Michael Berk

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Audio Video News
Anywhere, anytime, anyhow
Michael Berk  |  Apr 13, 2011

An interesting argument about the future of the music market is brewing over a newly released Nielsen study of online music li

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Audio Video News
Apple: Obscured by Clouds
Michael Berk  |  Aug 30, 2011

Steve Jobs may have moved on, but Apple's quickly returned to shaking up the music and movie industries in the good old-fashioned way: with beta releases and rumors.

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Audio Video News
AppRadio: Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the touchscreen
Michael Berk  |  Jun 23, 2011

Pioneer launched its AppRadio yesterday at the CE Week, with the long-awaited iOS-integrated device coming in at an intriguingly low price of $399.99.

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Headphone Amp/DAC Reviews
Atari Arcade: Hands on With Retro Classics
Michael Berk  |  Nov 02, 2011

When Atari's Greatest Hits made its way into the App Store this past April, retro-oriented gaming geeks worldwide - especially those who'd never been quite geeky enough to seek out ROMs to run on the open-source MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) - rejoiced.

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New Products
AudioXperts 4TV and EVA: High-End, Done Simply
Michael Berk  |  Aug 08, 2012

Last night we got a chance to check out the first product offerings from AudioXperts, a new lifestyle audio brand from a bunch of industry veterans, led by Eli Harary, formerly of Boston Acoustics and Infinity. The systems we heard were voiced by John Fischbach, Grammy-winning producer of projects from Stevie Wonder, Carole King, and Cassandra Wilson, to name just a few. Safe to say that the consumers AudioXperts has in mind should be well served on both the business and sonic fronts.

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New ProductsAV Receiver Reviews
AVRs Galore
Michael Berk  |  Aug 10, 2011

There's a lot of action on the AVR front this week, with new models and upgrades from major manufacturers.

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Audio Video News
Bamboom goes the extra mile to (maybe) meet your mobile streaming needs
Michael Berk  |  May 31, 2011

It's proven to be surprisingly difficult to get streaming TV - and we're not talking on-demand stuff, just live, local, over-the-air TV - onto mobile devices.

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New Products
Bang & Olufsen's 85-inch plasma: 3D at $1,000 per inch
Michael Berk  |  May 12, 2011

Bang & Olufsen's supremely luxurious entry into the 3D market, the updated 85" BeoVision 4-85, made its U.S. debut today.

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New ProductsStreaming Device Reviews
Bang & Olufsen's BeoSound 5 Encore Digital Music System
Michael Berk  |  Jul 25, 2011

Bang & Olufsen have announced the BeoSound 5 Encore, the baby brother of their BeoSound 5 music system.

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Subwoofer Reviews
Bass Week Wrap: Six Substantial Subs
Michael Berk  |  Nov 11, 2011

Over the course of this past week, our reviewers Brent Butterworth and Michael Trei examined six current subwoofer offerings, ranging from the simple to the feature packed, from Monoprice's $84 MSUB-A122 to Wisdom Audio's genre-defying $4,000 SCS, with entries from sub mainstays Velodyne, Cadence, SVS, and Sunfire along the way.

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