By Hi-Fi Choice | May 2017 It isn’t often we see a tweeter take up more space on a speaker’s baffle than its mid/bass driver. In fact, I can’t think of another example. So let’s get this out of the way: grilles off, the Quad Z-1 does look oddly top heavy until you get used […]
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By Todd Anderson | May 25, 2017 Highlights: Manageable compact design, strong deep bass performance with excellent musicality, unique driver array technology, high-end build quality. Summary: The SuperSub X is GoldenEar’s smallest SuperSub model to date. Utilizing two horizontally-opposed active drivers and two vertically-opposed passive radiators, it’s capable of bone-rattling deep bass output that’s suited for both
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8th December 2015 | What Hi-Fi? Ordinary describes their looks, but not the ProAcs’ sonic performance Look at Lionel Messi. Universally regarded as one of the best footballers on the planet, yet, with his short stature, sizeable conk and schoolboy haircut, he’s otherwise about as ordinary-looking a chap you’re likely to see this side of
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by Mr Eric Neff | May 03, 2017 “Hey, come here! You have to hear these things!” So said one of my friends in our early audio days. “These” turned out to be the Magnepan Magneplanar Tympani full-range quasi-ribbon big-as-a-room-divider flat panel speakers from decades ago. Walking into the room at the audio dealer, my first
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5th January 2017 | by Adam Smith The S3 Mk II speakers are a high-price pair of speakers that are apparently designed to increase dynamic range and lower distortion. Magico has announced a new pair of seriously high-end speakers, the S3 Mk II, which are launching at CES 2017. Sitting between the S1 Mk II and the
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by Verity Burns | 28th November 2016 The £3600 premium floorstanders are a departure from the rest of the brand’s more affordable line up, and offer new drivers and cabinet improvements. After previewing it quietly at the Munich Show earlier this year, Q Acoustics has officially announced its first high-end loudspeaker, the Concept 500. They
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by Alan Sircom | Dec 13, 2016 Based in Oslo, Norway, for the longest time, Hegel Music Systems recently outgrew its post-war prefabricated office and moved to larger premises nearby. ‘Larger’ is possibly not the best choice of phrase here; perhaps ‘slightly larger’ fits better. Nevertheless, the company has now taken up residence in an office
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by Hi-Fi+ Staff | Apr 03, 2017 Magico M3 floorstanding loudspeaker It might seem strange giving any first-of-its-kind of ‘innovation’ award to a loudspeaker, as they are typically some of the most resistant to change products in any audio system, but the Magico M3 is an exception on two counts. First, the company is pushing the
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by Garrett Hongo | 01 Jan 2017 Call me old school, retro, and just a stubborn kind of fellow, but I flat love playing plain old Red Book CDs on a dedicated CD player. Through the years, I’ve auditioned and owned a few multiformat players — models capable of playing CDs, SACDs, and DVDs —
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By Art Dudley | Mar 22, 2017 On March 16, audio manufacturer Luxman Corporation, now in their 92nd year, announced the establishment of a new US subsidiary, Luxman America: the first time in 30 years that the Japanese tube-amp specialist has had a corporate-owned presence in the US.The announcement was made at the Manhattan showroom of
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