Meet the McIntosh MX124: The Next Generation of Home Theater The heart of any home theater is your pre-amp processor. Your amplifier, sources, speakers, video display etc.are all important, but your processor plays a huge role in system performance. One of audio’s most iconic bran...
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Glass and Glory: The McIntosh MA 2375 Reviewed By Joe Finn McIntosh has announced their new MA 2375 vacuum tube integrated amplifier, their 1st new all vacuum tube amp in a decade, loaded with the kinds of performance and features we hoped for. It’s got lots of power for most speaker...
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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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Folks at Denon have been making audio components since 1910. Yes, that's 116 years, so this is not their first rodeo. They made their first disc recorder in 1939, their first tape recorder in 1951, and in 1970 they introduced a direct-drive turntable for the recording studio and radio statio...
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What We Heard at CanJam NYC 2026 CanJam is the world’s premier headphone audio show, with annual events in New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, London, Los Angeles, and Dallas. New York City CanJam is a three-hour train ride from Baltimore – so off we went, our third time ga...
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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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Great Sound, a Clean Look Do you like movies? From modern-day demo pieces like Dune, Ready Player One, and Blade Runner 2049, to classics like Casablanca and Gone With the Wind, to comedies like Young Frankenstein and The Big Lebowski, a good movie or two can be a great way to spend an evening.&n...
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WH-1000XM6 is the new, flagship wireless noise-canceling headphone from Sony. It has a new design; more comfortable, better noise cancellation, new features, and most importantly, Sony’s best sound yet in a noise-cancelling headphone. XM6 offers excellent value for $449 in silver, blue or blac...
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