VXN 2 & 3 Way Active Crossover - First Look
VXN 2 & 3 Way Active Crossover – First Look Introduction I am a very strong believer and user of active speaker crossovers and have been using them for all my speaker systems since 1976. Why you may ask? They can be easily designed to provide the exact frequency and […]

VXN 2 & 3 Way Active Crossover – First Look

How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World - Blu-ray 4K Review
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – Blu-ray 4K Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here.           Universal Studios 2019 PG | 1hrs 44 mins Fantasy | Action | Adventure | Animation HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD […]

How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – Blu-ray 4K Review

Room Equalization Technologies 101 – Part 1 Introduction You have done your best at treating your rooms acoustics with all those broadband absorber panels, diffusers and bass absorbers so what’s next? Very few rooms even if professionally designed for commercial use provide a frequency and time response that can be […]

Room Equalization Technologies 101 – Part 1

Avengers Endgame – Blu-ray 4K Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here.       Disney/Buena Vista 2019 PG13 | 3hrs 1 min | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos | Dolby […]

Avengers Endgame – Blu-ray 4K Review

MC901 Dual Mono Amplifier – First Look All Image Credit: McIntosh Now this is my type of power amplifier, see here for my original stereo system. It echoes everything that I used to do and own and its the best of both worlds; valve for its gentle and detailed mids […]

MC901 Dual Mono Amplifier – First Look

Velodyne Subs Are Resurrected
Velodyne Subs Are Resurrected After the apparent demise of Velodyne in November of this year there was considerable dismay at the loss of this highly respected and cutting edge sub company that had been designing and manufacturing world class subs for several decades. I still use their excellent SMS-1 subwoofer […]

Velodyne Subs Are Resurrected

Hobbs & Shaw Blu-ray 4K Review
Hobbs & Shaw – Blu-ray 4K Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here.         Universal Studios 2019 PG13 | 2hrs 16 min | Action | Adventure HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | Dolby Vision+ | […]

Hobbs & Shaw – Blu-ray 4K Review

20 Sure Fire Hit Stocking Stuffers For Vinyl Lovers
20 Sure Fire Hit Stocking Stuffers For Vinyl Lovers This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. If your looking for a few fun and serious Christmas presents to fill your stockings or those of other vinyl lovers, or to introduce young family members to the fun of […]

20 Sure Fire Hit Stocking Stuffers For Vinyl Lovers

SME Exits the Tonearm Business 2
SME Exits the Tonearm Business On December 3rd 2019 SME announced that it would no longer be manufacturing its tonearms for either retail sale or OEM distribution. Here is the official press announcement: “SME will exit the tonearm retail and OEM business with immediate effect shifting our focus on our […]

SME Exits the Tonearm Business

Dire Straits Making Movies - Mo-Fi 45RPM Vinyl Review 8
Dire Straits Making Movies – Mo-Fi Vinyl 45RPM Review           Vinyl surface noise: 5+ Dynamic Range: 4+/5 Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 4+           Track List: Side One Tunnel of Love Side Two Romeo and Juliet Skateaway Side […]

Dire Straits Making Movies – Mo-Fi 45RPM Vinyl Review

Memory: The Origins Of Alien 3
Memory: The Origins Of Alien This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here.           Screen Media | 2019 NR | 1hrs 35 mins | Documentary HD | 1080P | 5.1 DTS HD 2.39:1 Aspect Ratio Staring: Bijan Aalam | Tim Boxel | Axelle Carolyn […]

Memory: The Origins Of Alien – Blu-ray Review

Counterfeit Vinyl - Buyer Beware
Counterfeit Vinyl – Buyer Beware         And Plastic (CD)         As vinyl continues to grow in popularity, counterfeiters are out there trying to take your money.  Don’t get taken in by that low cost vinyl, or CD, that looks just too good to be […]

Counterfeit Vinyl – Buyer Beware

Tonearms 101 - An Introduction 2
Tonearms 101 – An Introduction This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Introduction Unless your turntable comes with its manufacturers own tonearm you will need to select an arm to suit the turntable and carry your proposed cartridge. The problem for the newcomer is the huge selection […]

Tonearms 101 – An Introduction

Yamaha 5000 Audiophile Series
Yamaha 5000 Audiophile Series The Yamaha Hi-Fi History Yamaha was established by Torakusu Yamaha in 1887 when he built his first reed organ. Over the years Yamaha has grown into the worlds largest manufacturer of musical instruments and along the way created some outstanding audio products. In 1954 Yamaha coined […]

Yamaha 5000 Audiophile Series

Chord Electronics Huei Phono Preamp-First Look Introduction The Huei phono pre-amplifier was first unveiled back in May at the Munich High End Show. This 30th anniversary phono stage is now available to purchase. It uses an ultra low noise microprocessor controller and the space-saving chassis is milled out of a […]

Chord Electronics Huei Phono Preamp-First Look