Vinyl Review: Sonata in A Major-Sheffield Lab 19
Vinyl Review: Sonata in A Major – Sheffield Lab 19 – Released 1982       Vinyl surface noise: 4+  (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 5 Stereo Imaging: 5 Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 4           Sonata In A Major (Posthumous) D. 959 Side […]

Vinyl Review: Sonata in A Major – Sheffield Lab 19

Thor Ragnarok Blu-ray Review 4K Update
Blu-ray Review: Thor: Ragnarok         Disney/Buena Vista 2017 PG13 | 2hrs 10 mins | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Comedy HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Vision | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 2.40:1 Aspect […]

Blu-ray Review: Thor: Ragnarok

Cabling and Grounding for Audio, Video, Speakers and Power. Part 2
Cabling and Grounding for Audio, Video, Speakers and Power. Part 2 Part 1 provided an insight into my views regarding cables and how to provide power and a grounding system that will prevent hum loops and sink electrical interference. In this post I discuss the various types of audio and […]

Cabling and Grounding for Audio, Video, Speakers and Power. Part 2

Blu-Ray Movie Review: Blade Runner 2049
Blu-ray Review – Blade Runner 2049       Warner Brothers 2017 PG13 | 2hrs 44 mins | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos/Dolby TrueHD 7.1 | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos/Dolby TrueHD 7.1 | DTS-HD Master Audio […]

Blu-ray Review – Blade Runner 2049

Is The CD on Life Support?
Is The CD on Life Support? I have been there for the birth of all music distribution formats since the introduction of vinyl. I have watched them rise and fall, and now eventually give way to the distribution of my favorite media music formats to digital down load. The good […]

Is The CD on Life Support?

Vinyl Review: Romantic Music For Violin and Piano-Strauss and Dvorak-Sheffield Lab 19
Vinyl Review: Romantic Music For Violin And Piano – Sheffield Lab 18 – Released 1982         Vinyl surface noise: 4+  (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 4             Side One Sonata In E-Flat […]

Vinyl Review: Romantic Music For Violin And Piano – Sheffield Lab 18

Esoteric Cabling. Is It Worth All The Expense? Ever since I was a boy and was introduced to the joys of Hi-Fi audio, a war has raged on regarding the audibility of cabling interconnects. Now stretching to AC power cords and the the visual effects of video interconnects. Let me […]

Esoteric Cabling. Is It Worth All The Expense?

Vinyl Review: Tower Of Power - Sheffield Lab 17
Vinyl Review: Tower Of Power – Sheffield Lab 17 – Released 1981 Vinyl Surface noise: 5  (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 4 Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 4               Plastic -CD Vinyl surface noise:     N/A Dynamic Range: […]

Vinyl Review: Tower Of Power – Sheffield Lab 17

Panasonic's Flagship DM UB9000 4K UHD Audiophile Player 2
Panasonics flagship DP UB9000 player offers HDR10, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision Panasonic’s 2018 UHD Blu-ray line-up comprises five models ranging from flagship to affordable. Two of them will support Dolby Vision, three will support HDR10+, and four of them will support Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, enabling you to control […]

Panasonics Flagship DP UB9000 4K UHD Audiophile Player

Vinyl Review: Italian Pleasures - Sheffield Lab 16
Vinyl Review: Italian Pleasures – SheffieldLab 16 – Released 1981       Vinyl surface noise: 5    (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 4             Side One Introduction, Theme, Variations And Polonaise, Op. 65 […]

Vinyl Review: Italian Pleasures – Sheffield Lab 16

Vinyl and SACD Review: Diana Krall - The Look Of Love
Vinyl and SACD Review: Diana Krall – The Look Of Love Vinyl Surface noise: 5+ (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 5 Image depth/perspective: 4+ Overall frequency response: 4+                 Plastic – SACD Surface noise: N/A Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo […]

Vinyl and SACD Review: Diana Krall – The Look Of Love

Review: Nitty Gritty Vinyl Vacuum Cleaner 1
  How many times have you carefully unwrapped that pristine new album, placed it on the turntable, dropped the needle, and waited for that joylfull release of sound, only to be greeted with unexpected vinyl surface noise, pops and clicks? For many years I would carefully wipe the records with […]

Review: Nitty Gritty Vinyl Vacuum Cleaner

Blu-Ray Movie Review: Valerian
Blu-ray Movie Review: Valerian       Lionsgate Films 2017 PG13 | 2hrs 17 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 Starring: Dane […]

Blu-ray Review: Valerian

Sound United Announces Acquisition of Classé Audio
Sound United Announces Acquisition of Classé Audio Sound United LLC, parent company of Denon, Marantz, Polk Audio, Definitive Technology, Polk BOOM, HEOS, and Boston Acoustics announced, on the eve of the CES 2018 show, its acquisition of  Classé Audio, a leading manufacturer of high-performance music and home theater components who […]

Sound United Announces Acquisition of Classé Audio