Reviews

Cerwin-Vega! HT-S15
Subwoofer

When it comes to performance, there are basically two kinds of subwoofers: those that go way down with some sacrifice in output, and those that trade deep-bass extension for maximal...
Counterpoint SA-3000
Preamplifier

The Counterpoint SA-3000 is a hybrid preamplifier combining solid-state and vacuum-tube circuitry. Its power transformer is a separate unit that’s always active when plugged into...
Crown FM Two
Tuner

The Crown FM Two is an FM tuner of advanced design whose compact dimensions and appearance complement those of the company’s Straight Line Two preamplifier and Power Line Two power...
Crown Power Line Three
Power Amplifier

The Crown Power Line 3 basic power amplifier is rated to deliver 90 watts per channel into 8-ohm loads from 20 to 20,000 Hz with no more than 0.05 per cent distortion, or 140 watts...
DCM CX-07
Speaker System

The DCM CX-07 is a small, light, and inexpensive two-way loudspeaker based on a 6-1/2-inch woofer operating in a vented enclosure. The high frequencies are handled by a 3/4-inch soft-dome...
DCM QED
Speaker System

The DCM QED is a floor-standing, two-way speaker system whose design emphasizes linear amplitude and phase response. It employs an 8-inch woofer operating in a transmission-line-loaded...
DCM TF-1000
Speaker System

From the outside, the DCM Time Frame TF-1000 speaker looks similar to a number of planar or dipole panel speakers, but it is actually a more or less conventional three-way for-ward-radiating...
Dahlquist DQ-16
Speaker System

Since their beginnings some twenty years ago, Dahlquist loudspeakers have featured what the company calls a Phased Array design. The specific techniques involved in this approach include...
Dahlquist DQ-20
Speaker System

The introduction of Dahlquist’s original Phased Array speaker system, the DQ-10, more than fourteen years ago aroused considerable interest in the audiophile community. Despite a...
Dahlquist DQM-3
Speaker System

The Dahlquist DQM-3 is a compact two-way speaker system with an 8-inch acoustic-suspension woofer that has a flat-wound ribbon-wire voice coil and a polyvinyl-acetate cone. The sealed...
Dahlquist DQM-9
Speaker System

The Dahlquist DQM-9 is a three-way, vented-enclosure system constructed in a conventional box format (unlike the well-known Dahlquist DQM-10). Since the woofer-compartment ports open...
Dahlquist M-905
Speaker System

Dahlquist’S first speaker, the DQ-10, was—and still is—an unconventional product: a free-standing system whose drivers are not mounted in the usual box enclosure. Reduction of...