DS AUDIO – DS003 Optical Cartridge – First Look All Images Credit: DS Audio DS Audio, manufacturer of Japanese high end optical cartridges, has released a third generation optical cartridge, the DS003 featuring a comprehensively re-designed optical system. The earlier versions DS001 and DS002 are now discontinued. DS Audio’s DS003 […]

DS AUDIO – DS003 Optical Cartridge – First Look

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Yamaha Aventage RX-A8A, RX-A6A and RX-A4A Yamaha’s new premium Aventage AV receiver range, the RX-A8A, RX-A6A and RX-A4A AVRs have taken one giant leap for mankind by offering full HDMI 2.1 connectivity and  support for all of their seven HDMI 8K inputs. This is a major leap over all of […]

Yamaha Aventage RX-A8A, RX-A6A and RX-A4A

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

Yamaha Reveals HDMI 2.1 Bug Fix Just as with Denon and Marantz, Yamaha found itself in the same HDMI 2.1 bug boat towards the end of 2020 that was plaguing their new HDMI 2.1 AV receivers. The problem prevented AVRs passing through 4K at 120Hz correctly from Xbox Series X […]

Yamaha Reveals HDMI 2.1 Bug Fix

Wonder Woman 1984 – 4K Blu-ray Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here.         Warner Bros. | 2020 PG-13 | 2hrs 31 min | Comic Book | Fantasy | Action | Adventure HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 | […]

Wonder Woman 1984 – 4K 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

Monster Hunter – 4K Blu-ray Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here.         Sony Pictures | 2020 PG13 | 1hrs 44 min | Fantasy | Adventure | Action HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby […]

Monster Hunter – 4K Blu-ray Review

Falcon Acoustics Q7 & IMF100 DIY Speaker Kits Q7 Speaker Kit All Image Credit: Falcon Acoustics Introduction: Falcon was founded in 1972 as Falcon Electronics by the first employee of KEF Electronics Ltd., Malcolm Jones. As the Senior Development Engineer Malcolm did most of the design and development of the […]

Falcon Acoustics Q7 & IMF100 DIY Speaker Kits

CeCe Gable – More Than A Song – CD Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here.           Plastic – CD Surface noise: N/A Dynamic Range: 4 Stereo Imaging: 4- Image depth/perspective: 4- Overall frequency response: 4         Please see […]

CeCe Gable – More Than A Song – CD Review

SVS3000 Micro & KEF KC62 Micro Subs Available                     Short on space? Is that “special someone” putting the damper on that pair of “unsightly” subs you want? Not too sure what to spend that COVID check on? Then take a look […]

SVS3000 Micro & KEF KC62 Micro Subs Available

Ira B Liss – Big Band Jazz Machine – MAZEL TOV KOCKTAIL – CD Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here.           Plastic – CD Surface noise: N/A Dynamic Range: 5- Stereo Imaging: 5- Image depth/perspective: 4+ Overall frequency response: 5-   […]

Ira B Liss – Big Band Jazz Machine – MAZEL TOV KOCKTAIL – CD Review

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PXLVISION 4K DARBEE Video Processor The 4K version of the renowned original Darbee Darblet HD video processor is about to be released by Pixelgen. This new 4K version has an MSRP of $599.00 and maybe pre-ordered on their site here. The PXLVISION 4K Video Processor is the worlds first standalone 4K Video […]

PXLVISION 4K DARBEE Video Processor

Hegel Music Systems V10 Phono Amp – First Look All Images Credit: Hegel Norway-based Hegel Music Systems in February 2021 released the V10, the company’s first MM/MC phono preamplifier. This new design was built from the “ground up” using all discrete amplification. The V10 uses a fully balanced internal signal […]

Hegel Music Systems V10 Phono Amp – First Look

Record Store Day 2021 – Now Two Summer Dates This year Record Store Day 2021 will take place on two days, Saturday 12th June and Saturday 17th July. Unfortunately the organizers still do not know how COVID will impact the event so they decide to add July 17th to the […]

Record Store Day 2021 – Now Two Summer Dates