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Record Doctor X Record Cleaning System

September 17, 2024 Comments Off on Record Doctor X Record Cleaning System

Sony Xperia 1 VI $1700 Review

September 9, 2024 Comments Off on Sony Xperia 1 VI $1700 Review

https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/sony-xperia-1-vi

The Sony is also talented in the motion department. Watching sweeping panning shots and scenes in which Officer K’s flying car zooms towards the LAPD headquarters, we find the Xperia to deliver smooth yet natural motion that doesn’t contain any noticeable judder.

Our main criticism here is that, when placed side by side with an iPhone 15 Plus, the Sony can look as though it’s trying slightly too hard. It lacks a touch of subtlety and nuance that the iPhone captures effortlessly, which can be best spotted when it comes to how naturally skin tones are presented. The Apple handset is slightly more reserved and cinematic at times, though the Sony’s added oomph can suit some content more – and truthfully some may prefer the more extroverted Sony in this regard.

Audioquest PowerQuest 303 Power Conditioner Review

September 8, 2024 Comments Off on Audioquest PowerQuest 303 Power Conditioner Review

https://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2023/11/4/audioquest-powerquest-303-power-conditioner

My listening was focused on two particular aspects of performance. First, I approached the PowerQuest 303 as a potential solution to an audible problem with my system. Second I listened for any possible effect the unit had on the overall character of the system’s sound.

As a possible first for me, I must report on listening to my system without music playing. The baseline noise from my speakers was dramatically reduced once I introduced the PowerQuest 303 into the system. It’s a head-scratcher that an aging switch mode power supply with transformer issues would perform differently with a change in AC power. Even more, so that the hum from the ERCO DAC itself was slightly reduced. What is the root cause of this improvement? I do not know. But it was blatantly easy to compare without music playing. Just noise then less noise. This is a singular situation to be sure, but it illustrated to me that the PowerQuest 303 was doing something and that in my case that something was an improvement

The New Linkin Park “One Step” Vinyl Reissues

September 6, 2024 Comments Off on The New Linkin Park “One Step” Vinyl Reissues

JBL L42ms Integrated Music System $1,000 Review

September 3, 2024 Comments Off on JBL L42ms Integrated Music System $1,000 Review

https://www.soundandvision.com/content/jbl-l42ms

While I wouldn’t consider the L42ms to be a substitute for a full-sized stereo system, it comes close enough to that experience whereby in any situation that space is limited or where the convenience and aesthetics of an all-in-one system increase its appeal, this JBL fits the bill. Movies, Games and TV

I’ve already covered the caveats and qualifiers about how this JBL is not really a soundbar. But if you use it for AV, the truth is it is an excellent-sounding unit that offers exceptional dialogue clarity. You won’t get surround-sound or Atmos out of it, but with the subwoofer output you can easily hook up a monster sub—I tested it with an 18” Perlisten—and experience movies with impact that’s almost as if you were in a theater. This was certainly the case when I screened Bad Boys: Ride or Die. With the sub, the crazy action scenes had all the impact you expect from an explosion and gunshot-filled Jerry Bruckheimer production.