Michael Berk

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New Products
KEF Rolls Out the R-Series
Michael Berk  |  Sep 02, 2011  |  0 comments

Been lusting after a pair of KEF's cutting-edge (sorry!) Blade speakers, but don't happen to have $30,000 lying around idle? Well, those of you without Apple Computer–style cash reserves can now enjoy some of the Blade's design innovations at a much lower price point.

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Audio Video News
KEF sharpens the cutting edge
Michael Berk  |  May 19, 2011  |  0 comments

 

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Headphone Amp/DAC Reviews
Klipsch S4A Brings a Touch of the iPhone to the Android Platform
Michael Berk  |  Oct 04, 2011  |  0 comments

Along with a couple of other choice items - the Mode M40 noise-cancelling full-size headphones and the G-17 AirPlay dock - Klipsch has released the S4A, an Android-friendly incarnation of the popular S4 in-ear headphone.

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Audio Video News
Let Me Ride
Michael Berk  |  Apr 21, 2011  |  0 comments

Having captured the headphone market with the his ubiquitous red-cabled cans, Dr. Dre announced yesterday at the New York International Auto Show that he'd extended his Beats by Dr.

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Audio Video News
Lot of water under the bridge, lot of other stuff too
Michael Berk  |  May 24, 2011  |  0 comments

 

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New Products
Ludacris' Soul SL300 Headphones, Now Everywhere
Michael Berk  |  Aug 08, 2011  |  0 comments

The SL300, the long-awaited flagship model in Chris 'Ludacris" Bridges' Soul headphone line, finally makes its way to major retail chains nationwide today, so pretty much everybody who can make it to a Best Buy or has an Amazon account should have a chance to see if Luda's put his money where your ears are.

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Headphone Amp/DAC Reviews
Making the Wireless Connection: New HP 3D, TV, and Audio Solutions
Michael Berk  |  Nov 16, 2011  |  0 comments

Over the past couple of weeks Hewlett Packard has rolled out a huge pile of new consumer products, among them a clutch of all-in-ones, touchscreen PCs and tablets, Beats-enhanced laptops, and even a curious little Wi-Fi mouse.

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Audio Video News
MC Vin Diesel - What Might Have Been?
Michael Berk  |  May 05, 2011  |  0 comments

Yes, here's evidence (posted by former Magic Band guitarslinger Gary Lucas) of a 1986 recording engineered by Lucas, featuring the teenage Diesel (then going by his given name,

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Audio Video News
Met, MoMA display the guitar as (and in) art
Michael Berk  |  Mar 24, 2011  |  0 comments

Since it appeared in the seventeenth century, the guitar has been a work of visual art in its own right, as well as a powerful influence on artists in other media.

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This Week
Midweek Update: Getting Into the Naxos High-Resolution Releases
Michael Berk  |  Sep 13, 2012  |  0 comments

Naxos - the world's largest independent classical label - is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. While the company made its name on budget releases of recordings by Eastern European orchestras and rereleases (and occasional remastering) of out-of-print material, it's moved on to create a  strong catalog of contemporary music, and has embraced high-resolution releases, with a number of SACD and Blu-ray releases in the last few years. And, of course, they've jumped into the FLAC format. This week, HDtracks is paying homage to the label's achievements with a featured set of CD-quality and high-resolution releases from the label, spanning the 19th and 20th Centuries. 

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