Affordable Speakers

This page of AudiophileReview.com is for smaller, more affordable loudspeakers that pack serious performance but don’t cost more than the gross domestic product of an emerging 3rd World nation. Expect to see audiophile blog posts on bookshelf speakers, modest floorstanding speakers, affordable electrostatic speakers, hybrid electrostatic speakers and much more.

For more small speaker reviews and news – check out HomeTheaterReview.com’s bookshelf speaker archive page:

Why Some Loudspeaker Designs Will Always Cost More than Others

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How an audio product is made can have even more effect on its price that what it is made of......

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The Pitfalls and Pleasures of Buying Direct from China

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Steven Stone shares his experiences with overseas shopping......

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Speaker Grill Covers – Friend or Foe?

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Steven Stone looks at why you might want to take off your speaker’s grill covers, or not…

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What Is The Real Goal Of A Lesser Priced Component?

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Paul Wilson wonders about the price levels of some manufacturers products......

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Vanatoo Transparent Zero Active Loudspeaker System Review

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Stecen Stone looks at a super-fine nearfield speaker for fledgling audiophiles and audio engineers on a tight budget......

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Are Smart Speakers Everyone’s future?

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Steven Stone looks at today’s most ubiquitous mid-fi devices…

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ELAC at Crescendo Audio

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Andrew Jones presents the Adante ...

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Table Radios for the 21st Century

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Steven Stone looks at two worthy successors to the KLH 8... ...

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Table Radios for the 21st Century

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Steven Stone looks at two worthy successors to the KLH 8…

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Hi-Fi Shopping for Value Part 16: Used Speakers Continued

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Roger Skoff writes about making big improvements for little money......

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How Big is Your Listening Window?

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Steven Stone looks into listening windows......

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Why So Many Wireless Speakers Suck — But the Deepblue2 Does Not

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Brent Butterworth digs deep into the design of the best new Bluetooth speaker of the year.

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Why So Many Wireless Speakers Suck — But the Deepblue2 Does Not

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Brent Butterworth digs deep into the design of the best new Bluetooth speaker of the year....

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The Most Famous Speaker in the History of Rock

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The most famous speaker in the history of rock is probably the one that serves as the "star" of three videos by the Replacements, including...

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Peanut-Sized Misconceptions

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Steven Stone looks at how wrong someone can be about small speakers…

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A House Brand in Your Home?

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Steven Stone looks at whether "house brands" still have a place in contemporary audio......

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A House Brand in Your Home?

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Steven Stone looks at whether "house brands" still have a place in contemporary audio......

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A Few Thoughts On Imaging

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Steven Stone looks at a speaker systems’ ability to create a three-dimensional image…

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Diffraction Be Gone Rocks!

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Steven Stone looks at speaker tweak that works......

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