Imagine the ultimate game room. Is it the one portrayed in the movieÂ: BigÂ: with Tom Hanks? Maybe it’s a Dave & Busters sports bar in your living room. For me, it’s Tony Stark’s basement in Iron Man. With today’s technology and collaboration between home systems integrators and interior designers, game rooms are no longer just a big-screen TV and a pool table.Â: They have evolved, as have the architecture and technology that go into them. And they serve a vital purpose for families, entertainers, and even collectors.
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Stereo Upgrade: Is High Resolution Audio Music Really Worth It?
We explain what high resolution audio is and whether it makes a big difference in the average listening experience.
by Phil Lozen I just listened to Led Zeppelin on a $500,000 sound system; my life may never be the same. It was my first foray into the world of High Resolution Audio (HRA) and while it may have ruined listening to music on “normal” setups for me, the real question is what can HRA […]
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A Colorado home combines log cabin charm with some of the finest home technologies available. Think Grizzly Adams meets Donald Trump.
A Colorado home combines log cabin charm with some of the finest home technologies available. Think Grizzly Adams meets Donald Trump.
Get the GuideRoomie Home Automation Software Upgrades to 3.1 Version
The popular home automation software for iOS devices adds new devices, fixes, and other features.
The popular home automation software for iOS devices adds new devices, fixes, and other features.
Get the GuideCasaTunes Offers Multi-room Audio Systems for $995
The CasaTunes CT-3 multi-room audio systems allow users to listen to three streams in different rooms simultaneously.
Need music in a variety of rooms? CasaTunes is hoping to entice music lovers with one of its server options. If the ability to listen to three streams of music in different rooms at the same time isn’t enough, maybe a price drop in these multi-room audio systems will get your attention. The company just […]
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The portable solution allows for high-quality audio wherever you go.
The portable solution allows for high-quality audio wherever you go.
Get the GuideHigh Resolution Audio Players Make Music at CES
If high quality music is your passion, check out the new high resolution audio systems shown at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show.
Wireless music streaming and Bluetooth speakers may be the bigger market for audio these days, but that hasn’t stopped audiophile fans from clamoring for something better, and I’m not just talking about louder amps and bigger speakers. The high-resolution audio movement gained a lot of momentum in 2014 (thanks in large part to support from […]
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The new X-PAC and N-PAC make browsing and listening to music fun, easy and very cool looking.
The new X-PAC and N-PAC make browsing and listening to music fun, easy and very cool looking.
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Remote controls and 4K Blu-ray players, to motorized draperies, and more.
OPPO 4K BLU-RAY PLAYER
It’s important to note that OPPO currently has four Blu-ray players that can upconvert to 4K. The BDP-103 and BDP-105 can pump up Blu-ray and DVD to 4K at a 24Hz frame rate. However, the BDP-103D and BDP-105D (pictured) can do 4K at 50Hz or 60Hz using the YCbCr 4:2:0 color space. The latter is a feature of the HDMI 2.0 specification, which the company implemented by using HDMI 1.4 hardware. Other features include Darbee Visual Presence video enhancement technology, a SABRE32 Reference Audio DAC and a dedicated two-channel analog input, built-in headphone amplifiers, support for 3D Blu-ray Discs, Roku Ready certification and access to Netflix, VUDU, CinemaNow, Pandora, and Rhapsody. $1,299
16 Great Wireless Audio Products
NuVo Wireless Audio System The Wireless Audio System combines dual-band Wi-Fi and MIMO to transmit up to 16 audio streams at once. And it can do this at 600kbps, says NuVo. Designed to hook to the home network, the NuVo system can tap into music stored in iTunes and Windows Media and stream services such […]
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