The ML140HE is one of a new series of Shure cartridges incorporating many of the innovations originally introduced in Shure’s V15 series in newly designed cartridge bodies. Replacing...
Shure Brothers’ Ultra phono cartridges are aimed at the high-end audiophile. Although they have much in common with the widely acclaimed leader of Shure’s regular line, the V15...
Shure coined the term “trackability” some time ago to describe a key criterion of cartridge performance. It is the ability of the stylus system to trace the groove modulation accurately,...
When we originally reported on the Shure V15 Type V moving-magnet phono cartridge, we acclaimed it as the best all-around cartridge available at the time. Upgrading the Type V must...
Shure Brothers has introduced a line of moving-magnet phono cartridges that brings the essential features and performance of the company’s widely acclaimed V15 series to a more affordable...
One of the most fundamental problems in speaker design is obtaining a uniform dispersion of the sound across the operating frequency range of the system. As the wavelength of the sound...
The Snell E/III is a floor-standing, two-way vented speaker system. Its single 8-inch woofer is located just above the center of the speaker panel, with a 1-inch soft-dome tweeter above...
The Snell Type J is a compact 8-ohm, two-way speaker system intended to bring the essential qualities of larger (and costlier) Snell speakers to a more popular price range. Although...
The Snell Type C/i loudspeaker, though very similar in concept to the company’s flagship speaker, the Type A/III, is less than half its price and considerably smaller. Both systems...
Although it is not Snell’s most expensive speaker, the Type D has been designed and manufactured to the same exacting standards as the company’s most costly models. For example,...
Loudspeakers designed for permanent installation in a room’s walls used to be limited to providing background music in commercial locations such as restaurants and stores, but home...
Sonance, one of the pioneers of in-wall loudspeakers for multiroom installations, also manufactures amplifiers specifically designed for the requirements of such installations but (like...