Google turns its hand to music streaming, with predictably impressive results Our Verdict Google breathes new (online) life into your old hi-fi For Brings online streaming to offline devices Easy to use Lovely design Against No multi-room audio yet Google knows a thing or two about streaming. You only have to look at the success of the Chromecast, which is now in its second generation. Now the company is turning its expertise to music streaming. Meet the Google Chromecast Audio, designed to bring wireless streaming to your offline speakers and amplifiers. Design What you get is a small disc the...
We purchased the new Magnum Term-LAB plus the Magnum Clamp Testing Kit late last year, we have now just had time to install the software on our new laptop. Now before we check out the photo’s here is what Wayne Harris President and CEO of WHE, Inc. has to say… I am really excited about the Term-LAB Magnum. With more than 16 times the resolution of the original Term-LAB, the addition of Bluetooth, an integrated Broadband RTA, and modular digital architecture, the new Magnum is going to revolutionize sound measurement …. AGAIN! General Info and new features; WHE, Inc. is...
They’re made by Bowers & Wilkins, of Zeppelin and Zeppelin Mini fame, so even before seeing them you expect the B&W P5 headphones to be something special. They’re also the company’s first foray into headphone manufacture, and though they’re a ‘Made for iPod’ and ‘Works with iPhone’ product, it doesn’t put a damper on our expectations ever since going ears-on with a pair at CES in January. The clues are all there even before looking at the headphones themselves. For a start, Bowers & Wilkins are asking £250 for a pair of P5s, which is hardly pocket change. It’s a...
4 Stars CNET EDITORS’ RATING 5 Stars 2 USER REVIEWS THE GOOD Sony’s MDR-7506 closed-back, full-size headphones click with all music genres and are comfortable to wear for hours at a time. They sound excellent for their relatively modest price point. THE BAD With a coiled, pro-style cable and lack of an inline remote/microphone, some will find the 7506s less mobile-friendly than more modern headphones. THE BOTTOM LINE They’ve been around since 1991, but the Sony MDR-7506s are still great sounding — and fitting — headphones for less than $249.00NZD. 8.5 OVERALL Design: 8 Features: 6 Sound: 9 Value: 10...
While delving through my stash of phono cartridges came across this Denon DL 110 high output phono cartridge. Can’t remember where this came from, but was new in box and never open. Oh well, remember fellow audiogon member Ed Kobesky had done a review on its big brother the Denon DL 160 and found that I agreed with him completely on the DL 160. Have owned many Denons in the past 47 years in the hobby such as the 103,103D,103S,103R as well as the DL160 and now the DL 110. It is very hard to fault the overall Denon line...
It’s not just vinyl that’s enjoying a resurgence – now the cassette tape format is set to get a serious upgrade. Vinyl may have been grabbing the headlines, but the cassette tape has also been riding the retro wave and seeing an increase in sales, releases and new products. Now an upgraded version of the format, HD Cassette, looks set to give a further boost to the classic audio format. Using updated machinery and manufacturing methods, the new cassettes will offer HD sound, unchewable tape and up to 360 minutes of storage space. The HD tapes feature Shush technology, which...
I can’t fault these headphones. As with all headphones, things like styling and fit are a personal thing, but the build quality, comfort and sound quality are unsurpassed for a DJ design. The sound has subtleties that you simply don’t get with cheaper headphones (and that means basically all other DJ headphones)! So these are really for use way beyond the DJ booth. If you’re considering one pair of headphones for production, DJing, and general use, and can’t afford to drop any balls as far as sound quality goes in any of these areas, the Ultrasone Signature DJs should be...
HTR Product Rating for Klipsch R-115SW Subwoofer Criteria Rating Performance: 4.5 Stars Value: 4 Stars Overall: 4.5 Stars The Klipsch R-115SW is one of the few subwoofers I’ve seen from a mainstream speaker company that’s built with the market realities of the Internet era in mind. It used to be, subwoofers were an afterthought for mainstream speaker companies. They could toss practically any old sub onto the market, safe in the knowledge that if someone bought Brand X speaker system, the dealer would probably talk them into adding a Brand X subwoofer. Now there are fewer dealers, and more audio...
Powercruise 2015 SPL Soundoff rocks Taupo over the weekend, and weather held up well too. Good to see everyone having fun and enjoying what Powercruise has to offer…. Well, see below results for the day… Newby Angie Hay 145.0 Sarn Elliott 137.4 Jarell Lund 136.5 Josh Joyce 127.4 Class A Jason Schutt 146.8 Dineshan Naidoo 140.7 Class B John Paul Latu (AK) Phantom 149.4 Ellen Jason Cole 141.3 Class C Matty Bee 151.6 Johnny Asiata 150.3 Junior Iny 146.3 Rowan Baldwin 146.1 Ashley Madd Bass Burrell 146.0 Marvin Mason 144.4 Scribble Brian Harawira Rakei 144.2 Sam Ta’alili 144.0 Haedyn Ddftw Schaumkell 140.0 Overs 1-2 Anthony Latu 155.9 Tam Nairn 150.8 Overs 3+ Steven Twenty-hertz Feavearyear 156.3 Bolo...
Sony had a good year in 2012 with a range of strong products from the ground-breaking VW1000 4K projector to the excellent S790 Blu-ray player and impressive HX853 television. It wasn’t all video though, as the Japanese giant also delivered one of the best receivers that we reviewed last year with the superb STR-DA5700ES. It not only delivered a great audio performance, especially with multi-channel film soundtracks, but also included an unparalleled set of features that established the AVR as a viable network hub. This year Sony are releasing the STR-DA5800ES, which appears to be more a case of evolution...
