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Standmount Speaker Test
Perlisten Audio S5M Monitor Review
Not From This World – You always wait for it, throughout decades of testing. But in the end, it rarely ever happens: that a test subject impresses you…
Floorstanding Speaker Test
Canton Vento 100 Review
Canton Turbo – The new Vento costs just under 5,000 euros per pair, but delivers a performance with the confidence of twice the price. A whole new…
Subwoofer Test
JL Audio Gotham V2 Review
The God of Thunder – When they think of a top system, most people focus on the bass. People like bass. We all know the comforting, massaging gut…
Floorstanding Speaker Test
Canton Townus 90 Review
Countryside and City Clashing – Germany‘s market leader Canton is based in the Taunus mountains and has been refining and expanding its speaker ranges…
Standmount Speaker Test
M&K S150 25th Anniversary Limited Edition Review
A Cinematic Experience – True cinema and home theater fans of course know M&K. No one else though, probably. A real oversight in our opinion. "Miller…
Subwoofer Test
Velodyne MicroVee X Review
Little Thunder – If you hear it without seeing it, you‘ll certainly be impressed. The other way round, you‘d hardly have taken it seriously. The…
Floorstanding Speaker Test
Canton GLE 90 Review
True to their Heritage – A good deal of Vento technology propels the new Canton GLE forward again compared to its predecessor. Costs were mainly cut…
Active Loudspeaker Test
Canton Smart GLE 3 Review
The Energizer – The Smart GLE 3 from Canton is the largest and most expensive active speaker from those we tested with "Hi-Fi for the home office" in…
Floorstanding Speaker Test
Canton Chrono 90 DC Review
The same DNA – The sound quality delivered by speakers that cost less than 2000 Euros per pair is becoming more and more impressive. A convincing…
Floorstanding Speaker Test
Canton Reference 3K Review
Float like a Butterfly – that is the first part of a famous quote by Muhammad Ali, formerly known as Cassius Clay. The quite voluminous Canton…
Wireless Active Speaker Test
Q Acoustics Q Active 200 Review
Particularly Smart – Not too long ago, Q Acoustics introduced the new compact active system Q Active 200. With an unusual design, innovative…
Active Standmount Speaker Test
KEF LS 50 Wireless II Review
An Active Point – KEF's LS 50 was a big hit in the charts of High Fidelity. Now, the Wireless II is simply the best possible way to realize the…
Standmount Speaker Test
JBL L82 Classic Review
The American Fighter — JBL already displayed convincing qualities with the L100 Classic. Now, they send out the smaller sibling L82 to try and…
Floorstanding Speaker Test
Piega MLS 3 Review
Swiss Delight – The Piega MasterLineSource 3 is the newest addition to the reference class of the Swiss loudspeaker specialist, which was started in…
Floorstanding Speaker Test
DALI Rubicon 6 Black Edition Review
Small Changes make for Big Improvements – Updating both the visuals and the technology of a tried and tested model is not a completely new strategy.…
Floorstanding Speaker Test
Gauder Berlina RC 7 MK II Black Edition Review
Correct Calculations – Speaker by speaker, Gauder Akustik from Renningen, Southern Germany, is in the process of conquering the known world elite of…
Floorstanding Speaker Test
Wilson Audio SabrinaX Review
A New X Factor – Wilson Audio now manufactures its smallest floorstanding speaker entirely from the superior "X-Material". Does the SabrinaX deliver…
Floorstanding Speaker Test
Avantgarde Acoustic Duo XD Review
Blow Up! – With the Duo XD, Avantgarde Acoustic shows what horn technology and a perfectly matched active woofer are able to do to the sound. Fasten…
Standmount Speaker Test
KEF LS50 Meta Review
Meta-Morphosis – After eight years, KEF has thoroughly modernized its best-selling speaker LS50. This all mainly centers around the "MAT" strategy,…
Standmount Speaker Test
JBL L100 Classic Review
Full-bodied, Powerful, Vintage – Manufacturing legend James B. Lansing, "JBL" for short, revives a successful model from 1970. We will answer the…
Floorstanding Speaker Test
Burmester B38 Review
The Big Brother – Burmester expands its range of products with the floorstanding loudspeaker B38, entering the highly contested 20,000 Euro price…
Standmount Speaker Test
DALI Menuet SE Review
A Special One – In the tradition of the models Royal Menuet and Menuet, Danish loudspeaker specialist DALI launched a visually and acoustically…
Standmount Speaker Test
Vimberg Amea Review
Perfection on a Smaller Scale – Want perfection at a more affordable price but without making any compromises? The Vimberg Amea offers just that.
