Audiophile
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Wisdom Audio Sage Series Speakers
Home Audio Reviews on eCoustics &bull Yesterday
Wisdom Audio describes themselves as "the leader in planar magnetic technologies for architectural speaker solutions." Wisdom Audio has 11 different speaker offerings nearly all of which incorporate planar magnetic and traditional transducer types. They specialize in in- and on-wall speakers… Full Story »
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An Interview with Michael Fremer
Audio Video Revolution News and Reviews &bull Aug 30, 2010
To serious audiophiles, Michael Fremer really needs no introduction. He has long been a distinguished high performance audio reviewer for several decades, and enjoyed a lengthy stint as a senior contributing editor at Stereophile magazine. His passion for Vinyl playback is unparalleled and his monthly column at Stereophile, Analog Corner, is among its most popular. But that is just scratching the surface; no pun intended. Fremer has produced a highly regarded, some would say indispensable DVD, 21st Century Vinyl: Michael Fremer's Practical Guide to Turntable Set-Up along with It's a Vinyl World After All. He also runs Musicangle.com , a… Full Story »
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Rich May of Sumo: An Audio Dynasty
Stereophile &bull Aug 30, 2010
Way back in the mists of time, around 1980 to be exact, the Marantz company in Europe introduces a range of ostensibly cost-no-object solid-state electronics under the "Esotec" banner. Manufactured in Japan, but apparently designed in the USA, these ruggedly constructed components are noteworthy in that the power amplifiers are capable of being operated with the output stages running under class-A bias as well as class-B. The relatively expensive Esotec amplifiers sell in small numbers in the UKremember that this is before the rebirth of the British high endand pass… Full Story »
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Recording of September 1989: Denon Anechoic Orchestral Recordings
Stereophile &bull Aug 30, 2010
Denon Anechoic Orchestral Recordings Music and Test Signals for Evaluation of Room Acoustics Mashahiko Enkoji, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra Denon CD PG-6006 (CD only). Katsuhiro Tsubonou, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, dirs.; Norio Okada, Katsuhiro Miura, engs. DDD. If this is supposed to be the age of communication, why aren't people communicating? If we can bounce a TV show off a satellite into the Soviet Union, or send an architectural plan along with the designer's signature from New York to London in 30 seconds by facsimile, why the hell haven't we been able to explain to the Great Unwashed what high-end audio is all… Full Story »
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Sony Intros Three New Edge-Lit 3D Bravias
Audio Video Revolution News and Reviews &bull Aug 26, 2010
Back in my jaded days of audiophilia I can remember clearly discounting the iPod as any serious means by which to listen to music. Sure, they were convenient and sure you could put ... Manley Labs, out of Chino, CA, is one of my favorite high-end audio companies. I had… Full Story »
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AudioPrism Mana Reference monoblock power amplifier
Stereophile &bull Aug 26, 2010
Victor Tiscareno and Byron Collett of AudioPrism are known in audiophile circles for their complete line of power-conditioning products. The flagship Mana Reference monoblocks, under consideration here, represent AudioPrism's collected wisdom and engineering savvy taken to its logical extreme. The Mana is a fine blend of good looks and contemporary circuit design, even though it sports a classic, if somewhat quirky, 6L6/5881 tube array. And when he explained the what and why of it, I have to admit, it all made a lot of sense. The 20/20 The Mana Reference is good-looking, almost architectural. All decked out in burnished golden… Full Story »
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The Polk SurroundBar 6000 a Instant Home Theater
Audio Video Revolution News and Reviews &bull Aug 25, 2010
Back in my jaded days of audiophilia I can remember clearly discounting the iPod as any serious means by which to listen to music. Sure, they were convenient and sure you could put ... Manley Labs, out of Chino, CA, is one of my favorite high-end audio companies. I had the pleasure of… Full Story »
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Tube Amps, Best Connections, Ripping Music
Mark Fleischmann Blog on Home Theater Magazine &bull Aug 25, 2010More Power!How is it that tube amps only produce, say, 25 watts of power, and yet they provide enough output to drive speakers rated for hundreds of watts? It all depends on the speaker's sensitivity, which defines the sound pressure level it can produce when fed an audio signal with 1 watt of power as measured on axis… Full Story »
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Bowers & Wilkins (BW) MM-1 Multimedia Speakers
Home Audio Reviews on eCoustics &bull Aug 23, 2010
BW sells speakers. And I don't mean for that to sound trite. I mean, they sell speakers. Lots of them. They are known for both high-end studio monitors as well as audiophile home audio. What more and more people are… Full Story »
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BW MM-1 Multimedia Speakers Review
