Spider-Man: No Way Home – 4K Blu-ray Review Sony Pictures | 2021 PG13 | 2hrs 28 min | Action | Comic Book | Adventure | Fantasy HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | Dolby Vision | HDR 10 | Dolby Atmos […]
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The Anamorphic Lens – An Introduction Anamorphic Is defined as: Denoting or relating to a distorted projection or drawing that appears normal when viewed from a particular point or with a suitable mirror or lens. The burning questions about the projector anamorphic lens are; what are they for, do I […]
The Anamorphic Lens – An Introduction
3:10 To YUMA – 4K UHD Blu-ray Review Lionsgate | 2007 R | 2hrs 2 min | Adventure | Action | Western | Drama | Crime HD | 1080P | LPCM 7.1 | Dolby Digital 5.1 EX | Dolby Digital 2.0 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | […]
3:10 To YUMA – 4K UHD Blu-ray Review
SME Model 60 Flagship Turntable – First Look All Image Credit: AV2D If you have $66,000 dollars burning a hole in your pocket and are a vinyl enthusiast, this maybe a good time to update your turntable and tonearm. Founded in 1946 in Steyning, West Sussex, England, SME enjoys a […]
SME Model 60 Flagship Turntable – First Look
Technics SL-1200M7L Anniversary Turntable Launches With Free Global Dance Party All Image Credit: Technics Technics has announced that this April it will release a limited-edition direct-drive turntable to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its legendary SL-1200 series. The original SL-1200 rapidly became an audiophile favorite and was adopted by the […]
Technics SL-1200M7L Anniversary Turntable
4 4K UHD Disc Sales – What Sales? A Personal Comment I was just reading the web site Media Play News and noticed the above physical media sales figures for the week ending March 26th. Now I realize that this is only for one week but peaking at others there is […]
4K UHD Disc Sales – What Sales?
JBL 4305P – Compact Active Bookshelf Studio Monitor All Image Credit: Haman HARMAN Luxury Audio has recently introduced the JBL 4305P Studio Monitor Powered Bookshelf Loudspeaker System that features both high-resolution streaming and prosumer connectivity. This is their first powered compact model in a new range of consumer Studio Monitors. […]
JBL 4305P – Compact Active Bookshelf Studio Monitor
Lenco 400 Series Turntables Released – First Look All Image Credit: Lenco New to vinyl and wonder why audiophiles say that those 12″ black shinny frisbees contain the best sounding music? Competing with manufacturers like Crossley, Andover Audio, […]
Lenco 400 Series Turntables Released – First Look
4 Record Doctor Low-Profile Record Clamp – Review To Clamp Or Not To Clamp – That Is The Question I have often wondered whether a record weight or turntable clamp would improve my sound, so after about 40 years I took the leap and purchased the Record Doctor low profile record […]
Record Doctor Low-Profile Record Clamp – Review
2021 RIAA Year-End Music Industry Revenue Report All Image Credit: RIAA According to the RIAA, in 2021 recorded music revenues in the United States grew 23% to an estimated $15.0 billion retail value. While the 2021 music wholesale value rose 22% to $9.8 billion. With the exception of a decrease […]
2021 RIAA Year-End Music Industry Revenue Report
My Genelec Music and Movie Speaker System Recently I have had a number of readers enquire about the speaker systems and acoustic performance of my music and HT room. As I result I have put together this brief overview. I do hope that it answers most of your questions, if […]
My Genelec Music and Movie Speaker System
Dirac Live Auto Target Curve Released On March 24th 2022 Dirac, the Swedish digital audio pioneer, announced a new auto target curve functionality for its Dirac Live solution that makes it easier for inexperienced consumers to get better sound quality from their HiFi and AV systems. This free new software […]
Dirac Live Auto Target Curve Released
Vinyl Records – Composition and Chemistry Although invented in the 1920’s, in many ways todays 33 1/3 rpm vinyl record looks just like it did when it was first popularized by Peter Goldmark of CBS in 1948. However, since then there has been a lot of work done to improve […]
Vinyl Records – Composition and Chemistry
The Matrix Resurrections – 4K Blu-ray Review Warner Bros | 2021 R | 2hrs 28 min | Adventure | Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Native 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 […]
The Matrix Resurrections – 4K Blu-ray Review
Audyssey ACM1-X Calibrated Microphone This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Audyssey has just released the new ACM1-X calibrated microphone as a companion accessory to its recently announced MultEQ-X room-correction software. The microphone enables measurements to be corrected to a near-perfect match to those of a “type 1” […]
