Epos ES-7N

Small box, flexible nature and a huge talent

Standmount speakers | £1890 View Offers whf.cm/Epos_ES_7N Most people choose small speakers because they have a modest listening space or don’t want the speakers to dominate the room. Given these clear requirements, it is ironic that most compact models are still designed specifically to sound best when placed well away from walls. Some manufacturers even go as far as to call their smaller offerings ‘bookshelf’ designs; but take it from us that the vast majority of these won’t have been optimised to work there. Why would most speaker companies take such a contradictory design route? From an engineer’s point of view, doing things this way makes the design much easier, given that they can (essentially) ignore the effects of the walls and focus on optimising performance. Given that the type…

You're reading a preview of

What Hi-Fi? (Digital) - 1 Issue, Awards 2024

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.