Floorstanding Speakers News & Reviews

Boston Acoustics A360 Loudspeaker Review

The Boston Acoustics A360 floorstanding loudspeakers are well built and look good at $800/pair. High quality parts are used in the cabinet construction and the drivers are decent quality. Although the...
Essence Model 1200 Electrostatic Speakers

Essence just announced the world’s first full-range electrostatic loudspeakers to use acrylic stators. The Model 1200 floorstander is 48.8” tall, 11.5” wide, 1” deep and doesn’t use woofers, tweeters or cross-overs....
Legacy Audio Focus SE Loudspeakers Review

When the Legacy Focus SE loudspeakers came in, the debate raged once more in my mind: How influenced should I be by build quality? How much should I allow myself to...
Pioneer SP-PK52FS 5.1 Speaker System Review

What would you say if we told you that a company historically known for their A/V electronics has redefined the loudspeaker market with their budget speaker line designed by industry veteran...
SVS Ultra Series Tower Speakers

An upswept trapezoidal shape and horizontally-opposed dual woofer array are highlights of SVS’ flagship floorstanding speaker, which comes with an audition-friendly 45-day in-home trial. SVS just released their flagship, Ultra Series...
Quad ESL-2812 and ESL-2912 Electrostatic Loudspeakers

Quad introduced the ESL-2812 and the taller ESL-2912 electrostatic loudspeakers that can play louder and handle more power than their predecessors, are more pleasing to the eye, and deliver even greater...
Genesis G2jr Line-Source Loudspeakers

Genesis Advanced Technologies introduced the 6-foot tall, 220 pound, Genesis 2.2 Junior (G2jr) line-source floorstanding loudspeaker featuring a 48-inch midrange ribbon and twin 12-inch servo-controlled amplified subwoofers per channel. The Genesis 2.2...
MartinLogan Theos Review

Performance: (4 out of 5) Value: (4 out of 5) The MartinLogan Theos sit at the top of their ESL line at $4,995/pr, but just below their Reference line. Over the...
Status Acoustics Titus 8T Floorstanding Speaker Review

Performance: (5 out of 5) Value: (4 out of 5) It isn’t often that I review a product that fundamentally changes the way I listen and experience audio. Status Acoustics, the...
Thiel CS2.7 Floorstanding Speakers Review

Thiel have a reputation for high quality speakers and the CS2.7 Floorstanding speaker looks to continue that tradition. Building on the CS3.7, we expect the price of the CS2.7 to be...
Quad 25L and 23L Classic Floorstanding Loudspeakers Announced

Quad has released the 25L Classic and 23L Classic floorstanding loudspeakers, designed to provide the closest approach to the original sound. To help achieve this tonal honesty the two models use...
Bowers and Wilkins CM8 Floorstanding Speaker System Review

Performance: (4.5 out of 5) Value: (4 out of 5) B&W is certainly a well-known name in audio, with a reputation for excellent engineering and superb built quality earned from decades...
Fluance SVHTB 5.0 Speaker System Review

It would be easy to discount the new SV series speakers from Fluance simply because of price. At $629.99 with free shipping, how could any 5.0 system be good? Add to...
Canalis Allegra 2.0 Review

We love the look of bamboo cabinets and we can’t help but applaud any manufacturer that goes through the trouble of using it. It is a renewable resource and, extra cost...
Infinity Primus P363 Floorstanding Loudspeaker Review

The Infinity Primus P363 is a 3-way floorstanding speaker featuring dual 6.5″ MMD woofers, a dedicated 4″ MMD midrange and a ¾” MMD dome tweeter. Infinity seems to have taken a...
Audience ClairAudient 16+16 Review

The Audience ClairAudient 16+16 Mark II speakers feature 32 drivers, 9 passive radiators, and a $72,000 price tag. At $72,000 a pair, they aren’t for the weak of wallet. At an...
Fluance XL7F Floorstanding Loudspeaker Review

The XL7F’s are a three-way, four driver, floorstanding loudspeaker system from a relatively unknown Canadian manufacturer. At around $1k/pair, they’d seem to be a pretty good deal from their specs on...
MK Sound 950F Review

For $400 you could get your own stand for the MK Sound LCR-950s. They are already regarded as a great home theater speaker for small to medium-sized room. But if you...
MBL 101 X-treme Omnidirectional Floorstanding Loudspeakers Review

Photo Credit: mbl.de Does MBL make the best speakers in the world? The MBL 101 X-treme loudspeakers are extremely big, extremely expensive, extremely unique, and extremely good. They may be the...
Technical Audio Devices TAD-E1 Loudspeakers

Technical Audio Devices Laboratories (TAD) announced the TAD-E1 (Evolution One) floor standing loudspeaker for audiophiles. The Evolution series provides precise audio quality that sounds completely natural and achieves unprecedented levels of...