CEDIA Expo 2012: Under-TV Speaker Systems
Is this product category about to explode? CEDIA Expo 2012 Under-TV speakers should have taken off years ago. They give you all the benefit of a soundbar but they’re a lot easier to install. Just place...
View ArticleTest Report: DeVore Fidelity Gibbon 88 Tower Speaker
A hand-built speaker aimed at tube-loving audiophiles. One of my favorite things about the audio biz is that anyone with a dream and a garage can get in. Accumulate the knowledge to design a speaker or...
View ArticleNew Gear: Legacy Aeris Speaker
Legacy rolls out a new tower for the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest New Gear At this coming weekend's Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, Legacy Audio will be rolling out their latest tower, the Aeris, an all-new...
View ArticleReview: Paradigm Millenia CT Compact Audio System
A 2.1 encore to our favorite compact 5.1 speaker system The surest way to future success is to repeat your past successes. Like that line? I made it up. If you think it’s a lot of B.S., I present as...
View ArticleTest Report: KEF R Series Speaker System
Uni-Q tech in an eye-pleasing package. Like so many British (and, for that matter, American) ür-audio brands, KEF — originally Kent Engineering & Foundry — had its roots in the post- WWII...
View ArticleTest Report: Monitor Audio Shadow On-Wall Speakers and RXW12 Subwoofer
Slim speakers that can rock out without dominating your room’s décor. The dirty little secret about on-wall speakers is that many aren’t tuned for on-wall use. Most come with a foot that allows them to...
View ArticleTest Report: Martin Logan Motion Vision Soundbar and Dynamo 700W Subwoofer
An audiophile-approved bar that adds a convincing dose of surround sound. Here are two words I never thought I’d use together in a sentence: audiophile soundbar. Yet MartinLogan’s new Motion Vision...
View ArticleReview: KEF LS50 speaker
It’s just a foot high, but it’s no mere minispeaker KEF made the LS50 minispeaker for lots of reasons. It’s a celebration of the company’s 50th anniversary. It’s the first affordable application of the...
View ArticleReview: AQ Audio SmartSpeaker A1 AirPlay/DLNA Speaker
AQ's long-awaited wireless system appears, with more compatibility than expected — and real stereo options too. Another day, another wireless speaker, right? We're pretty much much drowning in...
View ArticleReview: Pioneer A4 Wireless Speaker
Streaming audio... plus sound quality I’ve reviewed a few of these types of speakers. Pioneer calls this one a “Wireless Speaker” but that’s not really adequate for the category. Music streaming...
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