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Written by Jim Milton
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Monday, 01 March 2010 00:00 |
My first introduction to high end audio was back in college. During my freshman year (1975) I came into contact with a kid across the hall from me who owned a Pioneer tape deck. I remember well the wooden side panels and dancing dials. Even though I can not remember the model, I remember that it was able to record on CrO2 tape for the highest fidelity. Does anyone else remember those tapes? Over the years, I have owned a Pioneer CTF-650 tape deck and at least one Pioneer CD/SACD player. But even back then, I knew that Pioneer was really only mid-fi. In fact, Pioneer was competing with JVC, Technics, Sansui and others in the entry to mid level equipment market place. Sure, today the Elite series is pretty good, but I still can’t shake the feeling that it is just on the upper end of the mid-fidelity crowd. Pioneer makes speakers too, and they are very good. Here, we review their model S-2EX, which are monitor-sized, which means they are too big to go on a shelf, but not floor-standing.
Tags: Beryllium | Speakers |
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Written by Richard Stevens
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 00:00 |
I’ve always been intrigued by Mirage speakers. Their brand and styling are unmistakable. Having never owned a pair and only partaking in a few brief demos, I was eager to spend some time with the MX 5.1 speaker system. I knew the MX speaker system was compact but when the shipping company arrived with a box that was smaller in diameter than my reference subwoofer I started to feel a little disenchanted.
Tags: Satellites | Speakers |
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Written by Piero Gabucci
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 00:00 |
Back in mid-2005, I auditioned Canton’s new Vento line of speakers with an entire surround package, (although the matching sub had yet to be released). I found them impeccably designed and crafted, and they sounded terrific. In this review, I take a look and listen to the Canton Reference 5.2 DC tower (floor-standing) speakers. More-terrific is what I found.
Tags: Floorstanding | Speakers |
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Written by Greg Zakrzewski
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Monday, 21 September 2009 00:00 |
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 Ahh summer time. Time for pools, get togethers with friends and tearing apart walls in search of audio and aesthetic excellence for your flat screen TV. While this may not be the average summer activity for most I’ll wager more than a few Secrets readers are in the midst of their own audio-video inspired renovations. Here’s my story of an in wall audio adventure courtesy of the new Paradigm Millenia 20 Hybrids.
Tags: In Wall | Speakers |
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Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
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Thursday, 27 August 2009 00:00 |
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 Earthquake Sound has just introduced the Titan Telesto floor-standing speakers. They are 50" high and have a unique horn-loaded tweeter as well as a conventional dome tweeter. Two 4" drivers handle the midrange, with a side-mounted 8" woofer dealing out the low frequencies. They are beautifully finished in black piano lacquer and are priced at $4,999 for the pair. Earthquake also sent their Supernova MKVI 10" subwoofer, because I had been so impressed with the 15" version, and I wanted to see how the smaller one performed. Well, it performed! And so did the Telestos . . . .
Tags: Speakers | Subwoofers | Tower |
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Written by Chris Heinonen
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Sunday, 01 February 2009 16:00 |
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 When I was just getting started in hi-fi back in college, going to look for a new piece of equipment was both exciting, and annoying. Venturing out with a collection of CD’s to evaluate speakers at different shops would often lead to two results: salespeople that would totally ignore me based on my perceived age and income, or salespeople that would try to steer me away from the speakers I could reasonable afford to something far more expensive. In those rare cases that I found a store with a salesperson that actually respected that I wanted a nice set of speakers but did have limited funds and tried to help, I would return there later as my finanaces allowed.
Tags: 5.1 | Floorstanding | Home Theater Systems | Speakers | Subwoofers | Surround Sound | Tower |
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Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
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Thursday, 14 February 2008 16:00 |
 MartinLogan electrostatic speakers are renown for their sound quality, and now, with the Purity, they are affordable for everyone. The built-in 200 watt power amplifier for both the ESL panel and the woofers makes them easy to drive, and the small footprint allows them to be used in any room
Tags: Electrostatic | Speakers |
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Written by Adrian Wittenberg
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Thursday, 07 February 2008 16:00 |
 The Velocity 2 Go is an indoor stereo system designed for use with MP3 players, and it can also be used as a subwoofer that to be placed in a vehicle, and finally it's a portable battery-operated stereo system that provides musical ambiance for any outdoor get together, be it afternoon picnic, backyard party, or summertime barbeque.
Tags: MP3 | Portable Music Players | Speakers |
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Written by Gabriel Lowe
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Friday, 30 November 2007 16:00 |
 Having grown up a big fan of the Star Wars films, as many of us home theater enthusiasts did, the label THX has always had an air of gear-head royalty due to its origins. The Lucasfilm spin off has long represented a certain standard of excellence when it comes to home theater equipment . . .
Tags: 5.1 | Bookshelf | Center Channel | Floorstanding | Speakers | Subwoofers | Surround Sound |
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Written by Piero Gabrucci
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Friday, 30 November 2007 16:00 |
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 Outlaw Audio, those "Internet only" rebels lead by head wrangler Peter Tribeman, have finally satisfied a large following by entering the speaker market.
Tags: Bookshelf | Stereo | Subwoofers |
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Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
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Tuesday, 13 November 2007 05:45 |
 Although Usher may not be a name that comes to USA consumers' minds when thinking of speakers, they have actually been making them for more than 30 years. Perhaps the lack of name recognition comes from the parent company being in Taiwan.
Tags: Impedance | Speakers | Tweeter |
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