Since the time when radio was called “wireless,” the profusion of wires involved in any working audio installation has contrasted sharply with that name. More recently, as the sophistication...
Rockford Fosgate, which is known primarily for automotive audio components, has now entered the home hi-fi market with a high-quality preamplifier and power amplifier. The two units,...
The increased integration of home video and high-fidelity music systems has spurred the development of audio/video (A/V) receivers and surround-sound decoders that can be used with...
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...
The new Teac V-5000 provides an unusually attractive combination of features and performance in a midprice cassette deck. Starting with a solid dual-capstan, three-head design, Dolby...
Pioneer's top CD player, the PD-75, is a new addition to the company’s Elite series of audio components. Like other Pioneer Elite products, the PD-75 is ruggedly built and tastefully...
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,...
The Carver SD/A-490t, a full-featured CD player, offers an unusual combination of the new and the old in audio technology. For example, it uses the latest in 1-bit MASH digital-to-analog...
As Mordaunt-Short succinctly describes it, the MS3.30 loudspeaker is a “medium-sized vented system with front-facing reflex port, intended for use on floor stands, in small to medium-sized...
Achieving better than average performance for a lower than average price seems to have been the plan for the new Onkyo TA-2700 cassette deck. It has three motors, three heads, a dual-capstan...
The GFA-555 remained in the Adcom line until recently, when the company upgraded it to the GFA-555II, which is almost identical to the original but has several new construction and...
