Category: Home audio
Sony extends Blu-ray range with Skype-enabled BDP-S780 player
Home cinema fans are in for treat today, as Sony have announced the launch of not one, but three new pieces of kit to turn your living room into a multiplex. First up is the Skype-enabled BDP-S780 Blu-ray player. Compatible…
REVIEW: Klipsch HD Theater 500 5.1 speakers
No matter what the brand or size, buyers of a flatscreen TV have to be ready for pretty woeful audio quality from nearly every set. This isn't necessarily a problem however, as ever-more-affordable home cinema speaker packages hit the market, making 5.1 surround sound far more accessible than it ever was. Klipsch's HD Theater 500 package sits at the top end of mid-priced speaker packages. As veterans of the silver screen cinema speaker scene, can Klipsch bring the Hollywood magic into living rooms too?
JBL OnBeat iPod / iPhone / iPad speaker dock launched
JBL's latest speaker dock, the OnBeat, has the rare distinction of being compatible with iPods, iPhones and iPads. Shipping with a range of docking clamps, any of the Apple media devices will work with the dock, while a 3.5mm…
REVIEW: ROBERTS colourSTREAM DAB / Internet Radio with iPod dock
Name: colourSTREAM (ROBERTS) Type: DAB/Internet Radio with iPod Dock Specs: Click here for full specs Price: £176.09 from Amazon Image Gallery: Click here Billed as a next-gen radio system, the ROBERTS colourSTREAM has a list of features as long…
Two new STREAM DAB/iPod docks on the way from Roberts
Roberts are readying the launch of two new DAB/iPod dock combos to add to their STREAM range. The STREAM 63i and colourSTREAM will both be clambering for your attention at an electrical shop near you soon. The acoustically tuned STREAM…
REVIEW: Onkyo CS-545UK hi-fi
Name: CS-545UK (Onkyo) Type: Micro hi-fi with iPod dock Specs: Click here for full specs Price: £299 from AV-Land £300 wont buy you an awful lot when it comes to hi-fis these days, but Onkyo have staked a claim…
CES 2011 – Parrot's Philippe Starck designed Zikmu speakers
Aaah those crazee Frenchies. Last year Parrot came up with the bonkers, but absolutely brilliant iPhone Augmented Reality Quadricopter. This time round it has got ace designer Philippe Starck to put together what could be the most striking wireless…
CES 2011 – Orbitsound T14 Wireless iPod soundbar making home-cinema sound simple
Orbitsound may have put themselves at the top of next year's Christmas card list for the lazy armchair music enthusiast with the CES unveiling of their T14 soundbar. Mixing home-cinema audio tech with wireless wizardry, with it you may…
CES 2011 – Pure Contour internet-savvy iPod dock launched
UK radio alarm clock specialists Pure had a very nifty little device on show at the Unveiled event for this year's CES in the shape of the Contour iPod dock. A really sweet, half moon black mesh design with…
CES 2011 – Jammin with the House of Marley iPod audio range
If there's one certainty about CES other than a shed-load of gadgets being displayed, it's that there will be a fair few celebrity endorsements to go along with them. Pick of the pack so far has been the House…
