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Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 04, 2012

Performance
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Price: $7,197 At A Glance: Wide and deep soundstage • Clear, uncolored midrange • Superb fit and finish

The Wharfedale brand is one of the oldest and most widely respected in the loudspeaker business. Gilbert Briggs founded the company as the Wharfedale Wireless Works in Yorkshire, England, in 1932. While his name is less well known in the U.S. than, say, Saul Marantz, Avery Fisher, and James B. Lansing, Briggs was also clearly one of the founding fathers of the high-fidelity business that took off big time in the 1950s.

Josef Krebs  |  Sep 04, 2012

Person of Interest: The Complete First Season

Reclusive billionaire scientist Harold Finch (Michael Emerson) has built a machine. It processes information from an omnipresent surveillance network he's created for the government - and is able, based on that info, to predict terrorist events.

Michael Berk  |  Sep 04, 2012

Animal Collective Centipede HZ

New Release (Domino)

Geoffrey Morrison  |  Sep 02, 2012

"Wow, it actually floats." This is something I said. Out loud. Without question it's the first time I've ever uttered that sentence in the course of a product review.

The Eco Terra boombox from Grace Digital is one of those products that's amusing - and cool - just because it works at all. It's a waterproof iPod dock, so you can listen to your tunes above and below the water.

Aquatic testing: commence!

Geoffrey Morrison  |  Sep 02, 2012

“Wow, it actually floats.” This is something I said. Out loud. Without question it’s the first time I’ve ever uttered that sentence in the course of a product review.

The Eco Terra boombox from Grace Digital is one of those products that’s amusing — and cool — just because it works at all. It’s a waterproof iPod dock, so you can listen to your tunes above and below the water.

Aquatic testing: commence!

Jon Iverson  |  Sep 01, 2012
Register to win a set of Polk Audio UltraFocus 8000 Headphones Sweepstakes (MSRP $349.95) we are giving away.

In the UltraFocus 8000, Polk has distilled 40 years of knowledge from their high-performance home speakers to craft a superb headphone listening experience. That’s because they believe the quality of the sound you want to hear, your music, is more important than those you want to cancel.

[This Sweepstakes is now closed]

Geoffrey Morrison  |  Aug 31, 2012

I've been playing Counter-Strike for 13 years. Not continuously, mind you (that would be weird), and less and less as the years go on, but thirteen years. Wow.

So much has changed. Back then I was a bald writer, avid pc gamer, and lover of classic cars. Now I'm... hey, wait...

Perhaps it's fitting that C-S, with its latest iteration C-S:GO, hasn't changed a bit either, save for a polish and some softer edges. Softer edges. That's what we have in common.

Michael Berk  |  Aug 31, 2012

Following on last month's release of six Blue Note/EMI jazz classics in brand-new high-resolution versions by HDtracks, the label, this week sees the release (again in fresh remasters, by Alan Yoshida and Robin Lynn, from the original analog tapes) a couple of gems recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in 1

Barb Gonzalez  |  Aug 30, 2012
Mirror your PC wirelessly to a Neo TV Pro for unlimited streaming from the Internet displayed on your TV.
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Aug 30, 2012

Performance
Features
Ergonomics
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Price: $10/month DVR fee (Joey or second Hopper $7/month) At A Glance: 2 TB of storage • Records up to six prime-time HD channels simultaneously • Remote control locator

I have a great deal of empathy for the cable, satellite, Internet, and cell-phone service providers. After all, this is a tough economy, and competition for subscribers is fierce. At the same time, technology keeps evolving, with startups lurking on the fringes, waiting for a chance to be the next big thing. I mean, really, my heart bleeds for the grossly underpaid civic-minded people running these companies. All they’re trying to do is feed their families and put gas in their cars by offering the ultimate in customer service and satisfaction for ridiculously low subscription prices. You know, at the negligible rates they charge, I’m surprised they’re able to make any profits at all.

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