($5000/pair) at GoodSound!. His conclusions: “KEF’s R900 is exemplary. Its sound is linear and coherent from bottom to top, offering more than a glimpse of what the best loudspeakers offer, and at what must be considered an affordable price. It has no real...
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Myron Ho has posted a review of the Salk Signature SoundScape 10 loudspeakers ($11,999/pair) at HomeTheaterReview. His conclusions: “If you’re looking for a reference-quality speaker that can handle a wide variety of musical genres with equal aptitude and provide a level of bass performance found in some of the best subwoofers – and you...
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Andre Marc has posted a review of the SVS Ultra Bookshelf loudspeakers ($898/pair) at Audio Video Revolution. His conclusions: “With a proven track record of successful speaker designs and a direct-to-consumer model, SVS has a great product in the $898/pair Ultra Bookshelf stand mount monitors. The in-home trial period trial is generous and, according...
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Christopher Redmond has posted a review of the Rosso Fiorentino Volterra loudspeakers ($12,995/pair) at 6moons. His conclusions: “In conclusion I’d suggest that although Rosso Fiorentino may not be a name which is as highly lauded or recognized as Italy’s Sonus faber or Opera, if performance is anything to go by they soon will be....
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Robert Deutsch has posted a review of the Wharfedale Jade 7 loudspeakers ($4199/pair) at Stereophile. His conclusions: “My initial impressions, once I was satisfied that the speaker positions were about right, but before any break-in as such, were certainly positive: the sound was wide-ranging, with no obvious colorations or overemphasis of any part of...
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Alan Sircom has posted a review of the PMC Twenty.21 loudspeakers (£1375/pair) at Hi-Fi+. His conclusions: “Not every music lover has a huge listening room; especially in the UK, where small family homes mean small family rooms and dedicated rooms are rare. The PMC Twenty.21 cuts through the room size and delivers big room...
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Steve Kozle has posted a reivew of the Daber Audio Monitor 2 loudspeakers ($969/pair) at Positive Feedback. His conclusions: “The Monitor 2′s proof is in the listening, and it’s a stellar performer by almost any measure. Fed by a reasonably powered amplifier of commensurate quality, the Monitor 2′s are terrific performers combining a beautifully...
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Mike Wechsberg has posted a review of the Fritz Speakers REV 7 loudspeakers ($2500/pair) at Positive Feedback. His conclusions: “So, the Fritz REV 7s check just about all the boxes in what most audiophiles and music lovers are looking for when they want a small 2-way loudspeaker: smooth full range frequency response, clarity, dynamics,...
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Roy Gregory has posted a review of the Crystal Cable • Absolute Arabesque loudspeakers ($110,000/pair) at The Audio Beat. His conclusions: “Answer those demands and the results are extremely rewarding, so much so that I can see many a listener and many a different system welcoming the Absolute Arabesque, allowing it to sit center...
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Michael Lavorgna has posted a review of the Focal Professional Solo6 Be loudspeakers ($2700/pair) at AudioStream. His conclusions: “For some, especially those who spend a lot of time staring into a computer screen, the desktop is the new listening frontier and with a speaker like the Focal Solo6 Be, you can have the lion’s...
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Wojtek Pacuła has posted a review of the Avantgarde Acoustic Uno Fino loudspeakers ($18,700/pair) at Enjoy the Music. His conclusions: “That is why, for me, the best speakers for listening to music in the AA product lineup, regardless of the price, were the Uno Picco. I could sit close to them and I felt...
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Roy Gregory has posted a review of the Wilson Benesch Cardinal loudspeakers (£54,950/pair) at The Audio Beat. His conclusions: “If I had to sum up the Wilson Benesch Cardinal in a single word, that word would be integrity: the integrity of the people and company behind it; the integrity of the thinking that underpins...
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Joel Chevassus has posted a review of the Onda Ligera Wave 168D loudspeakers (€32,000/pair) at 6moons. His conclusions: “Summing up I’ll say that the unusual design decisions of Onda Ligera resulted in a very versatile speaker which will fit various room sizes and musical genres. In comparison and from personal experience, this 200lbs speaker...
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Pete Davey has posted a review of the Zu Audio Union loudspeakers ($2400) and Undertone subwoofer ($1999) at Positive Feedback. His conclusions: “I hope I didn’t disappoint you by not listing boring measurements, audio graphs, and impossible math calculations—not really my forte’, I tend to just get caught up in what is (in my...
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