LATEST ADDITIONS

SV Staff  |  Aug 07, 2024
The Chinese video projection brand Formovie has introduced a motorized 120-inch (diagonal) ambient-light rejecting (ALR) screen that rises up from a slender enclosure that sits on the floor.
SV Staff  |  Aug 06, 2024
Texas Instruments (TI) today announced a new, super-compact display controller that will make it possible to build the “smallest, fastest, and lowest-power 4K ultra-high-definition (UHD) projectors ever.”
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 06, 2024
TCL has joined Samsung in offering a lifestyle TV designed to showcase digital art when it’s not in use.
SV Staff  |  Aug 05, 2024
Audio Advice Live 2024 called it a wrap on Sunday at the Sheraton Hotel in Raleigh, NC where upwards of a hundred companies showed off the latest and greatest AV gear. Here’s a taste of what we saw and heard…
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Aug 05, 2024
Except for astronauts, fighter pilots, and former Concorde passengers, most of us live subsonic lives. And that's okay. I like the fact that I can use the speed of sound to estimate the price of ballpark seating.

Chris Chiarella  |  Aug 02, 2024
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Extras

Chinatown, starring Jack Nicholson as a world-weary private investigator, is an entertaining and brilliantly constructed period fiction about the very real history of Los Angeles. Paramount’s new 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition offers up a generous complement of bonus content that teaches us plenty about the true events on which the story is based as well as behind-the-scenes drama.

SV Staff  |  Aug 01, 2024
If you’ve been thinking about moving to a substantially bigger TV screen, TCL just announced a super promotion to help push you over the edge and into the bold new world of mega TV screens.
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 01, 2024
Coastal Source, the NJ-based company specializing in outdoor speakers and lighting, is offering a sneak peek at the outdoor subwoofer they will unveil at Audio Advice Live home entertainment show that kicks off tomorrow in Raleigh, NC.
Mark Henninger  |  Jul 31, 2024

Performance
Build Quality
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $1,000

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Rich, detailed sound for an all-in-one
Excellent build quality
High-resolution audio support
Subwoofer output
Minus
No visual display
App is very basic
No S/PDIF input

THE VERDICT
The JBL L42ms is a music-focused integrated system that blends retro aesthetics with modern audio technology. Its simple design offers high-quality sound, ease of use, and useful features. It is a well-crafted, high-performance speaker that delivers audio satisfaction.

The JBL L42ms speaker system is a testament to JBL's ability to blend the charm of classic design with cutting-edge audio technology. Inspired by the iconic JBL L100 speakers from the 1970s, the L42ms is part of the company’s Classic Series and features an attractive wood veneer finish and JBL’s signature Quadrex foam grille.

Mike Mettler  |  Jul 31, 2024

British mixing engineer Ben Wiseman has a C.V. that more than mirrors the sagacity implied by his given surname. Among his many mix/remix and master/remastering production-related projects of the past two decades include albums from the likes of Soft Machine, Hawkwind, Barclay James Harvest, and Tangerine Dream. One of his latest projects includes the ever-intriguing 5.1 mix he did for inclusion in the recent 50th anniversary multidisc box set for Nektar’s November 1973 masterstroke concept album, Remember the Future. Here, music editor Mike Mettler and Wiseman discuss how he initially attuned himself to Nektar’s music, the process of finding and incorporating discarded tracks when it was appropriate to do so, and how he tried to honor the album’s lyrical content with his remixes. . .

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