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Andover Audio FreePlay vs KEF Muo: which portable Bluetooth speaker sounds better at home, outdoors, and on the road?
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After reviewing both 2026 4K TVs, we compare Samsung's R95H flagship Micro RGB TV versus Sony's Bravia 7 II True RGB TV to help...
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France, Spain, England, and Argentina are the final four teams left at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here’s how to watch the semifinals, third-place...
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Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 vs Sennheiser HDB 630: which premium wireless headphone wins on sound, ANC, battery life, value, and hi-res support?
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Does upsampling in digital audio actually improve DAC performance, or just make lower quality files look like high resolution audio?
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Our growing guide to independent record stores worth visiting, from deep used-vinyl bins and jazz specialists to Record Store Day regulars and proper crate-digging...
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Musings of a lifelong audio enthusiast with audiophile aspirations and modest means.
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I discovered not everybody agreed that high resolution audio sounded any better than a CD.
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Avoid setting your speakers, even if they are floorstanding tower loudspeakers, to the "large" setting in your A/V receiver's setup menus.
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We'll explain how to setup your digital home theater system for the best performance with any size loudspeakers.
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Years ago as a passionate enthusiast, and long before I began editing magazines and writing articles about sound reproduction and video, I was totally...
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Assuming competently designed subwoofers (not white van “one-note subs”), I believe that all such impressions of “tight” or “flabby” bass are almost entirely the...
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by Alan Lofft, (bio), Axiom Audio Catching the Waves — All of Them When you think of some enormous waves in Hawaii rolling in...
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The driving rhythms of deep powerful bass in rock and pop music as well as the timpani, bass drum and double basses of an...
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Six tips for getting good bass from your subwoofer and home theater speaker system Area Other things being equal (and there are many trade-offs...
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The benefits of 1080p resolution are straightforward, but displaying more resolution on screen is a very complicated matter.
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Andrew Welker, Axiom Audio Design Engineer, explains the subwoofer controls and amplifier settings on the back panel of powered subwoofers, and offers advice on...
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Learn what each audio video cable type is for and how to recognize them by their connector.
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Do Height Speakers Matter? There seems to be some confusion about Dolby Labs’ latest refinement of its Dolby Pro Logic II processing algorithm, which...
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It’s no surprise then that one of the first specifications a novice or seasoned enthusiast looking to buy an AV receiver or amplifier sees...
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To get a better understanding of this subject, take a look at the AC plugs on some of your audio-video gear, new and old,...
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Easy Answers to Confusing Specs You’ve seen references to “impedance” and “ohms” in various loudspeaker specifications or in your owner’s manual for an AV...
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