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LG’s 4K OLED Wins 2015 Value Electronics TV Shootout

Rob Sabin | Jun 29, 2015 | 5 comments

Shootout TVs, left to right: Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, LG

LG Electronic’s organic light emitting diode (OLED) technology has taken the top spot at Value Electronic’s annual HDTV shootout for the second year in a row.

The event, now 11 years running and typically held at Value’s Scarsdale, NY retail outlet, puts each year’s most advanced displays against one another in controlled conditions and asks attendees to vote on different aspects of the contenders’ image quality. This year’s Shootout was held in New York City as part of the CE Week trade event, with show attendees participating in a series of 1.5 hour presentations over the course of two days.

Home Movie Theaters

Little Big Screen

Rob Sabin | Sep 05, 2014 | 5 comments

At the highest level of execution, building a home theater is an expression of fine art, an engineering as well as aesthetic endeavor that combines technical know-how with inspired interior design, all with the idea of creating a room that wows its inhabitants no matter if the lights are on or off. The end game of a great theater room can be summed up in a single word: impact.

CEDIA 2017

M&K Shows Off Powered Monitors, New Sub

Rob Sabin | Sep 11, 2017 | 0 comments

M&K Sound, known for its studio-quality speakers and subwoofers, was at CEDIA this week talking up some new powered studio monitors, a new slimline on-wall speaker, and a new powered subwoofer.

CES 2015

Mass Fidelity Set to Ship Core Holographic Speaker

Rob Sabin | Oct 15, 2015 | Published: Oct 16, 2015 | 0 comments

Canadian audio manufacturer Mass Fidelity is at CEDIA showing off its unique Core wireless speaker in anticipation of its imminent shipping to consumers this holiday season.

Bluetooth Speaker Reviews Wireless Multiroom Speaker Reviews

McIntosh RS100 Wireless Speaker Review

Rob Sabin | May 11, 2017 | 1 comments

Performance
Features
Build Quality
Value

PRICE $1,000 ea

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Classic McIntosh styling
DTS Play-Fi compatibility
Excellent sound quality
Minus
Quirky Play-Fi app
Grille isn’t acoustically transparent
No Bluetooth
Pricey

THE VERDICT
It’s hardly cheap, but McIntosh’s wireless speaker will satisfy your inner audiophile in more ways than one.

My UPS delivery guy—after having me sign for a pair of McIntosh RS100 wireless speakers, whose brand labeling was plainly evident—couldn’t resist commenting before walking off with a wink and a smile: “Have fun with those!”

CEDIA 2017

Meridian Unlocks the Door to its DSP Speakers

Rob Sabin | Sep 09, 2017 | 0 comments

UK-based Meridian, known for its high-end, DSP-driven self-powered loudspeakers, has created a component interface that, for the first time, allows any surround processor or preamp to drive its digital speaker line.

Mitsubishi WD-57831 57-inch DLP HDTV

Rob Sabin | Apr 05, 2007 | 0 comments

Editor's Eye

Multiroom Mania: It’s All About Your Lifestyle

Rob Sabin | Jun 03, 2014 | 1 comments

As a longtime observer of the audio/video scene, I can state with confidence that things have changed more in the last five years than they did in the prior 25. I say that with full acknowledgement of the breakthroughs I’ve been lucky enough to report on during my career, including the introductions of the VCR, camcorders, Laserdiscs, Compact Discs, DVDs, high-definition television and its HD disc formats, surround sound in its various incarnations, flat panels, digital music downloads, and others.

CEDIA 2011

NAD and Monitor Chase a Blimp

Rob Sabin | Sep 12, 2011 | 0 comments

Monitor Audio and NAD both showed high-end, high-performance iPod docks at the show that take straight aim at B&W's successful $600 Zeppelin iPod dock. NAD's VISO 1 is a $700 model that has PSB's renown speaker designer Paul Barton behind it and plays music from a mounted iPod or via a lossless Blutooth connection. Meanwhile, Monitor's Technical Director Dean Hartley is the brains behind that brand's new two-model i-deck series.The i-deck 100 ($499) is the more compact unit with a pair of the company's 3-inch C-CAM bass drivers and two 3/4-in C-CAM Gold metal dome tweeters. The iDeck 200 ($599) is the flagship, with a pair each of 4-inch woofers and 1-inch tweeters. Both offer a clever automatic EQ system in which a built-in microphone picks up three bass tones sent out when you first power the unit up, allowing it to detect its proximity to room boundaries and adjust the bass accordingly. Given the engineering talent behind the Monitor and NAD docks, it's no surprise that both sounded pretty good for an iPod dock, even on a crowded show floor.

NAD C 725BEE Stereo Receiver

Rob Sabin | Jan 27, 2010 | 0 comments

Key Features

$799 Nadelectronics.com

• 2 x 50 watts (continuous power,

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