Sound & Vision
Home Theater Ace
DENON AVR-X3800H AV RECEIVER REVIEW
7 min |
August - September 2023
Sound & Vision
Perpetual Motion
MARTINLOGAN, you know the name. They've been around since 1983 so pretty much everyone has heard of them.
10+ min |
August - September 2023
Sound & Vision
QD-OLED FTW
SAMSUNG OLED G9 240 HZ 49\" ULTRA-WIDE MONITOR
10 min |
August - September 2023
Stereophile
The Werewolf
If music reflects the life of the person who created it-if, for example, we can hear Mozart's inner turmoil in his operas-then Warren Zevon's song catalog is uncommonly revealing. Headless mercenaries, killer rapists, and yes, impeccably dressed werewolves with a taste for pina coladas are all part of the colorful world of WZ's twisted imagination and especially of his masterpiece, 1978's Excitable Boy.
3 min |
September 2023
Sound & Vision
Sonos Era 100
A Versatile Compact Speaker
4 min |
August - September 2023
Stereophile
Audio Research I/50 - INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
The first true high-end component I owned was an Audio Research SP-10. I reviewed this two-box, tubed preamplifier in the May 1984 issue of the English magazine Hi-Fi News & Record Review.
8 min |
September 2023
Stereophile
Mytek Brooklyn Bridge II Roon Core - STREAMER/SERVER/DAC
A useful way of thinking of this device is as a 21st century integrated preamp on steroids, where Roon (plus streaming services) is the new tuner, and a way to play records, with the possibility of endless future improvements via software updates.
10+ min |
September 2023
Stereophile
ASTRUD GILBERTO, RIP
HER FIRST PROFESSIONAL RECORDING BECAME A CAREER DEFINING GLOBAL HIT, CHANGED THE CULTURE, AND HELPED MAKE BOSSA NOVA A WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON. BUT THERE'S A DARK SIDE TO THE SUCCESS OF \"THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA,\" WHICH FOLLOWED THE BRAZILIAN CHANTEUSE UNTIL HER RECENT DEATH.
9 min |
September 2023
Sound & Vision
Music Metadata Smackdown
Classical music has a problem. A tiny company, and the world’s largest technology company, both think they have the answer.
3 min |
August - September 2023
Sound & Vision
Atmos Only Knows
Producer Giles Martin reveals how he focused on getting a “real” feel when he mixed The Beach Boys’ benchmark 1966 album, Pet Sounds, in Atmos.
3 min |
August - September 2023
Sound & Vision
The Music
THE SONOS Era 300 is the latest in a new generation of Atmos-compliant 'spatial audio' speakers that bring a more immersive listening experience without the hardware and installation grief inherent with discrete surround systems.
5 min |
August - September 2023
Sound & Vision
Total Immersion
ARENDAL 1961 9.4.4 SPEAKER SYSTEM
10+ min |
August - September 2023
Stereophile
Charles Mingus's Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings
The standup bass genius and jazz force of nature Charles Mingus made his first album for Atlantic Records, Pithecanthropus Erectus, in 1956. Several of his most memorable musical masterpieces, including The Clown (1957), Blues and Roots (1960), and Oh Yeah (1962), followed as he intermittently returned to the label throughout the 1960s and early '70s.
3 min |
September 2023
Sound & Vision
Summer Entertaining
When you think of \"entertaining\" with your AV system, chances are the first thing that comes to mind is your home theater or media room. And while having friends over for dinner and a movie is a great use of your system, it's really just the tip of the iceberg.
3 min |
August - September 2023
Stereophile
RECORD REVIEWS
At 79, Pulitzer Prize winner and NEA Jazz Master Henry Threadgill is one of the last men standing among the founding fathers of the jazz avant-garde. Because his output of recordings is not voluminous, every new Threadgill release is an event. The Other One is more of an event than most because of its ambition (it is an album-length suite) and its scale: It introduces a new 12-piece ensemble.
3 min |
September 2023
Sound & Vision
Invisible Treasure
I RECENTLY upgraded from traditional box speakers to in-wall speakers after delving into the world of in-walls with my recent review of the SVS 3000 In-Wall Subwoofer, which I installed in my den.
