With: every passing day, there’s another product or system: promising to enhance our lives with greater comfort, convenience, and enjoyment. Having a slew of options: is great, but it can also breed confusion. It’s hard to: know exactly which smart home products will deliver: on their promises, when there are so many solutions: to investigate. […]
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4 Best In-ear Bluetooth Headphones
by Stewart Wolpin Bluetooth in-ear earbuds for music listening often present more problems than their wireless convenience solve, both aural and functional. Sonically, just as the Genesis Effect in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn replaces a living planet’s ecosystem in favor of its own matrix, Bluetooth overlays an inferior codec called SBC (sub-band […]
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Are The Best Audiophile Headphones Planar Magnetic Headphones?
By Stewart Wolpin Let me know if this describes you. You’ve worked very hard and bought yourself a toy – a room in your home into which no one is allowed, not the wife and certainly not the kids. This room was designed for audiophile listening by an acoustic engineer so you could hear angels […]
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As the holidays approach: and students head home from college or high school, many A/V enthusiasts find themselves wanting to get a young person in their lives a new set of headphones. Of course, with so many options, it’s tough to know what to choose. Sure, we’ve all seen teenagers wearing Beats. But with high […]
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Streaming Media Stick vs. Streaming Media Box: Understanding the Differences
Not everyone wants to buy a new TV just to get access to all the latest smart TV streaming media features. And you don’t have to. A streaming media player, like Roku 3, Amazon Fire TV, Nexus Player or Apple TV can provide nearly all (or sometimes more) of the streaming media services and games […]
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Four Favorites for the Best Headphones Under $150
By Stewart Wolpin Some folks don’t like to stick stuff in their ears. You know who you are. So identifying great sub-$100 earbuds doesn’t do you much good. What you need are a good pair of comparably inexpensive on- or over-ear headphones that are convenient to carry and to wear. Just be advised that it’s […]
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4 Best Options for Running Headphones
Don't get all hot and bothered when choosing running headphones; here are four awesome options.
Don’t get all hot and bothered when choosing running headphones; here are four awesome options.
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Great Ways to Hide a Soundbar or Soundbase
If even a compact soundbar or soundbase is too much speaker for your aesthetic, then maybe one of these stealth techniques will work for you.
While advances in speakers have made them smaller, thinner, wireless and more powerful, especially when we’re talking about the newest soundbar or soundbase technology, you may still want to hide your new media room speaker out of sight. Traditional in-wall speakers are fairly easy to discreetly mount (especially if you paint the grill) and there […]
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As summer winds down and students head off to college or high school, many A/V enthusiasts find themselves wanting to send a young person in their lives off with a new set of headphones. Of course, with so many options, it’s tough to know what to choose. Sure, we’ve all seen teenagers wearing Beats. But […]
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19 Sexy Speakers for Home Stereo or Home Theater Systems
We take a sneak peek at some of the sexiest innovative speakers in home audio -- and a few of them are actually affordable!
Some of the sounds and fashions of the ‘70s are timeless. However, when it comes to ‘70s looking home stereo systems, that fad is as dead as disco. We love that some audio systems manufacturers are happy making perfect speakers in perfectly square (and rectangular) shapes. However, there are plenty looking to go outside of […]
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