For the first time in its history, KEF will be joining the internationally renowned SuperDesign Show in Milan. This year the SuperDesign Show looks to the future with an emphasis on how traditional boundaries between old and new, traditional and futuristic and others have become obsolete, opening the door to unlimited creativity. Fitting this theme KEF […]
Kralk Audio are based in West Yorkshire in the UK and owned by Alan Clark. With the DTLPS-1 loudspeaker, costing £1750, Alan has taken the specially built crossover out of the loudspeaker and into separate boxes. Ian Ringstead finds out if all this effort has been worthwhile. “The crossovers come in separate beautifully made boxes […]
The Avantgarde Duos were ordered at last year’s Munich High-End and after a few months of feverish anticipation they finally arrived on a huge pallet. The packaging of these loudspeakers is exceptionally clever and very well thought out, making what could potentially be a very tricky exercise in unpacking, really rather simple…though there were a […]
The Avantgarde Duos were ordered at last year’s Munich High-End and after a few months of feverish anticipation they finally arrived on a huge pallet. The packaging of these loudspeakers is exceptionally clever and very well thought out, making what could potentially be a very tricky exercise in unpacking, really rather simple…though there were a […]
Kralk Audio are based in West Yorkshire in the UK and owned by Alan Clark. With the DTLPS-1 loudspeaker, costing £1750, Alan has taken the specially built crossover out of the loudspeaker and into separate boxes. Ian Ringstead finds out if all this effort has been worthwhile.
Dominic Marsh takes this €840 package of amp, speakers and speaker cables from TAGA Harmony for a spin. “The word to best describe the sound was “balanced” in that treble and bass were in equilibrium, midband was clean and clear, so it was no effort at all just to sit back and enjoy what I […]
Dominic Marsh takes this €840 package of amp, speakers and speaker cables from TAGA Harmony for a spin.
Quad unveils its latest loudspeaker range, the Z Series – the first of many new products planned for 2016 in celebration of the British audio brand’s 80th year. Like the S Series, which launched in 2015 to widespread acclaim, the new range combines advanced Kevlar-coned bass and midrange drivers with a specially designed ribbon tweeter. […]
Ferguson Hill have just launched an updated version of their fH007 mini loudspeaker system. It has updated Neodymium drive units for an improved frequency response and also comes with a bluetooth receiver to wirelessly stream your music from any smartphone or tablet…and we at Hfi Pig reckon it looks pretty smart. They retail at £ […]
Opera Loudspeakers say they are delighted to announce the newest addition to their Classica Series of hifi loudspeakers, the Prima, a two way reflex loaded speaker. “The Prima has been designed to be as efficient, stylish and easy-to- place as possible; suiting it to a wide variety of high-quality audio systems, say the company. The […]
ATC Loudspeaker Technology is celebrating the 70th birthday of its founder and Managing Director Billy Woodman with a ‘Signature’ version of a landmark ATC design. Based on the SCM10 mini monitor from 1990, the Signature Edition SCM10SE is an “immaculate reworking of the breakthrough model” say the company. Presented in a lustrous ATC blue piano […]
LX-2 and LX-3 are the first speakers to arrive from Mission’s all-new entry-level LX Series which the company says will deliver exceptional sound at affordable prices. For the LX Series, the speakers’ design has been stripped design back to its fundamentals to produce a range of speakers that Mission can be proud of in engineering […]
Monitor Audio’s flagship Platinum II range will receive its global public premiere at Sound &Vision, The Bristol Show. The show’s audience will be the first to appreciate the craftsmanship and sound quality of Monitor Audio’s “most audiophile speaker line to date”. The new seven model range, which includes the luxury PL500II tower (pictured), is said […]
The ATC SCM7 is a diminutive loudspeaker of just 7 litres and costing from £810. Dan Worth takes a listen.
