Electronic House Magazine picked Audio Advice for the Gold award for best home theater in the $75,000- $150,000 category. It’s always a great feeling to win a national award and this one is no exception, but this one feels slightly different because it was just so much fun to work on this project! It was like …
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OPPO BDP-103 / BDP-105 Blu-ray Disc Player Firmware Update
A new Beta BDP-10x firmware has been released: version 52-0522B. This firmware addresses AV synchronization errors when using the HDMI inputs, offers improved CUE file support, and provides support for the new OPPO MediaControlHD application for iPad. For full release notes, download links and instructions, please visit the website at this link. Note: Beta firmware …
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Stealth Sonos
Via Sonos‘ Facebook page comes this cosmetic stealth project: “This is my ‘Stealth Sonos,’ situated in a vintage Zenith tabletop radio. People always comment on how good the ‘old radios’ sound, but when I crank it up, their jaws hit the ground and they know I’m up to something! Thanks Sonos!!!” – Scott M.
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HomeTheaterHiFi.com reviews the GoldenEar Triton Three Floor-Standing Speakers
“After the successful launch of the Triton design, GoldenEar soon introduced the Triton Two, which packed a 1200 watt class-D amplifier powering two 5″ x 9″ “racetrack” subwoofers, along with a pair of 4.5″ midrange drivers and the now popular HVFR folded ribbon tweeter. Triton Three followed on the heels of the larger Triton Two. …
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How can you stand to listen to all this solid state stuff?
So as you may have read in the earlier blog on my upgrade bug, I was working the late shift at Sam Goody when a customer walked in and asked me “how can you stand to listen to all this solid state stuff?” I was very puzzled at first and asked him what he meant. …
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How I Caught the Upgrade Bug
About a year after I bought my first system, I changed out the speakers to Cerwin Vega R-24’s. These served me well through college as they had an ability to play pretty darn loud. Right after I graduated I got my first job selling HiFi at Sam Goody in Crabtree Valley Mall. I got the …
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Do Men Really Need a Cave?
An interesting article at houzz.com examining the psychology of man caves: “Calm down, ladies. When a man wants his own space in the house — be it a cave, garage, bar, media room, billiards hall, woodshop or bowling alley— it’s not a red flag indicating that he’s rebelling in your relationship, trying to avoid you or …
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Integra Puts WiFi and Bluetooth into New DTR-30.5 AV Receiver
Integra recently announced upgrades included in their new DTR-30.5 receiver: “Integra is packing both WiFi and Bluetooth into its latest receiver release. The Integra DTR-30.5 is the company’s very first receiver to include both of those popular wireless technologies. It’s also important to note that the component has 4K pass-through and upscaling, just in case you’re interested in …
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Why is the wire so little?
After spending the summer of 1972 working in my dad’s wholesale auto parts store, I’d earned enough money to buy my own stereo system. For the record, it was a Marantz integrated amp, a Lenco turntable (Shure cartridge), and a pair of Electrovoice speakers. The roll of speaker wire included was very typical for the …
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Stereophile review: Audio Research Reference 75 power amplifier
Robert J. Reina of Stereophile recently reviewed the Audio Research Reference 75 power amp: “The ARC’s ability to render instrumental images holographically on a bed of air with extraordinary detail and ambience meant that I was frequently fooled into thinking a live musician was playing in my living room…. The Reference 75 touched me on …
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Sony’s New 4K TV’s Rock!!
We’ve now had the new 55″ and 65″ Sony 4K TV’s in our stores for about a month. I have to say, every time I walk by the set, my jaw still drops! These guys just look amazing. Several lucky customers have already had these installed in their homes and are now enjoying the most …
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