This is a truly coherent design, focused on presenting the music as a whole. Volti Audio RAZZ LE (starting at $7,500 pr USD)Ī limited edition of the Volti Audio RAZZ, the RAZZ LE (which we’ve nicknamed the RAZZLE), is sonically similar to the standard speaker–but with new upscale veneers and an improved set of footers. Satisfying on a number of levels, and an Editor’s Choice winner. These are undoubtedly outstanding party speakers–they energize a room like nobody’s business–but they also check off the audiophile boxes of superb imaging and soundstaging and tonal balance. The RAZZ is as dynamic and engrossing as any of Greg Robert’s horn designs, surprisingly so at this price point. Volti Audio RAZZ (starting at $7,500 pr USD) (“Spatial” is truly an appropriate name for this company.) The proper set-up takes some patience, but once everything is dialed in: “They make startlingly realistic, soul-stirring music.” An Editor’s Choice winner. ![]() The Spatial Audio M3 is so reasonably priced for the sound you get–rich, expansive and fabulous with voices. Spatial Audio Lab M3 Sapphire (starting at $4,950 pr USD)Īnother pair of floorstanding speakers, this one an open-baffle design, that has most of the PTA staff crushing hard. “These are some great examples of full-range drivers coupled into a sophisticated cabinet that will work well in a wide range of listening environments.” A Reviewers Choice winner. Brian Charney came up with the new X (extreme) version, which sports a deeper cabinet and the ability to use several 8″ drivers from Voxativ, Lii and more. ![]() A Best Value Award winner for 2020.Ĭharney Audio Maestro X (from $3,800 pr USD)Īfter enjoying the original single-driver, high-efficiency Charney Audio Maestros, we loved everything about them except for their inability to energize large rooms without unconventional placements. ![]() The flagship Lumina III floorstanding speakers will make you scratch your head because you still get gorgeous veneers, real Sonus faber drivers and a real Sonus faber sound. The new Lumina line from Sonus faber is this affordable because the construction of the cabinets is so simple–right angles everywhere. Bowers & Wilkins has managed to “create a speaker that is immediately compelling to listen to with what could be considered the widest variety of music that real people enjoy most frequently-twentieth century rock-n-roll.”Ī pair of Sonus faber three-way towers, made in Italy, and retailing for just $2,400? There has to be a mistake somewhere, but there isn’t. Aesthetically, we have never been as impressed with a simple black tower speaker as we are with this “rather executive and smartly finished” look. This is the anniversary edition of the seventh generation of this floor-stander, bestowed with an updated crossover with improved parts quality. If you’re looking for our list of our favorite floorstanding speakers - this is it.īowers and Wilkins 603 S2 Anniversary ($2,300 pr USD) We’ve attempted to capture a moment in time - one year - and collect together, in one place, all of those products that we want to have and hold and use in our own systems right now. No list like this can ever be complete since we’re bound to forget something that has duly impressed the heck out of us. ![]() These are the products we love - and we think you will, too. These products have elicited responses such as “I was gobsmacked every minute I spent with this” or “The shipping box was wet with the tears of my lost innocence” or, too often, just “Take my money!” In other words, this isn’t about high-end audio products that we merely like. Every product listed in this guide is beloved by at least one team member. ” This collection represents our enthusiasm. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this. Welcome to the Floorstanding Speakers section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2023.
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