Founded in 1998 and quickly making a name for themselves in the subwoofer market, SVS is now a global maker and distributor of complete speaker systems. They are a unique organization, with a design ...
Italian speaker maker Opera has been making headlines recently with their great-sounding demos at various audio shows, earning them positive print and online reviews. I reviewed their floor-standing Seconda model, which I found ...
Active speakers have had a tough road in the audiophile world. They are fairly commonplace in recording studios and other pro sound environments. I have heard several theories for this, including the fact ...
Rein Audio impressed me when I had the opportunity to review their very fine sounding X-DAC last year. The German based company, just a few years old, has since developed a few more ...
The very aptly named HiFiMan has been around since 2007, and I first became aware of the company from the ads for their high performance portable file players. They have developed into a one-stop ...
With the move to computer and hard drive based digital sources, one would think a format tied to a physical medium would be odd in 2013. But SACD has proved to be remarkably resilient ...
I’ve enjoyed reviewing several Rogue products over the last few years. The Brodheadsville, PA based company makes beautifully built, excellent sounding tube preamps, power amps, and integrated amps. They have products ...
Audience, out of San Marcos, CA, is one of the most respected companies in the power conditioning arena, with their line of adeptReponse series consistently getting rave reviews from the audio press and ...
PS Audio, out of Boulder, CO, has been a major player in high end audio for decades. Their power distribution/conditioning units and digital source components have been go to products for droves ...
MartinLogan enjoys a place at the mantle occupied by a relatively small group of state of the art speaker companies enduring the test of time. Nearing its third decade, the Lawrence, Kansas company ...
Boston Acoustics was founded in 1979 and quickly made a name among budget audiophiles, and later home theater enthusiasts. They became a big player in car audio as well. In 2005, D&M Holdings ...
Sometimes good things appear in big packages. So it was when Federal Express arrived at my door with two huge boxes that happen to house one Opera Seconda loudspeaker each. Opera manufactures its ...
When Samsung brought its 55 inch Super OLED set to CES this year, they played coy with the details. The essential specs were lacking, but we did find out that it was pretty, thin and offered up a few different types of control, thanks to Smart Hub integration and a built-in camera.
Outdoor TVs are seen as something of a luxury for most folks, but SunBrite's latest line brings them down to a more affordable level. The sets run from $1,495 for 32" to $5,995 for 65", all of which share the same Full HD picture made specifically for out-of-doors environments.
When you hear "Lenovo," chances are you think of business oriented laptops and desktops. At the end of this month, the company is jumping into the TV market with the Android based K71 Smart TV.
The folks over at Pioneer have created a pair of Elite receivers designed to play nice with your network, improve the look of your video and do plenty else to boot. Both offer AirPlay for easy iPhone and iPad connection, DNLA compliance for all your digital files and 192kHz/24-bit DACs to ensure high audio quality.
The B-135 SST2 is the new flagship integrated amplifier from Bryston, and is made to come in and replace the B-100, which has held the spot for seven years.Bryston's B-135 SST2 offers 135 watts per channel and features Bryston's most advanced analog circuitry for its preamp channel.
It seems like we've been waiting forever for OLED TVs and more than a few folks have given up hope. Turns out we've reason to get excited again, as LG is launching a 55" OLED television this May. Even better – it's not ridiculously expensive. It's not as cheap as a similarly outfitted LCD or plasma, but at $7,900 quite a few early adapters should be able to drop the dime on this one.
It's unfortunate, but there are places where you can't lug your gorgeous TV or projector.On a plane, for example.That tiny seat mounted into the chair in front of you is all you have to watch, and the selection is typically pretty sad.Epson's new BT-100 aims to change that.It's a wearable personal media device that gives you an 80 inch virtual screen for your own enjoyment.
