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The ABCs of DACs

Published Feb 28, 2013

If you follow the electronics market closely at all, you’ve probably noticed that one of the fastest-growing sectors of the audio world is that of the Digital-to-Analog Converter, or DAC. Simply put (very simply, exceedingly simply), DACs take digital… Read More »

Rise of the Indie Bands: Imagine Dragons

Published Feb 20, 2013

Chances are really good you’ve heard the song “Radioactive” on the radio as it has actually been floating around on the radio air waves since April of 2012.  If you have heard the song, and like it as I do,… Read More »

Audio / Surround Sound

Yamaha Network CD Player Enables Seamless Access to MP3s, Internet Radio & Streamed Content

Published Feb 02, 2013

Yamaha recently introduced the CD-N500 network CD player that offers music lovers a flexible portal to their favorite content from practically any source—CDs, downloaded files such as iTunes and streamed music from PCs, NAS systems, smartphones, tablets and Internet… Read More »

Audio / Surround Sound

New Dolby Trick Makes Blu-ray Audio Better

Published May 22, 2012

Dolby’s solution is a boon for people who value the sound as much as the picture. Read More »

10 Trends in Home Audio

Published Jan 24, 2012

There is a host of new technologies primed to take our home audio to the next level Read More »

Is it Bad Music or Bad Mastering?

Published Nov 30, 2011

Audiophiles claim the loudness wars are robbing the public of experiencing the full potential of recorded music. Read More »

Onkyo Offers New iPod and CD Music System

Published Nov 23, 2011

Designed to deliver music from a variety of sources, the compact music system has two speakers, a built-in dock for iPod/iPhone, a CD player. Read More »