LATEST ADDITIONS

Audio Video News
HDTV, Digital TV loom large at CES in '98
Barry Willis  |  Dec 07, 1997

Pre-show publicity for the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show indicates that most major manufacturers will be making a big push with High-Definition Television. If all goes according to the FCC's plan, by this time next year most large urban areas will have at least one digital transmitter in operation. By the turn of the century, most broadcasters will be equipped to send digital signals alongside their analog counterparts. Signal sources---terrestrial broadcasting, satellite transmission, cable feeds---will proliferate.

Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
Intel annouces its plan for Digital TV
Jon Iverson  |  Dec 06, 1997

On December 4, Intel executives announced plans for future digital television products. Noting that, as we move toward a digital TV broadcast model, there will be 230 million TVs to replace, Intel has targeted the heart of nearly 100% of American homes.

Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
SGHT home-theater predictions for 1998
 |  Dec 06, 1997

This is the year that the computer industry and the home-theater companies start to seriously rub edges, and the sparks are set to fly. But fear not---we have seen the future, and it looks (and sounds) pretty good for the folks at home. At least, it will be fun to watch.

Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
Stereophile Guide to Home Theater hatches a website!
Jon Iverson  |  Nov 30, 1997

The last few years have witnessed a revolution in how we watch movies at home. Likewise, the Internet has forever changed the way we track down information around the world. Because <I>SGHT</I> covers the former, it only makes sense that to do it well, we should use the latter.

Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
Movie previews may get quieter
Barry Willis  |  Nov 30, 1997

Have you found yourself playing back movie soundtracks lower than the "calibrated" level? Do you instinctively try to cover your ears during previews at the theater? If so, you're not alone.

Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
Home Theater Technology at Comdex '97
Jon Iverson  |  Nov 30, 1997

All of the major consumer-electronics "convergence" companies were in attendance at this year's computer panoply: Sony, Pioneer, Philips, Hitachi, Sharp, Samsung, and on and on. Expanding upon a trend begun last year, each of the majors was displaying roughly equal parts computer goods and home/consumer gear.

Continue Reading »
Tower Speaker ReviewsSubwoofer Reviews
M&K S-150 THX surround loudspeaker system
Wes Phillips  |  Mar 03, 1997

In the summer of 1996, <I>SGHT</I> editor Lawrence Ullman made me an offer I couldn't refuse: "Wes," he asked, "how would you like to review M&K's new THX speaker package?"

Continue Reading »
Tower Speaker ReviewsSubwoofer Reviews
Vandersteen Music-and-Cinema loudspeaker system
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 03, 1995

The Vandersteen 3A is a higher-end variation on the theme established by the company's first loudspeaker, the 2C. The latter is still available, though much updated into the current, highly popular 2Ce. A four-way design, the 3A has separate sub-enclosures for each drive unit; the whole affair is covered with a knit grille-cloth "sock" with wood trim end pieces. A rear-mounted metal brace allows the user to vary the tiltback&mdash;an important consideration for best performance with this loudspeaker.

Continue Reading »

Pages

X