One of my competitors said to me about 6 months ago. He would only stock speakers if they had good reviews from the couple of main reviewers. No reviews means no stocking or even testing. This struck me as a bit of a naive comment as what a reviewer hears and says and what the end user hears can be quite different. So I decided to check out some speakers and see how they reviewed. I chose the Heco Direkt Einklaqng, for a couple of reasons. The main one was when I looked at the speakers, I judged them on...
In order to give this a fair go, I didn’t read any other reviews of the RX-2010 and I’ve put in at least 40 hours of listening in a combination of music and tv/movies. I was looking for a small 8-10inch subwoofer to compliment my Wharfedale front speakers, Sony centre speaker and Sony AV receiver. But when I tested the Acoustic Research RX-2010, it blew my socks off. I was thoroughly impressed at the deep bass and believe that it would complement any system to deliver a deep enriching experience whilst not taking up too much floor space. Design –...
Are you building a new home? Wondering what to prewire? And what about all the new wireless technology? Do you worry if it’s worth it to prewire? I love the analogy Steve Jobs used when asked about PCs, Laptops and Tablets. He said as good as cars are, we will always need trucks for heavy lifting. The same is true when you build a home. There will always be heavy lifting to do in the home. For these applications, you want to use wire. As a rule, we recommend prewire the following items in new construction and remodels: TVs, Projectors...
