Category: Home audio
High-end, high speed XEN XHT668 HDMI cable with Ethernet on the way from IXOS
The argument over whether or not top-end cabling makes a noticeable difference to your home-cinema gear will forever rage between technophiles. If you're on the side of the fence that believes more expensive cabling gets the job done better for…
Onkyo ready THX-certified home cinema kit, BD-SP807 Blu-ray player, PA-MC5500 9-channel power amplifier and the PR-SC5507 A/V Network Controller
Onkyo are never ones to shy away from high specs (and high prices) when it comes to their home cinema kit. Their latest range of THX-certified gear looks sure to please even the most choosy of cinephiles. First up is…
CES 2010: Final Thoughts
The Consumer Electronics show, the behemoth of tech, the Valhalla of gadgetry, has come and gone for yet another year. But this time, rather than arriving with a bang, it slinked into sight with something more like a whimper. CES…
CES 2010: Day 3 Round-Up
Another day, another Tech Digest CES 2010 round-up. Fancy Tweeting hands-free in your car or controlling your PC by breathing? Check today's top stories below and find out how. Twitter coming to Ford cars The digital equivalent of drink-driving? Motorola…
CES 2010 – video of Armour Home Q2 Tilt Internet radio
Armour Home, a UK company, is billing this as the internet radio for people you wouldn't expect to have an internet radio. It is very basic and therefore very easy to use. There is no screen and no buttons,…
CES 2010 – The coolest retro iPhone hi-fi ever Lasonic's i931
Quite possibly the most OTT iPhone hi-fi I have ever seen the i931 is a fantastic 80s style ghetto blaster given a modern touch by the addition of the iPhone dock, SD card slot, USB etc. It also has…
CES 2010: Day 2 Round-Up
It may have gotten off to a dull start thanks to the lacklustre showing from Microsoft, but CES 2010 today threw up some really nice surprises. Keep an eye out for the Light Blue Optic's Light Touch here in today's…
YBA launch WD202 USB DAC
Parisian audio specialists YBA are set to launch a new digital-to-analogue convertor for home audio set ups. The WD202 USB DAC is their latest bit of AV kit, and was apparently inspired by the architect Ludwig Mies Van der…
Harman Kardon launch the GLA-55 speaker system
If money is no object and you are looking for a sleekly designed piece of kit to wow your mates with, the GLA-55 speakers are certainly an eye-catching proposition. £749.99 is a hell of a price tag, but you can sit smug knowing that there are only 3,000 units currently in the world, and that you'll be one of the exclusive few who can afford them.