Fozgometer V2 Azimuth Range Meter – Quick Look For many, whether you are a long time audiophile or just a vinyl enthusiast, correctly aligning a phono cartridge azimuth can often be time consuming and a little hit or miss, especially if you do it by “eyeball” and do not have […]

Fozgometer V2 Azimuth Range Meter – Quick Look

“Organik” DAC Upgrade For Linn Klimax Range Recently the Scottish manufacturer Linn has developed their first, in-house, home grown DAC, the Organik. This new D/A converter can be retrofitted to all the variants of Klimax streamers and Klimax integrated speakers. This new Organik D/A converter was originally introduced in ’21 […]

“Organik” DAC Upgrade For Linn Klimax Range

Pro-Ject Announces E1 Series Of Lower Cost Turntables All Image Credit: Pro-Ject The growth of vinyl continues to accelerate and it would appear that the public can’t get enough of it as vinyl sales outstrip CD’s. Even pressing plants are having difficulty keeping up with demand causing vinyl releases to […]

Pro-Ject Announces E1 Series Of Lower Cost Turntables

8K TV Take-Up Is Looking Bleak My support for and opinions of 8K have been well documented on this web-site. I see absolutely no reason for it, see the links below. Well according to the research company Omdia the worldwide general public seem to be in the same boat as […]

8K TV Take-Up Is Looking Bleak

2″ Diamond Wafer Stores A Billion Blu-Ray’s Image Credit: New Atlas   Above image: An ultra-pure diamond wafer measuring 2″ (5cm) in diameter that could be used for very high-density data storage. The small square to the left is the usual size of diamond wafers possible using older manufacturing techniques. […]

2″ Diamond Wafer Stores A Billion Blu-Ray’s

Yamaha Aventage AVR Update – HDMI 2.1 Gaming Features & HDR10+ Image Credit: Yamaha Yamaha has just released a firmware update for its Aventage RX-A4A, RX-A6A, RX-A8A – Firmware Update Ver.1.65 that includes several long awaited HDMI 2.1 gaming and display features plus a few bug fixes. When Yamaha originally […]

Yamaha Aventage AVR Update – HDMI 2.1 Gaming Features & HDR10+

AKM New Flagship DAC – AK4499EX – Quick Look All Image Credit: AKM Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has developed a new flagship stereo D/A converter (DAC), the VELVET SOUND | VERITATM AK4499EX, which is based upon its world-class predecessor the AK4499 Current Output DAC. This new DAC supports the complete […]

AKM New Flagship DAC – AK4499EX – Quick Look

Sony VPL-XW Series Of 4K Laser HT Projectors – First Look All Image Credit: Sony Sony has launched three new 4K SXRD (LCOS) home theater projectors each driven by a laser phosphor light engine. These laser based projectors promise a significant increase in brightness compared to earlier 4K offerings: VPL-VW5000ES: […]

Sony VPL-XW Series Of 4K Laser HT Projectors – First Look

SME Series M2 Tonearms Available Again It is rumored by Stereonet that SME has just announced the “made to order” Classic Series of M2 tonearms in 9″ and 12″ lengths, both straight or J-shaped. This is quite a turnaround from back in 2019 when SME announced that it was exiting […]

SME Series M2 Tonearms Available Again

Gold Note PH-1000 Phono Stage – A Quick Look All Image Credit: Gold Note Costing almost $12,000.00, this Italian premium phono stage by Gold Note offers a huge range of features including a large range of; Equalization Curves, Loads, Capacitance’s, Gains and Connectivity. Selection and control of these extensive features […]

Gold Note PH-1000 Phono Stage – A Quick Look

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 […]

Spider-Man: No Way Home – 4K Blu-ray Review

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