JVC DLA-RS640 ISF Calibration
JVC DLA-RS640 ISF Calibration Introduction So after spending all that hard earned money and hours trying to make the image look just as I had imagined it, my patience was running thin. HD SDR looked exceptional in both THX and Cinema modes and with the available menu options, you could […]

JVC DLA-RS640 ISF Calibration

Denon DP-400 and DP-450USB Turntables-First Look
Denon DP-400 and DP-450USB Turntables-First Look Introduction Vinyl never died, it just took a short nap. Enthusiasts like myself have continued to keep it on life support until the new generations re-discovered all of its magic. That time is now here and vinyl sales continue to grow as each generation […]

Denon DP-400 and DP-450USB Turntables-First Look

The Neophonic String Band-Direct To Disc Vinyl Album Review
The Neophonic String Band-Direct To Disc Vinyl Album Review         Vinyl surface noise: 4+  (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 5- Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 4+               Side One The Legend of Bill Munroe Ronoake Blue […]

The Neophonic String Band-Direct To Disc Vinyl Album Review

Avengers Infinity War Blu-ray 4K Review
Avengers Infinity War Blu-ray 4K Review       Disney/Buena Vista 2018 PG13 | 2hrs 29 mins | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Vision | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 2.40:1 Aspect Ratio Staring:  Chris Hemsworth […]

Avengers Infinity War Blu-ray 4K Review

Pioneer UDP-LX500 & UDP-LX800 4K UHD Blu-ray Players-First Look 5
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Pioneer UDP-LX500 & UDP-LX800 4K UHD Blu-ray Players-First Look                                       Introduction Manufacturers seem to be rushing in to fill the void left […]

Pioneer UDP-LX500 & UDP-LX800 4K UHD Blu-ray Players-First Look

Daft Punk Random Access Memories-Vinyl Album Review
Daft Punk Random Access Memories-Vinyl Album Review       Vinyl surface noise: 5+  (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 5-               Side One Give Life Back To Music The Game Of Love Giorgio […]

Daft Punk Random Access Memories-Vinyl Album Review

Denon IMAX Enhanced Receivers-First Look
Denon IMAX Enhanced Receivers-First Look           Image Credit Denon During CEDIA 2018, San Diego, Denon released the industry’s first IMAX Enhanced-Ready 4K AV Receivers with HDMI 2.1 and HDCP2.2 support. So Denon seems to be leading the hardware race by releasing three new IMAX Enhanced-Ready receivers, the […]

Denon IMAX Enhanced Receivers-First Look

Blockbuster - Direct To Disc Vinyl Review
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Blockbuster – Direct To Disc Vinyl Album Review         Vinyl surface noise: 4+  (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 5 Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 5               […]

Blockbuster – Direct To Disc Vinyl Review

IMAX and DTS Create IMAX Enhanced - Yet Another Format!! 2
IMAX and DTS Create IMAX Enhanced – Yet Another Format!! First a personal rant:  I am fed up with the continued abuse of the less enlightened buying public to enrich the pockets of manufacturers and their demanding shareholders. Everytime I blink a new video or audio format arrives in my inbox. […]

IMAX and DTS Create IMAX Enhanced – Yet Another Format!!

Black Panther Blu-ray 4K Review
Black Panther Blu-ray 4K Review       Disney/Buena Vista | 2018 PG13 | 2hrs 14 mins | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Vision | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 2.40:1 Aspect Ratio […]

Black Panther Blu-ray 4K Review

Qobuz Is Coming Soon-Streaming On Steroids
Qobuz Is Coming Soon-Streaming On Steroids   Coming to your inbox soon. This French based music streaming service is active in 11 European countries and Coming to America this fall. Will this French streaming service be the death knell for Tidal and MQA? Arriving this fall and armed with over two […]

Qobuz Is Coming Soon-Streaming On Steroids

JVC 4K Projectors Back In Production-Update
JVC Native 4K and Pseudo 8K Projectors Image Credit JVC 2016 saw the release of the DLA-RS4500K a high end 4K native projector, I am sure to test their latest native 4K panel technology. This projector was very expensive costing $34,995.95 list. Not something that the average HT enthusiast could […]

JVC Native 4K and Pseudo 8K Projectors

Ready Player One Blu-ray 4K Review
Ready Player One Blu-ray 4K Review     Warner Bros 2018 PG13 | 2hrs 20 mins | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Vision | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 2.40:1 Aspect Ratio Staring: […]

Ready Player One Blu-ray 4K Review

Annihilation Blu-ray Review 1
Annihilation Blu-ray Review 4K Update     Paramount Pictures | 2018 R | 1hr 55 mins | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Vision | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 2.39:1 Aspect Ratio Starring: […]

Annihilation Blu-ray Review 4K Update

High Resolution and Master Quality Authenticated Audio - MQA
MQA Hi Res Audio – Streamings Holy Grail Introduction There are now enough articles, streaming services and CD’s that I thought that I would re-visit MQA encoding, particularly after several e-mail exchanges with David Elias, a Hawaii based Acoustic Music writer, producer and studio owner. David writes, produces and records […]

MQA Hi Res Audio – Streamings Holy Grail