Focal Dome 5.1 Speaker System- Secrets of Home Theater - October 5, 2009
- Many loudspeakers today are marketed more for their ability to blend into a space or make an aesthetic statement than to provide high performance. Since they are the most visible AV component after the television, sizes and styles vary as much as col...
Paradigm Reference Studio Speaker System- Secrets of Home Theater - October 1, 2009
- The speaker business has got to be a challenging one.On the one hand, unlike most other CE devices, speakers don't have any inherent rapid obsolescence to them. In fact, good speakers by definition should be viable, literally, for a lifetime.IndexPa...
Onkyo TX-SR607 Receiver- Secrets of Home Theater - September 24, 2009
- I have to admit, Im a sucker when it comes to having the latest and greatest toys. As my wife can attest, Im always looking for excuses that will allow me to spring for that next upgrade. In recent years, Onkyo has been at the forefront of new A/V re...
Paradigm Millenia 20 Hybrid In Wall speakers- Secrets of Home Theater - September 21, 2009
- Ahh summer time. Time for pools, get togethers with friends and tearing apart walls in search of audio and aesthetic excellence for your flat screen TV. While this may not be the average summer activity for most Ill wager more than a few Secrets read...
JL Audio Fathom F110 powered subwoofer- Secrets of Home Theater - September 17, 2009
- It would truly surprise me if anyone reading this review had not heard of JL Audio. Notwithstanding JL Audios stellar reputation in the car audio world, its Fathom and Gotham series of subwoofers have set the home audio/video world on fire like few p...
Revel Concerta 5.1 Speakers- Secrets of Home Theater - September 14, 2009
- Revel is the upscale speaker division of Harman International, which includes Infinity, Harmon Kardon, JBL and Lexicon. Revel has been making speakers since 1996 and makes the Ultima2 (~ $26K/pair) and Performa series from which the Concerta gets its...
Emotiva USP-1 Stereo Preamplifier- Secrets of Home Theater - September 9, 2009
- Emotiva's new USP-1 stereo preamplifier, at $399, sets a new standard in performance in low priced components. Besides the standard full range outputs, this preamp offers a split output where you can adjust the low-pass frequency for one (which goes ...
Sony BDP-S5000ES Blu-ray Player- Secrets of Home Theater - September 7, 2009
- The Sony ES line has always represented the very best of what Sony has to offer. The ES stands for Sonys Elevated Standard and the BDP-S5000ES is Sonys premier Blu-ray/DVD player, offering a host of features targeted at the audiophile and videophile ...
NAD T587 Blu-ray Disc Player- Secrets of Home Theater - September 3, 2009
- The NAD T587 represents NADs first foray into the Blu-ray arena. NAD started big by building the T587 to the Blu-ray Profile 2.0 spec. The T587 can also handle CD and DVD discs among other formats such as DiVX. It is not a universal player and will n...
NAD T 747 AV Surround Sound Receiver- Secrets of Home Theater - September 2, 2009
- The NAD T747 AV Surround Sound Receiver is a 7-channel two zone receiver that is capable of decoding bitstream inputs of all the latest high-resolution audio formats. I like its understated styling a la NAD. The minimalist front panel has a simple tw...
PSB Imagine B Bookshelf Speakers (PSB Surround System)- Secrets of Home Theater - September 2, 2009
- The Imagine speakers are PSBs newest speaker line. There are four models in this line The Imagine T towers, the Imagine B bookshelf speakers, the Imagine C center speaker and the Imagine S surround speakers. I opted to review the Imagine Bs for the ...
PSB SubSeries 6i Subwoofer- Secrets of Home Theater - September 2, 2009
- The PSB Subseries 6i subwoofer is a very unassuming-looking product, albeit a little on the large size by todays standards. It has a single 12 driver in a ported enclosure. There are two ports that exit at the bottom front of the cabinet. The volume ...
Anthem Statement D2v A/V Preamplifier and A5 Multichannel Amplifier- Secrets of Home Theater - August 31, 2009
- In Part 1 of Flagship Home Theater, I covered the video side with Anthems LTX-500 LCoS 1080p projector and the Black Diamond II screen from SI Screens. Now lets look at the other half of the home theater equation the sound. To round out my Flagship ...
Earthquake Titan Telesto Floor-standing Speakers and Supernova MKVI 10" Subwoofer- Secrets of Home Theater - August 27, 2009
- Earthquake Sound has just introduced the Titan Telesto floor-standing speakers. They are 50" high and have a unique horn-loaded tweeter as well as a conventional dome tweeter. Two 4" drivers handle the midrange, with a side-mounted 8" woofer dealing ...
Ultrasone Pro 900 headphones- Secrets of Home Theater - August 26, 2009
- Recently I have started to put more of a focus on a headphone setup for my home office. I enjoy listening to music while working most of the time, but since neither my condo neighbors nor my future cubicle neighbors want to listen to everything I do...