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What does a speaker’s ‘waveguide’ do, and why does it matter? It's more than just a design flourish or marketing gimmick Napier Lopez is a writer based in New York City. He's interested in all things tech, science, and photography related, and likes to yo-yo in (show all) Napier Lopez is a writer based in New York City. He's interested in all things tech, science, and photography related, and likes to yo-yo in his free time. Follow him on Twitter. If you’re in the market for a ne...

Shares I’ve reviewed two of JBL‘s hi-fi speakers before, the L82 and L100 Classic — speakers I enjoyed for their great sound and retro aesthetics. Over the past month or two, I’ve been able to test one of the company’s more forward-looking speakers, the $1,800 HDI-1600. After putting it through its paces in my living room and the test bench, it’s clear the HDI deserves its spot in the crowded $2,000 price bracket. The HDI-1600 is a bookshelf speaker with a 6.5-inch woofer for the lows and a 1-inch compression driver rather than your typical dome tweeter handli...

Focal Chora 826-D, Center & 806 Surround Sound Speaker System Review Focal Chora 826-D, Center & 806 Surround Sound Speaker System Review Chris Martens ends a multi-year surround-sound hiatus to audition Focal's Chora Series Dolby Atmos speaker system. SHARES Focal (rhymes with “So Cal”) is a world-famous French manufacturer of loudspeakers, headphones, and individual loudspeaker drive units used in a number of high-end audio, architectural, and automotive applications. The firm is perhaps best known for its spectacular (and breathtakingly expensive) reviewed here). Happily, though, desi...

Shares It’s pretty much impossible to navigate an audiophile forum without somebody mentioning KEF‘s LS50 speakers within a few pages. Created in 2012 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of another classic by the venerable audio company, the LS3/5a, the LS50 went on to receive rave reviews by media and users alike. The speaker‘s coincident ‘Uni-Q’ driver — in which the tweeter and woofer project sound from the same physical point in space — has become iconic. But if I’m being honest, I never really loved them. They were definitely good speakers, and I did...