Ultrasone Signature PRO Headphones
January 27th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
January 27th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Nordost Norse Series 2
January 26th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
January 26th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Ultralink / XLO UltraPLUS Cables
January 25th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
January 25th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Pass Labs XP-30 Preamp and Xs Amps
January 24th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
January 24th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Ultrasone Signature PRO Headphones
January 27th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Ultrasone, has just introduced a new headphone product, their Signature PRO headphone. This is the first model in Ultrasone’s new select range of headphone products that are “made in Germany”. The new range will cater to the discerning music enthusiast as well as professional users. The Signature PRO is a handcrafted headphone that utilizes… Continue Reading
Nordost Norse Series 2
January 26th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Nordost, took CES 2012 as an opportunity to launch their latest product line, the Norse Series 2. The introduction of the original Norse Series cables brought the benefits of Micro Mono-Filament (MMF) technology down to real world price-points and into real world systems, seriously elevating performance standards and expectations. Now the Norse Series 2… Continue Reading
NAD Masters Series M50, M52 and M51 Audio Components
NAD announced at the just-passed CES that it will be expanding its Masters Series line-up of products with three new additions – the M50, M52 and M51 audio components. The M50 Digital Music Player ($2,500 US, available this March) plays CDs, DVDs and digital files from external hard drives and can also rip CDs… Continue Reading
Ultralink / XLO UltraPLUS Cables
January 25th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
UltraLink/XLO Products, has just announced a new cable product line – their cost-effective UltraPLUS cable line. The new UltraPLUS cables are updated replacements for the original and popular Ultra Series and actually modeled on the popular Reference series using XLO Field Balanced “exoskeleton” winding geometry with all-PTFE dielectrics, core structures and jacketing. UltraPLUS incorporates… Continue Reading
Pass Labs XP-30 Preamp and Xs Amps
January 24th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Pass Laboratories (Pass Labs) has just introduced their new XP-30 preamplifier and all new Xs series of amplifiers. These new products were released at CES 2012 the second week of January and though fall into the category of the uber expensive – we all have the right to dream. The XP-30 is stated as being… Continue Reading
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Alpha Design Labs (ADL) iD-30P Series iDock Cables
Furutech is continuing to introduce innovative, high-performance and attractively priced audio components under its Alpha Design Labs (ADL) brand. The latest of these is the iD-30P Series of iDock cables. In the age of personal, portable electronics everyone carries their music with them to connect to iDocks, headphone amps, home audio and even car… Continue Reading
Alpha Design Labs (ADL) Stride Portable Headphone Amplifier
Furutech is continuing to introduce innovative, high-performance and attractively priced audio components under its Alpha Design Labs (ADL) brand. The latest of these is the Stride Portable Headphone Amplifier. We live in an age of personal, portable electronics and almost everyone carries their music with them. The Stride delivers thrilling sound to match its… Continue Reading
WOO Audio WDS-1 DAC and WTP-1 CD Transport
WOO Audio has just began taking pre-orders for its upcoming WDS-1 24-Bit, 192K Digital-to-Analog Converter and WTP-1 top-loading CD Transport. WDS-1 DAC The WDS-1 DAC is a superior digital audio playback component designed for serious music lovers. It is the perfect companion for any computer audio system, as well as the company’s own WTP-1… Continue Reading
NSMT 30M Loudspeaker
January 23rd, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
The NSMT Loudspeaker Company has just released their new 30M, which is a new transmission-line tower speaker entrant to their existing Mastering Series line. What is very impressive is that the rather small demure size of this product, measuring 40” x 8.5” x 8.5”, which utilizes only a two driver coherent point… Continue Reading
Dynaudio Xeo Wireless Loudspeakers
