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STEREO • MUSIC
GUIDE to
HIGH-PERFORMANCE
LOUDSPEAKERS
2014 EDItION
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• From the Editor
• On the Horizon: Great New Products
Coming Your Way
• How to Choose a Loudspeaker
• Illustrated History of
High-End Audio
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Desktop and
Super-Compact
Loudspeakers
• Audioengine A2+
• KEF X300A
• Audience ClairAudient The One
• Neat Acoustics Iota
• Our Top Picks in Desktop and Super-
Compact Speakers
Stand-Mounted
Loudspeakers
• Sonus faber Venere Model 1.5
• Focal Aria 906
• KEF LS50
• Anthony Gallo Acoustics Strada 2 &
TR-3d Sub
• Paradigm 30th Anniversary Inspiration
Monitor
• Bryston Mini T
• Harbeth Monitor 30.1
• Von Schweikert UniField Two Mk 2
• Our Top Picks in Stand-Mounted
Loudspeakers
Floorstanding
Loudspeakers
Under $10,000
• Featured Review: MartinLogan Montis
• Featured Review: MartinLogan
Summit X
• Magnepan Super MMG System
• GoldenEar Technology Triton Seven
• Revel Performa 3 F206 and M106
• GoldenEar Technology Triton Two
• Eminent Technology LFT-8b
• Dynaudio Excite X34
• Nola Contender
• Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Baby
Grand
• Thiel CS2.7
• JansZen zA2.1
• Our Top Picks in Floorstanding
Loudspeakers under $10,000
Floorstanding
Loudspeakers
Over $10,000
• Featured Review: Legacy Aeris
• Sony NA2ES
• German Physics Unlimited Mk.II
• DALI Epicon 6
• Rockport Technologies Atria
• YG Acoustics Kipod II Signature
• Wilson Alexia
• Our Top Picks in Floorstanding
Loudspeakers over $10,000
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GUIDE to
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2014 EDItION
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FROM THE
Editor
Welcome to the 2014 edition of
The Absolute Sound's Guide to High-Performance
Loudspeakers.
The past twelve months made 2013 an incredible year in high-end audio,
especially for loudspeakers, and the advancements made in both affordability and quality
can be seen throughout this guide. Never before has great sound quality been so accessible.
Whether you are a first-time buyer or a veteran audiophile, loudspeakers tend to be the first piece
in the audio chain that gets purchased or upgraded—and for good reason. No matter how simple or
complex, speakers have a profound effect on musical enjoyment, and determining which ones are worth
auditioning can be daunting. Armed with the insights found in the 2014
Guide to High-Performance
Loudspeakers,
you will find this task much more enjoyable, and a little less daunting.
In our 2014
Guide to High-Performance Loudspeakers
you will see familiar features, as well as brand-
new content—including an exclusive, previously unpublished review of the MartinLogan Montis, which
appears for the first time in this Buyer’s Guide. Neil Gader’s On The Horizon returns, highlighting
fourteen forthcoming products to keep an eye out for. There is also an excerpt from Robert Harley’s
The Complete Guide to High-End Audio—the
preeminent source of information and advice on high-end
sound systems—entitled “How to Choose a Loudspeaker.” This four-page excerpt will help demystify
the process of auditioning loudspeakers at your local hi-fi dealership—an enterprise that can be a bit
overwhelming to a neophyte (and even to seasoned buyers). With expert reviews and sidebars to further
clarify select aspects of loudspeaker technology, this guide will help you make your next purchase with
greater confidence and ease. It may also help you save some money!
We have divided the thirty-one full-length reviews found in this Buyer’s
Guide into four easy-to-navigate categories: Desktop and Super-
Compact Loudspeakers, Stand-Mounted Loudspeakers, Floorstanding
Loudspeakers under $10k, and Floorstanding Loudspeakers over $10k. At
the end of each category, our editors have selected their Top Picks—the
loudspeakers they would buy or recommend to close friends and family.
Included in this Buyer’s Guide is a new segment called Further Thoughts,
in which some of our top reviewers reflect on earlier loudspeaker
reviews, adding valuable insights on products that have withstood the
test of time.
We hope you consider this Buyer’s Guide exactly that—a guide to your
next purchase. We have taken the guesswork out of narrowing down the
many options available, and feel that the reviews, features, excerpts, and
Further Thoughts in the 2014
Guide to High-Performance Loudspeakers
will help to make this your best-sounding year yet.
Happy listening!
Spencer Holbert
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