Silent Laboratories Molliter impressed me even before I played my playlist, because they looked gorgeous and their finish was insanely good, a sort of a car detailing job if you want. The Lamborghini Yellow gloss made them show off ...
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Mareka Audio, Horoměřice, +420 603 259 667
Mobile Fidelity aka MoFi knows how to promote a product, and so had the Sourcepoint 10’s launch been surrounded by halo even before the first boxes arrived at dealers. No wonder – it is the first loudspeaker from the renowned vinyl ...
An obvious ATC/Harbeth-inspired loudspeaker from France. To me, it is like a direct declaration of war. In fact, it is. It would be a mistake to consider the Atalante 5 a copy, though. It does many things better and adds an ...
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Dreamaudio, Bratislava, +421 907 838 806
Arguably, JBL is one of the most influential companies in loudspeaker business. If time travel was possible, and if JBL had been erased, we would be listening to different speakers than we listen to nowadays. That´s history. The new ...
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AQ s.r.o., Červenka, tel. +420 585 342 232
This is a great surprise and quite an ambitious project from the brand that usually focuses on lower tier customers. German Heco put a lot of effort into Bella Donna and even developed a dedicated internet presentation for it. The ...
The ‘SP’ letters in the designation of the Fyne Audio’s new stand-mounted loudspeakers refer to "Special Production". In practice it means an improved version of the stock F500 model. The F500SP is neither cheap nor big, yet it is ...
Wow, what am I hearing here? I rubbed my eyes with disbelief. Are these small stand-mounts, for less than an average monthly salary, a real thing? At various occasions I mentioned already that some gems of the hi-fi world are well ...
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RP Audio, Ostrava, +420 737 366 831
It should have been limited series only, but the LS50 anniversary monitors have grown bigger than anyone anticipated. In fact, they are the best-selling KEF´s product range. How does it come that these diminutive speakers have made ...
The Passion Orca is an improved version of the Acoustique Quality’s flagship stand-mounted speaker. Alike any other top model the Orca received meticulous attention to detail with only one exception: it was not designed as a ...
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AQ s.r.o., Červenka, tel. +420 585 342 232
The size of the D9 does not allow to pair the dynamic abilities of these small monitors with a sense of scale and weight, yet they can play impressively loud without any stress. And you bet I played them loud. Add crystalline highs ...
The world of Tannoy is inhabited by real men, loud music and ice cubes tinkling in whisky glasses. The Legacy Eaton are standmounts in Tannoy's opinion yet they are massive and chunky pieces of furniture that require plenty of space ...
The Dali Katch is a piece of beauty. The reviewed Cloud Gray unit with its smoky pink-beige finish was an ultimate eye-catcher for any female visitors. VThe visual appeal of a luxury handbag easily overcomes any objections of your ...
The Domephase surprised me with perfect build quality - looks like Chinese manufactures are now becoming benchmarks as far as the craftsmanship is concerned. On top of that the Poisons use quite unusual design principles to deliver ...
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The Sopra N°1 is anything but ordinary and everything but a small standmount. If I let it play for you in a dark room you would swear that you are listening to quite a big loudspeaker. And you would not guess it is Focal as the N°1 ...
If Dynaudio decides to upgrade a product line there must be a reason - especially when the Contour line is discussed. The predecessor, the Dynaudio Contour 1.4 had been produced for 12 years and had become an affordable audiophile ...
Nature does not favour sharp-edged creations. Round shapes save energy and have better fit with universe. The spirit of the Perla (means pearl in local language) dwells in a shell that is as small as a sheet of paper, and is ...
Revel has a very slow innovation cycle, a kind of "no need for a change if there is no reason for it". However, they have decided to innovate the Performa line finally. As good as the innovation looked on the paper I had mixed ...
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Excelia HiFi, Chrudim, tel. +420 724 00 77 44
Considering how cheap these speakers ar they represent one of the best buys in passive monitors category. In Focal they had used different cone materials in the past - from Kevlar to polymer compounds - but now they have come up with ...
The Phi3 MKII is an improved version of the loudspeaker that, in November 2011 issue of HiFi & Musik magazine, downed Dali, Sonus Faber, Aurum Cantus, Elac, Canton and KEF competitors. Three years have passed since then, the GamuT ...
