Category Archives: Home Theater

Tannoy Revolution DC6T Floor-standing Speaker

Introduction to the Tannoy Revolution DC6T Floor-standing Speaker Scotland, home of whisky, many successful racing drivers and Tannoy. Originally founded in 1926 England, Tannoy has been headquartered in Scotland since the 70s. Tannoy is best known for their dual concentric speakers where the tweeter is at the center of the mid-range driver. The Dual Concentric

A Collection of New Vinyl Releases for the Audiophile

Dusty Springfield “Dusty In Memphis” Atlantic Records/Analogue Productions Performance: Sound: Almost two years ago exactly, we took a look at 4 Men With Beards’ reissue of “Dusty In Memphis” by Dusty Springfield. I hadn’t quite learned how to shop for vinyl reissues then. I’m a little better equipped to know what I’m looking for now.

WideaLab Aurender S10 Music Server

Introduction to the WideaLab Aurender S10 Music Server Hark ye back to the 2011 California Audio Show in the half-forsaken Burlingame something or other. As yours truly made his way betwixt and between the 46 or so exhibits, reporting on all for this website, I encountered major buzz about a new-to-the-U.S. company, Korea’s WideaLab, and

WideaLab Aurender S10 Music Storage and Playback System

Introduction to the WideaLab Aurender S10 Music Storage and Playback System Hark ye back to the 2011 California Audio Show in the half-forsaken Burlingame something or other. As yours truly made his way betwixt and between the 46 or so exhibits, reporting on all for this website, I encountered major buzz about a new-to-the-U.S. company,

A Collection of New Vinyl Releases for the Audiophile

Dusty Springfield “Dusty In Memphis” Atlantic Records/Analogue Productions Performance: Sound: Almost two years ago exactly, we took a look at 4 Men With Beards’ reissue of “Dusty In Memphis” by Dusty Springfield. I hadn’t quite learned how to shop for vinyl reissues then. I’m a little better equipped to know what I’m looking for now.

Pass Labs X1000.5 Monoblock Power Amplifier

Introduction We have reviewed several Pass Labs products in the past, and I finally decided to get a pair of what they call “Room Heaters”, i.e., the X1000.5. These monoblock power amplifiers are rated at 1,000 watts rms into 8 ohms. They are similar in physical design to the XA200.5, but the XA200.5′s are biased

Pioneer BDP-52FD 3D Universal Blu-ray Player

Introduction to the Pioneer BDP-52FD Blu-ray Player Of all the new equipment that I saw at the CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis in 2011, my favorite booth visit was to Pioneer. Showing me around their booth and their new products, it was obvious they had read our review of their last generation of Blu-ray players. They

Sony VPL-HW30AES 3D Projector

Introduction to the Sony VPL-HW30AES 3D Projector Since so many displays, both flat panel and projector, are now adding 3D to their feature lists, it’s getting harder and harder to write a witty intro for these products. Suffice it to say that 3D is here and we’re going to have it in our next TV

Pioneer BDP-52FD 3D Universal Blu-Ray Player

Introduction to the Pioneer BDP-52FD Blu-ray Player Of all the new equipment that I saw at the CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis in 2011, my favorite booth visit was to Pioneer. Showing me around their booth and their new products, it was obvious they had read our review of their last generation of Blu-ray players. They

Pioneer BDP-52FD Blu-Ray Player

Introduction to the Pioneer BDP-52FD Blu-Ray Player Of all the new equipment that I saw at the CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis in 2011, my favorite booth visit was to Pioneer. Showing me around their booth and their new products, it was obvious they had read our review of their last generation of Blu-ray players. They