Sound & Vision - April - May 2023

Elton John – Farewell Yellow Brick Road

How do you close a 50+ year career in America, one that has brought music and magic to millions of fans and celebrate with them? Well, if you're Elton John, you return to the city where it all started-Los Angeles-and to one of the locations that symbolizes his incredible success: Dodger Stadium, where he famously played in 1975.

4K Laser for Less

Long Live Home Theater! That's the first thought that came to mind after I set up Sony's latest and most affordable native 4K projector.

Affordable Audio Bliss

AS A recording engineer, I've often pondered how soundbars could have become so popular, even though they typically sacrifice the sound quality and true stereo imaging attained by fullrange speakers.

Studio Quality Sound at Home

JBL 4349 LOUDSPEAKERS

Checks All the Boxes

ARENDAL 1723 S SPEAKERS & SUBWOOFER 2S

Bass on a Budget

POLK MONITOR XT10 SUBWOOFER

Vintage Vibes, Modern Guts

NAD C 3050 LE INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

CES 2023 What's the future of custom?

By rough count, this past CES marked my twentieth attendance, which may seem like a lot to some, but is merely a drop in the bucket compared to some of the veteran A/V journalists out there. Nevertheless, it’s enough to provide some valuable perspective on attending the show.

Lords of Atmos

Joe Satriani explores the spatially motivated philosophy behind the mixing of his groundbreaking October 1987 album Surfing With the Alien in Atmos.

Would You Volunteer?

Like many of us, you are getting on in years. Whether through disease or simple wear and tear, the delicate mechanisms of your inner ears aren't quite what they used to be. You might be hearing spurious tones, or just not hearing some things at all. If only you could get back your younger ears. Well, could I interest you in a neuroprosthesis?