Time was that a pair of electrostatics speakers was almost the shibboleth of the high end. When TAS began, of course, there were fine box speakers, the Spendors, the IMFs, and the Harbeths (rare in ...

Bower & Wilkins introduced the Matrix 801 speaker in 1979 followed by a line of speakers based on the 801 in 1986. B&W has continued to update the 800 range every few years ever since. ...

Is it really over when Morel’s brand-new $32k flagship speakers, The Fat Ladies, sing? That’s the bold promise of this wittily named arabesque of a three-way, four-driver floorstander from Israel and Great Britain (by way ...

Improving the breed is the imperative that drives high-end design. But few meld high concept and superior sonics into one as organically as Anthony Gallo of Gallo Acoustics. Defying box-speaker clichés, Gallo is known for ...

For MartinLogan X marks the spot. Promoted as the world’s best hybrid electrostatic, the Summit X does in fact redefine sonic expectations in this particular loudspeaker genre. Updated from the original Summit, the X features ...

Best Sound (cost-no-object) I heard quite a number of outstanding systems at this show. My contenders for Best Sound include Sonus faber’s $250k flagship loudspeaker (called simply the “Sonus faber”) driven by Audio Research 610t ...

If you’re skeptical about the idea that Sony could build and properly market a true high end loudspeaker, you’re not alone. Even Sony recognized the clash between product and image, so much so that they ...

The annual Buyer's Guide Issue is packed with our top recommendations in every product category and at every price. We’ve carefully selected the crème de la crème from the vast array of products on the ...

The annual Buyer's Guide Issue is packed with our top recommendations in every product category and at every price. We’ve carefully selected the crème de la crème from the vast array of products on the ...

The Marten Getz loudspeaker is a three-way dynamic-driver floorstander. Its debut marks the completion of the four-model Heritage Series from the company that hails from the land of ABBA, Volvo, and Ingrid Bergman. Marten, known ...

JH Note: Recently, I had the pleasure of listening to Teresonic’s flagship loudspeaker, the Ingenium Silver with Lowther DX4 drivers, at the home of Jack Roberts, accompanied by Mike Zivkovic, the leader of Teresonic’s design ...

Neil Gader on Electronics Under $15,000 and Loudspeakers Under $20,000 I’m no economist, but in spite of the year’s financial ups and downs I was more inspired by what I saw and heard at this ...

OK. I’m fully aware that I’m going to stir up a storm of criticism from Wilson owners, Rockport owners, TAD owners, Nola owners, Vandersteen owners, Focal owners, Hansen owners, Scaena owners, YG owners, Magnepan owners, ...

Richard Vandersteen has accomplished many things in high-end audio, but building a loudspeaker that is competitive with the best in the world regardless of price heretofore has not been one of them. Instead Vandersteen has ...

Many specialty audio companies begin life as one designer's unique take on how a given part of the audio chain can be improved. Such companies often start in a tinkerer's project room with a few ...