January 20th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Dynaudio, the Danish based high end loudspeaker company, just introduced their new Xeo loudspeakers and wireless loudspeaker system last week at CES 2012. This new Xeo wireless series is currently comprised of two models, the Xeo 3 bookshelf monitor and the Xeo 5 floor-stander. Xeo loudspeakers are wireless, remote controlled active loudspeakers. The models… Continue Reading
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MartinLogan Motion 20 & Motion 40 Speakers
January 19th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
MartinLogan, has announced two new models in their Motion Series; the Motion 20 and Motion 40 loudspeakers. The new 20 and 40 replace the former 10 and 12 models. Both of these new floorstanders incorporate performance and design enhancements including nearly twice the internal volume, for extended bass. The new models have new aesthetics… Continue Reading
Sharp XV-Z30000 3D DLP Projector
Sharp has just unveiled its latest 3D high-definition DLP home theater projector. The XV-Z30000 features 50,000:1 contrast ratio and 1600 ANSI lumens to deliver superior brightness, astounding clarity, and colour accuracy. Part of the XV-Z30000′s superior picture quality is due to the DLP advantage. All Sharp front projectors incorporate mirror-based components that use light… Continue Reading
Rotel RSX-1562 A/V Receiver
Rotel has just announced the RSX-1562, a 7.1 channel, surround-sound receiver which replaces the RSX-1560, adding new, improved circuitry and technologies such as HDMI 1.4 with 3D — six inputs, one with an Audio Return Channel (ARC). The ARC in HDMI 1.4 enables a TV, to send via a single HDMI cable, audio data… Continue Reading
HiFiMAN Launches HE-400 Planar Headphone
January 18th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
HiFiMAN, a designer/manufacturer of headphones and portable audio products, just recently announced their new HE-400 high performance planar magnetic headphone, which were formally launched last week at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. The new HE-400 headphones provide planar magnetic technology at a much more affordable price, while also being compatible for use with mobile… Continue Reading
Bel Canto e.One C7R DAC/Integrated Amp/Receiver/Tuner
Why choose different components for your music downloads, computer, CD player, turntables, cable/satellite box or game consoles? Plus a recent study showed that FM was still the most popular way of listening to new music. Keep things simple with Bel Canto’s compact, powerful C7R Receiver! The C7R is loaded with inputs including two 24/192… Continue Reading
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Pathos INPOLRemix Integrated Amplifier/DAC
January 17th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Pathos, an Italian high-end audio product company, introduced a new integrated amplifier / DAC at CES 2012 last week. Their new INPOLRemix is the smallest integrated amplifier that utilizes Pathos’ proprietary INPOL technology. The INPOLRemix comes in two versions: with DAC and sans DAC. The INPOLRemix is reported to be completely handmade in Italy. … Continue Reading
Samsung KN55ES9000 OLED TV Wows CES Attendees and Journalists
Samsung’s 55-inch Super OLED TV is a masterpiece that was admired by home entertainment and design enthusiasts alike at this year’s CES, collecting numerous awards from media outlets including Popular Science, Stuff Magazine and G4 TV, as well as a Best of CES Innovations Award from CEA, the producer of the International CES Super… Continue Reading
ADA Cinema Reference Mach IV Pre-Pro
January 16th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Audio Design Associates (ADA), a U.S. based audio product company, has just recently announced their new Cinema Reference Mach IV Home Theater Preamplfier, Controller and 16 Channel TEQ Trinnov Optimizer. The front face of the Cinema Reference Mach IV features a striking 7” 1080p touch-screen display that also doubles as a video preview display… Continue Reading
Reev Designs Aatma Loudspeakers Review
January 13th, 2012, In Reviews, Speakers and Subwoofers, by Suave Kajko
As a publisher of a Canadian audio video magazine I’m always delighted to hear of a new Canadian manufacturer – especially one that presents itself as well as Reev Designs. My first encounter with Reev Designs, which took place at the first Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show (TAVES) at the end of September 2011,… Continue Reading
Audio Research @ CES 2012
January 13th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Audio Research is showing off a few new products at CES 2012, this week. Showcased is their new Reference DAC Digital Media Bridge, Reference 5 SE line-stage preamplifier and their new Reference Phono 2 SE phono stage. For starters, the Reference DAC Digital Media Bridge, is a feature packed DAC product that promises the… Continue Reading
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