6 min |
August - September 2023
Sound & Vision
A Match for the Ages
BACK IN 2020 I reviewed the then-new Sonos Arc soundbar for Sound & Vision, and it never left my family room.
10 min |
August - September 2023
Sound & Vision
LIVEDEAD
BEAR WAS NOT HAPPY. As the 1970s began to unfurl, live engineer Owsley \"Bear\" Stanley was increasingly frustrated with the quality of the live sound he was in charge of mixing night after night for San Francisco's multi-genre jam stalwarts the Grateful Dead.
10+ min |
August - September 2023
Techlife News
CFPB SUES AUTO DEALER FOR ILLEGALLY LOCKING CARS.RE-POSSESSING VEHICLES. OTHER SHADY ACTIVITIES
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday sued USASF Servicing, the financial arm of a chain of auto dealerships found mostly in the South, alleging the company committed a laundry list of illegal practices, like disabling borrowers’ cars, double-billing customers, and illegally repossessing cars.
1 min |
Techlife News #614
Techlife News
DOORDASH HITS RECORD FOR ORDERS, REVENUE IN SECOND QUARTER
DoorDash set records for total orders and revenue in the second quarter as its grocery and convenience deliveries accelerated and it improved driver efficiency.
2 min |
Techlife News #614
Techlife News
CHINA PROPOSES TO LIMIT CHILDREN'S SMARTPHONE TIME TO A MAXIMUM OF 2 HOURS A DAY
China’s internet watchdog has laid out regulations to curb the amount of time children spend on their smartphones, in the latest blow to firms such as Tencent and ByteDance, which run social media platforms and online games.
1 min |
Techlife News #614
Techlife News
CHATBOTS SOMETIMES MAKE THINGS UP.NOT EVERYONE THINKS AI'S HALLUCINATION PROBLEM IS FIXABLE
Spend enough time with ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots and it doesn’t take long for them to spout falsehoods.
4 min |
Techlife News #614
Techlife News
VINTAGE COMPUTER THAT HELPED LAUNCH THE APPLE EMPIRE IS BEING SOLD AT AUCTION
A vintage Apple computer signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak is being sold at auction.
2 min |
Techlife News #614
Techlife News
2023 MERCEDES-BENZ EQS VS. 2023 BMW 17
BMW and Mercedes-Benz are well known for their 7 Series and S-Class flagship sedans. But now you should get familiar with their electric counterparts: the BMW i7 and Mercedes EQS sedan.
3 min |
Techlife News #614
Techlife News
HYUNDAI AND KIA RECALL NEARLY 92.000 VEHICLES AND TELL OWNERS TO PARK THEM OUTSIDE DUE TO FIRE RISK
Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 92,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outside because an electronic controller in an oil pump can overheat and cause fires.
1 min |
Techlife News #614
Techlife News
NASA LISTENS FOR VOYAGER 2 SPACECRAFT AFTER WRONG COMMAND CUTS CONTACT
NASA is listening for any peep from Voyager 2 after losing contact with the spacecraft billions of miles away.
1 min |
Techlife News #614
Time
AI By the People, For the People
The workers making AI possible rarely see its rewards. One indian startup is trying to do things differently
10+ min |
August 14, 2023
AppleMagazine
EU INVESTIGATES MICROSOFT OVER CONCERNS BUNDLING TEAMS WITH OFFICE ELIMINATES COMPETITION
The European Union said that it has opened an antitrust investigation into Microsoft over concerns that bundling its Teams messaging and videoconferencing app with its Office productivity software gives it an unfair edge over competitors.
1 min |
August 04, 2023
AppleMagazine
CONNECTICUT MOVES TO BECOME THE LATEST STATE TO PLAN FOR ZERO-EMISSIONS CARS BY 2035
Connecticut is moving toward becoming the latest state with plans to halt the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.
1 min |
August 04, 2023
AppleMagazine
AMAZON BEGINS OFFERING GROCERY DELIVERY FOR CUSTOMERS WHO ARE NOT PRIME MEMBERS
Amazon has begun offering its Fresh grocery delivery service to customers who aren’t Prime members.
2 min |