Search Results for : speakers

Integra DRX-R1.1 and DRC-R1.1 11.2-Channel Atmos AV Receivers 1
Integra DRX-R1.1 and DRC-R1.1 11.2-Channel Atmos AV Receivers Introduction After building all my preamps and power amplifiers for decades, I was finally seduced by Onkyo Integra way back in the 80’s when I purchased my first stereo pre/power amplifier, an Onkyo Integra A-8190. Integra was founded as a sub-division of […]

Integra DRX-R1.1 and DRC-R1.1 11.2-Channel Atmos AV Receivers

 in Equipment / News  tagged Atmos / AV Receiver / Dolby / Dolby Vision / DRC-R1.1 / DRX-R1.1 / DTS:X / Integra / Onkyo / Pre-Amplifier / THX by
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?

 in Audio / Personal Views & Comments / Technical Posts  tagged Esoteric Cabling / Exotic Cabling / Interconnects / Line Level Cables / Signal Cables / Speaker Cables by
Denon AVR-X8500H World's First 13.2CH AV Receiver
Denon AVR-X8500H–The World’s First 13.2CH AV Receiver               Product Model: AVR-X8500H Manufacturer: Denon MSRP: $3999 Weight: 51 pounds Availability: January 2018 Introduction I have been a loyal fanboy of Onkyo, and then Denon products for several decades, but after the Japanese Tsunami they scaled […]

Denon AVR-X8500H-The World’s First 13.2CH AV Receiver

 in Audio / Equipment / News  tagged 13.2 Channel / AV Receiver / AVR-X5800H / CES 2018 / Denon by
Vinyl and CD Review: Growing Up In Hollywood Town - Sheffield Lab 13 2
Vinyl and CD Review: Growing Up In Hollywood Town – Sheffield Lab 13 – Released 1980   Vinyl Vinyl surface noise: 5-    (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 5- Stereo Imaging: 5- Image depth/perspective: 4+ Overall frequency response: 4+                     […]

Vinyl and CD Review: Growing Up In Hollywood Town – Sheffield Lab 13

 in Plastic - Music / Reviews / Vinyl  tagged Album / CD / D2D / Direct to Disc / LP / Sheffield Lab / Vinyl by
High Resolution and Master Quality Authenticated Audio - MQA 3
An Introduction into High Resolution and Master Quality Authenticated Audio – MQA. A Little Historical Perspective It all started in 1982 when Phillips and Sony released the compact disc or CD. This was the introduction of digital audio to the public. Those early discs sounded awful, despite being uncompressed, due […]

High Resolution and Master Quality Authenticated Audio – MQA

 in Audio / News / Technical Posts  tagged Hi-Res Audio / Master Quality Authenticated / MQA / Tidal by
My Home Theater: The Acoustic Discoveries, Changes and Upgrades.
Let’s recap where I was at this point. Overall I was sort of pleased with the rooms performance, but definitely not thrilled, and several issues had to be resolved. There was too much HVAC air and it cooled the room far too fast. This was a result of installing an […]

My Home Theater: The Acoustic Discoveries, Changes and Upgrades.

 in Acoustics / Home Theater Construction / My A/V Room  tagged Acoustic Measurements / Acoustics / REW / Room Equalization Wizard by
Vinyl Review: Prokofiev: Excerpts from the Ballet, Romeo And Juliet - Sheffield Lab 8 1
Vinyl Review: Prokofiev. Excerpts from the Ballet Romeo And Juliet – Sheffield Lab 8       Surface noise: 5  (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range:4+ Stereo Imaging:4+ Image depth/perspective:4+ Overall frequency response:4               Side One Act 1: Introduction Juliet the Young Girl Masques […]

Vinyl Review: Prokofiev. Excerpts from the Ballet Romeo And Juliet – Sheffield Lab 8

 in Reviews / Vinyl  tagged Album / D2D / Direct to Disc / LP / Sheffield Lab / Vinyl by
My Home Theater: The Original Acoustic Measurements
    My last post reviewed My A/V Rooms equipment and the cabling. Lets see how the room originally measured using some basic and easy to use Studio Six Digital iPhone and iPad applications. Introduction During my early days of testing the rooms acoustics I used a suite of tools […]

My Home Theater: The Original Acoustic Measurements

 in Acoustics / Home Theater Construction / My A/V Room  tagged Acoustic Measurements / Acoustics / Audyssey / REW / Room Equalization Wizard / Studio Six Digital by