Sounds best when positioned away from a wall and paired with equally talented kit
#META SPEAKERS FULL#
Read the full review: B&W 606 S2 Anniversary Edition There are improvements in clarity too, with voices offering extra subtlety, while the overall presentation is more natural and transparent.ĭon't be fooled by the apparent minor upgrades, the B&W 606 S2 Anniversary Edition speakers deliver an impressive step up in performance. The new version is so much more precise and controlled. The biggest differences are heard in the bass. While retaining a broadly similar sonic character, the 606 S2 Anniversary Editions prove significantly more capable than their predecessors.
On the inside, there's an upgraded crossover that now features better-quality capacitors.
#META SPEAKERS UPGRADE#
To mark the 25-year anniversary of the 600 range (in 2020), B&W decided to upgrade the 606s (and the rest of the range) - and it proved to be a wise move.Ĭosmetically, there's not much new, but for an inscription on the tweeter surround and a new oak finish option. The original Bowers & Wilkins 606 speakers walked off with What Hi-Fi?’s top speaker award in 2019 but it seems there's always room for improvement. For this sort of money, they're exceptional. It’s fair to say that these new Debut B5.2 speakers should be considered one of the company’s finest efforts. Tonally, they don’t have the luscious midrange warmth of the comparable Dali Spektor 2 (below), but they’re admirably balanced and capable of making the best of any recording – even those of poor quality.Įlac has been in the speaker business since the 1980s and has made many fine products in that time. The revised 5.25cm mid/bass unit uses a new blend of aramid fibres for the cone, combined with a different shape to improve stiffness and damping, while the tweeter claims a top-end response of 35kHz, adding plenty of sparkle to proceedings. Solid and unfussy about placement, the Debut B5.2s have the dynamic expression, detail and tonal sophistication to handle anything you throw at them – not to mention enough stretch in their abilities to improve even further when hooked up to a high-end system. Some might prefer the richer midrange tone of the Dali speakersĮlac's affordable standmounters are brilliant performers for the money. Read the full review: Wharfedale Diamond 12.3 If you're looking for reasonably-priced hi-fi speakers, the talented Wharfdale 12.3 are a superb buy. The 12.3 are available in four finishes – black, walnut, white and a classy light oak – all of which belie their relatively modest price tag. Feed them a poor signal and they’ll round off rough edges and downplay unwanted aggression without sounding like they’re smothering the life out of the music.Īs for build quality, the cabinets are carefully crafted with a traditional straight-edge design and a tidy feet arrangement. Sonically, they're smooth, even-handed and wonderfully refined for the money. Indeed, we're so impressed by the Wharfedale Diamond 12.3's musical performance that it's now a two-time What Hi-Fi? Award winner.Īt 98cm tall, the Diamond 12.3 aren't a particularly imposing pair of floorstanders, so they'll fit into most spaces. Wharfedale's Diamond range now features a truly outstanding (and affordable) floorstander. Perform best if given a little room to breathe We’ve loved the originals and the LS50 Meta takes the performance to a notably higher - and award-winning - level. While the basic sonic character is instantly familiar, the Meta speakers have gained a level of clarity and finesse the originals only hinted at, sounding clean while still offering muscle and dynamics. MAT is KEF’s way of coping with the sound that comes off the back of the tweeter dome a plastic circular maze of tubes on the back promising greater absorption for cleaner, less distorted highs.
#META SPEAKERS DRIVER#
The LS50’s Uni-Q driver array, where the tweeter sits in the throat of the mid/bass unit, has been thoroughly reworked, taking in all the refinements that KEF has developed over the past eight years and adding something new in the form of Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT). And with the LS50 Meta they have delivered a worthy upgrade. The original LS50 speakers had little wrong with them but after eight years, KEF figured they deserved a fresh look. Don't place them in a bookshelf or up against a wall
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