Loudspeaker Reviews

Imagine a big speaker that doesn’t behave like a big speaker.

The S7t Black Edition loudspeakers are the 4th pair of Perlisten speakers to have graced the Barn with their sound presence.

Think clarifier and enhancer. No, I’m not talking about hair care products, rather the effects of adding the Fyne super tweeters to the recently reviewed Fyne F502S speakers.

To get right down to it, the Fyne F502S sound like more than $3499/pair. Shockingly so.

Sometimes in hifi, you just know.

I can still remember the days when it paid to always have a good dictionary nearby. Those days when reading meant some form of print on paper where we learned about art, history, science, literature, and more.

If loving the Dynaudio Core 5 is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.

The Magnepan 20.7x are the first pair of Maggies in Barn and perhaps more than most, their unique qualities and standout strengths challenged my abilities to describe their sound in words. While I love a good challenge, I enjoyed experiencing music Maggie-style even more.

When it comes to hifi and music, distance matters.

TMI. Too much information is an oft-stated knock against “Pro” audio gear. On the other hand, hifi companies with Pro Audio history are often valued for that experience. Odd, no?

Soon after I asked the Ø Audio Verdande to play music I realized they are, at heart, delicate and powerful creatures capable of single-driver intimacy coupled with full range reach while exhibiting the speed and lightning fast dynamics you’d expect from a horn-loaded loudspeaker.

I don’t know what they put in the water in Veldhoven, Netherlands, home to Grimm Audio, but my guess is there’s more than a dollop of musical mojo in the mix.

You expect a lot from a big speaker.