I was walking around the house doing things other than listening and didn’t realise the music in the background. Rohey’s five-year-old album, A Million Things, works just as well as atmospheric background music as it does for concentrated listening. But there was something about the midrange that made Rohey Taalah’s soulful vocals follow me wherever …
Danish company Raidho is known for producing uncompromising high-end products, and when they use exotic materials in their speakers, it’s because of their special acoustic properties – not just because they are exotic. One example is the voice coils in the drivers. These are often made of copper, which is an efficient conductor of electricity. …
Revival Audio is a brand new speaker brand. Not just on local store shelves, but in general. The company was founded in late 2021, and the first products have just been released. We’ve got the smaller of the company’s two models for review, a mid-sized compact speaker called the Atalante 3. Revival Audio aims to …
Swedish Audio Pro has more than 40 years of experience in building active speakers for home use. We have tested many, and very often with good results. The Audio Pro A28 is an ultra-compact two-way speaker with built-in streaming and multi-room functionality. In fact, they’re even smaller than the legendary compact Rogers LS3/5A. The speakers …
The bass response of the small speakers has its limitations, but the midrange and everything it manages to reproduce down to about 70 Hz is enough to get the depth of the bass out into the room in a believable way. Arild Andersen’s double bass sounds convincingly clear and distinct, but it’s the sound of …
Of course, a 50th anniversary is something to celebrate, and Monitor Audio does it with style. They could do like many others who celebrate themselves, and make something insanely expensive that no one would afford – or make a signature series, with a brass plaque affixed, to the applause of, well, no one. Instead, they’ve …
When we tested Argon Audio’s Forte speakers a few years ago, this reviewer had a hard time keeping his arms down. This was especially true of the Forte A4, the smallest model, which in most areas could give larger and several times more expensive hi-fi speakers a run for their money. The floorstanding model, the …
No soundbar can beat a pair of stereo speakers for realistic music production. And neither can Bluetooth speakers. Not even the unique Naim Mu-so 2. Two speakers add an extra dimension to music that soundbars and desktop speakers lack. This becomes very clear when you plug in KEF’s new LSX II, which looks very similar …
Lack of space usually means small speakers with limited bass and sound pressure. The most ardent enthusiasts will buy a good subwoofer to minimise the problem, but it doesn’t always solve the whole equation. At least not if the speakers lack dynamic capabilities and start to fizzle like an overheated light bulb when you turn …
Everyone who loves music and good sound has a relationship with JBL, whether they realise it or not: the American manufacturer has been around since 1946 and is a legend in speakers for PA systems, cinemas, music production and home hi-fi. The most exquisite hi-fi products come from JBL Synthesis, the company’s high-end division behind …
We recently tested the Argon Audio Fenris A4, and now it’s the turn of the next model in the series, the Argon Audio Fenris A5. The family resemblance between the two models is obvious. You almost have to have the two speakers set up next to each other to spot the difference. Which is that …
When we tested the Argon Audio Forte A4, it set a new standard for how cheap a successful active speaker could be. Now the Argon folks have come up with a brand new and even cheaper speaker series, called Fenris. And this time we’re testing the series’ smallest model, the Argon Audio Fenris A4. The …
I’ve often said that you get more for your money in a compact speaker. Rarely has that been more true than when we tested the little Lumina I from Sonus faber in 2020. The compact speaker made the impossible possible and really just continued the tradition Sonus faber has of making incredibly good compact speakers. …
Bowers & Wilkins is one of the world’s biggest speaker manufacturers, and for good reason. Many manufacturers buy components from around the world and assemble them in-house, almost entirely by intuition, but B&W has a different approach. Instead, the British manufacturer relies on highly sophisticated measuring equipment in the search for the best frequency curve …
I do not remember exactly when it was, but I do remember the experience. I had never heard such a bass from any speakers before, and after a few tracks, I concluded that these had to be my dream speakers. The chubby Bowers & Wilkins speakers had a 12-inch woofer in a separate enclosure, and …