Naim Audio DAC

Rick Schmidt

A Naim DAC. Oh how long we have waited. Naim Audio is hi-fi company with its own ideas. For years they held steadfastly to their claim that the only by keeping the spinning CD in the same box as the DAC could jitter be controlled and high fidelity playback be produced. While other hifi companies made similar claims most would relent at least occasionally and offer up a DAC or two.

DACs

Home Theater Movie Renter’s Guide – July, 2010

John E. Johnson, Jr.

Shutter Island (Blu-ray), The Book of Eli (Blu-ray), The Unborn (Blu-ray), Ladybugs (Blu-ray), The Man With No Name Trilogy - A Fistful of Dollars (Blu-ray), Darkman (Blu-ray), 12 Monkeys (Blu-ray),  The Man With No Name Trilogy - For A Few Dollars More (Blu-ray), Coach (DVD) , The Seventh Seal (Blu-ray) , Dog City: The Movie (DVD), The Man With No Name Trilogy - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Blu-ray), Green Zone (Blu-ray) , The Illusionist (Blu-ray)

Movie Reviews

Anthony Gallo Acoustics Reference Strada Speakers and TR3 Subwoofer

John E. Johnson, Jr.

Anthony Gallo Acoustics has been known for many years to make very unique, high performance loudspeakers that can deliver world-class performance at reasonable prices and in everyday rooms. I was so impressed with their Reference 3.1 speakers when I reviewed them in 2007 that I bought the review pair. In the past several months, Gallo has significantly upgraded their reference line. The Reference 3.1 has just been replaced with the much more expensive Reference 3.5, but a new speaker system has taken up a new position in the Gallo line at a price point very close to the old Reference 3.1.

Bookshelf Speakers

Marantz SA-KI Pearl SACD player

Robert Kozel

The Marantz tradition has always been about enjoying music. The Marantz SA-KI Pearl is a limited-edition SACD player from the Marantz Reference Series product line. The "KI" in the product name refers to Ken Ishiwata, who is the actual designer of the SA-KI Pearl. Ken Ishiwata has an impressive biography. He fell in love with music as a young man. He pursued a career in fashion photography following in the footsteps of his father. In the late 1970's, Mr. Ishiwata started his career with Marantz. Today, he is an accomplished violinist, audio engineer, electronics engineer, and brand ambassador for Marantz in Europe.

SACD Players