Monthly Archives: January 2018

Sound United Announces Acquisition of Classé Audio
Sound United Announces Acquisition of Classé Audio Sound United LLC, parent company of Denon, Marantz, Polk Audio, Definitive Technology, Polk BOOM, HEOS, and Boston Acoustics announced, on the eve of the CES 2018 show, its acquisition of  Classé Audio, a leading manufacturer of high-performance music and home theater components who […]

Sound United Announces Acquisition of Classé Audio

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Optical Turntables and Laser Cartridges-Are They The Future?
Optical Turntables and Laser Cartridges-Are They The Future? Let There Be Light The ultimate pickup system for vinyl would be one that doesn’t touch the vinyl, so produces no wear, and the vinyl remains as pristine as the day you bought it, and sounds just as good as the best […]

Optical Turntables and Laser Cartridges-Are They The Future?

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Denon AVR-X8500H World's First 13.2CH AV Receiver
Denon AVR-X8500H–The World’s First 13.2CH AV Receiver               Product Model: AVR-X8500H Manufacturer: Denon MSRP: $3999 Weight: 51 pounds Availability: January 2018 Introduction I have been a loyal fanboy of Onkyo, and then Denon products for several decades, but after the Japanese Tsunami they scaled […]

Denon AVR-X8500H-The World’s First 13.2CH AV Receiver

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Oppo UDP-203 and UDP-205 Now Support HDR10+
CES 2018 – HDR10+ Update Warner Bros. has announced that it is joining the HDR 10+ Alliance, together with the existing members: Samsung, Panasonic, 20th Century Fox, and Amazon. It will be interesting to see if Disney, who now owns 20th Century Fox, will also ‘join the party’. This new […]

CES 2018 – HDR10+ Update

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CES 2018 - MQA Update
CES 2018 – MQA Update MQA certainly seems to be on track to revolutionize mobile streaming with its continued rapid uptake and deployment by various manufacturers. Getting market traction now with at least one hundred MQA-enabled products and streaming services. Besides TIDAL other MQA streaming services now include: Onkyo Music […]

CES 2018 – MQA Update

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Vinyl and CD Review: Growing Up In Hollywood Town - Sheffield Lab 13 2
Vinyl and CD Review: Growing Up In Hollywood Town – Sheffield Lab 13 – Released 1980   Vinyl Vinyl surface noise: 5-    (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 5- Stereo Imaging: 5- Image depth/perspective: 4+ Overall frequency response: 4+                     […]

Vinyl and CD Review: Growing Up In Hollywood Town – Sheffield Lab 13

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