Reviews

###Kanto YU6, YU4, and SUB6 *All speakers in this review were provided as review samples from Kanto.* ##Overview Here’s what I’ll talk about in the video: > Pricing + Specs > Usecases > Speaker Stands > Subwoofer + Subwoofer Specs > YU6 Specs > Phono Preamp > Stands > Sound Signature > Comparisons with Fluance and Micca > Subwoofer Setup > Negatives > Positives > Final Thoughts ##Summary of Video I picked a pair of YU4 for...

Cheapest Native 1080p Projector? $250 Vankyo V600 Review! I've been into projectors since the days when a true 720p projector retailed for $800 and up. When Vankyo asked me to review a $250 native 1080p projector, I was a bit skeptical. Hopeful, but skeptical. After all, $250 would typically buy you something closer to a toy than a home theater...

These Vanatoo Transparent One Encore speakers can do many things and they do them well. Let's look at some of the components these can replace. Power Amplifier Preamp with Tone Control DSP Controller Active/Passive Crossovers DAC Speaker Cable(s) Power Cable Bluetooth Receiver Some Bulkier Bookshelf Speakers Sound Bar Rick Kernen and Gary Gesellchen are the owners and creators of Vanatoo. They're some of the nicest guys I've met in HiFi....

I have a confession to make. I have had a love/hate relationship with Klipsch Audio loudspeakers going back to 1990 when I heard my first pair at a friend’s apartment in college. After being introduced through a mutual friend who told the guy that I was a fellow audiophile (already a bad sign), we walked across the GWU campus...

With inexpensive active and wireless loudspeakers taking a substantial piece of the pie, high-end audio manufacturers face a somewhat daunting future. To remain relevant in the face of changing consumer behavior, there needs to be a carrot for the next generation of audiophiles. Affordability has to be the thought process to entice younger listeners; aside from the availability of...

After twenty years of reviewing consumer electronics, I have developed a healthy degree of skepticism when it comes to audio tweaks. Having tried dozens of devices over the years; ranging from power line conditioners, cleaning products, acoustic treatment, cable cradles, vibration platforms, feet, cones, and magic lotions – I’m not sure that more than a handful came close to...

It has been a busy summer so far with more than a dozen reviews underway; including part one of our integrated amplifier round-up which will include the NAD D 3045, and Cambridge Audio AXA35. Part two will feature the Naim Nait XS 3 and Audiolab 6000A. We plan on comparing all four of these very different sounding integrated amplifiers...

Headphones have become a commodity. There are hundreds of manufacturers making similar looking and sounding products all over the globe; consumers spent a few billion dollars on headphones in Q1 2019 which has the bean counters all excited. Wireless headphones are experiencing the fastest level of growth and that’s only going to increase, but what about the consumer who...