Trevor Attewell

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Nightingale Point 5
Trevor Attewell  |  Apr 09, 2025  |  Published: Mar 01, 2025  |  0 comments
hfnvintageBritish company steps up with a three-way reflex-loaded loudspeaker with a twist, but will its sound have Trevor Attewell head over heels in love?

The Point 5 from Nightingale Acoustics is a very unusual loudspeaker, which might be said to wear its heart on its head. Starting at the other end, its body is a basically rectangular cabinet made of 19mm particle board with an integral front panel that is stepped inwards by 24mm over the top 180mm, the two levels being joined by a slope.

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From the VaultLoudspeakers
Celestion SL6 Loudspeaker
Trevor Attewell  |  Sep 27, 2019  |  Published: Feb 01, 1982  |  0 comments
Trevor Attewell examines a trend-setting loudspeaker from Ipswich

It is no exaggeration to state that the SL6 is one of the most interesting moving-coil speakers to come my way for a long time, and that it embodies significant advances in driver design. Many readers may find this surprising. After all, Celestion has traditionally been associated with the mass end of the market, its reputation justifiably built on product consistency and value-for-money rather than on innovation.

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From the VaultLoudspeakers
Three loudspeakers: Leak, Lentek and Chartwell
Trevor Attewell  |  Mar 26, 2019  |  Published: Dec 01, 1976  |  0 comments
With a pair of Quad ELS electrostatics as his benchmark, Trevor Attewell compares multi-driver loudspeakers from Leak, Lentek and Chartwell

Here we audition three models ranging in price from £250-£300 and all from British manufacturers. But which will top our trio when it comes to musical performance?

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