It wasn’t long ago that I had to really dig deep to understand the purpose and benefits of the emerging soundbar speaker market. The more I delved, the more I understood that something needed to be done to bring better sound quality to an aesthetics-focused listening room. The ZVOX SoundBase.555 speaker takes the next logical […]
You can’t spend any amount of time listening to desktop audio speakers or studio monitors without coming across the name M-Audio. From the $149 Studiophile AV 40’s to the top-of-the-line M3-8 3-way monitors, M-Audio covers a wide range of speakers for serious listeners on just about any budget. It’s the latter under review here, and […]
There are two new Denon receivers that feature the new Dolby Atmos Surround DSP system. The new Denon Dolby Atmos receivers include the Denon AVR-X4100W and Denon AVR-X5200W and both will be available in September. The AVR-X4100W replaces the Denon AVR-X4000 receiver but adds a lot of new features like built-in WiFi, Bluetooth and Dolby Atmos. The AVR-X4100W and the […]
My first real AV receiver was a Yamaha RX-V3000 (not a bad start!) The new Yamaha RX-A3040 receiver (and really anyAventage receiver) is very different from that analogue machine of years past—before room correction, HDMI, and easily-assignable amplifiers. The RX-A3040 is an 11.2 channel receiver that includes such new features as Wi-Fi (built right in), nine (9) amplifier channels […]
The Yamaha RX-A1040 receiver just about has it all. This new advanced AV receiver features built-in Wi-Fi, seven (7) amplifier channels (110W per channel), HDMI 2.0, 4K Ultra HD video upconversion, AirPlay and HDMI Zone 2 support. The new Cinema DSP HD3 uses four CINEMA DSP engines with advanced 3D processing to activate the optional front two presence channels in […]
Yamaha just released 5 new Aventage receivers into the market, including the RX-A740, RX-A840, RX-A1040 and RX-A3040. It’s the Yamaha RX-A2040 that really catches our eye. This is a 9.2 channel AV receiver with built-in Wi-Fi, 9 x 140W of amplification, HDMI 2.0, and 4K Ultra HD video upconversion. As is common with some of the higher-level Aventage receivers, these models […]
Back in the day, room acoustics for recording studios used to be handled by a “live end, dead end” design. In truth, there are a lot of reasons why this still works and why a lot of experienced room designers still adopt this method. Live end, dead end is where the front of the room […]
Shh! We’ve got the first sneak peek at the new MartinLogan Neolith speakers! These new premier speakers are hand-made with quality crossover components and build quality that seems more worthy of an Italian sports car than a piece of audio gear. These MartinLogan speakers will be, if what we’ve seen is any indication, a tremendous piece […]
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