Connected Distribution will use Sound & Vision, the Bristol Show, to unveil the Cabasse Murano, the smallest full range speaker in its Artis high-end series. It benefits from innovations initially developed for the reference La Sphère: the co-axial midrange tweeter and specific technologies incorporated in the design of the woofer, combined together to generate the […]
Audiofilia make a range of loudspeakers, electronics and accessories, here Dominic Marsh tries out the Italian company’s AF-S6 floorstanding loudspeaker that costs € 6160.
ATC Loudspeaker Technology has announced the arrival of a new series of Special Edition speaker designs. Available in active and passive versions and based on ATC’s reference SCM50, SCM100 and SCM150 monitors, the limited edition SCM50SE, SCM100SE and SCM150SE models feature the Company’s proprietary acoustic systems set within beautifully curved cabinets, precision-finished in a choice […]
Scansonic is owned by Dantax, the same parent company as Raidho, and the brand’s loudspeakers are designed by Michael Børresen, creator of the Raidho range. As a result, they have much of the Raidho family DNA and pedigree but at a fraction of the cost. Says Børresen, “Having worked with Raidho speakers for more than […]
Following last year’s launch of their Reference Amplifiers, AVID have announced their complimenting range of Reference loudspeakers, which will officially launch at this year’s Munich High End Show 2016. Made up of one stand-mounted design and two floor-standing models, they have massive black aluminium enclosures and trademark AVID design touches. The three models start with […]
James Loudspeaker, designers and manufacturers of décor-friendly entertainment products for both residential and commercial applications, has announced the introduction of the W-Series loudspeakers designed for specialised boundary applications, such as integration into a 90-degree corner where walls and ceilings converge. James Loudspeaker say “The visually unobtrusive wedge-shaped form factor is ideal for the latest immersive […]
Russell Kauffman’s Russell K company make just two models of loudspeaker. Here Dominic Marsh takes a listen to the bigger Red 100 standmounters costing £1784 in the piano gloss finish and with grilles, though less pricey options are available.
We ran an in-depth announcement of the latest loudspeakers to come from Wilson Audio, The Alexx, a few weeks ago, but we’re now pleased to be able to announce that the speakers, which will sit between Alexia and the flagship £200 000 per pair Alexandria XLF, will be available in the UK through Absolute Sounds in […]
Previewed at last year’s Bristol Show and officially launched at The National Audio Show and Hi-Fi Show Live 2015, the long-awaited new Titan 808 flagship loudspeaker from Kudos Audio is now shipping to audiophiles worldwide. The Titan 808 has deliberately taken its time to come to market. Not only because of the considerable investment in […]
TAGA Harmony announces the launch of the revised Azure speaker series. The name of the series was inspired by the French Riviera. TLIE(Taga Low Interference Enclosure) – new elegant enclosures are now even more rigid and neutral to vibrations and colorization. The MDF walls thickness has been increased from 12mm to 15mm in the floorstanding […]
McIntosh has introduced three new products at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2016): the MX122 A/V Processor, MB50 Streaming Audio Player and RS100 Wireless Loudspeaker. MX122 A/V Processor The MX122 A/V Processor can serve as the brain centre for an advanced home theater system for years to come. It features many of the latest […]
If you’re already a fan of Gamut’s RS Series then you’re in for a treat. The new hot-off-the-press Zodiac is a further development of the pride of the RS Series, the huge RS9. “The Zodiac is basically my dream loudspeaker,” says Benno Baun Meldgaard, Gamut’s designer, whose passion and skills are such that in Europe […]
TAGA Harmony, a European manufacturer of speakers and audio electronics, has unveiled Diamond F-200, the brand’s flagship floorstanding model. After the success of the company’s Platinum Special Edition series TAGA Harmony received a lot of requests from its customers to design loudspeakers with an even more high-end look and sound. TAGA Harmony decided to take […]
Alexx is the fourth all-new loudspeaker from Wilson Audio in as many years. “It may be intuitive to assume the Alexx replaces the company’s MAXX, in that it is Wilson’s latest entry into the large speaker segment just below the Alexandria, but, in reality, the comparison with the MAXX begins and ends there. Instead, the […]
