QED XT25 vs. QED Supremus Review: Entry-Level vs. Flagship Performance
From budget brilliance to flagship luxury: We review the QED XT25 and QED Supremus. Discover which speaker cable fits your hifi system’s performance needs.”
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Is This the New Class Leader? KEF Q350 Review vs. Dynaudio Emit M20
You know that feeling when you find something that just gets it right? That’s the KEF Q350 in a nutshell. It’s the kind of speaker that makes you do a double-take, not just because it looks good sitting in your room (which it absolutely does), but because of what happens when you hit play. Design-wise, KEF…
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Does the Bowers & Wilkins 804 D4 Live Up to the Abbey Road Legacy?
For over four decades, the Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series has been the benchmark for reference sound. As the trusted monitor of choice at legendary studios like Abbey Road, these speakers are synonymous with the most accurate and transparent audio reproduction on the planet. But what does that legacy sound like in a real-world home?…
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Bowers & Wilkins 801 D4 Speaker Review
The Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series has now evolved over more than a decade, and the current generation represents its fifth major iteration. Six years have passed since the previous update. While the overall concept and engineering philosophy were firmly established several generations ago, this latest revision brings numerous refinements, not only in construction, but…
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Jamo C 97 II Review: Honest Hi-Fi Performance with Elegant Nordic Styling
We all love that clean, laconic Scandinavian look, light wood, smooth lines, and furniture that doesn’t scream for attention. Now imagine that same design philosophy, but instead of a bookshelf, it’s a pair of floor-standing speakers. Jamo’s new flagship three-way speakers, the Jamo C97 II from the Concert 9 Series, are proof that you don’t…
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I Didn’t Expect This Much Bass from a 12-Inch Cube… SVS SB-2000 Pro Review
A well-enclosed subwoofer is a wonderful thing. SVS offers a wide variety of subwoofer designs, and the SVS SB-2000 Pro is part of its newest 2000 Pro Series. It features a 12-inch woofer and an amplifier rated at 550W RMS (1500W peak). Compact sealed subwoofers are usually cube-shaped, with a width almost equal to the…
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Revel Concerta2 MI6 Review
We’re surprised that a brand like Revel hasn’t made a bigger impact on the UK speaker market. All the ingredients for success are here: the speakers are well built, solidly engineered, and based on our listening experience, sound fantastic. Take the M16, for instance; that speaker earned its reputation for a reason. People still talk…
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The Whole Truth About Speaker Cables (To Be Honest, Not Quite All: But Enough)
I’ve watched this debate unfold for years on audiophile forums. Someone claims cables sound different.Someone else replies with “+1.”Then comes the inevitable line: “If it’s the same copper, it can’t possibly sound different.” What fascinates me is this — the loudest skeptics rarely mention actual listening comparisons. Their argument is theoretical. Absolute. Closed. Meanwhile, those…
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I Didn’t Expect a Compact Subwoofer to Sound This Controlled: My JL Audio Dominion d110 Review
Back in the early 2000s, when the home theater multichannel experience threatened to absorb two-channel audio, I attended a CEDIA (Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association) event. At that trade show, JL Audio unveiled its original Gotham subwoofer. I’d been warned that it was going to be a “loud” demo, and it certainly lived up…
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Dynaudio Contour 20i Review
Dynaudio didn’t reinvent the Contour 20 — and that’s exactly why the Contour 20i is so interesting. Rather than chasing dramatic design changes, the Danish brand focused on refining what already worked, quietly improving resolution, control, and musical expressiveness. The result is a stand-mount speaker that sounds more insightful, more composed, and ultimately more convincing…
