Latest Audio Reviews
The KEF LS50W (“W” for wireless) is a fully active set of bookshelf speakers based on KEF’s award-winning LS50 compact reference monitors. For an extra $700, the $2199 LS50W looks to add a ton of value and performance, including dual-mono bi-amplification, wireless streaming, upsampling D/A converters, full DSP controls, a dedicated app, and a remote control.
The Meridian Reference Two Channel Power Amplifier 857 is an expression of power and design that embodies the company’s philosophy. In short, it is their statement amplifier. With a reputation for quality, and leading the vanguard for what state-of-the-art is in the audio world, the Meridian 857 is both pure and powerful.
Today, I’m looking at NAD’s flagship T 777 V3 AV Surround Sound Receiver. It has seven amp channels with 80 watts per, Dolby Atmos, 4K video passthrough, and Dirac Live. With Modular Design Construction, you can upgrade and add features to keep pace with evolving technologies.
Audio Research Corporation has been making tube amplifiers since 1970, when they were founded. Putting that into perspective, I was an eighth grader when this Minnesota-based company started shipping its products.
Latest Video Reviews
If you’re not yet ready to make the commitment to Ultra HD, BenQ has the perfect budget solution in its HT2050A 3D DLP Projector. It offers a bright, color-accurate image with 3D support and an integrated 10-watt speaker in a compact chassis for just $749.
BenQ continues to set itself apart from other companies as a value choice. It delivers excellent quality and performance at prices below those of many flat panel televisions.
For those tired of shuffling shiny discs, Kaleidescape offers the Strato Movie Player. Delivering Ultra HD output with HDR and extended color, along with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X sound formats, it represents a truly addictive way to enjoy your movie collection.
Home theater enthusiasts who want to play games on their projectors might want to check out BenQ’s TH671ST. It’s a short-throw design with 3000 lumens, accurate Rec.709 color, and low input lag. At only $749, this compact DLP with its built-in speaker can easily anchor a value-oriented home entertainment system.
Latest Technical Articles
It can be a real challenge to get smooth and peak-free bass in your home theater. There are many methods available to make this happen – subwoofer placement, room treatments, and equalization being the three most common practices.
The last time I mentioned ARC 2 was in 2013 as part of the Looking Forward to 2014 – The SECRETS Editorial Team article. That was a quick look at a pre-released version of the ARC-2 software V0.99. Anthem has added many functions since then. You have seen the basic ARC2 panels...
Latest Editorials
When high fidelity audio products started to gain a foothold in the domestic market, towards the end of the Word War II, Britain and the US were trailblazers...
This is a bit of a personal story, but I think it reflects a wider trend among some audiophiles. It’s a story of how I re-engaged with reel-to-reel tape, and why increasing numbers of other audiophiles are sniffing around the edges and increasingly, buying reel-to-reel tape decks...
Latest Blogs & Little Things
I recently had the amazing opportunity to unbox, set up, and listen to the all-new McIntosh MA252 Two-channel Integrated Amplifier.
Nest recently released its brand-new thermostat called, “E”. It is, simply put, a light version of their flagship thermostat...
I have used Tributaries cables in my systems in the past, so I jumped at the opportunity to visit the place where they’re all made.
If you want the least expensive option for your speakers, then there are plenty of more modest options available. The “teaser price” listed on the Birk’s site ($35 per stand plus $15 for shipping) is the starting point for stand cost.
The Aurender A10 is a sleek and powerful network music server/player that takes digital music sources to the audiophile level in the age of ...
I recently had the opportunity to set up my own gear and listen to a Genesis 201 Loudspeaker System on display at a local hi-fi shop. These ...
latest music & movie reviews, show reports, best of awards, interviews etc...
The Audio Physic Step plus combines this well-respected companies’ knowledge of building larger speakers, to offer a transducer designed for a smaller room with not just high-end aspirations, but a true high-end speaker that will satisfy discriminating users.
Approaching the artistically painted door, on a non-assuming 5-story townhouse building on Lafayette Street in lower Manhattan, doesn’t prepare you for what lies inside, home to WOM or World of McIntosh.
Meridian has introduced a newly-designed reference A/B Class amplifier with a power rating of 250 watts per channel into 8 Ohms, 500 watts into 4 Ohms, and if b...
Bryston tempts our sonic sensibilities with a DAC that not only possesses enviable decoding performance but also has every conceivable connection type, including four HDMI inputs!
Emotiva started to roll out a new line up of affordable products a few years ago. This series of products was dubbed the “BasX” (pronounced “basics”).
The Arcam SR250 Stereo AV Receiver allows two-channel music enthusiasts to bring analog audio from video sources into their systems while taking video from a Blu-ray player or cable box, to their home theater. It provides an ultra-high performance two-channel amplifier that switches Ultra HD video while also decoding and down-mixing HD multi-channel content to two channels.
The Anthem AVM 60 is an 11.2 channel preamplifier-processor which supports both the Dolby Atmos and DTS:X object-based audio formats, as well as the Dolby Surround and DTS Neural:X upmixers. The AVM 60 includes Anthem Room Correction (ARC), DTS Play-Fi and is ready for 4K UHD TV and UHD Blu-ray with support for HDMI 2.0a, HDCP 2.2, HDR (high dynamic range), BT. 2020 wide color gamut, and Dolby Vision.
The image quality of UltraHD Blu-ray continues to meet and exceed expectations with every new disc release. Building upon the success of their UDP-203 UHD Blu-ray disc player, OPPO has introduced the UDP-205. Ultra HiDef videophiles can now enjoy the audiophile experience with this...
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