Ken C. Pohlmann

Headphone Amp/DAC Reviews
Review Round Up: iPod Docks
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Dec 14, 2010

What is there left to say about iPods and iPhones that hasn't already been said? These are truly iconic products that exemplify what modern music listening is all about. If the compact disc launched digital audio, then the iPod raised the sails and navigated that boat to every faraway place in the world.

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9 Ways Your Home Theater Is Killing You and How to Stop It
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Nov 11, 2010

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Young People Losing Their Hearing to Awful Earbuds
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Nov 03, 2010

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that one in five American teenagers has some irreversible hearing loss. That’s bad. Even worse, the number of teens with slight hearing loss has increased 30% in the last 15 years, and the number with mild or worse loss is up 77%.

I’m sure your first thought upon hearing that was the same as mine: Bring me the snack foods!

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The Final Cut: Saying No to Google TV
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Sep 16, 2010

It’s been a hard day at work. You want to unwind in front of the flat-screen. You don’t want interactivity. You don’t want infotainment. After slaving at the PC all day, you don’t want to surf. You want to watch some damn TV, do some 12-ounce curls, and then doze off. I ask you: Is that so wrong? According to companies like Google, yes, it is. And they want to change that.

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Review Round Up: Soundbars
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Sep 16, 2010

In a perfect world, we’d all have five huge speakers circled around the sofa and a substantial subwoofer in the corner. And there’d be a Porsche in the driveway. With a Ferrari next to it.

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Review Round Up: Soundbars Page 2
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Sep 16, 2010

In a perfect world, we'd all have five huge speakers circled around the sofa and a substantial subwoofer in the corner. And there'd be a Porsche in the driveway. With a Ferrari next to it.

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Review Round Up: Soundbars Page 4
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Sep 16, 2010

In a perfect world, we'd all have five huge speakers circled around the sofa and a substantial subwoofer in the corner. And there'd be a Porsche in the driveway. With a Ferrari next to it.

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Review Round Up: Soundbars Page 6
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Sep 16, 2010

In a perfect world, we'd all have five huge speakers circled around the sofa and a substantial subwoofer in the corner. And there'd be a Porsche in the driveway. With a Ferrari next to it.

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Is Your HDMI-Connected Gear Ready for 3D?
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Sep 15, 2010

Illustration by Raquel Chilson

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The Red Menace
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Mar 29, 2010

You've probably seen them outside the supermarket. You know - those big red vending machines. But instead of a soda for $1.25, you get a movie. For $1. Swipe your credit/debit card, and the disc is all yours for the night. That's Redbox, and the machines are popping up everywhere, ready to supply the masses with low-commitment, impulse-rental DVDs. With 20,000 machines, each holding about 500 discs, Redbox is making tons of money. And some Hollywood studios are going ballistic.

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