The world of streaming music is exploding. Since the early days (well if you consider 2001 early) of Rhapsody and Pandora, which are still major players, the types and choices of streaming music services have expanded into a mind boggling array. I’ve already reviewed Pandora, MOG, and Spotify in earlier blogs, so I thought it …
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Bowers and Wilkins In Cabinet Subwoofer
B&W is finally shipping their new in-cabinet subwoofer they previewed almost a year ago. Subwoofers can sometimes be a real challenge. Without deep bass you do not get the full effect of a great movie soundtrack. If your main speakers for music are not physically large, a subwoofer is needed to get the bass extension …
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Hear MartinLogan ‘Truth in Sound.’ Charlotte, Thursday, May 10, 2 pm to 8 pm
The world’s finest full-range electrostatic line source loudspeaker is on a limited tour of North America, coming to Audio Advice on Thursday, May 10th at our Charlotte area showplace: 11409 Carolina Place Parkway, Pineville, NC 28134 (just outside Carolina Place Mall). The CLX Art is the culmination of everything MartinLogan has learned since pioneering electrostatic …
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The New PSB Headphones
The PSB headphones have finally arrived. This is a rather long review so I’ll cut to the chase for you speed readers. These are probably one of the best values in audio to come along in a long time in any category. At their price of $399, they totally obliterate the competition. If you are …
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Audio Advice Security Systems are All Systems Go with the new 919 dialing
If you live in the Triangle, you have probably seen the press on the addition of new area code 984 to the old area code 919. Area residents now need to dial area code number 919 or 984 (depending on your location) as the prefix to your seven digit phone number. This means dialing ten …
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Outdoor Entertaining for 2012
The days are getting longer and those great outdoor entertaining times are returning to the Carolinas. We have such a long outdoor season here, it really makes sense to add your favorite technology to your outdoor living space. Want a TV by the pool? No problem with the new 46” SunBrite. SunBrite has been around …
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Featured Installation- Perfect Panorama From Every Angle
This was a tricky one, but Chip Johnson, the consultant for this project came up with a great plan. We had a very large, high ceiling family room where we needed to install a TV above the fireplace and get some great sound for the TV. The client also wanted to be able to both …
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Leon’s 2011 Holiday Gift Suggestions
It’s the time of year we like to put together some great holiday gift ideas for you. I think this year’s list has real breakthrough products that will become audio classics over time. Most of the items here are truly amazing for the money. The first place choice is a new system from Lenbrook, parent …
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Some old fashioned craftsmanship
In this featured installation of the week we’ll take a look at a unique way we helped a client get exactly what they wanted. We were doing an Audio Advice Signature System for a customer in Aiken, SC. For the whole house intercom, they liked the OnQ system. However in the client’s home office they wanted …
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Hidden Screen Condo: Install of the Week, 10/24/2011
This is our first of many posts giving you all an inside look at the challenges our design and installation teams tackle everyday. We are attempting to post one of these every week, so check back often to see some of our cool work. We had a homeowner in Charlotte who wanted to have the …
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