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

HDMI 2.1 - A Quick Refresher 2
HDMI 2.1 – A Quick Refresher Introduction HDMI 2.1 is now being included in new receivers, displays and TV’s . So let’s see what this HDMI development provides us with: We see that the HDMI 2.1 native bit rate caps out at 48Gbps. After that it is all compressed using […]

HDMI 2.1 – A Quick Refresher

FSR Fiber Optic HDMI Cable Review 1
FSR Fiber Optic HDMI Cable Review So after a couple of years my CablesToGo 10.2Gbps active fiber optic HDMI cable has become intermittent when pushed to 1080P60. It’s fine at 1080P24. Not too stellar at $233.99 for a 33 footer. I also use a Monoprice SlimRun HDMI active fiber optic […]

FSR Fiber Optic HDMI Cable Review

ATSC 3.0 Is Finally Here 4
ATSC 3.0 Is Finally Here So what’s all the hoopla about? Advanced Television Standards Committee 3.0 (ATSC 3.0) or Next Gen TV is all about getting TV station over the air (OTA) broadcasts to a point where they can better compete with both cable and internet media delivery. It will support 4K UHDTV, […]

ATSC 3.0 Is Finally Here

Ania Pro MC Cartridge Rega Launch the Ania Pro MC Cartridge Rega, a highly respected British Hi-Fi manufacture, has added a new cartridge option to boost the performance of its mid-range Planar turntables. The new £750 Ania Pro moving coil model sits between the Ania ($795.00) and the Apheta 2 ($1,895.00) […]

Ania Pro MC Cartridge

Room Equalization Technologies 101 – Part 2 Introduction In the last post introducing this topic we saw that virtually all AV receiver and sound processor manufacturers now include automated equalization or room correction in most of their products even those costing as little a $500.00. The good news is that […]

Room Equalization Technologies 101 – Part 2

Analog Amplifiers. Are You Sure?
Analog Amplifiers. Are You Sure? A Pause for Thought You wanted an all analog signal chain for stereo or even multi-channel sound……well think again! When you buy your new ‘analog’ amplifier or home theater receiver, ask yourself, how analog is it? In order to build cost-effective amplifiers and receivers manufacturers […]

Analog Amplifiers. Are You Sure?

VXN 2 & 3 Way Active Crossover - First Look
VXN 2 & 3 Way Active Crossover – First Look Introduction I am a very strong believer and user of active speaker crossovers and have been using them for all my speaker systems since 1976. Why you may ask? They can be easily designed to provide the exact frequency and […]

VXN 2 & 3 Way Active Crossover – First Look

How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World - Blu-ray 4K Review
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – Blu-ray 4K Review           Universal Studios 2019 PG | 1hrs 44 mins Fantasy | Action | Adventure | Animation HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos […]

How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – Blu-ray 4K Review

Room Equalization Technologies 101 – Part 1 Introduction You have done your best at treating your rooms acoustics with all those broadband absorber panels, diffusers and bass absorbers so what’s next? Very few rooms even if professionally designed for commercial use provide a frequency and time response that can be […]

Room Equalization Technologies 101 – Part 1

Avengers Endgame – Blu-ray 4K Review       Disney/Buena Vista 2019 PG13 | 3hrs 1 min | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Aspect Ratio 2.39:1 Staring: Robert Downey Jr. | […]

Avengers Endgame – Blu-ray 4K Review

MC901 Dual Mono Amplifier – First Look All Image Credit: McIntosh Now this is my type of power amplifier, see here for my original stereo system. It echoes everything that I used to do and own and its the best of both worlds; valve for its gentle and detailed mids […]

MC901 Dual Mono Amplifier – First Look

Velodyne Subs Are Resurrected
Velodyne Subs Are Resurrected After the apparent demise of Velodyne in November of this year there was considerable dismay at the loss of this highly respected and cutting edge sub company that had been designing and manufacturing world class subs for several decades. I still use their excellent SMS-1 subwoofer […]

Velodyne Subs Are Resurrected

Hobbs & Shaw Blu-ray 4K Review
Hobbs & Shaw – Blu-ray 4K Review         Universal Studios 2019 PG13 | 2hrs 16 min | Action | Adventure HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | Dolby Vision+ | HDR10+ | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Aspect Ratio […]

Hobbs & Shaw – Blu-ray 4K Review