Juke Audio Multiroom Streaming Amplifier

A Simple Streaming Solution

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

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.

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?

A Victrola for Your Sonos

If you've wandered by Victrola turntables on the shelves in Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond, or Crate & Barrel, you wouldn't set high expectations for the sound quality of those suitcase record players.

Luxurious Listening

BOWERS & WILKINS PX8 WIRELESS ANC HEADPHONES

The Full Moon Atmos Breakdown

Ryan Ulyate discusses mixing Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' November 1993 Greatest Hits album in Atmos, and why sourcing the original stems made everything feel much more immersive.

Dig that Japanese Vinyl, Baby!

As Marshall McLuhan famously noted, \"The medium is the message.\" I don't know if Mr. McLuhan was an audio/video enthusiast, but that pronouncement, I think, perfectly describes a peculiar affliction that is all too common among us enthusiasts. Perhaps, just maybe, he was talking about you.

Samsung QN100B 4K Neo QLED TV

Bigger & Brighter is Better

Masterly Multichannel

WITH THE advent of features such as room correction, object-oriented surround, and networked/wireless streaming (to name but three), AV receivers have become more elaborate than ever.

2022 TOP PICKS OF THE YEAR

WE LIVE in a remarkable era where home entertainment delivers experiences with convenience and quality that was the stuff of science fiction not long ago.

PROJECTS/OBJECTS

Our guide to the everexpanding and wholly immersive audio world of the late, great Frank Zappa, courtesy of longtime FZ Vaultmeister Joe Travers and remix engineer Craig Parker Adams.

Nugs Redug

Revisiting nugs.net, the concert streaming site that continues to provide new and vintage hi-res live recordings from a wide swath of name artists.

Modern Marvel

MARANTZ MODEL 40N STREAMING INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

Laser LCD

EPSON LS12000 4K PRO-UHD LASER LCD PROJECTOR

TALKING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE

Bill Mandel, co-manager at HDR10+ Technologies, provides an update on the HDR10+ format

Sony, Spider-Man, and the Statue of Liberty

Spider-Man is a comic-book character that was created in 1962. The inaugural issue sold for 12 cents. Sony Pictures, which now owns the screen rights to the character, decided not to release the latest Spider-Man movie in the world's biggest movie market. That decision might cost Sony as much as $340 million.

Sudio E2 Noise-Canceling Wireless Earbuds

Product Review

A New Classic

NAD C 399 integrated amplifier

Accessible Atmos

Polk Audio Signa S4 Soundbar

Bass Bruiser

Monolith by Monoprice 13-inch THX Ultra Certified subwoofer

Bigscreen Sound

My listening room has seen components from three different South Korean audio manufacturers over the past year, and in each case the performance, build quality, and aesthetics of the product have been uniformly superb. But what really impressed me about them is the extent to which each used software and/or circuitry developed in-house rather than purchased off-the-shelf. Call me slow, but I think something special is going on south of the 38th parallel.

A Modern Classic

The loudspeaker landscape is dotted with so-called classics. Legends like the Klipschorn, the Quad ESL, and the JBL L100 have remained in production for decades or enjoyed successful reboots not just because they appeal to our nostalgia, but because they remain bonafide audiophile-grade products.

MEDIA ROOM INSIDER: SEDONA PARADISE

An open-plan viewing/ listening space grows in the Arizona desert, with equipment choices guided by Sound & Vision reviews

Concealed Screens

The Connected Life

TV Trends of CES 2022

After going fully online in 2021 due to the global pandemic, CES 2022 was an in-person event, with both manufacturers and attendees required to provide proof of vaccination and don masks prior to entering the show floor.