Smart Shades, Smart Lights

A dedicated room represents the ultimate space to attain movie watching nirvana. With the ability to minimize visual distractions, maximize acoustics, and optimally position seating and speakers, a dedicated room more easily lends itself to the creation of a no-holds-barred home theater than a space with an open floor plan.

Simply Powerful

Parasound NewClassic 200 Integrated Amplifier

Movies on the Move

THE PORTABLE video projector market is packed with options for anyone seeking a convenient, compact beamer to carry from room to room, indoors to outdoors, or home to vacation home.

Edge of Tomorrow

WHEN TIVO burst on the scene in 1999 it changed the way millions of people watched TV.

Dynamic Tone Mapping Update

JVC DLA-NX9 D-ILA Projector

Tech To Make Guests Feel At Home, Part Two

In my last column, I discussed the generational improvements my custom installation company has witnessed since we started installing whole-house distributed audio systems back in 1995. Of course, almost everything has gotten better—and cheaper—over time, but one thing often overlooked in modern installations is operational simplicity for the guests who visit your home.

A Budget 4K Beamer

BenQ Cineprime HT3550 4K DLP Projector

Vizio 36-inch 2.1-Channel Soundbar System

Vizio’s latest soundbar is a compact system with a wireless subwoofer that sells for $150. If you just spent big bucks on a new TV and realized that its built-in audio is horrific, this 2.1 package will deliver significantly better sound without consuming what remains of your budget.

Triton One.R

from GoldenEar Technology®

The Stereo Advantage

DENON DRA-800H STEREO NETWORK RECEIVER

The Right Stuff

CAMBRIDGE AUDIO AXR100 STEREO RECEIVER

New QLED in Town

TCL 75Q825 8-SERIES ROKU LCD ULTRA HDTV

Magic in the Middle

APERION AUDIO NOVUS 5.0.2 SPEAKER SYSTEM

AudioControl Avalon G4 Four-Channel Power Amplifier

Four For All

Tech to Make Guests Feel at Home

My company has installed whole-house, distributed audio systems since literally the day we opened our doors back in 1995, and over the years we’ve witnessed generational improvements in technology.

Quantum Dot All-Star

TVs ARE cheaper than ever. Really.

Sonos Move Portable Wireless Speaker

Music on the Move

My Plan for World Domination

My plan for world domination is simple: vacuum cleaners. Of course, as with any fiendishly clever plan, mine has certain nuances. And although it does not involve laser beams, piranha, or secret lairs inside volcanoes, I think you will agree that my plan is quite diabolical.

Sound Engine

HEGEL MUSIC SYSTEMS is a Norwegian audio electronics manufacturer that has been slowly and steadily making a mark on the high-end audio world since it started out in the early 1990s.

Image Anywhere

AUSTIN, TEXAS, that state’s vibrant capital city, houses many cultural icons.

Cinema in a Box

IF YOU’RE a home cinema nut like me, there’s always one thing that makes or breaks the experience: screen size.

Unwired for Sound

BLAME IT ON SONOS. In the early 2000s, at what was then the Los Angeles headquarters of the Stereophile Guide to Home Theater, we were visited by a gentleman from that then largely unknown company who had a product he was eager to promote: a wireless speaker in a single, relatively compact box. I politely declined.

Boxes of Joy

As a year packed with wonderful new high-definition and 4K discs comes to a close, we’ve selected ten standout box sets that are certain to bring a smile to the home theater buff in your life. Each box is special in its own way: some are hefty with gravitas, others have actual heft. All are sure to deliver ample audio/video pleasure plus a bounty of bonus features to enjoy through the new year and beyond.

Color Me Impressed

FOUNDED IN 2002, Vizio is an American company headquartered in California that aims to offer top-quality TVs at prices that will appeal to a wide range of consumers.

How To Buy An A/V Receiver

And why you still want one. 

Game Day

Nestled among the rolling estates of north central New Jersey is a recently completed 22,000-square-foot mansion on 11 acres that represents the height of luxury.

This Just In...

No-Ad Basketball got a tryout on Fox Sports 2. The pay-TV channel telecast a women’s basketball game in December with a main live stream, two additional live streams for the coaches, and live audio...

Handson Adcom Luna Wireless Speaker

LUNA IS NOT YOUR FATHER’S Adcom. As the first speaker to bear the familiar red logo, from a relatively recent licensee of the venerable old brand, it has no common heritage with the fine power amplifiers and preamplifiers on which the original company built its name in the ’80s and ’90s, except for its dominant color—black.

Getting Back on Track

UHD BLU-RAY The Girl on the Train