Recent AV Gadget Reviews

In preparation for our detailed review of the Yamaha MusicCAST MCX-2000, we conducted a mini First Look / FAQ article to whet your appetite.

Trekking a long on my series of disc player reviews, I stumbled a cross a Chinese unit. In a conversation with Mark Levine of Allied TV & Sound (the North American importer), I first heard of this …

I review a lot of products... a lot of products. I was never as thoroughly impressed as when I opened up the box sent to me from Oakley which contained the first ever MP3 sunglasses. Billed as the …

Velocity S-Video/TOSLINK combination cables from Impact Acoustics offer high quality digital sound and video for today's audio and home theater applications.

From time to time I run into situations where a portable CD/DVD duplicator would be an absolute life saver. Until now, there was no such a thing as a truly portable solution. Fortunately, ILY …

When I was asked to review Nero 6 Ultra edition, I thought - what a great idea. With all of the media integration happening in today's digital media-drive market, it's a no-brainer that consumers are …

K&B; Signal Solutions is introducing the Concert Series Speaker Cables with "Interconnection Modularity". That's a fancy term for "can easily change the terminations or extend the cable".

In prepping for our CEDIA coverage this year one of the things I wanted was an easy way to carry helpful website and graphics files around with me during the show. As you can probably guess, lugging …

We have analyzed six different brands/models of speaker cables ranging from as little as $0.46/ft to $55/ft. Think higher price equates to better performance? Better think again.

With a dozen different speaker cables in the mix, we introduce Speaker Cable Faceoff 2! Which cable measures best? Find out by reading.

If you are interested in new ways to store your CDs and CD-Rs and tire of the center hubs and shells breaking on your traditional jewel cases, PODZ may be a good option for you. As PODZ innovator …

I received some samples of Verbatim’s relatively new “DigitalMovie” DVD-Rs and got to take a close look at them. I was surprised to find that great care was taken in the silk-screening of the labels …

Overall, we found the AViC Speaker Cable 11 to be attractive, fairly well measured and not too caught up in snake oil hype. They are expensive, however.

Ever have one of those hot summer days where you jump in your car, rush to turn on the air conditioner, fire up your audio system to get your mind off the heat only to find your CD storage case …

The Gefen USB Switcher KVM Switch is an incredibly useful tool for anyone who has two computers in close proximity. It can save lots of time and money not to mention hassle.

Axiom Audio, the well known Internet Direct speaker manufacturer, has released a line of cables including speaker, coaxial and optical digital audio, analogue audio, s-video, and RCA style.

Yamaha's MusicCAST 1000 is their foray into digital music storage and streaming. While it worked well, the high price and small drive have left us wishing for more.

After a few phone conversations with Audience's Technical Director Richard Smith, he made a convincing argument about parts selection mass produced players tend to use, which are primarily chosen for …