You thought stereo was dead, didn’t you? At a time when manufacturers are moving to nothing but multi-channel systems aimed at home theater, Onkyo has introduced a different idea. We hear about new HTiB systems and more channels being tacked on to further the multi-channel experience it seems many manufacturers forgot about high end ...

Integra is a front company of Onkyo that ships higher end versions of its Onkyo counterparts.   Now Integra has brought its ''high end'' approach to HTPC which is a bit of a surprise. Integra is known for components like DVD players. The company's highly popular players are generally considered quite worthy in its price category by most ...

Personally, I don't see what the big deal is but … This is a new all in one Home Theater system coming up from Sony this summer. Model TAV-L1/R combines a Bravia 32'' LCD screen with some integrated audio components designed for HT. The audio portion includes a DVD player that is compatible with CD and SACD. It's a nice touch to include ...

The acoustic quality of digital audio players is a controversial topic on the best of days, but so are the merits of tube amplifiers. Some old school audiophiles swear by them claiming tubes provide warmer, richer sounds than a transistorized amplifier. But many hi-fi fans simply swear at tube amps damning them for higher power consumption and ...

''Microsoft has been waiting on the sidelines until its gaming console and software business reaches sustainability…'' says Thomas Wolf of The Diffusion Group, a media analyst think tank. The Diffusion Group believes Microsoft is only waiting to see the Xbox console and software titles further embedded into the public conscious. Meanwhile ...

On the eve of Sony's own Blu-ray revolution Sony just released its latest Windows XP Media Center 2005 based super-system the Vaio XL2. This is Sony's follow up to last year's XL1 and has a few key improvements. The new Vaio will give you the full all-in-one Media Center treatment acting as TiVo, CD/DVD player and digital media server and is ...

The most interesting thing about the upcoming Nike shoe that communicates wirelessly with your iPod is its name. Nike+iPod. Nike+iPod is a marriage of two eminently egotistic franchises and guess which one is wearing the sweatpants in the family?   The iPod is well accustomed to suitors of every ilk from hi-fi to home builder ...

Nintendo, you gotta love 'em still hanging on with ground breaking ideas - those stilly little freaks. You have to admire the finesse approach Nintendo has taken with Wii. We already heard about Wii's unique ''positional'' controller that will make some interesting gaming. But now the latest information from the Nintendo camp is the pricing ...

Consumer electronics devices that need to send and receive data to each other have found a permanent home inside our homes. Whether we're using computers, routers, VoIP phones or digital audio and video equipment we need to hook them all up to other devices. A consumer electronics consortium has been working on ways to send digital information ...

It's come to my attention that premature pricing information has become the new PS3 topic these days.     Don't take these pricing estimates seriously.  We already know the price will be just a tad higher than the Xbox360 and as soon as it hits the market Microsoft will announce a price reduction on its ...