Acoustic energy ae300 mk2

If you are looking for unfussy but hugely talented standmounters below a grand, Acoustic Energy’s AE300 MkII are a great place to start. Each neatly made compact cabinet stands 32cm tall and is a rela

Monitor Audio’s Bronze speakers – especially their ‘2’ moniker standmounts – were our go-to recommendation for budget speakers for many years. The five-star Bronze BX2 (from 2010) and the Bronze 2 (fr

It is easy to underestimate a speaker like Fyne Audio’s Vintage Classic X. They look like they have been time-warped from the 1970s, with a huge, wider-than-deep walnut-covered cabinet and lovely adju

It’s easy to imagine that Neat’s Classic range of loudspeakers could have been named by Doctor Seuss, consisting as it does of the hugely entertaining Neat Petite standmounts, the Neat Mystique middle

The attractive retro appearance may be the thing that draws people to the C 3050, but it’s the product’s all-round abilities as a streaming package that makes it such a strong buy. There is real engin

Fyne Audio is enjoying, to borrow some classic football parlance, an enviable purple patch at the moment. From top to bottom, the Scotland-based hi-fi brand is producing some exceptional loudspeakers,