Ken C. Pohlmann

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Conspiracy TV Inc.
SIGNALS
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Feb 13, 2013  |  0 comments

I travel. A lot. Hotel rooms are not my home away from home — they are my home. As such, most of my TV viewing is done in hotel rooms. Thanks to the miracle of jet lag, I know the late-night schedule everywhere around the world. I’ve watched Wheel of Fortune in 53 different languages, and counting.

I’m also familiar with every brand of flat-panel TV. Samsung, LG, Vizio, Panasonic, Hitachi, Philips, Magnavox, Toshiba, JVC, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony: I’ve seen them all. And I know I’m in a faraway place when I’m staring at a Kogan or a Vestel. It doesn’t make any difference. They all have one thing in common: All of these TVs sound terrible.

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Converging on the Future
OTHER TECH
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 28, 2002  |  0 comments

Let me make one thing perfectly clear. This is not your father's stereo. In fact, it's not his home theater either. Kenwood has come up with a networked home entertainment system that promises to provide easy access to movies from a DVD megachanger and music from a variety of sources, including CDs, MP3 music files stored on a hard-disk drive - even Internet radio stations.

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CoolVox Cranks Up the Fridge
CES 2014
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 10, 2014  |  2 comments
I have long regarded refrigerators as being the most selfish of the kitchen appliances. Toasters, for example, must exert tremendous heat to partially carbonize my toast, and blenders, the poor things, whip themselves into a frenzy as they mush things up. In contrast, fridges mainly just stand there, self-absorbed, trying to look cool, intentionally not sharing their air conditioning with the rest of the kitchen. Recognizing this, Whirlpool has dramatically reinvented the refrigerator - transforming it from aloof SOB, to DJ party animal.

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Cutting the Cord (with Strings Attached)
SIGNALS
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Sep 02, 2014  |  2 comments
I am not a cheapskate. I am, however, very careful with my money. Okay, actually I am a cheapskate. In my weak defense, I work hard for the money, and I feel bad, real bad, when I underutilize its value. The continual drip, drip, drip of monthly fees particularly drives me nuts. Thus cord-cutting greatly interests me. Aereo was shining bright on my radar until the Supreme Court shot it out of the sky. Hmm, how can I get a cable experience with an antenna? Enter the TiVo Roamio OTA.

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Dark Victory: The Dark Knight Rises
GRACE NOTES
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jul 23, 2012  |  0 comments

Above all, we admire mastery. A painter, sculptor, athlete, musician, actor, scientist — whatever the profession, there is nothing quite like witnessing someone working at the top of their game. The expression of professional confidence, ease, and poise is a joy to behold. You sit back and let it wash over you, and think to yourself — this is really good.

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Death of the Remote
SIGNALS
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 26, 2011  |  0 comments

Ah, the remote control. The gizmo that gets no respect. Lost under the sofa cushions, berated when its batteries are dead, made into a chew toy by the dog, cursed at for having too many buttons, cursed at for having too few. And now the poor thing seems destined to become yet another fine piece of technological roadkill.

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Decibullz Contour ES Earbuds Melt in Your Ear, Not in Your Hand
CES 2017
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 07, 2017  |  0 comments
Decibullz Contour ES earbuds use DIY thermo-fit custom-molded earpieces. They are the latest offering from Decibullz which first showed thermo-molded earbuds three years ago. The new earbuds also sport wireless capability; they are said to be one of the smallest and lightest Bluetooth earbuds available.

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Denon DVD-2200 Universal DVD/SACD Player
CUSTOM INSTALLATION HOW-TO
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Dec 29, 2003  |  0 comments

Photos by Tony Cordoza When the DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD formats were launched, critics bemoaned the start of yet another format war, knowing that when incompatible formats compete, consumers often don't buy either one. Instead, they wait to see which format is left standing.

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Denon DVM-4800 DVD-Audio/Video Changer
CUSTOM INSTALLATION HOW-TO
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 05, 2002  |  0 comments

At least some things in life are predictable. And one of them is the progression of value-added features in consumer electronics.

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Devialet's Gold Phantom: The Finer Thing in Life
SIGNALS
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jun 28, 2016  |  7 comments
Your daily driver is a Bugatti. Your "casual" wristwatch is an Audemars Piguet. (Note: Rolexes are for tourists.) Your third home is in Jackson Hole. I hate to break the news to you, but you are a 1 percenter. Fortunately, now you can drown out the cries of the masses with a superb new loudspeaker from Devialet.

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