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Sony Bravia KDL-47W802A Review

Sony’s W802 series sits just below its top-tier sets, offering a full suite of apps, plenty of image processing, and a bright picture. But troubles with judder on Blu-ray discs have us scratching our heads.

Samsung PN64F8500 Review

Samsung pulled out all of the stops when it developed the F8500 plasma, and it shows. We’re convinced this is one of the best three TVs we’ll see this year, despite an arguable unnecessary glut of features.
MartinLogan Dynamo 1000w subwoofer review

MartinLogan Dynamo 1000w Review

MartinLogan’s potent Dynamo 1000w subwoofer has no shortage of gut-scrambling power, yet still remains nimble and musical.
Martin Logan Motion Vision review soundbar

MartinLogan Motion Vision Sound Bar Review

MartinLogan brings the sound bar up to audiophile standards with the Motion Vision and accompanying Dynamo 1000 wireless subwoofer.
3M Streaming projector with roku review

3M Streaming Projector Powered by Roku Review

3M and Roku team up for the compact, inexpensive but surprisingly competent Streaming Projector.
NOCS NS800 headphones review in ear

Nocs NS800 Review

Nocs NS800 headphones use a balanced armature to deliver an unusual – but pleasing – sound that some listeners may have trouble warming up to.
RHA MA450i headphone review

RHA MA450i Review

RHA’s MA450i in-ear headphones offer an impressive soundstage and mesmerizing imaging, but almost unbearably bright highs keep them from collecting our recommendation.

‘Taken 2’ the next film you could, but probably won’t, see in Dolby Atmos

'Taken 2' is the next film to be presented in Dolby Atmos; but where can you see it? We've got the theater list here.
Yamaha V773 Review av receiver

Yamaha RX-V773 Review

Yamaha’s RX-V773 A/V receiver combines loads of digital-friendly features – like Android and iOS apps – with a distinctively muscular sound.

Monster Inspiration (Passive Noise Isolation) Review

Monster ditches the bass-bloated Beats brand for a more balanced approach with the sonically accurate Inspiration.

Monster Inspiration (Active Noise Canceling) Review

Monster ditches the bass-bloated Beats brand for a more balanced approach with the sonically accurate Inspiration.

Skullcandy and Astro join forces to debut new gaming headsets

The Skullcandy SLYR, PLYR1 and PLYR2 are three new gaming headsets to arise from a recent merger with the gaming headset experts at Astro.
PS3 PULSE Wireless Headset review

Sony Pulse Elite Edition Review

Sony’s PS3 Pulse wireless stereo headset remedies the maladies of earlier models and piles on even more features, making it the headset to own for avid gamers.
Samsung HT E6500W home theater review

Samsung HT-E6500W Review

Samsung raises the bar for home-theater-in-a-box systems with the HT-E6500W, an spendy but powerful and surprisingly well balanced 5.1-channel system.

Razer Electra Review

Razer’s Electra headphones make a bold impression with their huge size and green highlights, but maintain a surprisingly balanced and pleasing sound for both gaming and music.

Apple EarPods Review

Apple’s redesigned stock headphones, now known as EarPods, offer a significant improvement in bass, but sacrifice clarity in other portions of the spectrum.
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Panasonic SC-HTB350 Review

The SC-HTB350 is an easily affordable, big-sounding solution with flexibility that is hard to match. For those not too picky about the minutiae of sound, this system will please with pounding bass, the ability to deliver audible dialog and more input options that competing devices.
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Apple replaces iconic earbuds with ‘sound-funneling’ EarPods

After 11 years Apple has finally replaced its stock earbuds as it introduced today the EarPods, a completely redesigned headphone.
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Sony X headphones backed by Simon Cowell/X Factor

Sony aims to take on Beats with its own celebrity-backed and prominently placed Sony X headphones.

Unusual quiet where speakers should boom: CEDIA 2012 launches with a wimper

Things are a little quieter than usual this year at CEDIA Expo 2012

Toshiba 55L7200U Review

Toshiba’s flagship 55L7200U delivers high-end performance without the high-end price tag, though it lacks some of the app choices found in competitors.

Toshiba 47L7200U Review

Toshiba’s flagship 55L7200U delivers high-end performance without the high-end price tag, though it lacks some of the app choices found in competitors.

Samsung DA-E750 Review

Samsung taps tubes for a softer sound in the high-end DA-E750 iPod dock – and it sounds great whether you credit the analog tech or not.

Klipsch RF-62 II Review

Klipsch’s RF-62 II home theater system grabs listeners with rock-solid bass, wide-open midrange, tasty, detailed highs and a remarkably wide and seamless soundstage.

LG 55G2 Review

LG's G2 series Google-powered TV offers some interface refinements and a slick remote, even if image quality lags behind others in this price range.

LG 47G2 Review

While picture quality lags behind others at this price point LG's Google-powered G2 series offers some interface refinements and a slick remote.

Spyder4TV HD Review

The Spyder4TV HD lets amateurs calibrate their TVs to the perfect settings with just a little patience.

Wicked Audio Solus Review

Wicked Audio’s affordable Solus headphones challenge more expensive headphones with a stylish look and surprisingly tight sound, as long as you’re prepared to be gentle.
Sony BDP S590 review blu ray dvd player upscaling

Sony BDP-S590 Review

Sony’s speedy and well-equipped BDP-S590 sports all the essential features of the flagship S790 for significantly less coin.
Audio Technica ATH ANC9 review

Audio-Technica ATH-ANC9 Review

Audio-Technica’s ATH-ANC9 soothes frequent fliers with potent noise cancellation, a comfortable design, and most importantly, great sound.

iHome iP76 Review

iHome’s flashy iP76 reeled us in with color-changing LEDs, but disappointed us with mushy sound and weak lighting.

Samsung UN60ES8000 Review

Samsung’s UN60ES8000 LED TV overflows with high-tech features along with top-of-the-line image quality and design.

Samsung UN65ES8000 Review

The 65-inch UN65ES8000 LED TV from Samsung is filled to the brim with high-tech features to go along with great image quality.

Samsung UN55ES8000 Review

Samsung has stepped it up with the UN55ES8000 LED TV which offers top-of-the-line image quality and design.