Vanatoo Transparent One Active (Powered) Bookshelf Speakers

The last several years have seen an explosion in digital and streamed audio - never before has it been cheaper or easier to distribute audio around ones house or apartment. From the advent of protocols like Apple's Airplay or Pandora . . . to Squeeze Box and Sonos, making our digital music accessible anywhere is almost an obsession with everyone. To help satisfy that obsession, Vanatoo offers the Transparent One Active Bookshelf Speakers, that have a digital input.

Parasound Halo A 31 Three-Channel Power Amplifier

Parasound has been making their Halo line of products for quite a few years now, but they are not one to make updates for the sake of change. Their A21 and A51 amplifiers have been unchanged since they debuted and remain a mainstay. The A 31, reviewed here, is a three-channel (250 watts x 3) power amplifier.

Which LED/LCD TV to Buy?

We are finally going to pull the trigger and get an LED/LCD flat panel. Bye-bye CRT! We're looking at getting a 60-incher, and our budget is about $1500. Do you have any recommendations? I'm also wondering if we should look for good deals in the holiday shopping season.
- Vanessa LaFleur
Hudson, WI

OPPO BDP-105 Universal Blu-ray Player Review

OPPO continues its tradition of being leader of the pack with the introduction of the BDP-105 Universal Player. It has every type of input that one could want, making it truly a player that can handle all types of media and sources. The video quality is superb (video results coming in Chris Heinonen's review of the 103 which has the same video circuit as the 105), and the audio quality (tested in this review) is what we have come to expect from OPPO: audiophile-grade.