U.K. speaker legends KEF have been front and center lately with cutting edge products like the flagship Blade and the 50th anniversary stand-mounted LS50. At $1500, the LS50 is a remarkable bargain for ...
As noted in my recent review of the terrific Marantz NA-11S1 network player and DSD DAC, the Japanese company has been on quite a roll with respect to digital source components. The ...
I'm no stranger to Britain's Musical Fidelity, having reviewed a number of their budget minded and mid tier products over the past few years. A few of the items that have ...
Having been fortunate to review over a dozen Marantz components in the past, I now come to expect very good things with every new product announcement. Marantz has recently made a big play ...
Genesis Advanced Technologies has roots that go back to 1991, when famed speaker designer Arnie Nudell founded Genesis Technologies. He developed a unique and groundbreaking circular ribbon tweeter, and launched the Genesis One model. ...
Carot One was a new name to this scribe until a few months ago, when Marc Phillips, of Colleen Cardas Imports , mentioned they would be importing the line from Italy. CCI has an ...
Densen Audio Technologies, out of Denmark, may be unknown to many high-end audio enthusiasts in the US, but in Europe and Asia, they are considered among the top tier of high performance audio. ...
KEF, based in the U.K., enjoys status as one of the most respected, and long-lived, speaker manufacturers in high-end audio. The company has designed and sold some of the best-known speakers in ...
I have reviewed cables and accessories from many different types of companies, including one man operations, modest sized operations, and established larger firms. Each has their own approach, and each has certain advantages. ...
To say the USB market is saturated would be an understatement. To say the affordable USB DAC market is crowded, would be even more so. I define “affordable” as under $1000. There ...
Channel Islands Audio, out of California, has been a favorite of mine since I bought their VDA-2 DAC, and an external power supply for my Squeezebox Touch. They are in the business of ...
Burson Audio has been creating a buzz for seventeen years. Their extremely loyal customer base raves about their DACs and headphone amplifiers. The company is based in Melbourne, Australia, half a world away, ...
Sony announced both a Google TV enabled set-top box and Google TV enabled Blu-ray player today, coming in at prices of $199 and $299 respectively.Both are packed with the goodies you'd expect to see from a Google TV device, including access to the Google Play Store, Wi-Fi for your internet connection and a remote that packs a multi-touch pad and 3-Axis motion control.The Blu-ray player won't be out until the fall, but the NSZ-GS7 is coming July 22nd and is currently up for preorder on Amazon.
Sony was the first to jump into the OLED market, but they've since fallen behind. Panasonic, on the other hand, never really ventured into working on the new tech.Korean manufacturers LG and Samsung are far in the lead with this tech, which has prompted Sony and Panasonic to work together to get caught up.
The thing about the Google TV – the very important thing about the Google TV – is that there are a massive amount of apps available. Since it's already tied in to the Android marketplace, you can use practically any app already available on Android phones and tablets.Proprietary operating systems used by most TV makers don't have that advantage, and there's no indication that things will change.The heavily segmented customer base means that developers don't have much incentive to create programs for the platforms, and hardware is really only as good as the software that runs on it.
If you want a big screen you've typically had to stick with projectors or DLP, but Sharp's LC-90LE745U changes all that.The new Aquos set takes LED backlit displays to a whole new level, by taking the size up to a massive 90 inches.And if that wasn't impressive enough, Sharp packs 3D and smart TV functionality.
Have you ever watched a commercial and thought to yourself "boy I'd like one of those, but I really don't want to go anywhere to get it?" TiVo and PayPal know the feeling, and they're making things even easier by adding PayPal payments to TiVo's interactive ads.You'll be able to link up your PayPal account and pick up products with a touch of a button.
A doctor's office is a fairly unassuming place – you don't expect much in the way of entertainment aside from some year-old issues of Sports Illustrated.One New York doctor does things a little differently, for himself anyway.Hitting a button on his remote, his bookshelf moves to reveal the entrance to a secret man-cave connected directly to his office.
LG Cinema 3D TVs are being featured in a brand new display at Barneys. The luxury retailer is known for impressive displays and their latest lives up to that reputation. It features, both in-store and in-window, LG's Cinema 3D TVs to complete the effect. The display is a result of a collaboration of artists from the Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art and features the work of several unique artists. It's all a part of the destefashioncollection, which explores art, fashion, culture, and the relationship between the three.
