On-Wall Speaker Reviews

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Totem Acoustic Tribe III On-Wall Speaker System
Gary Altunian  |  Nov 15, 2007  | 
Sophisticated sound, elegant solution.

To fully appreciate and enjoy a flat-panel television, you must team it with a speaker system of matching elegance and quality. Floorstanding speakers seem like old technology. In-wall speakers are an option to consider, but they involve more work to install and have fewer placement options. A better solution in many cases is on-wall speakers, such as the new Tribe III speakers from Totem Acoustic. They're easy to install and are designed to match the finish of many flat-panel displays. Indeed, the Tribe IIIs' black or gray finish gives them the appearance that they came with the television.

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On-Wall Speaker Reviews
Piega AP-3 Speaker System and Arcam Solo Movie 5.1 System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 15, 2007  | 
Flat meets flat.

The big trend is smallness. Flat is the new phat. Manufacturers who want space in your home compete most effectively by taking up less of it. And, in case you hadn't heard, less is more.

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On-Wall Speaker Reviews
Paradigm Millenia Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 15, 2007  | 
A new line from a champion.

The loudspeaker sat in his doctor's examining room. His weight was up, and the results of the cholesterol test were not good.

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On-Wall Speaker Reviews
Thiel PowerPoint 1.2 Ceiling Speaker System
Daniel Kumin  |  Dec 05, 2006  | 

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On-Wall Speaker Reviews
Angstrom Suono Sonata 200 On-Wall Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 14, 2006  | 
Speak of the devil.

In the Faustian struggle for the soul of the audio industry, Mephistopheles mans the sales floor, giving the public what it wants, namely on-wall speakers. The beckoning demon's proposition is irresistible. If you're hanging a flat-panel display, why not hang speakers there, too? All other things being equal, on-walls are at a sonic disadvantage when it comes to soundstage depth. But, as any competent demon knows, all things are rarely equal. So, let's restate the proposition: If on-walls are what you want, why not buy the best-sounding ones you can find? If they sound good in the space and look good on the wall, you might find yourself handing the demon your credit card.

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PSB VisionSound 300 Speaker System and Marantz SR8500 A/V Receiver
Steve Guttenberg  |  Sep 14, 2006  | 
The sweet sounds of success.

Neil Young was on NPR chatting about his new movie, Heart of Gold, when he uttered a line that stuck with me: "The art of singing is making a sound that comes from your heart." Thanks Neil, I'm co-opting the idea to describe what distinguishes great home theater systems—their sound touches your heart. Yeah, that's it. While components are getting better all the time, many lack that special something. There's nothing obviously out of whack, it's just that their sound doesn't connect on an emotional level. Sometimes the individual components are all top notch, but, if they're not well matched to each other, the sound suffers. When everything clicks, you know it. That was certainly the case when I hooked up Marantz's SR8500 A/V receiver with a set of PSB's VisionSound VS300 speakers and SubSeries 5i subwoofer. They're all charmers.

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On-Wall Speaker Reviews
Right On!
Daniel Kumin  |  Apr 05, 2005  | 

Santa squeezed an awful lot of flat-panel TVs down an awful lot of chimneys last year. (He bends the space-time continuum, that's how.) And as those lucky households recover from holiday bills, thoughts are turning to sleek on-wall speaker systems to finish the job.

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