Semiconductors and Transistors 101 – The FET RF Power JFET RF Power MOSFET We saw from the earlier post on the operation of […]
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Semiconductors and Transistors 101 – The BJT In the previous post we saw what a semiconductor, depletion layer and p-n junction are. Let’s now see how they are they used to make transistors? The above image is a replica of the first working point contact single transistor! Huge isn’t it? […]
Semiconductors and Transistors 101 – The BJT
CyberPower PR750LCDRM1U – UPS Review When I lived in California, noisy, unstable power and loss of power was never an issue for my home theatre. However, after moving to New Jersey loss of power and unstable voltage has been a regular event. So, as I have always used a bulb […]
CyberPower PR750LCDRM1U – UPS Review
Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) – An Introduction Uninterruptible Power Supply or UPS. The questions are what are they, where are they used, do I need one or more and what type? What Are They? The function of a UPS is to mask or remove any changes to your AC supply […]
Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) – An Introduction
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
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
Roborock S4 Max – Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. All Image Credit: Roborock If you are looking to have more time to listen to vinyl or watch movies this might just be the review you have been needing. Off on a tangent, well almost. What […]
Roborock S4 Max – Review
HDMI 2.1 & 2.1a Compliance Certification – Utter Confusion! I have never hidden my disdain for BOTH HDMI and HDCP but now I have good reason to truly despise the entire set of standards. At CES 2022 yet another version of HDMI was introduced, 2.1a. The point here is that […]
HDMI 2.1 & 2.1a Compliance Certification – Utter Confusion!
Christmas & Holiday Gifts For HT & Vinyl Lovers This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. After the less than joyful holiday season in 2020, this year hopefully will be more normal with a well earned happy time for friends and families to get together and celebrate the […]
Christmas & Holiday Gifts For HT & Vinyl Lovers
AVR-X8500HA & AV8805A HDMI 8K Upgrade All Image Credit: Denon and Marantz. Well it looks like we are on a roll for 8K upgrades, HDMI 2.1 support and the fix for the HDMI 2.1 bug. This hardware and firmware upgrade for the Denon […]
AVR-X8500HA & AV8805A HDMI 8K Upgrade
Elysium – 4K UHD Blu-ray Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Sony Pictures | 2013 R | 1hrs 49 min | Sci-Fi | Thriller | Action HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Native 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby […]
Elysium – 4K UHD Blu-ray Review
Denon & Marantz Solve HDMI 2.1 Bug With SPK618 With the release in 2020 of Denon’s and Marantz’s next generation of HDMI 2.1 receivers came a number of unexpected headaches. It turned out that they did not support the promised pass through of 8K signals or 4K/120Hz graphics from the […]
Denon & Marantz Solve HDMI 2.1 Bug With SPK618
Darbee 4K – PXLVision Coming Soon Introduction I was so skeptical when several years ago one of my readers sent me a message saying that; “his new Darbee Darblet provided a significant visual improvement to his HD image with little or no artifacts”. This I had to see to believe, […]
Darbee 4K – PXLVision Coming Soon
H.266 Versatile Video Codec The electrical engineering and computer science division of the esteemed German research organization, The Fraunhofer – Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI), has just announced VVC, a new video CODEC standard that promises to provide an additional 50 percent compression efficiency in streaming video compression. The codec’s, full name is […]
H.266 Versatile Video Codec
Network Cables & Switches – Myths & BS Introduction I have worked at the pointed or origination end of audio and video all my professional life (40+ years) from professional recording studios to professional radio and TV broadcast and production. So I couldn’t let the following comments evaporate into the […]
