AVID Pulsus Phono Preamplifier Review
AVID HiFi is the brainchild of Conrad Mas, who as a young man thought he could design a better mousetrap (strictly speaking a turntable) and took the next twenty years tinkering away in order to prove [...]
Micromega AS400 Integrated Amplifier Review
My dad bought a Leak Stereo 30 amp, back in the sixties. It was one of the first, perhaps the first, stereo transistor integrated amp. Until recently, not much has changed in the world of amplification. [...]
UCube Compact USB Digital Speakers Review
Computer desktop real estate is a valuable thing. Think of all the items that usually compete for this space – a keyboard, mouse, telephone, planner and some paperwork – just to mention a few. My personal [...]
Micromega AS400 Integrated Amplifier Review
My dad bought a Leak Stereo 30 amp, back in the sixties. It was one of the first, perhaps the first, stereo transistor integrated amp. Until recently, not much has changed in the world of amplification. [...]
Graham Slee Solo SRG II and Solo Ultra-Linear Headphone Amplifiers Review
There’s a real English gentleman I’d like you all to meet. Assisted by two talented engineers that build the products, he designs solid state headphone amplifiers and phono-preamps in small innocuous looking anodized aluminum boxes, and [...]
Panasonic TC-P50ST30 3D Plasma TV
Panasonic is no newcomer to plasma television. Having developed panels for as long as I can remember, consistency seems to be the company’s mission. Solid. Elegant. Functional. These three words best describe how I’ve felt about [...]
Totem Acoustic Element Fire Compact Speakers Review
It’s not everyday that Quebec’s Totem Acoustic introduces a new range of speakers. Totem models tend to stick around, to be incrementally improved as developing technology allows. Yet this year Totem is making a big splash [...]
Home Theatre Apps for the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch
If there has been one category of gadget that has been blowing up to the point of ubiquity these last few years it’s the mobile computing device. Smartphones, tablets, netbooks, it seems everyone is connected just [...]
Bryston BP-6 C Series Preamplifier
In the 1992 movie called “A Few Good Men”, there is a well known scene where a young lawyer played by Tom Cruise (Kaffee) is cross-examining a Colonel played by Jack Nicholson (Colonel Jessup), in a [...]
Paradigm Reference MilleniaOne 5.0 Speakers and MilleniaSub Subwoofer Review
Let’s face it – most music lovers and movie buffs would like to own a set of full size speakers because they realize the benefits that large speaker enclosures bring to the performance table. If you’re [...]