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Written by Jared Rachwalski
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 00:00 |
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 For those of you new to the home theater game Velodyne has been making subwoofers for longer than some directors have been making movies. They make big ones, small ones, loud ones, and even louder ones. They were also one of the first to recognize the importance of room correction in the subwoofer domain and have many products that feature equalization and digital sound processing. The subwoofer featured here is part of the Sub-Contractor line of subwoofers.
Tags: bass | Subwoofers |
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Written by Jim Milton
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Monday, 29 June 2009 00:00 |
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 I well remember the day I got my first NAD product back in the 70’s. I have long since forgotten the model number, but it was a stereo receiver. I remember listening to it and thinking how great it sounded compare to the old Marantz it was replacing. I knew back then that moving up to the NAD meant that I was no longer just listening to tunes. I had moved up into the realm of being a lover of music, an audiophile.
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Written by Kieran Coghlan
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Thursday, 25 June 2009 00:00 |
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 Let me start this review by getting a few things clear: I am not, or was not anyway, what I would consider a true audiophile. I also am not (or was not) much of a headphone user. All this changed when I got the chance to spend a couple months with the Sennheiser HD 238 Stereo Headphones. Have you ever had a toy or product that just made you giddy every time you got to use it, and you ended up loosing track of time because it was so enjoyable? The HD 238s have been that for me.
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Written by Ross Jones
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Monday, 22 June 2009 00:00 |
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 Integra keeps putting out high-quality, value-priced products year after year. The company, which is the “high-end” of the Onkyo brand, sells primarily to custom installers and boutique A/V resellers rather than Internet and big-box stores. In this review, we examine the new DTR-8.9.
Tags: ISF Video Calibration | MultEQ | Receivers | THX Ultra2 |
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Written by Adrian Wittenberg
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Thursday, 25 June 2009 00:00 |
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 There has been a lot of anticipation for OPPO Digital's brand new BDP-83 Blu-ray player. This is in part because OPPO has had an excellent track record for producing top notch affordable DVD players, such as the DV-983H (one of the only players in Secrets's history to score a perfect 100 on Secret's rigorous DVD Benchmark) and in part because the BDP-83 is the first Blu-ray player to hit the market offering the features to make it a truly all-in-one solution media solution for high definition playback. These include the ability to handle SACDs as a bitstream or PCM, and the ability to play DVD-Audio discs. The BDP-83 also decodes Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio internally, giving you the option of using the 7.1 analog pre-outs on the rear panel if you have an older receiver, or use the HDMI output to deliver these high resolution movie soundtracks to your receiver in digital form.
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Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
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Thursday, 11 June 2009 00:00 |
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 Cambridge Audio has come up with a product that has wowed everyone: the DacMagic. For $479, you get a DAC that is fully differential (a stereo DAC on each of the two channels), upsampling to 24/192, very low specified distortion, and selectable output filters. Does it perform as claimed? Read our review to see for yourself.
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Written by Kieran Coghlan
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Monday, 01 June 2009 00:00 |
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 Part of what I enjoy most about this hobby is helping other people get into it. Given that, I’m a big fan of mid- to entry-level home theater equipment, since most people asking for advice about their first system are not looking to dole out beaucoup bucks, especially in this economy. Yamaha has a great history with their A/V receiver product line, with many excellent products in the mid- to entry-level range.
Tags: HDTV | Home Theater Components | Receivers | THX |
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