Ken C. Pohlmann

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COMPUTER AUDIO REVIEWS
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jun 06, 2012  |  0 comments

Aah, summertime. Lather on sunscreen, pump up the bike tires, and you’re almost set. What’s missing? Music! And we’re not talking about those antisocial earbuds that cocooned you through the dark winter. We’re talking about actual speakers that you can take along with you on outings.

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Panasonic SA-XR70 Digital Surround Receiver
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Apr 05, 2005  |  0 comments
A surround sound receiver has a lot in common with a boat anchor. They are both formidably large, usually painted black, and heavy - the heavier, the better.
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Paradigm Cinema 330 Home Theater Speaker System
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Apr 05, 2006  |  0 comments
What We Think
These trim speakers provide surprisingly big and refined sound at a good price.
Truth be told, huge speakers are a pain, especially when you've got six or more c
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Paradigm System 8 Home Theater Speaker System
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Aug 06, 2001  |  0 comments

Life is short. Why shouldn't you treat yourself to a porterhouse and a bottle of merlot now and then? And why not enjoy decent speakers, too? In a world of surround sound speaker systems priced around $1,000, it's easy to forget that there's a parallel universe populated by people who spend a little more money and get a lot better sound.

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Pioneer Brings XDP-100R Hi-Res Player to the US
CES 2016, SIGNALS
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 07, 2016  |  0 comments
The XDP-100R is already available in some overseas markets (most notably in Japan, where enthusiasm for hi-res audio is very healthy) but now the player is available for us nephews and nieces of Uncle Sam.

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Pioneer Shows Its Newest High-Res Audio Player
CES 2017
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 06, 2017  |  0 comments
High-Res Audio is alive and well, thank you very much. New hardware is arriving, as well as new high-res streaming services. Case in point, regarding the former, Pioneer showed the XDP-300R, its newest portable audio player. It joins the previous XDP-100R player but does not replace it.

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Poles Apart
OTHER TECH
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 21, 2002  |  0 comments

Audio buffs have been known to lock horns over all kinds of things - CDs vs. vinyl, Dolby Digital vs. DTS, tubes vs. solid-state, DVD-Audio vs. Super Audio CD, and on and on. But one of the hottest debates of recent years has been over which kind of speakers work best for the rearward surround channels in a multichannel setup: monopole (a.k.a. direct-radiating) or dipole?

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Pono: It’s Baaaack!
SIGNALS
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Mar 18, 2014  |  0 comments
It’s been awhile since I’ve heard anything from new from Pono. When it was first unveiled, at least in concept, two years ago, Pono was a bit of a head-scratcher. Brainchild of rocker Neil Young, Pono was his response to the scourge of lo-fi music. Pono was a new music player and/or file format and/or music delivery system that would resurrect recorded music. Stay tuned. So, it was interesting to see Pono surface again at SXSW last week.

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President Obama Wants to Liberate Your Cable Box
SIGNALS
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Apr 26, 2016  |  3 comments
Quick. What's the company everyone loves to hate? The cable company, of course. The aggravating installation, the inexplicable outtages, the maddening programming bundles, and the fees. Oh yes, the fees. But there's hope, and possibly change. President Obama has endorsed a proposal that would eliminate perhaps the most annoying cable TV fee. That's good, right?

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Private Eyes
SIGNALS
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Nov 26, 2013  |  0 comments
Whether you support it or not, few of us are completely comfortable with the fact that the government can read our e-mails and listen to our phone calls. On the other hand, without much thought, most of us freely give away our privacy to various companies. Now, that privacy debate is coming into our home theaters.

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