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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 | Robert […]

Avengers Infinity War Blu-ray 4K Review

Pioneer UDP-LX500 & UDP-LX800 4K UHD Blu-ray Players-First Look — 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 — 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 Side One Dancin’ Theme From “Starsky & Hutch” Blockbuster Side […]

Blockbuster – Direct To Disc Vinyl Review

IMAX and DTS Create IMAX Enhanced - Yet Another Format!! — 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 — 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

Justice League Blu-ray Review 4K Update — Justice League Blu-ray Review 4K Update Warner Bros 2017 PG13 | 2hrs | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Vision | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD […]

Justice League Blu-ray Review 4K Update

Amplifier Classes-A Quick Primer Course Introduction So, we all need them, what are they? They, are amplifiers. They come in two different basic types for audio: Voltage amplifier: Head amplifier for very low level signals found in moving coil cartridges – […]

Amplifier Classes-A Quick Primer Course

Thor Ragnarok Blu-ray Review 4K Update — Thor Ragnarok Blu-ray Review 4K Update 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 […]

Thor Ragnarok Blu-ray Review 4K Update