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TESTED: Beats By Dre Tour In-Ear Headphones
|Beats by Dr. Dre is a sub-brand of Monster Cable whose stated goal is to make true, studio-grade sound (as approved by Dr. Dre, of course, as well as his long-term collaborator/producer Jimmy Iovine) available ...read more -
TESTED: Monster Cable Turbine In-Ear Headphones
|Toward the end of 2008 Monster Cable announced the release of ambitious new in-ear headphones called the “Turbine In-Ear Speakers,” priced at $150. Three things caught my attention in this announcement. First, Monster stated that ...read more -
TESTED: PSB Imagine 5.1-channel surround speaker system
|If you were to look up the phrase “modest to a fault” in an imaginary Almanac of Popular Expressions, I’m fairly certain you’d find a photo of Paul Barton, founder of and chief designer for ...read more -
TESTED: Denon AH-NC732 noise canceling headphones
|Not long ago Playback published a two-part survey of six of today’s best noise-cancelling headphones. Issue 14 reviewed models from Audio Technica, Creative, and Dr. Dre/Monster Cable while Issue 15 covered models from Bose, Sennheiser, ...read more -
TESTED: Panasonic DMP-BD55 Blu-ray player
|Once Blu-ray triumphed in the late, great HD format war, movie lovers were set free to take the Blu-ray plunge with confidence, and for all the right reasons. Blu-ray, after all, provides gorgeous 1080p HD ...read more -
TESTED: Paradigm Studio 60 v.5 5.1-channel surround speaker system
|It’s been said that almost anyone could build a great loudspeaker system, if given an unlimited budget. A much tougher task, however, is figuring out how to build speaker systems that combine genuinely high performance, ...read more -
TESTED: Nola Viper Reference Loudspeaker
|Let’s get right down to it: This speaker sounds significantly different than most other speakers anywhere near its lofty $12,000-per-pair asking price. A natural follow-up question would be, “Is that a good thing?” And I’d ...read more -
TESTED: Grado Reference Platinum 1 Phono Cartridge
|Grado Laboratories offers three families of phono cartridges: the Prestige, Reference, and Statement series, in ascending order of performance. I reviewed the top Prestige model, the Prestige Gold ($180), in Issue 172 and found it ...read more -
TESTED: Definitive Technologies SuperCube Reference Subwoofer
|Definitive Technology’s new SuperCube Reference subwoofer is dead serious about delivering world-class low bass in a compact package, fitting a 14” long-throw woofer, two 14” passive radiators, a beefy 1800-watt Class-D amplifier, and an extensive ...read more -
TESTED: PS Audio GCPH Phonostage
|Whether you evaluate it from the standpoint of design, construction, or sound quality, PS Audio’s $995 GCPH phonostage seems like it ought to cost more than it does. Several things make this phonostage special, starting ...read more -
TESTED: Triangle Titus EX Loudspeaker
|Writing about audio for twenty-five-plus years means I rarely hear a manufacturer’s name I don’t recognize. But when Neil Gader informed me I’d be receiving a pair of Triangle Titus EX speakers for review my ...read more -
Sonos Multi-Room Music System
|Sonos has been making multi-room music servers since 2004. In the four short years since the introduction of its first player this 180-person company has become the market leader in moderately priced wireless multi-room music ...read more -
Mystére ia21 Integrated Amplifier (Hi-Fi+)
|Oh, the mind can play dodgy tricks on you. This is a fine new integrated valve amp with a lot going for it, and all I can think of is Toyah Wilcox lisping her way ...read more -
Musical Fidelity M1 DAC and V-Link USB Adapter (TAS 213)
|I know the cynics in the audience may have a hard time believing this, but sometimes when I receive a component for review I don’t know its price. In the case of the Musical Fidelity ...read more -
Wadia 170iTransport iPod Dock
|If you think back over the last few years, it’s fair to say that few devices have had a more profound effect on the way we listen to music than Apple’s ubiquitous iPod. Millions and ...read more