Speaker System Reviews

B.I.C. Venturi V820
Speaker System

The V-820 is one of BIC’s Venturi line of loudspeakers, whose tapered woofer ducts and vent design are said to provide relatively deep bass response from a given enclosure volume,...
BES SM300
Speaker System

Bertagni Electroacoustic Systems (BES) has been manufacturing speaker systems for some years under that name, although a recent reorganization of the company, together with extensive...
Bose 10.2
Speaker System

The Bose 10.2 “Stereo Everywhere” speaker system is a direct descendant of the company’s earlier Direct/Reflecting speakers. Unlike conventional forward-radiating speakers, whose...
Bose 901 series V
Speaker System

The Bose 901 series speakers, which have been manufactured since 1968, probably qualify as having the longest tenure of any currently made hi-fi product. Although they have undergone...
Bose Acoustimass 5 series II
Speaker System

The Bose Acoustimass 5, or AM-5, was not the first speaker system to use two small satellites and a separate bass module to provide maximum flexibility in placement with minimum visual...
Bose Model 601 Series II
Speaker System

The Bose Model 601 Series II, like the other Bose speakers, is designed for “direct/reflecting” operation in which a large part of its total acoustic output is reflected from one...
Boston Acoustics A40
Speaker System

The Boston Acoustics A40 is a small two-way bookshelf speaker (it could reasonably be described as a “minispeaker”) that delivers exceptional performance at a very low price. The...
Boston Acoustics Model 360
Speaker System

While most dyed-in-the-wool audiophiles are willing to accept the necessity of large, highly visible, and often expensive speaker systems for high-quality home music reproduction, there...
Boston Acoustics SubSat Six
Speaker System

The Boston Acoustics SubSat Six is a compact speaker system built in the increasingly popular three-piece format. It consists of a pair of small, two-way satellite speakers and a...
Bozak LS-200A
Speaker System

Bozak's LS-200A, one of the company’s “Listener Series” loudspeakers, is a two-way bookshelf system with an 8-inch woofer in a vented enclosure and a 1-inch dome tweeter. The...
Cambridge SoundWorks Ambiance
Speaker System

The Ambiance is the second speaker designed by Henry Kloss for his Cambridge SoundWorks. Like the first, the four piece Ensemble, it is sold directly by the manufacturer instead of...
Cambridge SoundWorks Ensemble
Speaker System

Cambridge SoundWorks is a recently established speaker company, but it actually provides a direct link to the earliest days of the high-fidelity industry. One of its principals is Henry...