I’ve been testing, reviewing and writing about audio equipment for over two decades now. That’s long enough to have seen entire product categories born and die – MiniDisc, anyone? It's also been ample time to have seen categories that have had the last rites read to them on numerous occasions not only continue to dodge the coffin but to thrive. Vinyl and record players are the most obvious example.
Loudspeakers is another category that just endures. The basic technology hasn't been altered in around a century – an actual lifetime, not just a lifetime in technology terms – but people’s desire for good speakers hasn’t diminished. Quite the opposite, in fact – there are so many loudspeaker brands out there, because demand simply hasn’t gone away.
