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CAMBRIDGE AUDIO AXR100 STEREO RECEIVER

New QLED in Town

TCL 75Q825 8-SERIES ROKU LCD ULTRA HDTV

Magic in the Middle

APERION AUDIO NOVUS 5.0.2 SPEAKER SYSTEM

AudioControl Avalon G4 Four-Channel Power Amplifier

Four For All

Tech to Make Guests Feel at Home

My company has installed whole-house, distributed audio systems since literally the day we opened our doors back in 1995, and over the years we’ve witnessed generational improvements in technology.

Quantum Dot All-Star

TVs ARE cheaper than ever. Really.

Sonos Move Portable Wireless Speaker

Music on the Move

My Plan for World Domination

My plan for world domination is simple: vacuum cleaners. Of course, as with any fiendishly clever plan, mine has certain nuances. And although it does not involve laser beams, piranha, or secret lairs inside volcanoes, I think you will agree that my plan is quite diabolical.

Sound Engine

HEGEL MUSIC SYSTEMS is a Norwegian audio electronics manufacturer that has been slowly and steadily making a mark on the high-end audio world since it started out in the early 1990s.

Image Anywhere

AUSTIN, TEXAS, that state’s vibrant capital city, houses many cultural icons.

Cinema in a Box

IF YOU’RE a home cinema nut like me, there’s always one thing that makes or breaks the experience: screen size.

Unwired for Sound

BLAME IT ON SONOS. In the early 2000s, at what was then the Los Angeles headquarters of the Stereophile Guide to Home Theater, we were visited by a gentleman from that then largely unknown company who had a product he was eager to promote: a wireless speaker in a single, relatively compact box. I politely declined.

AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt Headphone Amplifier/DAC

Pocket Wonder

Boxes of Joy

As a year packed with wonderful new high-definition and 4K discs comes to a close, we’ve selected ten standout box sets that are certain to bring a smile to the home theater buff in your life. Each box is special in its own way: some are hefty with gravitas, others have actual heft. All are sure to deliver ample audio/video pleasure plus a bounty of bonus features to enjoy through the new year and beyond.

Color Me Impressed

FOUNDED IN 2002, Vizio is an American company headquartered in California that aims to offer top-quality TVs at prices that will appeal to a wide range of consumers.

How To Buy An A/V Receiver

And why you still want one. 

Game Day

Nestled among the rolling estates of north central New Jersey is a recently completed 22,000-square-foot mansion on 11 acres that represents the height of luxury.

This Just In...

No-Ad Basketball got a tryout on Fox Sports 2. The pay-TV channel telecast a women’s basketball game in December with a main live stream, two additional live streams for the coaches, and live audio...

Handson Adcom Luna Wireless Speaker

LUNA IS NOT YOUR FATHER’S Adcom. As the first speaker to bear the familiar red logo, from a relatively recent licensee of the venerable old brand, it has no common heritage with the fine power amplifiers and preamplifiers on which the original company built its name in the ’80s and ’90s, except for its dominant color—black.

Getting Back on Track

UHD BLU-RAY The Girl on the Train

New Chips For Old

Optoma UHD65 4K DLP Projector

More Than Meets The Eye

Samsung UBD-M9500 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player

Recycled Memories, Broken Dreams

Recycled Memories, Broken Dreams

Not Your Father's HD TV

LG OLED65E7P OLED Ultra HDTV

Beyerdynamic Xelento Remote In-Ear

Jewels for the Ear.

Daily Double

For movies or music, this extraordinary room delivers the best of both worlds.

Portly Sound, Pint-Sized Package

RSL Speakers CG3 5.1 Speaker System.

Phone For Music?

LG V20 Smartphone.

Shift-Free 4K

Sony VPL-VW285ES LCOS Projector

The People's Separates

Emotiva BasX System