Audioholics - May 13, 2012
Are the Sonomax PSC-250 Sculpted eers the best ear-buds I've tested? Yes. By far. Of course, that's a short list right now. But even when comparing them with my full sized Denon AH-D1000 and Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones, the Sonomax come out on ...
Audioholics - May 11, 2012
The XL7F's are a three-way, four driver, floorstanding loudspeaker system from a relatively unknown Canadian manufacturer. At around $1k/pair, they'd seem to be a pretty good deal from their specs on paper. But imagine our surprise when we realized t...
Audioholics - May 9, 2012
Martin Logan is typically known for their hybrid-electrostatic loudspeakers; however, they are now trying their hand at more traditional speakers, with a twist. The Martin Logan LX16 two-way bookshelf speakers ($799 pr.) utilize a proprietary Folded ...
Audioholics - April 16, 2012
Usually whenever a company tasks their development team with creating a new product whether it might be a powered subwoofer, amplifier or speaker, there are some goals or restrictions outlined during the planning stage. Perhaps a certain price point,...
Audioholics - April 2, 2012
When my sister-in-law tasked me to build her a home theater, she had three goals in mind: a system that would play cleanly at high output levels, be reasonably priced and "classy" looking. EMPtek Impression series of products seemed like the logical ...
Audioholics - March 26, 2012
Almost everyone can appreciate having a whole-home audio system, but not everyone has a home that is wired for audio or the ability to wire it. The number of truly wireless multiroom systems is rather limited (SONOS and Aperion's Zona are the only re...
Audioholics - March 20, 2012
The Master TVA30 is a great option for someone looking for an economical, non-commercial guitar amp that provides great performance and useful options. The amp head appears to be built very well and is fully capable of performing better than anything...
Audioholics - March 4, 2012
The EMP ES1010i subwoofer is a compact dual 10" ported sub with 250 watt amplifier combining beautiful aesthetics with competent performance. NO this sub won't win any output or extension wars. If that is your primary goal, then look elsewhere, but a...
Audioholics - February 29, 2012
Getting sound into commercial spaces isn't as easy as it sounds. Not everyone utilizes a drop ceiling. In fact, not everyone has a ceiling that even remotely resembles a flat surface. Tannoy recognized this, particularly in light of the new wave of a...
Audioholics - February 26, 2012
Velodyne's EQ-Max line arguably offers the most bang for the buck out of the current Velodyne roster with a plethora of upscale basic features similar to those found on their higher end lines and missing from other manufacturers subwoofers. The large...
Audioholics - February 5, 2012
SVS has long been known for high performance subwoofers and the PB12-NSD while the most cost effective vented subwoofer in the current line up, still musters up a hefty amount of room filling bass. (Also offered is the PC12-NSD cylinder version which...
Audioholics - January 31, 2012
Elite Screens has produced an almost innumerable variety of screens. In that way they have something for nearly any application you can imagine. But what's really amazing is that they typically price their products at a considerably higher value than...
Audioholics - December 18, 2011
Velodyne's Digital Drive series is legendary for its technologically advanced sealed designs, active servo control and high fidelity, low distortion output. If the DD18+ is any indication Velodyne has significantly raised the bar with the new "Plus" ...
Audioholics - December 15, 2011
Yamaha has once again put forth a solid offering in the highly competitive $1k price category with their new RX-A1010 Aventage 7.1 Channel Networking A/V receiver. The performance and feature set of the RX-A1010 should make Yamaha and its owners prou...
Audioholics - December 12, 2011
It's hard to get excited about an electric projector screen... until you find one that's priced ridiculously low and includes features that should have it costing twice as much as it does. Then you begin to wonder if you've stumbled onto something......
