In our last issue we featured a special report on the current crop of Class D amplifiers. Most of us are aware that this technology is already available in a variety of applications—from active loudspeakers ...

I’ve often visited Baltimore, which is where my wife Paige is from. I have felt patriotic at Fort McHenry, admired the musical traditions of the Peabody Conservatory, and had the crab cakes that are the ...

It’s awfully easy to get spoiled in this industry. Gear that I could not possibly afford is dropped at my door, and for a brief window of time I live under the illusion that my ...

How often have you thought that an audio component was “drop -dead gorgeous ” only to be told by your spouse or significant other that you needed your eyes (or head) examined? Whereas I might ...

High quality digital replay is a mess. Conflicting formats and their competing claims have created a complex and confusing field in which the all too prosaic realities of everyday digital performance have been obscured and ...

My speakers have two sets of binding posts for “bi-wiring.” What is bi-wiring and should I use this feature? Connecting your speakers with two runs of loudspeaker cable (if your speakers have two sets of ...

One of the more rewarding aspects of this hobby is tracking the evolution of a company’s product line— hearing its sound progress from generation to generation as the designer’s thinking and skills grow, and as ...

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 ...

Totem Acoustic is a Canadianbased company whose twochannel roots run deep. Although Totem first adopted a wait-and-see approach toward multichannel, its DreamCatcher system, recently rave-reviewed in TPV, proved that it was an exceptionally fast learner. ...

There is an old saying from the world of two-channel audiophilia: If you want to remain happy with your CD-based digital stereo system, never again listen to an LP-based analog one. I used to feel ...

For those of you who don’t follow the automotive press, Bugatti’s new Veyron 16.4 is an insanely over-the-top supercar with unprecedented performance—and an unprecedented price. The Veyron sports 1000 horsepower, a top speed in excess ...

HP was right on the money when he recently concluded that we had “reached the limits of the descriptive vocabulary that has served audio writers so well for a generation.” I wholeheartedly agree. But of ...

The star of this year’s CEDIA Expo was undoubtedly the VPL-VW50, the third generation of 1920x1080 SXRD front projectors from Sony. Listing for just half the price of the previous-generation VPL-VW100 (which garnered TPV’s Product ...

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 ...

Chris Martens As a middle-aged audiophile, I remember the good old days when vinyl playback was king, and the finest moving-coil cartridges didn’t cost well north of a grand. While today’s über cartridges are no ...