Here we go – Microsoft and Sony have decided to take the leap into Ultra HD with their home consoles. Let’s go over the facts and see what looks good, what doesn’t...
In one corner we have the hulking giant named Sonos, the wireless audio market leader for quite a while now. They have essentially become the Apple of the audio...
Headphones create a personal listening space for you to enjoy. Many aspects go into creating that space and all are important to the overall experience. Headphones, DACs, amps and the source matter greatly, but does it matter what carries the sound...
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...
Let me start with a disclaimer: In no way is this meant to be an all-encompasing primer on the electrical properties of copper, nor to compare super-cable “X” to super-cable “Y”. To me, one of the quickest and biggest audio “bangs for the buck” is upgrading the wire connecting...
I received a pair of HiFiMAN RE400i earbuds ($79) recently, to use with my iPad when I watch movies. The first thing I noticed was that the sound was very clear and detailed, with no harshness, even with the volume up...
In less than 10 years the average person has had the ability to move their physical music library from CDs, tapes and records to music files carried in their shirt pockets. Unfortunately, the iPhone was never really designed for audiophilia and though the built-in DAC is good, it is not the very best for serious music lovers. Enter Arcam’s Music Boost.
Some readers have a dedicated audio or home theater room that just contains the electronic components and a few seats. Nothing to get in the way of the sound.
Heat is the main enemy of consumer electronics. Unfortunately, many amplifiers get hot during use, especially if they have any bias into Class A operation. I have several amplifiers that get quite hot
Windows Media Center’s days are numbered. What’s a diy HTPC owner to do? Last year I wrote about my diy HTPC system and how I’ve implemented various hardware and software to record...
One afternoon, many years ago now, a fellow Secrets editor and I were chewing the proverbial technology fat when the discussion turned to the future of DVD and Blu-ray. “Disc is dead!” he declared...
If you are like many home theater enthusiasts, you probably have your high definition display, either a flat panel or projector, some distance from your equipment rack. And, like most, you use an inexpensive HDMI cable.
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