Cabling and Grounding for Audio, Video, Speakers and Power. Part 1 My point of view based on 40 years of professional experience in both the Audio and Video industries. Before I launch into what must be one of the most hotly […]
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Vinyl Review: Tower Of Power – Sheffield Lab 17 – Released 1981 Vinyl Surface noise: 5 (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 4 Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 4 Plastic -CD Vinyl surface noise: N/A Dynamic Range: […]
Vinyl Review: Tower Of Power – Sheffield Lab 17
2 Panasonics flagship DP UB9000 player offers HDR10, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision Panasonic’s 2018 UHD Blu-ray line-up comprises five models ranging from flagship to affordable. Two of them will support Dolby Vision, three will support HDR10+, and four of them will support Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, enabling you to control […]
Panasonics Flagship DP UB9000 4K UHD Audiophile Player
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
Marantz AV8805 13.2CH 4K UHD AV Pre-Amplifier – First Look Product Model: AV8805 Manufacturer: Denon MSRP: $4499 Weight: 30 pounds Availability: February 2018 Overview In parallel with the release of the AVR-X8500H from Denon comes the AV8805 from the stables of Marantz, […]
Marantz AV8805 13.2CH 4K UHD AV Pre-Amplifier-First Look
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
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
3 An Introduction into High Resolution and Master Quality Authenticated Audio – MQA. A Little Historical Perspective It all started in 1982 when Phillips and Sony released the compact disc or CD. This was the introduction of digital audio to the public. Those early discs sounded awful, despite being uncompressed, due […]
High Resolution and Master Quality Authenticated Audio – MQA
HDMI 2.1 is here – for better or worse. So what is all the hoopla all about? Before you launch yourself into this wondrous new standard maybe you should read my earlier post on HDMI 2.0 and HDCP first. HDMI 2.1 Introduction and Overview The good news – It’s […]
HDMI 2.1 Is Here For Better or Worse
8 High Definition Sound Formats on Plastic – The Sound of Music Plastic Digital Audio – The Format Wars Video and Audio Formats on Plastic – Part 3 is an introduction to audio formats on CD, SACD, DVD, DVDA and Blu-Ray. Mono audio was the first of all the (analog) audio formats and […]
Introduction to Audio Formats on CD, SACD, DVD, DVDA and Blu-Ray
The Dreaded HDMI & HDCP HDMI & HDCP Versions The dreaded HDMI and HDCP was originally introduced in 2002 to simplify the connectivity between media devices due to the ever-increasing number of connections. However, as this connection was uncompressed a digitally perfect replica of the source material could be made. So […]
