Recent Posts
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The hidden costs of owning records
I wonder if part of the appeal of vinyl is that it’s such a cool way to own music. Lots of people still want to own their music rather than […]
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Hi Fi takes a giant leap forward – into the present
A $25 USB stick holds more data than 23,000 3.5-inch floppy discs; maybe you knew that. Mobile phones have more computing power than the Apollo moon program; everybody knows that. […]
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They understand colour and movement. They don’t understand customer support.
It sounds like a neat idea. Triangular LED panels presenting a full palette of colours, solid or blinking, to mount on the wall. Even better, add a plug-in and the […]
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Are camera phones killing photography?
I’ve never had much time for camera phones. It takes almost ten seconds to get mine up and operating by which time the moment’s usually gone. The image quality deteriorates […]
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Baffling Onkyo ironed out
A reader has come up with a fascinating problem. He bought a mid-range Onkyo home theatre receiver and noticed that when he plays CDs through either of the digital inputs, […]
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Your future in television is looking bright.
Is there an 8K television in your future? What about an OLED? IHS Markit seems to think both are strong possibilities at your place. IHS is an international research company […]
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Want a great turntable system for $1000? First, revise your budget.
This is how a can of worms opens. A reader in Shepparton, Victoria, wants to buy his daughter a ‘record player’ for her 30th birthday and asks for suggestions. He […]
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The argument for not short-changing your kids.
Take a look at your kids, any kids for that matter, and consider; they hear better than you. Young, healthy people almost always hear better than older people, people like […]
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It may not always do as it’s told, but it behaves nicely.
The thing that appealed to me about Panasonic’s Lumix DMCLX10 was its size. For something that slips in your top pocket or bag it packs heaps of features and considerable […]
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Getting it right at the high end.
If you believe 60 is the new 40 you’ll probably remember when cars needed running in. You’d spend the first 1500 km or so driving slowly, everyone else overtaking you, […]