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B&W Purchased by Silicon Valley Startup: Cheers or Tears? It's one of the most lopsided company acquisitions in recent history. An historic hi-fi speaker manufacturer Bowers & Wilkins with over 1000 employees was bought by a Silicon Valley startup with barely a website to its name. What's...

The brand new Endeavor Audio E-3 Mk2 speakers do not have as flashy appearance or exotic design as many of the other high-end speakers at the 2016 AXPONA show. What they do have is a simple form factor and great sound. The E-3 MK2 are a 4 driver, 3-way design employing a coherent...

A beautifully crafted 3-way tower with 33Hz extension from Salk Sound, the Song 3 looks to be quite a bargain. A papyrus fiber cone woofer, bamboo mid and RAAL tweeter all come together in the Song 3 for a sound which could match the quality of other speakers at AXPONA that were many times more...

In this digital age of convenience simplicity is a necessity, especially when it comes to A/V devices. Over 20 years ago there was a surge in remote controlled A/V devices that spawned the development of universal remotes. To this day universal remotes physical size remained pretty constant...

When we surveyed some of our neighbors' home theater systems, we discovered about 90% of them didn't even have a digital connection between their DVD players and receivers and 100% of them didn't even bother with level calibration or proper bass management setup. To say we were shocked is an...

I would suggest calling RBH as I am sure they will be willing to work something out with you. I still use my HP-2s on my digital piano with great results. The only major gripe I had was the clamping strength was too strong but you can bend them out if its a problem for you and I believe RBH is...

Looking for a new Atmos/DTS:X AV receiver? Yamaha is about to release some outstanding receivers to go along with many of their other fine AVRs. The RX-V481, RX-V581, RX-V681, and the RX-V781 will be released soon and will have to compete with many of the similar products available from the...

Agreed. It pisses me off when receiver/processor companies give you auto-EQ and a GEQ rather than an adjustable PEQ down to 20Hz. Yes passive treatments (even in the form of throw rugs and couches) are very necessary above bass frequencies especially in rooms with hard floors, and glass. I...

Yes EQ will flatten that peak and restore the decay time as well but only for one position unless you reduce the seat to seat variances by deploying multi-sub. Once you reduce the variances, then EQ will be effective for all the seats.

With the OE120IW, OmniMount has sought to bring together the best from full-motion, tilting, and low-profile wall mounts into a single package. Full-motion mounts are the most versatile. Tilting mounts blend versatility and aesthetics, and low-profile mounts, while lacking in adjustments, hold...

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That simply is NOT true. EQ is completely valid below the room transition frequency and I'd suggest you read the 2 articles I linked up in my last post. I'm surprised a few regulars here have NOT read these articles yet.

Loudspeakers are min phase devices which means that EQ can work to reduce resonances. At low frequencies, rooms also behave min phase. If you have reduced seat to seat variances in bass using multisub, then you can EQ the peaks and it will fix the time domain response as well and benefit ALL...

Pioneer will distribute Dirac’s suite of audio optimization technologies to Japanese manufacturers of sound systems and additionally, will leverage the solutions within their consumer, commercial and OEM audio applications. Read: Pioneer DIRAC Partnership Announced We can't help but ponder...

Yep it's an ATI amp for sure. I bet ATI's other OEM partners are real pleased about being undersold like this ;) Looks like a great amp for sure but I'd be a bit concerned about service and support. Too bad no balanced inputs :(

People are always looking for black and white answers, usually in the form of a top ten list, relating to the meaning of life, financial advice, and in our field, audio related tips. As a result, we put together a list of 10 Do's and Don'ts for home theater and hi-fi audio to ensure you get the...

It was completely retarded how they treated Superman in this episode. You telling me that can't at least showing him putting up some sort of effort in the background? He can move a moon but he goes in a permanent coma when a sound machine is turned on. Pleaaase :confused:

Agreed. There is a lot of cheese mixed in with a few genuine emotional moments. Cat Grant is the best part of the show and of course the various eye candy from time to time ;) I do find it a good show to wind down to after watching an episode of Gotham or Daredevil. Daredevil gives me...