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Harbeth SHL5plus XD2 Review: A BBC Descendant, Retuned for Today

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Harbeth SHL5plus XD2 standmount loudspeakers in wood veneer finish placed on open-frame metal stands in a listening room

Harbeth has spent decades...

B&W 801 D5 Review: A Flagship Rebuilt From the Cabinet Out

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Pair of B&W 801 D5 floorstanding speakers in a dark finish flanking open French doors in a paneled room with a velvet sofa

Opening Hook Bowers &...

KEF R3 Meta Review: Still the Standmount to Beat at $2,200?

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KEF R3 Meta Review: Still the Standmount to Beat at $2,200?

There's a specific kind of stubbornness in this hobby — the belief that a bookshelf speaker, no matter how well engineered, can't deliver real scale without a subwoofer bolted underneath it. The KEF R3 Meta exists specifically to argue with that belief, and after spending…

Sony Bravia Theatre Trio Review: Width Over Everything

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Sony saws the soundbar into three and pushes the front channels out to the edges of your giant screen. Clever lateral thinking — but does it earn its premium-separates price? There's a recurring problem in modern living rooms that nobody likes to say out loud:…

JBL Live 780NC Review: JBL Fixed the Bass, Then Raised the Price

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JBL's 770NC was one of those headphones that sold in enormous numbers while audiophile circles quietly rolled their eyes. Affordable, comfortable, with battery life that embarrassed most of the competition — but sonically, a one-trick pony. That trick was bass. Lots of it. Sub-bass you…

Bowers and Wilkins panorama 3 review

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There's a particular kind of confidence required to sell a £899/$999 soundbar that you can't add anything to. No optional wireless sub. No rear satellites. Not even a second HDMI input. The Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 arrives as a sealed proposition: thirteen drivers, 400…