As I scanned the market for music servers to review for this special feature, the Qsonix Q100 stood out from the crowd. When it comes to music servers, the user interface is paramount, and Qsonix ...

The best technology-based products hide enormous complexity and sophistication behind a simple façade. The product does exactly what the user wants it to do— and nothing more—with the magic that makes this happen remaining transparent. ...

Never underestimate the power of a first impression. With a killer instinct for trends, the A/V industry knows that it's the buttons, lighted dials, and marquee-style displays that net more impulsive creditcard swipes than any ...

Finding the audio-video receiver (AVR) that meets every requirement is a little like going to a restaurant and having to choose a combo platter from either Column A, Column B, or Column C—inevitably each mouthful ...

Polk Audio ’s new I-Sonic brings a wide range of music sources to a desktop or bedrom audio System —and does so with surprising sound quality. The curvaceous, nine-pound I-Sonic might look like a “table ...

Denon A/V receivers are known for delivering genuine technological advancements, not whoopee-cushion gimmickry, and the mid-priced AVR-3806 is no exception. With the addition of XM capability, HDMI v.1.1 switching with analog source/video upconversion and HDCD ...

In the process of overhauling and upgrading my system, I discovered some cool new high-def programs, products, and technologies that have transformed my home theater experience. The best of these is undoubtedly Dish Network’s new ...

One of the great chalenges in the ne xt few years wil be the streaming of high -resolution audio and video signals over a home wireles network . Even now, in wi-fi’s nascent stage, the ...

As stunningly great as it is, the iPod has one bottleneck that compromises it as a source for serious listening through a high-end home system. I’m talking, of course, about the unit’s integral digital-to-analog converters ...