DTS issue a concern if connecting a CD/DVD player to a stereo receiver via RCA vs Optical? I have a Yamaha stereo receiver (R-N303BL) and I'm in the process of attaching a 20-year old (but previously unused) Sony CD/DVD player to it to play audio CDs. (DVP-NS725P). The manu...
I am a card-carrying bass freak (every single amp and receiver I own has the bass knob maxed out and I usually have loudness engaged as well) and this thing is a damned marvel. It was easy to set up and yes, it will work with old amps and receivers. You can adjust how much or...
Line interactive UPSes are more expensive than the standby alternative, which keep switch to battery power on demand. Tripp Lite sent me its model SU1000XLCD UPS to clean up the super-dirty AC in my apartment. That device was selling for nearly $900 when I updat...
There’s always the “unthinkable” approach: wires. Whether it’s HDMI output to a soundbar or A/V receiver, 3.5mm line-level output to your stereo system, or plugging your headphone cable in, a wire will eliminate any noticeable lag. Most Bluetooth headphones...
2)Why Google Home (Nest Home/Nest Home Mini) is not a solution? 3)Who needs to use Chromecast to stream music to dumb speakers (as Chromecast Audio does)? 4)The requirements of using Chromecast to stream music to dumb speakers (as Chromecast Audio does)?
Gazing at those vintage products, I couldn't help thinking: What is today's combination integrated amplifier-DAC-streamer-player-ripper-NAS if not a glorified stereo receiver? I had in mind something like the Pioneer SX-1010—which was proclaimed, in a 1974 ad, to be "The finest stereo re...
room, which is much more than I can say about some of the overbuilt, honky components I saw at RMAF. The B652's rear panel is as clean and tidy as its front baffle: There's a discreet key-hole hanger near the top, and a pair of plastic spring-clip speaker terminals in the ...
It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver. What a mess! There was pastry on my hands, the telephones and the doorknobs. I had returned to the kitchen no sooner than the door bell rang loud enough to wake the death. This time it ...
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Initially hired in 2011 as a repair technician and design consultant, he found himself inordinately troubled when the company’s then RS5 loudspeaker received a considerably less than glowing review. That prompted him to undertake a re-design initiative, resulting in the introduction of the RS5i ...