Marantz SACD 30N Network SACD Player Review

Mel MartinDecember 2, 2020

You may ask what Marantz is doing by offering an SACD/CD player in the days when CDs and SACDs have been pretty much pronounced dead. Ah...

SACD Players

JBL Synthesis SDP-55 & SDR-35 Q&A Nick Clarke – Senior Director of Global Engineering

Sumit Chawla, Ph.D.December 1, 2020

Recently, Secrets contributor Sumit Chawla had a chance to interview HARMAN’s Senior Director of Global Engineering Nick Clarke on the...

OpEd

Legacy Audio i.V 7 Amplifier Preview

Tyler StripkoNovember 30, 2020

I’ve been using a powerful 7-channel Class D (switching) amplifier for almost eight years now in my main media room system. As someone who...

Product Previews

Denon AVR-X4700H AV Receiver Review

Chris EberleNovember 30, 2020

Denon’s AVR-X4700H AV Receiver delivers 9.2 channels at 125 watts per with nearly every available audio and video technology packed into...

Receivers

Introducing the DALI RUBICON 6 BLACK EDITION

SecretsNovember 25, 2020

This elegant high-end speaker comes in an exclusive Satin Black finish with distinctive black wood fibre cones, providing the speakers...

Press

MartinLogan BalancedForce 212 Subwoofer Review

John E. Johnson, Jr.November 25, 2020

MartinLogan, a renowned manufacturer of electrostatic speakers, also makes many other fine audio products, including some impressive...

Subwoofers

Samsung QN65Q90T Ultra HDTV Preview

Chris EberleNovember 24, 2020

Samsung’s QN65Q90T is a highly capable 65-inch Ultra HD flat panel display with a full-array quantum dot backlight, extended color, HDR, a...

Product Previews

Starke Sound A8.350 Multichannel Power Amplifier Review

Yongki Go, Ph.D.November 24, 2020

As the name implies, the A8.350 amplifier from Starke Sound has 8 channels of amplification capable of generating 350 W/channel (into 4...

Power Amplifiers

The Smallcombe Home Theater II – Part 2

Stephen SmallcombeNovember 24, 2020

Welcome to Part 2 of a series of articles on the process of construction and optimization of a home theater in a new home in...

Custom Home Theaters

STAX SR-007A Electrostatic Headphone Review

Carlo Lo RasoNovember 23, 2020

Electrostatic headphones have always been looked at as the Holy Grail of headphone fidelity. Some upstart companies have jumped onto the...

Headphone and Earphone Reviews

Starke Sound A8.350 8-Channel Power Amplifier Preview

Yongki Go, Ph.D.November 20, 2020

Starke Sound is a relatively young company based in California (founded in 2009) focusing on producing audio equipment for multi-channel...

Product Previews

BLUESOUND ADDS NEW SURROUND MODE LISTENING OPTION

SecretsNovember 20, 2020

Latest firmware update adds stereo surround mode option to Bluesound PULSE SOUNDBAR and POWERNODE models. Bluesound, makers of the award...

Press

Cambridge Audio doubles the power with new Edge M monoblock power amplifier

SecretsNovember 20, 2020

British audio specialists Cambridge Audio has added the Edge M monoblock power amplifier to its acclaimed high-end Edge series of hi-fi...

Press

What We Are Watching Vol. 6: November 2020

SecretsNovember 19, 2020

These days we've been watching our shows in our living room which is two-channel-audio only. For TV watching, it's just ok. So I can't...

What We Are Watching!

Parasound A23+ Stereo Power Amplifier

Yongki Go, Ph.D.November 18, 2020

Parasound’s amplifiers are well known and established products, which is of no surprise considering the legendary amplifier designer, John...

Power Amplifiers