It is once again time for the Sundance Film Festival!! The online ticket buying process has completed and in spite of an absence of big name directors and not-as-many stars as usual, many films were sold out before we got our chance to buy. Nonetheless, we have an interesting line up of films to see including…

I will be attending Emofest 2012 over the Labor Day weekend. Check back here for updates, photos and more as Dan Laufman reveals some new and exciting audio/video products that will be coming out soon. I myself, am anxious to see the XMC-1 a/v processor with TacT dynamic room EQ. Bluegrass…

CEDIA 2012 – Wrap Up

The third and final day of the show was on Saturday, 9/8/2012.  I had an early flight out of Indianapolis on Saturday so I didn’t have a chance to return to the show floor.  I fortunately have more content to share with you that I’ll…

Totem

The new Tribe Kin is an affordable alternative to the elegant sounding Tribe. With all the classic traits of Totem speakers, the drivers sound clean and fast. A new multilayered cone feels stiff yet pliable referred to MHEX.  The smallest is $600, while the larger are both $750 each.…

CEDIA - Final Thoughts, Chris Eberle

Overall the show was muted compared to years past.  Attendance didn't seem tremendous, there were major vendors missing (LG, Panasonic, Samsung most conspicuously), and there wasn't much in the way of new products save a few 4K…

Geared for computer nerds that like to do video chats, it's just a matter of time before this tiny cameras sensors…

400 watts into 5 channels @ 8 ohms.

The XPR-5 faceplate is made of 25 millimeters of solid billet aluminum; tooled, machined, engraved, and finished like fine jewelry. The oversized Emotiva logo is laser embossed on the faceplate, and an array of 60 dual color LEDs forms a high performance metering…

The AudioQuest DragonFly USB DAC is run in asynchronous USB mode thanks to Gordon Rankin who designed the DragonFly's circuit (i.e. everything except the industrial design) and its based on the 24-bit ESS Sabre™ DAC. Musical data up to 24/96 (limited to avoid the necessity of downloading drivers for…

Dolby will be starting a new process for upconverting Dolby TrueHD from 48kHz to 96zHz.

What does this mean? Better sound from movie and music blu-rays, no doubt. Your current equipment will handle the new upconversion, so you will not have to pay for an upgrade.

Here's the…

I made the trip north to Montreal for the 25th annual Salon Son & Image HiFi show. Set against the backdrop of the Hilton Bonaventure Hotel downtown, up to 10,000 visitors are expected to roam the halls of this very casual event. The hotel is circa 1970’s brutal concrete modern and lends itself…

Sundance 2012 was as busy as ever including the all important film deals. There may have been a slight let-up in the downtown party scene, but I may not have been the best judge of that as I opted to stay in on Friday and Saturday night of the opening weekend. That was due in part to the…

Secrets Festival Photographer Ray Keller is not a hipster.

I AM NOT A HIPSTER…

There are a couple of things that I noticed this year's CES had lots of: One is switching amplifiers. Many companies are moving in this direction, in part because they deliver more power for less money, but also because they are efficient and high tech. The one shown above is the new Anthem M1, which,…

Emotiva is expecting to release their latest pre/pro around July. MSRP is $1499. This unit will incorporate TacT digital room correction and take direct DSD audio. For more specifics, click the link:

XMC-1 Specifications:…

Pure i-20

I just got this the other day and think it is pretty cool. Has a built in 192/24 DAC. Now I can play hi-rez audio from my iPhone4 directly into my main stereo equipment. Less than $95.…

It's time for Sundance once again! Our usual schedule of Movies/Skiing/Movies/Skiing etc might just become Movies/Movies/Movies/Movies because currently the Park City resort has a measly 20 inch base. Long range forecast is offering some hope though. Movie wise the forecast looks good as well but from…

Final Thoughts:

CES 2012 has come to a close and it is really good to be home.  I have uploaded my coverage from Wednesday and Thursday and I also wanted to share some final thoughts.

The show seemed to be a big hit based on the enormous crowd.  From an audio/video perspective, the new…

The 2011 installment of the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest turned out to be the tale of two technologies.  I am personally something of generational a 'tweener'.  I was born at the tail end of the Baby Boom Generation - but I'm not really a Baby Boomer and I'm not really a GenXer.  I am young enough…