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TV stands for renters and the DIY-challenged.
Until now there have been two ways to mount televisions; tabletop or wall. The good news, especially for those who rent, is that there’s now a third option. Thirty per […]
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Shedding light on the darkest and scariest place in the world – the back of my hi fi.
The world is full of dark and scary places and the darkest and scariest of all is at the back of my hi fi cabinet, where many, many cables snake, […]
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Under Armour wireless headphones: Trading comfort for cool.
How much extra would you pay for a cool brand? When I first saw the Under Armour logo on a tee-shirt at the gym I thought it was maybe a […]
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I learned the truth from Johnny Cash.
I wonder if Johnny Cash’s producer was having a lend of him when they recorded Ring of Fire. Or was Johnny Cash having a lend of everyone? He sounds so […]
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Downsizing for the masses: A new, smaller Marantz packs plenty of power
It was the box it came in that surprised me about the new Marantz MCR612 network CD streamer; it was smaller than a Marantz box should be. For as long […]
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It was never meant to be a soundbar. That’s why it’s such a good soundbar.
Specialised sound systems for televisions started to appear in the 1990s, driven by Australia’s fast take-up of DVDs. DVDs brought 5.1-channel surround sound into homes for the first time, and […]
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Of Brexit, slavery, and the appalling acoustics of the British House of Commons
Chances are that you, as a reader of this website, are interested in the black art of acoustics. And it’s pretty certain that you know more about acoustics than the […]
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Audioengine 2+: Small, but beautifully formed.
Desktop speakers are something of a poor relation in audio. Most are built to a price and in the bulk of cases that price is not very much. There’s size, […]
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Smart speaker, dumb audio.
Smart speakers may be cool, but the technology on sale now is just the start. Current offerings are limited only to what they hear, and then they don’t know if […]
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Sound advice on acoustic panels
It’s an old axiom of audio; the biggest item in your sound system is the room it’s in. Experts invariably say that practically every room can be improved acoustically, some […]