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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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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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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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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Mark Levinson Celebrates 40th Anniversary with its ‘Finest Preamp Ever’
HomeTheater.com does an overview of the Mark Levinson 40th Anniversary No. 52 Reference Dual-Monaural Preamplifier: “We designed the No. 52 to be nothing less than the ultimate preamplifier,” said Jim Garrett, director of marketing and product management for Harman Luxury Audio Group. “It is engineered and built entirely without compromise to deliver extraordinary musical involvement and sonic …
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Peachtree Audio’s new one box Bluetooth speaker system: deepblue
“The technical challenge was creating big sound out of a small box with the deep bass and output that much larger systems have – while not making it a cost-no-object product. deepblue uses the most powerful amplifier in its class and overbuilt custom speakers to produce a surprising amount of sound. People’s faces light up when …
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Stereophile looks at Oppo BDP-103 and BDP-105 Blu-ray players
In their ‘Music in the Round’ column, Stereophile magazine takes a look at the Oppo BDP-103 and BDP-105 Blu-ray players. Part of the review: “The BDP-105 scores over the ’103, and most other players, with cleaner, smoother, more detailed sound, regardless of the source or number of channels. Compared with the ’95, which also had two …
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HomeTheaterReview.com on Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 2 Soundbar
Andrew Robinson reports: “…the Panorama 2 is a thing of beauty both inside and out and a worthy high-end companion to any large HDTV.” Read the full review here at HomeTheaterReview.com.
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Absolute Sound Editor’s Choice Award Winners: Speakers from $2000 to $3000
Here are the winners from among Audio Advice vendors for Absolute Sound Editor’s Choice Awards: Speakers from $2000 to $3000 PSB Imagine T $2200 psbspeakers.com “Tonally neutral and dynamically turbocharged, this short two and- a-half-way tower offers a balance of audio virtues that is classic PSB. From the vivid midrange to the powerful midbass, nothing …
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B&W Z2 AirPlay Dock reviewed by Sound and Vision magazine
SoundandVisionmag.com just reviewed Bowers & Wilkins new Z2 AirPlay dock. The review reads in part: “Bowers & Wilkins is one of the few truly high-end audio companies to have fully embraced the iDevice dock concept. Docks first showed up in its Zeppelin Series of all-one speaker systems. In 2012 B&W ditched the dock when introducing …
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