Speaker Reviews on Audioholics &bull Aug 23, 2010
Where audio and video equipment undergoes rigorous objective and subjective tests by our staff, ensuring that marketing slogans aren't the only guidelines for your home theater choices. Learn about all sorts of authentic (if sometimes off-the-wall) products that you can spray on, tape on, insert into, or otherwise use to improve a room's acoustics. Sometimes a receiver or a format-converter isn't enough. In those cases, audio and video processors can do wonders to the sounds and sights in your home theater. Peruse our reviews of A/V processors to discover the ones you need. Receivers are often the heart of a… Full Story »
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Only Front right and left speaker
Home Theater Forum &bull Aug 22, 2010
Will be getting a new Blu ray device to replace old DvD player. Refresh my memory as to what I need to get full sound from just two speakers ?? I am more of an audiophile than movie buff .… Full Story »
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Pure Vinyl LP recording & Editing software
Stereophile &bull Aug 19, 2010
As long as you're spinning an LP for your listening pleasure, and if digitizing it at a resolution of 24-bit/192kHz is transparent to the analog source, why not record and store the LP on your computer at that high sampling rate for future convenient playback via iTunes or for iPod use, or for burning to CD-R? And, while you're at it, why not record the LP unequalized and apply the RIAA curve in the digital domain, where you're not dependent on capacitors and resistors… Full Story »
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Seta Model L phono preamplifier
Stereophile &bull Aug 19, 2010
The minuscule electrical output of an analog signal from a moving-coil cartridge needs to be boosted before it can be converted to digital and equalized in the digital domain. Of course, you could use your current phono preamplifier and record an equalized signal to hard disk, but then you wouldn't get to experience Pure Vinyl's digital RIAA correctionnor would you be able to avail yourself of all the… Full Story »
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WiCast Lets You Send Wireless HD From Your PC
Audio Video Revolution News and Reviews &bull Aug 18, 2010
When you're thinking about modifying the sound in your home theater, nothing can make or break the overall effect of your sound system like a subwoofer. A weak sub can ... Heading out to the movie theater this weekend? Take a look at some of AVRev's recent… Full Story »
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Quad Announces the Elite Series of Audio Components
Audio Video Revolution News and Reviews &bull Aug 18, 2010
When you're thinking about modifying the sound in your home theater, nothing can make or break the overall effect of your sound system like a subwoofer. A weak sub can ... Heading out to the movie theater this weekend? Take… Full Story »
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Before you buy full-size headphones, read this
The Audiophiliac on CNET &bull Aug 17, 2010
While there are many types of full-size (circumaural) or earpad (supra-aural) headphones, for this blog I'm going to compare an open-back headphone from Grado, a SR225i ($200), with a closed-back headphone from Phiaton, the PS 500 ($299). Sure, other manufacturers… Full Story »
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Polk Press Release: Polk Redefines Home Theater Sophistication New Blackstone Sub/Sat System
Home Theater Forum &bull Aug 16, 2010
BALTIMORE, MD, August, 16, 2010 - Polk Audio, the Speaker Specialists, today announced the next generation of its multi-channel home theater speaker systems. Polk, made famous for delivering "Big Speaker Sound Without The Big Speaker", will soon ship the new Blackstone TL Series, a natural evolution of the company's ground-breaking RM Series of surround sound speakers. Infused with audiophile-grade technologies and… Full Story »
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Polk Press Release: Polk Introduces New Flagship LSiM Home Audio Speaker Line
Home Theater Forum &bull Aug 16, 2010
BALTIMORE, MD, August 16, 2010 - Polk Audio, the Speaker Specialists, today announced a new top of the line home audio speaker lineup that brings the company's legendary sonics to their highest pinnacle yet. The new LSiM series utilizes Polk's most advanced engineering to date, achieving remarkable high-end performance that makes a true audiophile listening experience accessible to music lovers… Full Story »
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Philips Fidelio DS9000
Home Audio Reviews on eCoustics &bull Aug 16, 2010
Fidelio is the name of Beethoven's only opera and is an apt name for this classy, cultured iPod dock from Philips. Like an opera singer, the DS9000 is designed to project crystal-clear sound into the room, and to do so… Full Story »
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Lindemann 882 Integrated Amplifier
Home Audio Reviews on eCoustics &bull Aug 16, 2010
I have always been a fan of integrated amplifiers, and they were the heart of all my audio systems up until recently. They offer the best value in terms of getting the most performance per dollar, but they take away… Full Story »
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