You just bought a new pair of speakers and connected them to your system. You are psyched to hear what the upgrade brings to the table. What is the very first track you play? Why?This post was created by a human.
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The deal is done: HARMAN has closed on Sound United, bringing Denon, Marantz, Bowers & Wilkins, and the rest of the stable under HARMAN’s Lifestyle Division as a standalone business unit. Translation: bigger umbrella, same brands (for now). Short‑term wallet impact: none. Operations stay largely separate for at least the next six to twelve months….
It’s November, the air up north is chilly, the days are shorter. And like clockwork, the same fall miracle occurs as the leaves drop from the trees: retailers mark down last year’s gear, put a sale sign on it, and half the internet pretends this predictable ritual is breaking news. “Stop the presses, a Bluetooth…
The joys of any hobby that relies on gear should center around the experience, but there is pleasure to be found in plotting the next equipment acquisition. Audio enthusiasts are particularly susceptible to upgrade-itis, whether it’s adding new capability or upgrading an existing component. In that vein, what are you plotting to add or upgrade…
Every audiophile has at least one piece of gear they wish they still possessed. But for whatever reason, it is just a memory now, yeh you can’t get it out of your mind. For example, I regret giving up my Sony TA-N 77ES amplifiers. Back in the early 1990s, I had a pair, each running…
When it comes to tweeters, domes have long been the most popular variety in consumer applications. First released to consumers in 1958, with soft-dome tweeters arriving nine years later in 1967, they were a huge step up from the cone tweeters of the time. Also, a lot smaller than the compression-driver horn tweeters, a technology…
