In Store Only Special Price On White Demos (39h, 8.5w, 10d, 40 lbs, 6 ohms, 89 dB SPL) Atohm of France makes beautiful sounding, POWERFUL speakers, in a smallish form factor. Up on offer now is our last pair of WHITE Sirocco 2.0s. The 2.0 is a killer diminutive tower. People in France don’t have big living rooms like we do, so…
In 1975 I bought my first pair of Magnepans, the single panel MG2s for $700. They changed my relationship with the audio hobby. They are to blame for taking me from modest “using” into full blown addiction! My first speakers were Advents. They were good for the price because of respectable driver blending. With Sherwood 7100 receiver, B&O 3000 table and Teac…
In an earlier post I guesstimated there must be 500 or more speaker makers out there. As I’ve done more research, I’m going to double that guesstimate! “Companies” range from a one man band in a basement or industrial park space to very sophisticated industrial operations. With a thousand or so entities to consider, how do you pick the one that’s right…
First of all, you have to be honest with yourself. Or, if you’re shopping at Audio Emporium, please be honest with us. What do I mean by this? We know our products really well- speakers most specifically. Loudspeakers each have their own personality. I’d love to get you speakers that are best for YOU- which isn’t necessarily the one that’s the best…
TAS 2023 Buyer’s Guide : Speakers Issue 332 I have always loved Buyer’s Guides. Whether Audio Magazine’s famous Bibles of the 70s or more current versions by TAS or Stereophile- I scour them cover to cover. Just as I memorize too many baseball stats (Henry Aaron is still king at 755 by the way)- I can’t get enough of great hi-fi gear….
Klipsch Cornwall IV Speakers, $6600 per pair (38h, 25.3w, 15.5d, 102dB, 8 ohms, 100 lbs. Walnut, Black, Auburn Red) K’s Cornwall 4 is a particularly FASCINATING loudspeaker. There’s nothing else quite like it. I’m going to call it C4 for this article. Let’s take a look. People new to the C4 might shoot from the hip and think it’s basically a “club”…
Oscar & Kareem, Molitor & Yount, Spahn & Uecker… These, are some of Milwaukee’s best pairings. Let’s add a new one. Klipsch and Marantz. The Klipsch Heritage line of speakers, made in Arkansas, blends high efficiency and impact to bring the excitement of live music to your living room. However, if you have generic or noisy electronics, you’ll hear hiss and hum…