Marantz SR7005 receiver review

Aug. 22, 2011   1 Comment  

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Right on the money

Orb Audio “Computer Unit” review

March 13, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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All function no flash — but is that such a bad thing?

Hercules announces $99 5.1 speaker system

April 30, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Price will spark curiosity

Polk Audio Hitmaster review

March 25, 2010   1 Comment  

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Making your fake rock star experience that much faker — or your backyard BBQ that much louder!

ZVOX makes affordable, audiophile approved all-in-one speaker system

Sept. 8, 2009   Leave a Comment  

The ZVOX 430.

Affordable and audiophile don’t go together that often.

Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 4 PC

June 20, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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They’re amazing, but how much amazingness do you need?

CES Exclusive: Anthony Gallo Strada Speakers

Jan. 6, 2009   7 Comments  

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We’ve done some listening to Anthony Gallo’s speakers in the past (Blast, Globe). So we’re happy to take a look at the first photos and specs on his new Strada main and center speakers. The Strada will feature a new impulse correction system as well as the latest version of the company’s patented tweeter: the [...]

Paradigm Studio Esprit 5.1

Dec. 30, 2008   Leave a Comment  

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Sometimes you can just allow yourself to sit back and enjoy the music. [...]

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Mod squad: Orb Audio

Dec. 15, 2008   Leave a Comment  

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We can finally declare things interesting in the Blast Audio Issue by looking at the Orb Audio Mod series product line.

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Logitech Z-5 USB Stereo Speakers

Nov. 28, 2008   1 Comment  

These ones pass the test.

10 things you didn’t think of for dorm life

Sept. 1, 2008   1 Comment  

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Whether you’re an undergrad headed to the dorm or just moving into your first place, you’re leaving the nest and need stuff. For the college crowd, by now, you’ve not only had a few awkward Facebook conversations with your new roommate (look to see how many pictures he or she is tagged in that are [...]

Success is cubed for iHome

June 2, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Review: The cubular iHome iH12 iPod dock is an iAwesome iWay to iPlay your iTunes and iVideos

Altec Lansing SoundBar

April 1, 2008   1 Comment  

It’s certainly priced right, and if you’re looking for a clear, compact speaker that won’t need its own room and require multiple wall and ceiling mountings, the SoundBar is a great choice. [...]

Retro: Altec Lansing PowerCube Plus ACS48

Feb. 1, 2008   1 Comment  

Retro: Altec Lansing Powercube Plus ACS48

Without question, the PowerCube Plus ACS48 was one of a few product releases by Altec Lansing, Labtec and a few other companies that changed computer audio forever. Ten years ago, soundcards were starting to get better, but speaker offerings still largely consisted of two-piece, unpowered sets that sounded like cheap headphones. The PowerCube Plus ACS48, [...]

German-engineered, uh, cube coming

Jan. 16, 2008   Leave a Comment  

High-end (they say “distinctive”) audio manufacturer Sonoro is storming into the American market with the release of the “cubo” line. The product will come in two flavors — “cubo elements” and “cubo fusion.” The elements model comes with Internet radio that allows users to choose from 10,000 radio stations. There is also an AM/FM version [...]

$14,000 bed offers sights and sounds

Jan. 15, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Nevada-based furniture designer Alberto Frias LLC has released a space age bed called the “Transport,” and it looks like it can travel across galaxies. The Transport Bed includes an audio/visual system based on detailed research, Frias said in a statement Tuesday. The audio system features four-inch Anthony Gallo Nucleus Micro speakers and a 240-watt MPS [...]

Anthony Gallo to bring tall, loud, beautful speakers to CES

Jan. 3, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Anthony Gallo REFERENCE 5LS

I have been interested in Anthony Gallo products since before my review of the A’Diva Ti system a few months back. If you happen to be in Las Vegas next week, you might want to try to get near room 29-336 at The Venetian. That’s where Gallo will unveil the TR-3 subwoofer and the unbelievable [...]

Altec Lansing iM207 Orbit

Jan. 1, 2008   Leave a Comment  

It’s got a good little “thump” to it. [...]

iSkin Cerulean wireless audio products

Jan. 1, 2008   Leave a Comment  

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iSkin’s Cerulean line of products is a handy collection of Bluetooth accessories and earbuds for iPod’s, laptops and other audio devices that let’s you go cordless. They work with laptops, iPods and mobile phones for hands-free calls. They come in a wide variety of packages and configurations. In a nutshell, there are three main Bluetooth [...]

Anthony Gallo A’Diva Ti satellite speakers

Nov. 1, 2007   1 Comment  

In an electronics store, Anthony Gallo speakers the usually the ones in the demonstration room that sound amazing but look like something off the space shuttle, and are sometimes the same size. The A’Diva Ti satellite speaker system isn’t nearly as mammoth. It’s another in a series of trendily tiny speakers with big sound — [...]