Sonus Faber intros Cremona Auditor Elipsa compact, stylish, expensive speakers

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Italian luxury loudspeaker manufacturer Sonus Faber has introduced its Cremona Auditor Elipsa compact speaker aimed at the discerning (rich) audiophile.

Designed to be wall mountable, but equally at home on the floor or bookshelf, the Cremona Auditor Elipsa — as its name suggests — has an elliptical shape, and features a two-way driver configuration with a 25mm ring-radiator tweeter and 150mm wood fibre cone mid/bass driver, plus a Symmetric Drive Motor System…

Bird-Electron cement their position as industry leaders: EZISON 0 portable speaker

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Bird-Electron have announced some wonderful new technology. The EZION 0 is an aluminum portable speaker which looks like a London Underground Tannoy box. Despite being 6 x 6 x 3 cm, it weighs 180 grams. There is no volume control, just a ‘Hi’ and ‘Lo’ switch. It’ll draw power from your music player, thereby reducing the battery life. The retail price is $73/£35. Demand is rumoured to be high, please put in your orders early to avoid disappointment.

Team Meridian's aforementioned £8,000 CD player with their DSP7200 loudspeakers

But wait! Meridian doesn’t *just* make £8,000 CD players! They also make lovely loudspeakers, namely the new DSP7200 models.

The UK hi-fi manufacturer has upgraded the DSP7000s active speakers, with each of the four new driver units being served by its own 100-watt amplifier channels. Meridian’s new SpeakerLink technology is also included, which means RJ45 Ethernet ports are featured for interconnection, so it almost rivals their high-end DSP8000 speakers.

The new models also have active Bessel low-frequency alignment giving the user exact timing and coherence, noticeable…