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Iryson, Kvetoslavov, tel. +421 903 418 345
The rather small Sonus Faber Venere 1.5 monitors have made a rather big stir in the audio community recently. The new entry level speakers should have all the Sonus Faber's trademarks: great craftsmanship, great sound and a great ...
Wilson Benesch presents one of the Discovery's drivers naked, firing towards the floor - that is why the Discovery speaker looks like an engine rather than a loudspeaker. If you consider how the Discovery is designed and how tit ...
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Dreamaudio, Bratislava, +421 907 838 806
In Sonus Faber they know how to address the emotional side of a listener. Like Italian violin masters the Sonus Faber produces loudspeakers of the highest aesthetic value in the audio industry. The brand new Olympica line is a kind ...
KEF presents the LS-50 as an ultimate studio monitor. Well, there is a lot of passive studio speakers that are at least as good as the LS-50, a dozen of those that are better than it, and a handful of those that let the ...
„I have always loved small speakers, for their discreet presence, for their suitability in less critical environments, for the “magic” which they often are able to create in music reproduction. With Accordo, I followed design ...
The PM stands for "Prestige Monitor". Bowers & Wilkins ventured into Bugati and Bentley's world with the timeless and luxurious design, sleek aerodynamic curves and premium technologies. It has been long since I had such a exquisite ...
The slim Confidence C1 II speakers look like a monitor that was coincidently placed upside down. For some terrific and for some terrible design unites the listeners once it comes to how it sounds. The C1 II are among the finest stand ...
These Atohm monitors are like a magnifying glass that lets the listener look deep into music. Despite their size they provide explosive dynamics against clear and quiet backdrop - not unlike premium headphones that let you hear a ...
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Nisel SK, Bratislava, tel. +421 905 203 078
The Diamond 10.2 builds on the former "9" range that contained some most appraised models in hifi. Wharfedale felt the need to innovate so here we are - the 10.2 should be the most capable model in the range.
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RP Audio , Ostrava, +420 596 110 872
Unlike the previous generations of B&W’s the new Diamonds are real diamonds. Within its price range they rank amongst the best available loudspeakers and in certain aspects (airy detail, excellent soundstaging, responsiveness and ...
These small speakers have made it to the list of legends during their lifespan. For their asking price they represent an excellent buy - no wonder that they are the best selling model in the Taiwanese Usher's catalogue.
Imagine a stone that is thrown into still water in a pond – can you see the concentric waves travelling evenly in circles outwards from the centre? This is the best visualisation of what the MSW (the Manger sound transducer) does. ...
It's been not so long from we had reviewed Focal's Micro Utopia. The Micro Utopias scored well, they earned two remarks, however: we did not like their conservative design and we felt that their lateral imaging was constricted. The ...
If Kudos tried to make some compromises while designing the Cardea C1 then the compromises were not made with drivers - both 18" midrange drivers, with lacquered cones, and the 1" silk dome tweeter are the best what was available ...
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KAS Audio, Praha, tel. +420 602 406 436
With the M22s the dust and haze dissapears, the air becomes clearer, crispier and more sparkling. It is as if the cones have no mass - the Revels are superfast and superfocused. Not a bad combination, don't you think?
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Excelia HiFi, Chrudim, tel. +420 724 00 77 44
The craftsmanship is immaculate - the glossy finish is spotless and seamless, this Aurum Cantus monitor is like a supersmooth monolith. There are several layers of hand-polished lacquer on the cabinet that is assembled from extremely ...
Paradigm used aluminum die-cast cabinets with thickness of the walls of 5mm, that are heavily braced. Front and back plates of the cabinets are tightened to each other by long bolts. Drivers are beryllium, cobalt and aluminum. Isn't ...
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Hifi Store, Praha, 603 460 675
Microdetails and delicacies appear only after proper burn-in. This is quite an important aspect of the Dynaudio's initiation - without that you only hear a half of what they are capable of.
Yamaha proves once again that it continues to be a big name in audio. The Soavo 2 jare a serious candidate to a 'good buy of the year' as they managed to marry musicality with monitor-like precision. Add their high-end appearance and ...
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K+B Expert, Praha tel. +420 272 122 259,
