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.

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The Worst Speakers I Ever Heard, and a Surprise

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Steven Stone looks back at a product he’d rather forget and one he’d like to remember…

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Is the High End Really Better?

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Roger Skoff looks at the if's and why's of High End audio superiority......

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The $17.00 miracle

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Roger Skoff Discovers high value at The Show in Newport......

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Ultimate Support MS-80B Stands Don’t Rock (That’s a Good Thing)

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If you’re still stuffing layers of newspapers under one end of your speakers to tip them up, you should read this…

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Speaker Stands – Coupled or Uncoupled?

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There are almost as many designs for speaker stands as there are speakers. Is one particular style better than the others?...

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Speaker Stands and Pricing

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How much should a speaker stand cost? The answer can vary from "not much," to "surely, you jest." And it can make or break a speaker...

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Is It Time To Retire the Term Mid-Fi?

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For Audiophiles the term “mid-fi” is a five-letter word that means exactly what most four-letter words mean. Steven Stone thinks it’s time to move on…

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Some Musicians ARE Audiophiles

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Given a choice, even musicians would like to have a great-sounding audio system. But most young musicians don't think they can afford one....

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The Golden Age of Audio – Did You Miss It?

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Older audiophiles have a tendency to wax poetic about "the good old days" of audio. My question is simple - When were they, exactly?...

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What Will $10 Get ‘Ya?

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You want an affordable powered speaker? How about under $10 a pair? And how about they don’t sound bad either…

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What is Mid-fi?

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Nowadays even $30 T-amps from EBAY sound pretty darned good. Perhaps its time to reexamine our old audiophile concept of "mid-fi"? It's not...

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Is the Mirage OMD-5 Speaker the Best $150 Desktop Speaker Ever Made?

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Mirage has created the OMD-5 speaker, which is a compact loudspeaker that could very well be the be all end all as far as a desktop speaker...

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Music Matters at Listen Up

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Audiophiles aren’t born out of an appreciation for clean sound. They are born out of an appreciation for music. That is why events like this Music Matters event at Listen Up are important.

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A Springtime Switcheroo and an X-Static Value

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Steven Stone likes to swap out his system seasonally, for very specific reason, but even though he swaps down price wise, it is interesting...

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The Most Exciting Loudspeakers Cost LESS than $5,000/Pair

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In the current economy, value is seemingly king. But that doesn't mean that quality has to be sacrificed to this new king. There are many...

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The Most Exciting Loudspeakers Cost LESS than $5,000/Pair

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In the current economy, value is seemingly king. But that doesn’t mean that quality has to be sacrificed to this new king. There are many great speakers available for less than $5000 per pair.

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The Rise of In-Wall Loudspeakers

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In-wall speakers used to be a joke, sacrilegious even. But with several companies making the advancements to the in-wall loudspeaker...

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My Five Favorite Cheap Speakers

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Not everyone can drop $25,000 on a pair of speakers. For speakers that exist at the lower end of the price scale but still maintain a level...

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Do Ultra-Expensive Products Produce as Many Technological Breakthroughs as Budget Products?

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Technology is always evolving. That is its nature. Audiophile technology is no different. But when examining the past technology, has it been the ultra-expensive products or the budget products that have been the movers and shakers?

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