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Back in November last year a 5.1 system from Perlisten’s flagship THX Certified Dominus S series scored a maximum ‘Best in Class’ 10 from the longstanding and hugely respected AV Forums online review site. Now the honour and acclaim has been repeated with another 10 score for a Dominus Certified ‘Reference’ R series 5.2 system. Proving that lightning really does strike twice, the site’s resident high-end specialist Doug Pyper says “loudspeaker performance does not get

We’re indebted to www.sound-advice.online for applying its innovative blend of retail outreach and engagement to the subwoofer category and the awesome SVS PB-3000 in particular. The site’s debut sub review says “…if you’re looking for uncompromising performance combined with state-of-the-art features, the PB-3000 is the ideal subwoofer. It packs a serious punch, filling the room with thunderous bass that gives movie soundtracks a visceral quality you can literally feel. This is the kind of sub

Rather than have it teetering on a stand, David Vaughn of Sound & Vision cut a hole in his wall for the full SVS 3000 In-Wall experience and gave the mag’s first ‘Top Pick’ award for an architectural sub. He says: “Yes, there are subs out there that will dig deeper and play with more authority, but they are larger than a mini-fridge and don’t have the aesthetic appeal that the 3000 In-Wall provides…The SVS

Hi Fi Plus Editor Alan Sircom joins a chorus of acclaim for Perlisten Audio, specifically for the S4b standmount. In his review for the June 23 issue he says “such is the antipathy felt toward home cinema in some audiophile circles, just mentioning THX might send some of the hi-fi hardcore into a ‘nope’ spiral. Well, more fool them because the S4b stand-mount is a great loudspeaker, whatever you play through them…” VIEW THE PRODUCT

So says David Vivian at Hi Fi Choice on reaching his Group Test Winner verdict on the System Audio Silverback 5.2 smart speaker system, including its WiSA hub. Beating famous names such as KEF, Sonus Faber and Linn to top spot in the June 23 issue, the Silverback 5.2 system has a “more luxurious, fleshed-out, muscular and ultimately balanced style of presentation than anything else in this active/wireless roundup. And that’s saying something.” He concludes