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CES 2011 Show Report - Summary
- Written by SECRETS CES Coverage Team
- Published on 10 January 2011
Do check out the CES 2011 Show Coverage Reports by the SECRETS Team: Robert Kozel, Jim Milton, Adrian Wittenberg, Stephen Hornbrook and John Johnson. Robert's summary of CES 2011 reflects the team's......
"What struck me the most about CES was the sheer magnitude of it all. I have been to Las Vegas many times for conventions in the past, but nothing compared to CES 2011. The enormous international crowds combined with thousands of exhibitors and locations spread throughout the city made it an event I will not soon forget. From the perspective of products, CES is overwhelming with its diversity. There were exhibitors covering home electronics, phones, appliances, automotive, computer hardware, networking, etc. The list was endless and it would be impossible for anyone to take all of it in. The crowd at CES was not just spending time looking at new products. There were countless people with "Buyer" tags on their show badges talking to exhibitors and discussing business. If the crowds were any indication, this should be a good year for the economy. Time will tell if all those conversations ultimately turn into real orders.
Final CES 2011 Impressions and more images just added by Stephen Hornbrook. Check it out!
A Home Theater Build Project - Part II
- Written by Mark Vignola
- Published on 16 December 2010
In this installment I am discussing my upgrade paths and the decisions that went into each change: Video, Audio and Other cconsiderations, including power conditioners. I've presented the changes that I decided on in a chronological manner, as I think that many of us approach our decisions in this way...
CEDIA 2010 Show Coverage from Atlanta
- Written by The SECRETS Team
- Published on 22 September 2010
CEDIA 2010 is underway in Atlanta.......The SECRETS Team has arrived and is reporting......with continuous coverage from the floor over the next few days. The Secrets Team.....Piero Gabucci, Chris Eberle, Jim Milton, Chris Heinonen, Jim Clements and Mark Vignola....... will be attending numerous press conferences and booth tours over the next few days. Check out the reports, pictures and videos from the team and check back often for updates. John and Cynthia are attending as well....check out John's CEDIA summary early next week!! Reports are live from Jim Milton, Jim Clements, Chris Heinonen and Chris Eberle! Piero, is that an iPad??
Secrets Best of 2010 Awards
- Written by SECRETS Editorial Team
- Published on 13 December 2010
The SECRETS Editorial Team is pleased to announce the Best of 2010 Awards. This year we have added some new categories for Media, so look for our awards in the Blu-ray, CD and Vinyl Recordings. And we have established a new award (it is so "Bad", you will have to go to the second page to see it). The Editorial Team also wants to highlight the technologies that we will be paying attention to in 2011, so look for the "Technologies on the Rise Awards".
Congratulations to all of our 2010 WINNERS!!
A Video Interview with Andy Ton from Win Analog
- Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
- Published on 25 August 2010
After seeing the Win Analog preamp and power amplifiers at the California Audio Show a few weeks ago, I drove to the Win Analog offices in the San Francisco East Bay and interviewed the designer, Andy Ton. These amplifiers are very unusual, especially the power amplifiers, which use a single radio transmitter triode as the output tube in single-ended configuration, with an output of 100 watts rms in Pure Class A. Click on the photo to go to the interview to see why he used such a tube rather than a more conventional audio tube.
Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2010 Show Coverage
- Written by Rick Schmidt
- Published on 20 October 2010
The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2010, held last weekend in Denver, was a big success! Rick Schmidt covered the show for SECRETS and his show report is amazing! 174 rooms in 3 days! Whatever your pleasure...Legacy Audio, Emotiva, Velodyne, Prima Luna, Bryston, Levinson, YG-Acoustics, Tannoy, to name just a few.......the photos are terrific!
Don't miss Rick's report of the show.....in the CAVE!CalMAN Calibration Bootcamp: A Crash Course in the Science of Calibration
- Written by Mark Vignola
- Published on 24 August 2010
In May, 2010, Senior Editor Chris Heinonen and I published an article here on Secrets looking at some of the popular consumer targeted video calibration software options. We tried the free HCFR program as well as the incredibly popular CalMAN platform marketed by SpectraCal, and a new entry, ChromaPure.
A Home Theater Build Project - Part I
- Written by Mark Vignola
- Published on 15 October 2010
We all have a spare room. Well, many of us do. And those of us bitten by the A/V bug often dream about what we would do with that room. I have such a room, and six years ago embarked on a wild odyssey to build a dedicated A/V room from scratch. How could someone with limited construction skills, moderate budget, and even more limited tool selection, go about making a clean, professional looking dedicated home theater?
DIY Handcrafted Speakers - Winner of CAVE Contest OPPO BDP-83-NuForce Edition Universal Blu-ray Player
- Written by Niko Coromelas
- Published on 15 August 2010
Congratulations to the winner of the OPPO BDP-83/NuForce Edition Universal Blu-ray Player, Niko Coromelas. Niko's story about his experience building these beautiful speakers was posted in the CAVE and we are featuring them here. What a great project and Congratulations Niko!!
Well I don't know how many of you have tried your hand at making your own speakers but recently I set out on a project for a 3-way system and thought I would share it with everyone. My goal was to build a system that would be pleasing for both listening to Music as well as watching Movies with my projector. In the end, I was looking for a respectable set--namely better than what I could buy at a typical store. I didn't want it to cost me a fortune or never finish the project, I had that experience once before. Anyone who has gotten into a project knows what I'm talking about. You start, it seems fun with all the neat stuff, so you keep going, finding new things to add, then rebuilding half way through thus repeating the cycle till you never seem to finish. Well...this wasn't a trap I wanted to fall into!
Telluride Film Festival 2010
- Written by Rick Schmidt and Ray Keller(Photos)
- Published on 05 October 2010
Passes were nearly sold out at this year’s festival but getting around and getting into movies seemed a quite a bit easier than in past years. This might have been dumb luck or it might have been that a bunch of people were trying to see James Franco in person at screenings of 127 Hours. Usually we get five movies per day...don't miss the Telluride presentation about the past and present of 3D.
California Audio Show 2010 Report - Emeryville, California - July 30 - August 1
- Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
- Published on 31 July 2010
The California Audio Show held its first meeting in Emeryville, California, July 30 - August 1, 2010. Read all about it here. Amazing gear ! ! !
