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Filed under Floor Loudspeaker Reviews, Audacious Audio By: Michael Fremer  Posted: Mar 18, 2010  0 comments It's difficult to believe that the former top model of Vandersteen Audio's line of loudspeakers, the Model 5, has been in production in one form or another since 1997. Time passes quickly when you're having fun. Like all Vandersteen speakers, the 5 was and remains a good value and performance proposition. For all the 5's high technology and excellent performance both measured and audible, its price now starts at under $20,000/pair (up from about $10,000/pair when the 5 was introduced in 1997), including a built-in, proprietary powered subwoofer in each cabinet, and a sophisticated equalization system for room compensation.
Filed under Hi-Rez Disc Player/Transport Reviews, Audacious Audio By: Michael Fremer  Posted: Feb 17, 2010  0 comments Playback Designs was founded less than three years ago. However, with the release in 2008 of its MPS-5 Music Playback Systema slim, full-featured SACD/CD player and DAC that costs $15,000 and is built in the USthe company has since established itself as a significant player in high-performance digital audio.
Filed under Solid State Power Amp Reviews By: Michael Fremer  Posted: Jan 27, 2010  0 comments Hang around long enough, and your reward is often to be taken for granted or ignored. Canadian electronics manufacturer Bryston Ltd. has been around since the mid-1970s, and whileif coverage by Stereophile is any indicationthe company has hardly been ignored, it's often taken for granted.
PMC DB1i loudspeaker
Filed under Stand Loudspeaker Reviews, Budget Component Reviews By: Michael Fremer  Posted: Dec 23, 2009  0 comments The British speaker manufacturer PMC Ltd. has built a professional client list seemingly as extensive as its almost mind-numbingly broad line of speakers. The i series alone includes 12 models, one of which is the DB1i ($1929/pair).
Filed under Floor Loudspeaker Reviews, Audacious Audio By: Michael Fremer  Posted: Sep 14, 2009  0 comments Though taller, narrower, deeper, more gracefully sculpted, and even more mantis-like than the MAXX Series 2 that I reviewed in the August 2005 Stereophile, at first glance the Wilson Audio Specialties MAXX Series 3 seems little more than a minor reworking of its predecessor with a major increase in price: from $44,900 to $68,000 per pair. But first looks can be deceiving. Take a closer, longer gazeor, better yet, spend some time listening (especially if you've spent time with the MAXX 2)and you'll quickly realize that while the familiar Wilson design concepts remain in play, the MAXX 3 is far more than a minor reworking of an older model.