Floorstanding Speaker Test
Wilson Audio Sasha DAW Review
Wilson Moments – While nowadays there are plenty of excellent loudspeakers available, those from Wilson Audio are always surrounded by a very special…
Active Floorstanding Speaker Test
Canton Smart Reference 5K Review
Activated "Reference" – Canton has transferred the successful wireless smart technology from the Vento series to the flagship models of the Reference…
Active Standmount Speaker Test
Cabasse Pearl Akoya Review
Miracle "en Miniature" – Cabasse follows up its active and smart "Pearl" with the smaller "Pearl Akoya". Maybe the "little sister" is even more…
Floorstanding Speaker Test
Fyne Audio F1-10 Review
A Fyne Pleasure – After Tannoy's change of ownership, the manufacturer Fyne Audio sees itself in an obligation to continue Scottish tradition – as for…
Active Floorstanding Speaker Test
ATC SCM150ASLT Review
Professionals at Work – Never heard of ATC? Then it's time to change that! Otherwise you might possibly miss the best loudspeaker of your life – as…
Floorstanding Speaker Test
Monitor Audio Silver 200 Review
The English are Coming – With the Silver 200, Monitor Audio – after all, one of the biggest names in audiophile England – also wants to score big in…
Floorstanding Speaker Test
Dynaudio Confidence 50 Review
Leap for Joy – Never before has there been a Dynaudio quite like this. True, they have always been a pleasure to listen to – but the new Confidence 50…
Active/Passive Floorstanding Speaker Test
Manger P1 Review (+Linn Electronics)
Systematic Listening – What would you like it to be: active or passive? With or without digital processing? And if DSP – Scottish or German? Join us…
Active Standmount Speaker Test
Cabasse Pearl Review
Round Sound – With the active streaming speaker Pearl, the French loudspeaker specialists from Cabasse once again go their own way.
Standmount Speaker Test
Q Acoustics Concept 300 Review
A Life of Harmony – Standmount speakers often lose a lot of their sound potential because they are placed in cabinets or on shelves. Q Acoustics‘…
Standmount Speaker Test
Monitor Audio Platinum PL 100 II Review
Heart of Platinum – Recently we tested the Gold 200 from Monitor Audio. But we wanted more than gold – and ordered the Platinum PL 100 II standmount…
Floorstanding Speaker Test
Thivan Eros-9 Review
Gentlemen‘s Speaker – With the Eros-9, the Vietnamese specialist Thivan Labs wants to place a permanent smile in the middle of every gentleman's…
Active Standmount Speaker Test
B&W Formation Duo Review
With the Formation series, B&W presents a complete wireless multiroom system. Was the long wait worth it? We have examined the current top model „Duo“…
Active Standmount Speaker Test
Canton Smart Vento 3 Review
Canton activated the Vento series. The Smart Vento 9 is now followed by the compact 3rd generation.
Active Floorstanding Speaker Test
Phonar P4 Match Air Review
Phonar’s P4 Match Air is based – elaborately activated – on the passive model P4 Next.
Active Floorstanding Speaker Test
Piega 501 Premium Wireless Review
Piega‘s favorite material aluminum has both acoustical and optical advantages.
Active Floorstanding Speaker Test
Quadral Aurum Alpha Review
Quadral fits 71 kilograms of “Titan”-technology and 700-watts of power into a living room-friendly cabinet.
Active Standmount Speaker Test
Triangle Sensa SN 03A Review
From Triangle in France comes a sympathetically affordable and very thought-through approach.
Standmount Speaker Test
DALI Oberon 1 Review
Even hardcore audiophiles sometimes fall in love with extremely favorable offers. DALI‘s Oberon 1 is an almost unethical bargain for just around 400…
Floorstanding Speaker Test
Gauder Akustik DARC 60 Review
In the world of hi-fi, innovations usually emerge with baby steps. However, with their DARC series, Gauder has launched a leap forward in innovation. …
Standmount / Floorstanding Speaker Test
Dynaudio Evoke 10 & 30 Review
Straightforwardness and professionalism without fuss have always been the hallmarks of Dynaudio loudspeakers. What about the new „Evoke“ series? We…
Active Floorstanding Speaker Test
Canton Smart Vento 9 Review
After the melodious appetizer AM5, Canton also activated its successful Vento series. And the Smart Vento 9 has much more to offer than „just“ power…