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Measurability yes, audibility, probably no,t as you indicated. I've heard plenty of great sounding single ended amplifiers but admittedly I'm 44 yr's old now and my ears aren't quite up to what they were 20 years ago. Thankfully my test gear is and tells me what is actually measurable :)

Parts Express recently held their annual Midwest Audiofest, and Audioholics was there to see what all the buzz was about. Midwest Audiofest is a festival for audio enthusiasts that features a DIY speaker competition, swap meet, and tent sale. As a fellow audio enthusiast, we thrived in the...

I haven't read the Bryston FAQ on amplifiers but anyone arguing that a fully differential design is at a disadvantage to a single ended design other than increased circuit complexity and parts cost needs to be taken with a grain of salt. State of the art amplification for small signal...

No they aren't.

RBH Sound has overhauled their acclaimed "Impression" speaker series, and Audioholics has managed to get their R-5 and R-515 speakers in for review. These affordable speakers keep the same great looks as the previous Impression speakers but add better build quality and enhanced performance...

It's easy to do the math here. The Model 7220 is capable of delivering 1800 watts continuously and it has 20A fuses so it can likely up to about 2100 watts or so before blowing the fuse. Let's just assume 2kwatts to be safe. Divide that by 78% efficiency (max eff for Class AB under full load)...

7CH driven into 8 ohms is enough to tax the available power in a 15A household outlet (220x7/.78% eff) = 1974 watts / 120 = 16.5A. If the wall outlet starts becoming the limiting factor in an amplifier test, it gets a little ridiculous to have to use a VARIAC to hold the line voltage up to do...

Wow I never realized this but always wondered how some of the smaller AV pubs got their hands on a genuine AP. I'm surprised a lawyer at AP hasn't noticed this yet and taken decisive action.

No doubt the Denon AVR-5805 was the most powerful and best measuring AV receiver we've ever measured. It was an engineering marvel and elegant piece of AV gear for a much more civilized era ;) No way S&V did 7CH driven @ 4 ohms, nobody to my knowledge does that (including us) as it would demand...

WatchTV is a new live television streaming service from AT&T. Free to subscribers of the company’s newest unlimited wireless plans, WatchTV is also available as a stand-alone subscription for $15 per month. Will the low price make WatchTV a hit, or will the limited channel lineup cause customers...

I got them to extend the sale since I did this write up. You're welcome :)

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Looking for a cool new amplifier with enough power to blow you away? The new Model 7220 seven channel amplifier from Outlaw Audio may be your answer. This class AB, fully balanced, differential design is rated to deliver 220W per channel into an 8-ohm load with ALL seven channels driven. Outlaw...

We have a detailed writeup publishing tonight. Stay tuned...

Sonos has filed a $100 million initial public offering, and will join the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol SONO. The company has seen growth since incorporating Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant into its newest products, but the risks of doing so may eventually outweigh the benefits. Will Sonos be a...

We got our hands on Monoprice's newest home audio additions for review, the Monolith USB DAC headphone amp and the Monolith M1060C planar magnetic headphones. At $99.99 and $329.99, respectively, these items are in contention with similar products from other manufacturers, but with Monoprice...

The makers of the free, open-source HDR10+ format for high dynamic range video have begun a licensing and logo-certification program for the technology. Like Dolby Vision, HDR10+ uses dynamic metadata to optimize the brightness, contrast, and color of every scene. Unlike Dolby Vision, HDR10+ is...

Don't have a pair yet :/

As someone who personally suffers from insomnia, I'm very interested in what Bose is doing here. Their newest Sleepbuds product may look like a wireless earphone (like Apple’s AirPods),but it has nothing to do with listening to music on the go. The $250 Sleepbuds are wireless, noise-masking ear...