Philips BDP-7501 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player

Philips BDP-7501 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Preview

To complete my recent review of the Pro Cinema 6040UB projector, Epson provided me with Philips’ brand-new Ultra HD Blu-ray player, the BDP-7501. This compact box plays every optical disc format except SACD and DVD Audio and most importantly, is the absolute best way to deliver...

AURALiC Introduce ARIES Version 4.0 Firmware

AURALiC Introduce ARIES Version 4.0 Firmware

AURALiC LIMITED release Version 4.0 of Lightning device firmware for ARIES, ARIES LE and ARIES MINI. The new firmware, which utilises AURALiC’s latest Lightning Playback Engine V2, introduces several new features and a major improvement in sound quality.

Bluesound NAD

BluOS Offers Users Access to 2x More Music

Newest BluOS update v2.6.1 will allow users to index over 200,000 tracks and continues to add music service integration. Version 2.6.1 of BluOS, features significant music indexing changes and a number of user interface enhancements...

Buying Your First HiFi

I want to show you a no-snake-oil approach to building an affordable, good sounding hi-fi system. When I was 16, I built the system shown below, with parts I bought off eBay and Audiogon. It cost less than $1000, but sounded better than anything you could...

The Huntsman: Winter’s War - Blu-Ray Movie Review

The Huntsman: Winter’s War – Blu-Ray Movie Review

Before Snow White, there was The Huntsman: Winter’s War. Theron stars as evil Queen Ravenna, who betrays her good sister Freya (Blunt) with an unforgiveable act, freezing Freya's heart to love and unleashing in her an icy power she never knew she possessed. As war escalates between the two queens...