Eltax Monitor III ticks in all the right fields: Big metal spikes at the bottom, bi-wiring terminals at the back – and a “Monitor” in the name! And if you do not get too close, the cabinet looks quite reliable. A little closer you can see that the black ash veneer is plastic and that …
British Q Acoustics is especially known for making good quality speakers at a reasonable price. And the Q Acoustics 3020i seems to be built according to the same no-nonsense recipe. The vinyl-covered cabinet has rounded edges, and the drivers, which appear to be of average quality, are surrounded by chrome-plated metal ornaments. It is not …
The Tangent Spectrum X5 is the speaker in the test where most effort has been made to make it discreet and interior-friendly. The case is white lacquered (it is also available in black), and both speaker units are hidden behind metal grilles in the same color. It is quite nice – and so discreet that …
It was with some extra anticipation that I received the Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 for review. Wharfedale has made lots of excellent speakers over the years, but in this case the manufacturer emphasizes that they were developed by German Karl-Heinz Fink. Fink was also behind i.a. Q Acoustics Concept 500, but this is the first time …
How much should one give for a good speaker? If money is no obstacle, you can get the fairytale for a substantial fire-figure amount. But, fortunately, less will do. How little you can get away with paying, we will find out in this test. We have looked at, and especially listened to, six sets of …
Natural black pearls are far more sought after than white pearls. Real black pearls are far rarer and very exclusive, and are found just off the coast of Tahiti. They are called Pinctada margaritifera, and the pearls turn black if they develop near the black lips of the Tahitian oyster. They cost about 10 times …
As a hi-fi reviewer, you can sometimes get a little speed blind. Because while we test lots of speakers, most of them have four- or even five-digit prices. But cheaper solutions exsist. The Tangent Spectrum X4 belongs to a rare – and possibly extinct – breed: cheap passive speakers. Speakers in the very cheap price …
English Q Acoustics is known for their passive speakers with a nice price-quality ratio. We were particularly impressed by the top model, Concept 500, which won our title as the best of the year in its category. Now, however, the people of Woking have directed their attention to active wireless speakers. The first result is …
The small Danish loudspeaker factory Jern makes things their very own way. Not least because all their products are made of cast iron. The Jern W9000 wall speaker is a successor to the W8000, which we have previously tested. Or rather an improved version, since the W8000 is still available. The 32 cm diameter and …
Whether you are looking for an upgrade of the system, or thinking of a new system, there are a couple of speakers that should be at the top of the block: KEF LS50 Meta. At least if the budget allows it, because we know few about any speakers that match the new KEF speakers for …
I must admit that it was with a certain skepticism that I unpacked the new JBL Classic speakers in retro design. It helped a bit that the previous JBL speakers I tested – L100 Classic, had blown me off the chair when I tested them, so I had a glimmer of hope. But I had historical …
The market for intelligent wireless speakers is exploding to a degree that can almost begin to compare with the headphone market. A driving factor is the availablity of voice control. Equipping a speaker with Google Assistant is technologically relatively simple, and then you suddenly have a smart speaker that can be used in multi-room systems …
The unusual Iron 14 speakers took us by storm when we tested them in 2017 . Along with a distinctive look and an even more distinctive choice of materials in cast iron, they impressed us with a formidable perspective and purity at the price. Now Audioform is back with a new and no less unusual …
Actually, it should not be possible for something so small to be so tough. The speakers are not much bigger than a shoebox, and take up so little space that they almost disappear on the bookshelf. Normally such small speakers are full of limitations, and they are found here as well. There are only fewer …
Although the French hi-fi brand Elipson has been around for more than 80 years, where they have received awards in their home country for their often science fiction-like design, they have never been particularly well-known here, and in fact we have only tested one single product from them earlier, namely the compact speaker Prestige Facet …