By Wes Phillips It's a great time to be buying loudspeakers. Your choices used to be: large or small; but nowadays measurement technology, digital equalization, and talented audio engineers have expanded our choices tremendously. But matching your speakers to your lifestyle and listening habi...
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By Geoffrey Morrison There has never before been the variety, and quality, of headphones available as there are right now. For every budget and style, there are great sounding headphones. The rampant enthusiasm in the audiophile community for this new golden age is spreading to the mainstream. ...
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By Geoffrey Morrison One of the most exciting and best-reviewed technologies to emerge in 2013 was OLED, or Organic Light Emitting Diode, a technology used in smartphones, small displays, and now televisions. OLED is a completely new way of making TVs, with significant benefits. Like anything, th...
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At Gramophone, we’re excited! Dolby Atmos is the biggest advancement in home theater sound in over a decade. Dolby Atmos was first shown in commercial movie theaters with the release of Brave in 2012. Since then, most major motion pictures have been produced in Dolby Atmos. T...
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By Lauren Dragan Music lovers looking for the ultimate headphone listening experience have more options today than ever. Many high-end audio aficionados prefer the sound of open-backed headphones above all others. What makes open-back so special? How do you know if they’re right for you? He...
Read MoreBy Geoffrey Morrison When shopping for a new TV you may run across terminology and acronyms that you’re not familiar with. While meant to help, they’re often needlessly confusing. If you want the best TV you can get for your money, a working understanding of the most important terms i...
Read MoreMulti-room audio, also called distributed audio, is music that can be accessed and controlled at several locations throughout the home. Multi-room audio can be as simple as a second zone output found on contemporary surround sound receivers or as complex as 36+ independent audio zones with loca...
Read More(cont'd from Part I) As a reminder, one of our readers, Jon P. asked one of the most frequently asked questions we hear: What's all this talk of MP3s & digital music files? Why does it matter what format my music is in? In the prior post I talked about lo...
Read MoreOne of our gurus, Joel Rosenblatt, recently was asked a question by one of our readers. Find out what his thoughts are on this frequently debated issue: Hey Joel, What's all this talk of MP3s & digital music files? Why does it matter what format my music is in? - Jon P. ...
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