Subwoofers were used extensively in movie theatres in the late '60s and '70s, and they were far from consumer items.  Yes, they existed but weren't part of the consumer HiFi experience. A few...

A developing school of thought suggests something must be nice because it's new and bad if it's old. But in reality, quality hi-fi is as timeless as great music. Throughout the first 15 years of...

Back in the 60s and 70s, "bookshelf" speakers actually sat inside a bookshelf. These speakers were more compact than floor-standing speakers and could easily sit on a table, be placed on a stand,...

By the early to mid-1970s, the Japanese giants YAMAHA, Matsushita Electric (Technics), and SONY had established a reputation as world leaders in producing audio equipment. Japanese engineers...

The generalized idea is that speakers from a company that makes receivers are not very good. In the same way, great speaker manufacturers often don't make the best headphones. Marantz, though,...

Some speakers remain in the memory of several generations and sometimes are firmly embedded in history and become symbols of their era. It is such speakers I described in my series "Best Vintage...