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Monolith Audition T5 Floor-Standing Speaker Review Monoprice’s Audition T5 speakers are floorstanders for the audiophile on a tight budget, but trade-offs must be made to achieve their $500/pr pricing. On sale at $230/pr, ignore the trade offs and buy them!

Paradigm Celebrates 41 - New Founder Series Premium Finishes & Power Amplifier Paradigm came to CEDIA 2023 with everything from new premium finishes to the brand’s respected Founder Series speakers to the new SVX-1202 Power Amplifier and the updated Decor Series v2 Soundbars.

Focal Vestia No.3 Floorstanding Speaker Review Focal’s Vestia No.3 is a 3-way tower speaker that packs a lot of punch without costing a fortune despite being manufactured in France. Read our review to see if they live up to Focal’s high fidelity standards.

Bowers & Wilkins Proclaims 600 Series S3 Loudspeakers Is Their Best Yet! Bowers & Wilkins NEW 600 Series S3 loudspeakers is proclaimed to be their best yet. The new range includes the 603 S3 floorstander, 606 S3 and 607 S3 bookshelf, and the HTM6 S3 center channel. Learn why.

Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus Speakers Overview & Listening Results! The iconic Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus loudspeaker is back but costs $100k/pair! We discuss the 31 year history of this iconic speaker and give our listening impressions too.

MartinLogan’s Motion Foundation Series: High Tech Sound For ‘Emerging Audiophiles’ On the heels of MartinLogan’s Motion Series speakers come the less expensive Motion Foundation Series. The new range comprises 5 models: two floorstanders, two bookshelf models, and a center channel.

The Sonus faber Stradivari Loudspeaker Makes A Stunning Comeback Making its debut in Munich, the second-generation Stradivari ($50K/pair) has a new shape and up-to-date tech, but captures the spirit of the original loudspeakers from 20 years ago. Read on.

Definitive Technology Dymension DM70 Tower & DM20 Center Speakers Review Definitive Technology’s new Dymension series brings BIG improvements from the DM70 bipolar tower to the DM20 Center channel. Read our review for our listening impressions and full measurement report.

RBH Sound’s SFTR Speakers: Flagship Performance, More Compact Package RBH Sound’s new SFTR/AX active speaker system gives you near the performance of their massive SVTRS flagship but in a more compact design. We were able to achieve flat bass extension down to 7Hz!

Bowers & Wilkins New 801 & 805 D4 Signature Speakers Demo Audible Improvements! We demoed the Bowers & Wilkins NEW 801 & 805 D4 Signature speakers. The new Signature series build on the 801 & 805 D4 but with improvements throughout that were audible in our listening demo.