Cable Review Archives

A Tale of Four AC Power Cables: The PS Audio Lab Cable, Shunyata Sidewinder, Shunyata Black Mamba, and Shunyata Viper V Accell ...

Home Theater Review Archives

Aperion Audio Intimus 422 HTIB Speaker System AudioSource System 230 Home Theater in a Box Denon S-301 Home Th...

The Television Review Archives

Bang & Olufsen BeoVision Avant 32 Home Cinema System BenQ PE8700 Single-Chip 16:9 DLP Digital Projector Dwin HD-700 Silentview™ CRT Front Projecto...

Media Server Review Archives

Escient FireBall DVDM-300 Media Server Escient Fireball SE-D1 and SE-80 Media Servers Kaleidescape Media Server ...

Player Review Archives

Adcom GDV-850 DVD-V, DVD-A Player – Supplement to the Benchmark Review Apex A600D DVD Player Arcam DiVA CD73T CD Pla...

The SACD Player Review Archives

Arcam DiVA CD73T CD Player Arcam Solo "All-in-One" CD Player, Preamplifier, and Power Amplifier System Audio Alchemy Compact Disc System Audio Note...

Speaker Review Archives

Acoustic Research AR1 Tower Speakers with 15″ Built-In Powered Subwoofer Adire Audio Kanada Bookshelf Speakers ...

How a Hole-in-the-Box Works

Even though loudspeakers utilizing bass reflex techniques (i.e., ported or passive radiator designs) are quite common, or maybe even the norm if you carouse the average audio/video retailer. There are, however, many misconceptions about how a bass-reflex system works...

Big Bass in Small Places – A Question of Fundamentals

Despite the slightly paranoid opinions of the more reclusive audiophiles I associate with, I believe that home theater has contributed significantly to the advancement of musical reproduction. For instance, THX standards mandated flat frequency response from speakers...