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 ...
Walmart isn’t typically a company we talk about here on AV Rev, but this is a special occasion. The massive retailer has just announced a program that’s going to have a huge impact on digital distribution. Bring a DVD or Blu-ray into the store, hand it over to the person at the photo counter, pay a few bucks and bam – you’ll get Vudu copies of all your movies.
The folks over at KEF have announced a total of 11 new speakers designed to give you high quality sound without making your room’s aesthetics suffer. They utilize the KEF Ultra Thin Bezel and magnetic grilles to allow you more flexibility in installation, a side effect of which also makes them well equipped for bathrooms, yards, boats or anywhere else where humidity might be a factor for other speakers.
The folks at Panasonic have some big things coming down the pipe with their new TVs. You'll find a slew of impressive sets this year, but the biggest news is the ET5, which marks the company's first venture into passive 3D. It's an LED backlit set that allows you to use theatrical glasses at home and it's out this month in 47" and 55" versions, but the smaller 42" model won't be out until April.
It’s a big day for the folks at Apple. Not only have they announced the latest iPad, but they’ve updated the Apple TV, both of which got some significant upgrades.Apple TV’s upgrade is something that simply should have been a part of the device from the beginning.It now offers 1080p resolution and AirPlay compatibility.
If you’ve been waiting to pick up the latest and greatest from Samsung, you won’t have to wait much longer.The company has announced pricing and availability information for its plasma and LED TVs,most of which are available this month.Unfortunately, if you’re looking for the very top of the line you may have to wait a bit.
Home automation is the ultimate cool.Sure, having a killer TV is great, there's something that's just so impressive about making it rise out of nowhere.TV lift cabinets aren't always cheap, and they certainly don't always go with the look of the room.An Instructables user named ihart has created a video that details how to make your own for less than $1,000.
