Bowers & Wilkins has launched the seven-model 800 Series Diamond D5 lineup, from the 805 D5 standmount to the $65,000-per-pair 801 D5 flagship, with Signature-derived refinements and serious home theater center-channel options.
Are you familiar with GoldenEar? If not, here’s the scoop: It was founded by Sandy Gross, who also co-founded Polk Audio and Definitive Technology. Its speakers have a distinctive look that results from a consistent design philosophy informed by physics as well as aesthetics. Its speakers are in the premium category, but generally offer a…
A double dose of audio news coming out of England: Cambridge Audio has a new US distributor and it has announced a new line of active speakers. New L/R Active Series Cambridge is applying a “just add music” philosophy with the new L/R Series. These are active speakers, so no need for a separate amp,…
Fresh new year, fresh new gear. That is the promise of the annual CES expo in Vegas. And on the show floor this year you’ll find SVS Sound demonstrating its newest addition to its lineup: The SVS R|Evolution Soundbar. No surprise, SVS focused on per-channel fidelity. That means 3-way driver architecture for each channel and…
When it comes to tweeters, domes have long been the most popular variety in consumer applications. First released to consumers in 1958, with soft-dome tweeters arriving nine years later in 1967, they were a huge step up from the cone tweeters of the time. Also, a lot smaller than the compression-driver horn tweeters, a technology…
Just got back from Audio Advice Live 2025. There were elements to it that were tons of fun, especially all the home theater systems (a dozen of them) available to demo. It’s more focused on home theater than other audio shows, which makes for a nice mix between two-channel and multi-channel systems. This year, I…
One of the biggest debuts at Audio Advice Live 2025 was Focal’s Diva Mezza Utopia speakers. It’s the Diva Utopia’s bigger sibling. It plays louder and deeper. Of course it weighs more, and costs more. There’s not a ton of competition in the active, full-sized, audiophile-quality tower speaker category. Focal is establishing a beachhead, and…
