Any notion that single-driver (or almost-single-driver) speakers deserve to be lumped into one category is dispelled by the five examples assembled here. They are diverse in design approach, sufficiently diverse in sensitivity that not all are suitable for partnering with low-powered valve amplifiers, and very diverse in their sound quality. In fact this is the most disparate sounding line-up of loudspeakers we've ever assembled for a Hi-Fi News group test. Off the shortlistrngoes John Blue's JB8B which sounds as uninspiring as the grim-looking measurements suggest.
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