CONCLUSION

Eminent’s LFT-16s are far from perfect: one look tells! Until they improve styling and finish the world isn’t going to beat a path to their door for them. But the UK industry threw out tone controls and much else long ago in the pursuit, they said at the time, of simplicity, purity and better sound quality, at an affordable price. Using this argument the LFT-16 muscles its way from bottom to top!

What you get here is sound quality quite obviously a step up on most else, at an affordable price. It’s a loudspeaker well worth hearing, something of an education in truth about what a good loudspeaker can sound like – and the truth is exciting to hear.

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(4/5)

A unique loudspeaker with great sound quality at a low price. It is well built, but styling and finish are awful.

EMINENT TECHNOLOGY

LFT-16    £1150

+44 (0)23 9225 7759

www.eminenttechnology.co.uk

FOR
- pin sharp imaging
- super fast transients
- crystal clear mid/treble

AGAINST
- ‘tubby’ upper bass
- needs lots of power
- dreadful appearance