In years gone by, audio people used to refer to speaker design and manufacture as a Black Art. And they had a point. Not so long ago, hand-doped drivers and special response contouring in crossovers ...

YG Acoustics is a relatively young company (founded in 2002) that has made quite a splash in the upper end of the loudspeaker market. The firm has attracted some fervent supporters along with much controversy ...

The Verity Audio Finn sets a mood. With its shimmering, pearl-white lacquer finish setting off a series of gentle angles and seamless non-parallel cabinet surfaces, this a speaker that could grace the home of the ...

Editor's Note: The Absolute Sound recently published its 2010 Editors' Choice Award Winners. Following are the selections in the loudspeakers from $2,000 to $3,000 category. Many have links to the full reviews. Enjoy! JH B&W ...

The World’s Most Expensive Loudspeakers Robert Harley There’s been much debate in the pages of The Absolute Sound lately about the high-cost of certain audio components. For some reason, Wilson Audio seems to be a ...

The Magneplanar 1.7—the first new loudspeaker from Magnepan in better than a decade—was the most eagerly anticipated introduction at this year’s CES. Happily, its debut turned out to be a smashing success. Even more happily, ...

In years gone by, audio people used to refer to speaker design and manufacture as a Black Art. And they had a point. Not so long ago, hand-doped drivers and special response-contouring in crossovers to ...

The Episode, the latest addition to the Reference 3A speaker lineup, may be fairly summed up as the Grand Veena’s smaller brother. Positioned between the Veena and Grand Veena it is said to offer an ...

I’d just finished shutting off the system after a lengthy session listening to a wide range of LPs. There was The Police’s Synchronicity, a smattering of Jennifer Warnes and Holly Cole and Tom Waits, and, ...

So. After all the hype and hoopla, I guess you're wondering how Magico's new aluminum-bodied Q5 fared at this year's annual farrago in Vegas. Speaking strictly for myself, I'd have to say the answer to ...

Alongside the Magico Q5, the Maggie MG 1.7--the successor to the speaker I have long considered to be the best buy in high-end audio, the Maggie MG 1.6--was the product I most looked forward to ...

CES Update: The Best Loudspeaker Money Can’t Buy Robert Harley Concept cars are a staple of automobile shows, but concept audio components are a rarity at hi-fi expos. The concept car is meant as a ...

As curious as I am about the Magico Q5 intro--and I'm deadly curious--I've gotta admit that were I restricted to attending just one premier at the upcoming CES, I would have to skip the Q5 ...

This year's CES is likely to be unusually exciting for all sorts of reasons, not the least of which is the little number from Magico shown below. If you go to the Magico Web site ...

As I said in my review of the Magico M5s (in Issue 196), the first obligation of a loudspeaker—or, for that matter, any piece of audio gear—is to vanish as a sound source. Thanks to ...