bookshelf speakers

Amphion has taken its One15 nearfield monitor, put amplification inside it and called the result the A15 for home use. Same 1 inch titanium tweeter, same 5.25 inch aluminium woofer and matching passive radiator, same 1,600Hz crossover, same cabinet dimensions. Internal power is quoted at 125...

A spec sheet listing a single balanced XLR input and nothing else is either an oversight or a statement, and with Amphion it's clearly the second one. The new A15 is a compact two way active with no wi-fi, no Bluetooth, no HDMI, no USB, no app. Just amplification and an analog input. The...

Two entry level standmounts got put head to head this week, and the spec table underneath the review is more interesting for this forum than the listening verdict is. The Dali Sonik 1 uses a 29mm soft dome tweeter with a 13cm pulp and wood fibre mid/bass, rear ported, 6 ohms, 86dB sensitivity...

Start with the amp, because it narrows this more than the shortlist does. Someone on AVForums is running a Quad Artera pre and stereo power amp, has up to 3,000 pounds including stands, and is choosing between the KEF R3 Meta and the Dali Rubikore 2. Listening diet is 80s rock and 70s soul...

A claimed 48Hz to 28kHz out of a 6.5-inch two-way in a rear-ported box is the first thing I'd want measured, because that's a manufacturer figure with no tolerance band attached to it. Everything else about the Amora 5 reads conservative: a 25mm silk dome tweeter in an aluminium surround with a...

Quad announced a speaker line called Elegan and the framing is a revival of the old L series, aimed at what the coverage calls accessible hi-fi. No pricing, driver count or cabinet detail in anything I have read yet, so treat all of this as a reaction rather than an assessment. Quad is one of...