Compact Speakers

Bowers & Wilkins 606 S3

Ever-increasing prices have made many things much more expensive. That’s why it’s extra satisfying to find something that really gives you a lot of bang for your buck. Like Bowers & Wilkins’ new 600 series, which is at the other end of the price scale from the 800 series. For many, the Bowers & Wilkins …

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Buchardt Audio S400 MKII

Danish Buchardt Audio is a small speaker company that for several years consisted solely of the founder, Mads Buchardt. Nevertheless, for almost 10 years, Mads and his team have succeeded in selling loudspeakers globally. The recipe has been low prices in relation to performance, thanks in part to direct mail order sales without distributors. This …

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Revival Audio Atalante 3

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 …

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Argon Forte A5 MK2

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 …

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KEF LSX II

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 …

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Sonus faber Lumina II

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. …

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Bowers & Wilkins 805 D4

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 …

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Vivid-Audio-Kaya-S12 SPREAD

Vivid Audio Kaya S12

Following the success of the Kaya 90 compact floor-standing loudspeaker, which Vivid Audio magically managed to make it sound twice as big, the British-South African manufacturer has faced a new challenge: How do you use the same concept, which normally needs a much larger cabinet, in a small compact speaker of only 12 liters? The …

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DALI Oberon 1

Dali Oberon 1 is the smallest model in DALI’s bang for the buck series, Oberon. Even though we are in the budget class, we can still afford a midwoofer with the characteristic wood fiber cone. And (a tiny bit of) the special SMC material is used in the magnet system. The cabinet seems quite heavy …

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Jern W9000

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 …

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KEF LS50 Meta

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 …

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JBL L82 Classic

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 …

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Belkin Soundform Elite

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 …

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JERN W8000

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 …

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