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Thonet & Vander to Ship to the US: Classic 2.0, M6 Studio, Soundbar Speakers and more Thonet & Vander, a German loudspeaker manufacture, has announced their plans to start selling their offerings in the U.S. We take a close look at their speaker and headphone line.

DISH Lends Out iPad 2s for In-Flight Entertainment As I was flying back from an event, I was thinking I had several movies and shows stored up on my DISH Hopper back home. I could stream that content using the plane's Wi-FI, but this is even better.

Audio Precision Brings AP Performance to Loudspeaker Testing Audio Precision Brings AP Performance to Loudspeaker Testing. From loudspeaker driver production testing to final QA for integrated products such as soundbars, powered speakers and headphones.

Human Hearing Acuity Shown to be More Accurate Than Standard Linear Models Human Hearing Acuity Shown to be More Accurate Than Standard Linear Models. Perhaps there is something to the "golden-ear" some audiophile's claim to be?

Avegant Virtual Retinal Display Avegant's Virtual Retinal Display projects WXGA (1280x768 pixel) reflected light images to each eye; supports frame rates up to 240fps; has two million micro mirrors; and individual, adjustable optics

What It Means To Be An Audiophile A life long music lover, I take you on my personal tour of what it means to be an audiophile. I discuss the evolution of my audio system and my listening habits. An audiophiles work is never done.

Analog (Vinyl) vs Digital Audio (CD, FLAC) Sound Quality Comparison We compare the sound quality of Analog (Vinyl) vs Digital Audio(CD,FLAC)on a $100k+ stereo setup. The results may surprise you, as they did us. Check out our listening results. See our Youtube debate.

CEDIA 2013 Expo Show Coverage This is our official CEDIA 2013 Expo Show coverage page for the latest in AV receivers, electronics, HDTV flat panel displays, AV gadgets and industry news. Get the scoop on HDMI 2.0 and more.

HDMI 2.0 Specification Formally Announced The HDMI 2.0 specification has been announced supporting 4k (2160p) video, 32 channels of audio, and dynamic auto lip-sync. HDMI 2.0 is backwards compatible, supporting high speed HDMI cables.

Yamaha Spotify Update for New AV Receivers Got a new Yamaha AV Receiver with networking? Then you can Spotify it with a firmware update. Stream your music in style with Spotify.