Music lovers pursue return to high fidelity

A handful of Music Row businesses are beginning to invest in new products and technologies to increase the fidelity of music at every stage of the recording and listening process.

Orb Audio Booster Mini Amplifier and Speaker System Review

The picture above is dominated by my giant 65″ TV, but you’ll notice two little speakers sitting in front of the screen (click for a larger view). These little beauties are Mod 2 speakers from Orb Audio, a US-based “high-end speaker manufacturer who has proven that price does not equate to quality in the home [...]

Touchdown tech

The Super Bowl is almost upon us, which means pigskin patrons across the country are furiously preparing their fancaves for Sunday's big game.

Home Theater Speakers Getting a Wireless Standard

The Wireless Speaker & Audio Association is working on specifications for wireless high-def audio so that consumers can mix and match components from different manufacturers.

Alienware unveils its first small and cheap gaming PC, the X51

Alienware enters the small and (relatively) cheap PC market today with a new computer, the X51. It costs £699, is slightly bigger than an Xbox 360 and is designed to work upright or laid on its side. The bottom range X51 can power Battlefield 3 in 1080p at an average of 32 frames-per-second, with high resolution textures, 4x aniostropic filtering and medium anti-aliasing turned on. Read more…