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         Sony Pictures | 2013 R | 1hrs 49 min | Sci-Fi | Thriller | Action HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Native 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 | DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 […]

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         Warner Bros. | 2020 PG-13 | 2hrs 31 min | Comic Book | Fantasy | Action | Adventure HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 | Dolby Digital 5.1 Native 4K | 2160P | HDR10+ | […]

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         Sony Pictures | 2020 PG13 | 1hrs 44 min | Fantasy | Adventure | Action HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Aspect Ratio 2.39:1 Staring: Milla […]

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           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: East […]

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

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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

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Mark Winkler-David Benoit – Old Friends – CD Review           Plastic – CD Surface noise: N/A Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 5- Image depth/perspective: 4+ Overall frequency response: 4+         Please see here for my comments on reviewing albums. Track List: I’ve Got […]

Mark Winkler-David Benoit – Old Friends – CD Review

Musical Fidelity M3x Vinyl Phono Stage Announced All Images Credit: Musical Fidelity In mid November 2020 Musical Fidelity announced the latest addition to their M3 range, the M3x Vinyl phone stage. I have been using their MX-VINYL for a little over a year now and have been very happy with […]

Musical Fidelity M3x Vinyl Phono Stage Announced