Hart Audio D&W Aural Pleasure Speakers
Barrister-turned-speaker-maker David Hart had the human ear in mind when he designed this unique speaker—but I see a giant molar turned on its side. I’ll let you decide what to make of it and whether...
View ArticleSteinway Lyngdorf LS Concert Speaker: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
The Steinway Lyngdorf LS Concert speaker is distinguished not only for its towering stature and exquisite looks but for its technical design, which combines the virtues of line-source and dipole...
View ArticleAragon Iridium Monoblock: The Signature V Rides Again
Gibson has its famous Flying V guitar, the high-end audio community has Aragon’s signature V-notch power amp, introduced 25 years ago in Mondial’s Aragon 4004 amplifier and resurrected in the Iridium...
View ArticleBowers & Wilkins and Maserati Quattroporte “Seven Notes”
To celebrate their teaming up, B&W and Maserati enlisted the help of musician and producer Howie B to create the Seven Notes project. To celebrate that, they’re putting on a multi-city road show...
View ArticleSymbol Audio Modern Record Console
Visions of the Zenith (yes, Zenith) hi-fi console in the living room of my childhood home filled my head when I saw the Modern Record Console (MRC). The Zenith was simple in design with an AM/FM tuner...
View ArticleOne Chance To Make A First Impression
Some people revel in the process of executing every single step in the home theater build process, painstakingly picking out color swatches and test-driving cup holders. And then there are those who...
View ArticleMeridian DSP7200 Digital Active Speaker
Sonic Splendor Timing is everything when it comes to great comedy—and great sound. And time alignment is one of several refinements Meridian has made to the popular DSP7200 tower speaker it introduced...
View ArticleMagico QSub-18 Subwoofer
It’s not every day you come across a $36,000 subwoofer. That’s right, thirty-six big ones. That’s about as rare as finding a submonster with dual 18-inch drivers and a 6,000-watt digital amplifier...
View ArticleMcIntosh MA8000 Integrated Amplifier
The audio world has undergone dramatic change since stacks of McIntosh amplifiers powered the iconic Woodstock Festival in 1969. One thing that hasn’t changed much is the signature VU meter that’s...
View ArticleMartinLogan Crescendo Music System
Smile If You Like Music Yep, you read that right. MartinLogan, the 30-year-old Kansas-based company known for elegant, high-performance electrostatic speakers, is branching out. And, no, the Crescendo...
View ArticleThorens TD 209 Turntable
Spinning With Style You don’t come across many companies that have been in business for 100 years. Founded in 1883 as a manufacturer of musical boxes and clocks, Thorens started building Edison-type...
View ArticleImmaculate Reception
Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 18 Wireless Speaker System About that headline...It’s inspired by the sheepish “Immaculate Wireless Sound” moniker Bang & Olufsen uses for the wireless system integrated...
View ArticleFashionably Functional: Estelon Extreme Speaker
Alfred Vassilkov’s latest sonic creation looks more like a sculpture than a speaker, which is why you can’t help but do a double take. But beyond its stunning looks are several unexpected—and highly...
View ArticleFull Immersion: Auro-3D Auriga Home Theater Receiver
Note to readers: See Clarification at the end of this article for an update. Weeks before Onkyo and Pioneer announced the first Dolby Atmos-equipped AV receivers, we received a press release touting...
View ArticleArc De Triomphe
Samsung 105-Inch UN105S9W Ultra HD TV Hailed as “the world’s largest UHD display,” Samsung’s 105-inch flagship is a sight to behold, standing nearly 5-feet tall and 8-feet wide on its sleek, minimalist...
View ArticleHow Sweet It Is
Audiophiles have long been enamored with the lifelike presentation of electrostatic speakers but vexed with having to sit precisely in the sweet spot to enjoy the glorious sound. Canada’s Muraudio aims...
View ArticleLG's Tim Alessi: Why You Want Ultra HD OLED
LG 65EC9700 65-Inch Ultra HD OLED TV LG made headlines this past summer with the announcement that its 55-inch OLED TV would sell for $3,500. Not cheap, but a whopping 75 percent less than what its...
View ArticleA Do-It-All Processor, At a Price
Steinway Lyngdorf P200 Surround Processor At last September’s CEDIA Expo, Steinway Lyngdorf offered a sneak peek of the P200 surround processor it plans to start selling in early 2015 for $18,000. (No,...
View ArticleTV as Sculpture?
Samsung S9W Ultra HDTV I tried to imagine the S9W at home but quickly realized my rustic family room is no match for its art-gallery vibe. Although I have to admit, when I first laid eyes on its...
View ArticleOLED Obsession: LG 65EG9600 4K OLED TV
2015 is shaping up to be the Year of the Ultra HD as the balance begins to shift from everyday HDTVs to 4K/Ultra HDTVs with their higher-than-HD 3840x2160 pixel count. The latest projections from the...
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