JVC DLA-RS1100/NP5 4K D-ILA Projector – First Look During CES 2022 JVC announced a higher-end 4K projector at a more ‘affordable’ price when compared to their latest three 8K laser offerings. JVC describes the new DLA-RS1100 or DLA-NP5 as an “entry level” model to its latest top-tier of three 8K […]

JVC DLA-RS1100/NP5 4K D-ILA Projector – First Look

No Time To Die – 4K Blu-ray Review           Universal Studios | 2021 PG13 | 2hrs 43 min | Action | Adventure | Thriller HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Native 4K | 2160P | Dolby Vison | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos | […]

No Time To Die – 4K Blu-ray Review

Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins – 4K Blu-ray Review           Paramount Pictures | 2021 PG13 | 2hrs 1 min | Action | Adventure | Thriller | Sc-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Upconverted? 4K | 2160P | Dolby Vison | HDR10 […]

Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins – 4K Blu-ray Review

Dolby US Survey Reveals Changes In Adult Listening Preferences Dolby has released its findings from a recently completed survey on the listening habits of adults in the US. So it looks like us golden oldie audiophiles are coming back into fashion. To be honest we were never out of fashion, […]

Dolby US Survey Reveals Changes In Adult Listening Preferences 

Audio Return Channel (ARC/eARC) – Explained So what exactly does HDMI ARC do, how is it used, and do we need it? Read on. A Little Background The High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connection was forced upon us over 15 years ago. Over time many of its technical problems have […]

Audio Return Channel (ARC/eARC) – Explained

Record Store Day 2022 Date Announced Record Store Day, claimed by some to be one of the largest single day music events in the world, has set the 2022 date. Keep your diaries clear for another vinyl shindig on the 23rd April, 2022. Lets hope COVID spares us any delays […]

Record Store Day 2022 Date Announced

Viktor Haraszti – Equanimity – CD Review         Plastic – CD Surface noise: N/A Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4- Overall frequency response: 4+           Please see here for my comments on reviewing albums. Track List: Intro Chapter One Chapter Two […]

Viktor Haraszti – Equanimity – CD Review

Audyssey MultEQ-X for Denon and Marantz AVRs Sound United (Denon & Marantz) have announced their support for a new, advanced, Audyssey PC software application. The new software, MultEQ-X, gives users additional and expanded control and flexibility to calibrate existing and new home AVR’s, together with early access to new Audyssey […]

Audyssey MultEQ-X for Denon and Marantz AVRs

Magico Titan 15 and M&K Sound X+ Series – First Look Well, if all those COVID savings are burning a hole in your pocket here are several subs that might dig deeper than your pockets. Magico – Titan 15 All Image Credit: Magico Following on from the design of their […]

Magico Titan 15 and M&K Sound X+ Series – First Look

Speaker Isolation This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. To isolate or not to isolate that is the question? This is yet another of those acoustics and audiophile topics that can give rise to some heated discussions. Well after years in the recording industry, a significant amount of […]

Speaker Isolation

Tidal Releases MQA Android and iOS App
TIDAL – A Free Tier Plus Artist Direct Payments TIDAL has made several significant changes and updates to its services, and to supporting the music artists. They have recently announced that: There will be  a new free tier. Lossless 16-bit 44.1kHz audio streams in its standard plan: TIDAL HiFi, which […]

TIDAL – A Free Tier Plus Artist Direct Payments

20 Sure Fire Hit Stocking Stuffers For Vinyl Lovers
Christmas & Holiday Gifts For HT & Vinyl Lovers 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 season of gift giving.  So what do you give […]

Christmas & Holiday Gifts For HT & Vinyl Lovers

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2.1 To 11.1.8 What Does It All Mean? – A Refresher Thru the years sound reproduction has really ratchet itself up. From the good old days of mono, on to stereo and now the skies the limit for the number of speakers that your want to surround yourself with to […]

2.1 To 11.1.8 What Does It All Mean? – A Refresher

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MINI HD LED Projector Review – TMY V08 Introduction My daughter purchased this projector as a gimmick for creating her special ghostly effects for Halloween. As I was quite impressed by its projection quality I just had to review it for watching movies on. Before I launch into this let […]

MINI HD LED Projector Review – TMY V08

Black Widow – 4K UHD Blu-ray Review         Disney/Buena Vista | 2021 PG13 | 2hrs 13 min | Action | Comic Book | Adventure HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Native 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Aspect Ratio […]

Black Widow – 4K UHD Blu-ray Review