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Wednesday, 08 February 2012
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Written by
Andre Marc
While I am not a headphone fanatic, I am rather picky about the phones I use for my iPod Touch and iPod Nano. I also use headphones for early morning or late night listening on a McIntosh integrated amp, or via my Pro-Ject Head Box II headphone amp. I also use headphones when traveling.There are tons of headphones of every conceivable design on the market, and it is not very easy to distinguish between those who are design, rather than sound quality, oriented. Many headphones are simply fashion statements. Occasionally you find a pair that look and sound good. SOL Republic specializes in producing a unique line of headphones. The Oregon based company can honestly claim to have an original concept with their line of headphones. Before we get to the particulars, SOL Republic says that sound quality was first ...
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Thursday, 05 January 2012
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Written by
Andre Marc
Being to able to access content anywhere in the household, in premium quality, without a tangle of wires and a stack of boxes is what many have come to see as the ideal home entertainment set up. A number of companies have been offering higher end solutions with built in flexibility and virtually unlimited bandwidth. The technology is changing so fast, it is often hard to keep up, with the explosion of Blu-ray, 3D, and who knows what else that is coming around the corner.Below is an overview of a few companies that have brought to market interesting and advanced products that are designed to unleash your content, with streaming and other interesting features and unlimited flexibility. Of all the companies listed below, I only have first hand user experience with IOGEAR, where I reviewed their excellent IOGEAR Wireless HD ...
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Friday, 23 September 2011
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Written by
Andre Marc
“Computer audio” is the current favorite buzz phrase in high end audio. Ironically, non audiophiles are probably not too familiar with the term since playing music files from a computer, internet radio, or some form of a streaming service are daily activities. Since most listeners are not audiophiles, convenience and easy access to music are far more important than quaint notions of high fidelity sound. But nowhere is it written that you can’t have the best of both worlds; great sound and convenience. Forget complicated set ups with USB DAC’s, expensive playback software and esoteric computer tweaks. Many just want to hit “play” and hear files stored on their hard drives without jumping through hoops, but with high fidelity sound.Some high end audio companies have heard the call, offering wireless streaming built into audiophile components. There have even been cheaper ...
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Friday, 22 October 2010
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Written by
Michael Palmer
Celebrating 100 years in the audio-visual field, next month Denon will debut the premium AH-A100 headphones. Featuring an impressive 5-year warranty, these headphones feature handcrafted mahogany earcup housings, a high-end driver unit, class-largest diaphragms (50mm / 1.97") with Acoustic Optimizer, and neodymium magnets.Denon’s anniversary logo badge is printed on the AH-A100's housing, and comes a signed certificate of authenticity from the chief production designer who hand crafted the product, and a Denon “brand book” that explores the company's first century.The Denon AH-A100 can be purchased in stores and online for $499.99 starting in November, 2010.
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010
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Written by
Tim Hart
Back in my jaded days of audiophilia I can remember clearly discounting the iPod as any serious means by which to listen to music. Sure, they were convenient and sure you could put a lot of songs on them but at what price. I knew the answer as I had heard music ripped to the mp3 format with even more jaded ears and pronounced them unfit. Done, game over. It’s ok for kids but…I have since lightened up quite a bit but I am still not willing to compromise too much on certain things and sound quality is one of them.I finally bowed to the iPod phenomena only because I was given the ability to control the quality of the format I used to store my music. I bought the 160 GB iPod Classic and ripped my CD collection to ...
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