Latest Audio Reviews
The Mytek Liberty THX AAA Headphone Amplifier is the most transparent, character-free headphone amplifier I have ever listened to. It may be the most transparent analog audio component I’ve spent time with full stop.
JBL takes us on a trip down memory lane and into today’s contemporary music systems with the retro cool L75ms Music System...
I had the Denali 6000/S v2 for a while before the Typhon arrived. Indeed, each of these power distributors can be used standalone. The Denali 6000/S v2 by itself was a delight and I could only have written a glowing review. In combination with the Typhon T2, I found new depths in each and every record I listened to.
Just about the most popular speaker designs today are tower speakers. Every manufacturer offers them, and I was happy to get a look and listen to the new PSB Imagine T54 Tower Speakers.
Latest Video Reviews
ViewSonic’s X2-4K LED Projector is a compact Ultra HD model designed to excel in all forms of entertainment. Whether it’s gaming, movies, or TV, it has everything needed for a quality image
The BenQ LH730 LED Projector is a conference room display that can serve admirably in a home theater or media room. It delivers accurate color and high brightness for just $1,299
BenQ’s HT2060 LED Projector delivers high contrast, wide-gamut color, and good HDR in a compact DLP for just $999.
The quickest, easiest, and least expensive way to calibrate a display is with a disc-based test suite like Spears and Munsil’s Ultra HD Benchmark.
Latest Technical Articles
REL has created an innovative concept to allow us to take our home theater experience to the next level and beyond.
Good News! Marantz Says No More AVR LSIs for You! You might recall my article on Audio Video Receiver Build Quality announcing the do...
Latest Editorials from the Editor
Through a fistful of domestic flights, a couple of transatlantic trips, and a newly added app-administered hearing test feature, the outstanding Focal Bathys ANC headphones continue to prove their mettle as THE essential travel companion.
Latest Editorials from OpEd
In the early eighties (dating my ears), I remember my first audio experience. A medium-sized retailer called Musical Images, run by Greg Belemjian, was competing with the mega companies selling "perfect sound" from transistor amps.
Latest Blogs & Little Things
$100 can buy a lot of things, but can it buy a good pair of speakers for your desktop? I found the Edifier MR4s on Amazon for just over $109 and on eBay for $90, both new direct from the factory.
The Douk Audio ST-01 Pro Tube Amplifier has been all over YouTube this year. It surely seems like a very popular all-in-one amp and a hot brand right now in the Chi-Fi scene. I wasn’t surprised to see it arrive for review.
Security cameras keep advancing at a rapid pace with better resolution, more features, and lower prices. I’ve covered wireless cameras before like the Arlo models, but not cameras that are solar-powered and are cheaper than $70.
The least expensive Bluetooth two-channel amp on Amazon is… drum roll... The Tosicam T200W at $49 before any sales or discounts! When you think of an amplifier priced this low, you’d think it might be poor.
Arylic is always trying something new, and I’ve had the privilege of trying out many of their amps over the last year. Now they finally have a true stereo preamp packed with features for under $100.
Back in 2016, I was fortunate to visit the newly opened World of McIntosh (W.O.M.) situated in a multi-level townhouse on Lafayette Street in SoHo, NYC. The entrance was non-assuming but once inside, you were treated to a quintessential Manhattan, industrial-chic space where the exposed brick and raw steel merged into one vertical experience
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Equipped with premium features, the CINEMA 40 is designed to be a statement piece in Marantz’s CINEMA series AV receivers.
The madVR Envy Extreme Mk2 Video Processor is a premium component that turns video from any source into a thing of beauty. It’s advanced motion processing and HDR features go far beyond what’s possible with just a display.
It is not often that I get a request to review an ensemble system from a distributor, but I was given the assignment of reviewing a high-end Italian integrated amplifier (solid state analog) with a high-end British floor standing speaker. Would the results be high-end?
Vaughn Loudspeakers is an Indiana-based speaker company that has been building custom loudspeakers since 1999. James Vaughn Jordan, the company’s owner, and founder is especially proud of his aptly named Line Array Major Speakers. It’s an unusual design, and I’m looking forward to putting a pair through their paces.
Sony brings laser technology and 4K imaging chips to an attractive price point with its VPL-XW5000ES 4K Laser Projector. It also delivers advanced video processing and tremendous light output for just $5,999.
Today, I’ll be reviewing the Prime Wireless Pro SoundBase from SVS, the prominent sub-woofer and speaker manufacturer from Ohio. It turns any passive speaker pair into a powered wireless streaming speaker system.
With all the headphones out these days is there anything truly new? I think there are with these new headphones from Focal called the Bathys. It’s a wireless headphone, so nothing new there, but it can also be a wired headphone. OK, nothing new there either. We’ve had wired headphones since the 1940s at least. It also sports noise reduction, but there are plenty of headphones with noise reduction too.
While Perlisten Audio may be a new name to most audio enthusiasts, they have come to market swinging with a unique and enviable array of loudspeakers and subwoofers.
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