Monthly Archives: April 2011

Boston Acoustics A Series Loudspeakers First Look

April 26, 2011
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Boston Acoustics has released the A Series high-performance, high value loudspeaker series. The A Series includes two floorstanding speakers, the flagship 3-way A 360(SRP: $399.99), the 2-way Model A 250 (SRP: $299.99); two 2-way bookshelf models, A 26 (SRP: $199.99) and A 25 (SRP: $149.99); and the A 225C 2-way center-channel speaker (SRP: $249.99)....

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Onkyo HT-RC370 7.2-Channel THX Select2 Receiver First Look

April 26, 2011
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The real feather in the cap of these new receiver offerings from Onkyo is the Marvell Qdeo 4K video scaling – especially at the $549 price point of the HT-RC360. That said, there is a lot to like in the HT-RC370. For well under a grand you get top of the line scaling, all...

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Jawbone JAMBOX Portable Wireless Speaker Review

April 25, 2011
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On a recent visit to an Apple store, Jawbone’s JAMBOX caught my eye. Could this little dynamo offer me the sound quality and convenient size I have been looking for to fill my hotel rooms with music? The Jawbone JAMBOX is priced at $199.99, which ain’t cheap. The problem is, I have not seen...

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Grace Digital WiFi Micro System GDI-IRMS300 Review

April 22, 2011
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Whether its Pandora, Rhapsody, Internet radio, or streaming music from your local Mac or PC, Grace Digital’s WiFi Micro Bookshelf system (Model GDI-IRMS300)seems to pull it off. With this 2.0 micro stereo system you get even more because the unit comes with a 2x16W Class-D amplifier and a pair of 2-way mini bookshelf speakers....

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Samsung Smart TV Video Review with the LED 8000 Series

April 20, 2011
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Samsung has been making TVs for quite some time, but now they’ve released a new line of televisions they are dubbing: Smart TVs. You know, aside from the transition from standard definition CRT monitors to high-definition flat panels, TVs haven’t really changed much over the past several years. They still bring you the same...

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