By Joe Finn Bowers & Wilkins is one of the most iconic brands consumer electronics. Their flagship 800 Diamond series products have been used in London’s famed Abbey Road recording studios for five decades. Skywalker Sound at George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch, and hundreds of othe...
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Power, Scale, and Cinematic Precision By Joe Finn It’s always fun for me to check out a new speaker, more so than almost any other component – simply because a speaker can have such a significant impact on your sound. One of the more unique speakers to come along in quite a whi...
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ul { font-size:18px; font-family: 'Raleway', sans-serif; } Introducing Sony BRAVIA 7 II and BRAVIA 9 II: The first BRAVIA TVs powered by Sony’s new True RGB technology. Sony is one of the biggest names in consumer electronics, and they believe that Sony True Micro RGB TV is thei...
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Denon’s AVR-X3800H and AVR-X2800H receivers are staple home theater receivers for us. Both offer great value for the money, are loaded with connectivity features people want, and are powerful, yet affordable. Now these premium models are replaced by Denon’s new AVR-X3900H an...
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Sights, Sounds & Old Friends: Our AXPONA 2026 Highlights Another AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) is in the books, and we saw and heard some wonderful things in Chicago – aside from running into old friends from this fun industry! This was the biggest event yet, with consumer...
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CDs Aren’t Dead: Inside Shanling’s ET3 Transport By Joe Finn It’s reasonable to ask, “Why should I purchase a CD transport, when so much music is readily available for streaming?” Literally billions of CD’s have been purchased, and CD’s still sell! An ...
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Blog post: Pro-Ject’s Dark Side of the Moon tribute turntable In 1973, a friend had just gotten his first car, an old Pontiac - with a cassette player. As we drove, he played a tape of the latest release from a band I barely knew: Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. I was fascina...
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Gramophone Turntable Workshops, March 6 and 7, 2025 How do you enjoy your music? Streaming from a service like Qobuz, Tidal, Deezer or Spotify? FM radio, CD’s, or maybe even… vinyl records? Vinyl ruled the roost until the mid - late 1980’s, when the affordability an...
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SVS has been building subwoofers for decades, and have won more industry awards for subs than any brand we know of. SVS says their newest subs, the sealed box SB17 Ultra Revolution and ported PB17, are A Quantum Leap Forward in Subwoofer Design & Performance, at the same cost as SB16 / PB16. Are...
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Do you love music and movies? Sure - who doesn’t? If you are like so many of us, you’ve occasionally considered an upgrade to your system performance in order to improve your movie and music - maybe a new pair of speakers, or a better music streamer, adding a subwoofer or two, etc. ...
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