Around this time of year, we get an “itch” – not just tech heads or sports nuts, but a large chunk of the populace – to start looking at a potential ...
Integrated amplifiers have come a long way in the last three decades. For years, they've had a reputation (deserved or not) as sonically inferior to separate preamp and power amp setups. Naysayers&...
Marantz has long been associated with stereo receivers and has produced an extensive line of components over the last 40 years. Times have certainly changed from when all-one-receivers were at the heart of many ...
Lamm Industries was founded just over 17 years ago. They are currently located in Brooklyn, New York, one of my old stomping grounds. The lead designer and namesake Vladmir Lamm has a legendary, uncompromising ...
I'm pleased to see a number of high-end audio manufacturers designing equipment for computer audio use. Even more encouraging is watching a brand hitherto unavailable make its entry. Hegel (www.hegel.com) ...
Edge-lit LED TVs – that being a slightly-modified style of LCD panel -- are finally starting to come into a bit of a wide-berth adoption stage, slimming down and finding spots on retail ...
Not long ago, projecting an image large enough to fill anything bigger than an 80” screen required purchasing a CRT (cathode ray tube) projector that weighed as much as a Smart Car and ...
THIEL Loudspeakers have been in the marketplace for over 30 years. Longevity is fantastic, but having the universal respect of serious audiophiles all over the world is even better. Jim Thiel, the company’...
Another CES is behind us. The monstrous screens and massive subwoofers are no longer there, and neither are the innovations that make the show so great. The purveyors of sadder products ...
I remember reading a letter in Stereophile several years back from a reader complaining about the magazine's lack of review coverage with regards to certain loudspeaker manufacturers. One of the names mentioned ...
Another CES Press Day has come and gone. Filled with press conferences from all the major CE manufacturers, the video side of the business was in full swing. The huge push ...
The last few months of 2009 have taken me on a lovely audio journey across Scandinavia, with stops in Denmark and Norway for a look and listen to accessories, speakers and amplifiers. I recently ...
We’re about a week away from Valentine’s day, and there are a few Blu-ray releases this week for just that occasion. Of course if you’re not the romantic type, there’s a nice selection of action as well, including The Running Man and Halo Legends. Click to find out what else is coming out this week.
Sony announced a new technology today that’s expected to make televisions smaller, cheaper and more reliable. Rather than focusing on the creation of wireless connections outside the TV, the new wireless technology takes place entirely inside the set.
There’s a common misconception, especially in the audio world, that more is always better. Cable companies seem to know that too, and ratchet up the specs and the prices on their cables dramatically. Pangea’s new cables focus on necessity instead of just packing everything they can into one cable.
HDMI specifications are typically fairly private documents. They’re reserved for those who are making products, have paid a licensing fee and signed an adopter agreement. That’s true with HDMI 1.4 as well, to a point.
So you’ve got a whole lot of HDMI sources and a whole lot of HDMI displays. You want them all connected, but you want to avoid networking. What to do? Gefen’s 8x8 Cross Point HDMI Matrix may be your solution.
As evidenced by this year’s Consumer Electronics show, glasses free 3D displays still have a long way to go before they’ll be ready for mainstream consumption. Visisol and QTEC see a demand though, and they intend to satisfy that demand.
The first week of February is the last of the post-Christmas lull that comes every year. We’re a week from The Wolfman and big budget pictures like Alice in Wonderland and Clash of the Titans are only a month away. This week though, you may want to stick to the limited releases.
