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Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
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Wednesday, 18 April 2012 00:00 |
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 With the prevalence of portable music players to the point that you must be from Mars if you don't own one, there is a huge aftermarket for high quality earphones (headphones is the category, with over-the-ear headphones, on-ear-headphones, in-ear headphones, in-ear-earphones, and in-ear earbuds being the specific type of headphone one is referring to). Velodyne, renown manufacturer of subwoofers, not to be left out of this trend, has released a set of in-ear headphones called the vPulse....and best of all, they sound like Velodyne all the way . . . a.k.a. very, very good.
Tags: Earbuds | Earphones | Headphones |
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Written by Jared Rachwalski
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Monday, 12 March 2012 00:00 |
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Ok, I'll admit it. I was not expecting much from this diminutive 5.1 budget speaker system that arrived at my house in a single box. The entire system fits inside the shipping box for my reference subwoofer (MartinLogan Descent i). Granted it is massive and costs more than three of these 5.1 systems...
Tags: 5.1 | Speaker Systems | Speakers |
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Written by Michael Jude Galvin
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Tuesday, 03 April 2012 00:00 |
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 Got LPs? Got a cleaner? Maybe try the Spin Clean. I didn't play any records before I cleaned them, so I can't satisfy the typical audiophile nervosa A-B, but wow, the records looked smashing after they came out of the Spin Clean, and there was gunk in the water below. It worked, and it's inexpensive.
Tags: LPs | Record Washers | Vinyl |
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Written by Ross Jones
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Thursday, 22 March 2012 00:00 |
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 Emotiva is a U.S. based Internet-direct manufacturer, known primarily for their high-power solid-state amplifiers. However, Emotiva makes other products, including three different lines of speakers, and several subwoofers. In this case, we review the X-Ref subwoofer, which has a 12" driver and 600 watts of amplifier power, all at a very reasonable price.
Tags: Subwoofers |
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Written by Jason Crawford
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Tuesday, 06 March 2012 00:00 |
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 Like a lot of folks, I first became aware of the Flaming Lips by watching "Beavis and Butt-head." Seems like I remember that duo critiquing the Lips' video for their song about Vaseline or something. That's a hazy one as are most memories...
Tags: Music Reviews | Vinyl |
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Written by Brian Florian
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Wednesday, 29 February 2012 00:00 |
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 Speakers however are one of the last bastions of long term value and investment. Simply stated, good speakers will never be obsolete. My father has a pair of Paradigm Monitor 7se speakers which are almost 25 years old... and not only are they in great shape, but are still an enviable, excellent sounding pair! Here, we review the Paradigm Monitor 7 Series, which includes the Mini-Monitor, the Center, and the Surrounds.
Tags: Center Channel Speakers | Monitor Speakers | Speakers |
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Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
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Wednesday, 28 March 2012 00:00 |
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 Classé's new CP-800 is a high performance ("High-End") stereo preamplifier, but it is not just yet another preamp with minor changes from previous models. This one has the option of switching in some DSP that adds several EQ bands and dedicated stereo subwoofer outputs. If you don't use the DSP, it's not in the signal path, and you can still call yourself a "purist" audiophile. Have no doubts; this is a very unique product, and the performance is stellar.
Tags: Preamplifiers | Switching |
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Written by Chris Heinonen
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Thursday, 15 March 2012 00:00 |
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 In a bit of a surprise, the Universal Blu-ray player market has gone through a big upswing recently. While DVD-Audio and SACD might be considered dead audio formats to the mainstream media, more and more players for home are including support for them now. One fairly recent addition to the group is the Cambridge Audio 751BD Audiophile Blu-ray player. It also supports 3D Blu-ray, and I was quite excited to have the chance to try out this unit myself.
Tags: 3 D | Blu ray | Universal Players |
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Written by Jim Clements
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Thursday, 08 March 2012 00:00 |
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SOTA is a turntable manufacturer headquartered in the Chicago area. They have been around for more than 30 years. SOTA’s current management team of Kirk and Donna Bodinet took over the manufacturing and servicing operation in 1997. They manufacture a total of nine turntable models as well as a very popular LP Cleaning Machine. The model under review here is the Nova.
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Written by Chris Heinonen
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Monday, 19 March 2012 00:00 |
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 After moving last fall, I finally had space for a projection setup and ordered a screen for my basement. When I started to look for a projector for my new home theater, the first recommendation from people was almost always JVC. The JVC X30 is a three-chip D-ILA projector that has 4K resolution for the future, but for now, it is considered a full 1920x1080p projector. I has an incredible contrast ratio for gorgeous blacks, and is 3D capable. It's $1,000 less than it was last year, and they have added memory for lens settings (zoom) so you can have the image at the appropriate size if you are viewing 2.35:1 vs. 2:1, etc.
Tags: 1080p | 3 D | D-ILA | Projectors |
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