Ariston RD11E - My Loss! 3
Ariston RD11E – My Loss! I thought that after 40 years I would just relate a heart felt regret to my readers and how I got onto the audiophile bandwagon. At the tender age of 23 and an entrenched “radio ham”, I visited a friends home amateur radio shack and […]

Ariston RD11E – My Loss!

Linn Karousel LP12 Bearing Upgrade
Linn Karousel LP12 Bearing Upgrade Probably the most iconic turntable of all time, the Linn Sondek LP12, can now have its bearing upgraded for the first time in almost 27 years. Linn commented saying that the Karousel bearing “will improve the performance of every Sondek LP12 turntable ever made”. Karousel, […]

Linn Karousel LP12 Bearing Upgrade

Maleficent:Mistress Of Evil – Blu-ray 4K Review
Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil – Blu-ray 4K Review         Disney/ Buena Vista | 2019 PG | 1hrs 59 min | Adventure | Family | Fantasy HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Aspect […]

Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil – Blu-ray 4K Review

Record Store Day 2020 UPDATE – Postponed until Saturday 20th June. On Saturday April 18th June 20th, Record Store Day is back for its 13th year with over 450 new vinyl releases, including new material from Christine and the Queens, Paul McCartney, Primal Scream and My Chemical Romance which will only […]

Record Store Day 2020

5G Connects Everything To Everything Introduction Well yes, I have to admit I still use my original Apple iPhone 3GS. It’s still a really reliable cell phone with text and e-mail. I have never needed anything else and I certainly do not want to be available 24/7 with others continually […]

5G Connects Everything To Everything

Gemini Man - Blu-ray 4K Review
Gemini Man – Blu-ray 4K Review           Paramount Pictures | 2019 PG13 | 1hrs 57 mins | Action | Adventure HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Native 4K | 2160P60 | HDR10 | Dolby Vision | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 1.85:1 Aspect […]

Gemini Man – Blu-ray 4K Review

Wireless Connectivity 101. What Is It? Introduction Some may say that this is an obscure post for an audio and video web site. Well, for better or worse wireless communication will eventually supplant most of our cabling, that includes many of those HT cables that you joyfully plug up to […]

Wireless Connectivity 101. What Is It?

Dire Straits Dire Straits - Review Update
Dire Straits Dire Straits – Review Update               Vinyl surface noise: 5 Dynamic Range: 4+/5 Stereo Imaging: 5- Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 5           Update 2/28/2020 This is just a brief update to the albums full review that […]

Dire Straits Dire Straits – Review Update

Terminator: Dark Fate - Blu-ray 4K Review
Terminator: Dark Fate – Blu-ray 4K Review           Paramount Pictures | 2019 R | 2hrs 8 mins | Action | Adventure HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Vision | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 […]

Terminator: Dark Fate – Blu-ray 4K Review

Star Wars Saga In 4K
Star Wars Saga In 4K This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. All ‘Star Wars’ feature films will be available on 4K Blu-ray during March By March 31st all eleven Star Wars movies should be available digitally and in 4K UHD with Dolby Atmos sound. No mention […]

Star Wars Saga In 4K

Vinyl Alliance Is Formed 2
Vinyl Alliance Is Formed After being almost devastated by the plastic CD and more recently digital downloads, vinyl, after almost 15 years, is now on the road to recovery as it continues year in, year out to make excellent gains in the market place. At some point around 2007, vinyl […]

Vinyl Alliance Is Formed

Dire Straits Dire Straits - Review Update 2
Dire Straits Dire Straits – Mo-Fi 45RPM Vinyl Review             Vinyl surface noise: 5 Dynamic Range: 4+/5 Stereo Imaging: 5- Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 5-               Track List: Side One Down To The Waterline Water Of Love […]

Dire Straits Dire Straits – Mo-Fi 45RPM Vinyl Review

Apollo/Transco Lacquer Production Facility Destroyed
Apollo/Transco Lacquer Production Facility Destroyed Housed in a warehouse in Banning, California, Apollo/Transco produced lacquer discs that form the bases to the vinyl disc mastering process. It was one of only two companies in the world supplying the global vinyl industry. The other company is MDC Master Lacquer, it’s based […]

Apollo/Transco Lacquer Production Facility Destroyed

Rane ME30B Equalizer Use
Rane ME30B Equalizer Use After many attempts at equalizing my system with Audyssey MultEQ XT32 using numerous different Audyssey mic positions, plus the Audyssey Pro kit and edit functions, I could not sufficiently reduce the equalized over bright/hard upper mid-range to a level that I was comfortable with. That was […]

Rane ME30B Equalizer Use

Venom - Blu-ray 4K Review
Venom – Blu-ray 4K Review       Sony Pictures 2018 PG13 | 1hrs 52 mins Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller | Comic Book HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | Dolby Vision | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 2.39:1  Aspect […]

Venom – Blu-ray 4K Review