It occurred to me recently that, after nearly a decade of specializing in reviewing affordable speakers, and with the exceptions of two entry-level Mission models, I'd never taken a look at recent designs from the large mainstream British speaker manufacturers. So with this review I embark on a Bob Reina "British Invasion" tour to seek out the most innovative and value-conscious designs from companies that have been household names in British stereo shoppes for decades.

It occurred to me recently that, after nearly a decade of specializing in reviewing affordable speakers, and with the exceptions of two entry-level Mission models, I'd never taken a look at recent designs from the large mainstream British speaker manufacturers. So with this review I embark on a Bob Reina "British Invasion" tour to seek out the most innovative and value-conscious designs from companies that have been household names in British stereo shoppes for decades.

"You're reviewing a <I>class-D</I> amplifier?" whined John Atkinson. "I <I>hate</I> measuring those."

"You're reviewing a <I>class-D</I> amplifier?" whined John Atkinson. "I <I>hate</I> measuring those."

"You're reviewing a <I>class-D</I> amplifier?" whined John Atkinson. "I <I>hate</I> measuring those."

"You're reviewing a <I>class-D</I> amplifier?" whined John Atkinson. "I <I>hate</I> measuring those."

"You're reviewing a <I>class-D</I> amplifier?" whined John Atkinson. "I <I>hate</I> measuring those."

"You're reviewing a <I>class-D</I> amplifier?" whined John Atkinson. "I <I>hate</I> measuring those."

"The realistic reproduction of orchestral music in an average room requires peak power capabilities of the order of 15 to 20W when the electro-acoustic transducer is a baffle-loaded moving-coil loudspeaker of normal efficiency."
&mdash;<A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/121503walker/index.html">Peter Walker</A> and D.T.N. Williamson, writing in the <I>Journal of the Audio Engineering Society </I>in 1954

"The realistic reproduction of orchestral music in an average room requires peak power capabilities of the order of 15 to 20W when the electro-acoustic transducer is a baffle-loaded moving-coil loudspeaker of normal efficiency."
&mdash;<A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/121503walker/index.html">Peter Walker</A> and D.T.N. Williamson, writing in the <I>Journal of the Audio Engineering Society </I>in 1954