Musical fidelity’s ls3/5aand the enduring appeal of bbc-inspired small speakers

Before Spotify took over, the stereo speaker market was awash with great-value passive designs to complement your amplifier, turntable and CD player. That field has shrunk, but the quality is arguably

Bowers & Wilkins 606 S3 is the top standmounter in its 600 Series 3 range, and the bigger sibling to the five-star (and very charming) B&W 607 S3 speakers. Like their smaller 607 S3 siblings, the 606

Ruark Audio has, in the past two decades, become well known for its stylish, great-sounding internet radios, powered speakers and one-box wireless music systems. The brand’s history, however, harks ba

ATC’s passive SCM20 was first introduced back in 1990 and continues in production to this day. The ATC SCM20ASL active speakers remain remarkably faithful to that original’s formula. ATC has its feet

Aimed at customers seeking to “elevate their at-home audio experience”, the eight-strong Q Series aims to bring KEF’s latest raft of innovations to a wider audience. The KEF Q3 Meta are the step-up st

As you move up out of the crowded budget-speaker arena into mid-priced standmounter territory – that is, from around the £500 mark upwards – the air becomes somewhat clearer and the landscape less den