For some people, making their home theaters into carbon copies of the local multiplex becomes their mission in life. Some even spend tens of millions of dollars in order to achieve the ultimate home theater experience. It is true that these homages to the classical movie experience are jaw-dropping and pristine, but most
can’t get enough of quality speakers without breaking the bank? then you might want to give the upcoming Roth OLi RA Loudspeakers a thought. now in its third incarnation, the new OLi RA lineup includes two bookshelf speaker models, a pair of floor standing towers, a center speaker, as well as a subwoofer. if you have been following Roth
when B&O said that their new Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 14 Surround Speaker System has a “competitive price point”, we took a hard look at its $3,995 starting price tag. hmmm. are we missing something here? by average joe’s standard, that number is hardly closed to “competitive”. being ‘just a surround speaker
so a Curved OLED TV is not enough to trick into believing that you are getting the IMAX experience? well, no worries at all, as long you have pretty penny to drop, you can actually have an IMAX Private Theater installed in your home. we kid you not – this IMAX private theater is very real and is brought to you by none other than the people behind
despite the proliferation of sound bars, not all are nearly agreeable that a single piece of ‘bar’ could result in a rich cinematic experience. if you belong to the non believer of sound producing bars, then we suppose a solid setup of at least a 5.1 system would be suffice. speaking of which, they are awful lot of 5.1 systems out in the market
always in the forefront of latest gadget ownership? then how about hitting yourself with LG HECTO 100-inch Laser TV? first showcased at the 2013 International CES earlier this year, this innovative TV system (or should we say, novel?) is set to hit the market this April for a princely sum of $8,999. that’s a lot to pay
mention KEF to any home audio enthusiasts, the egg-shaped home theater speakers immediately comes to mind. iconic it is, but that has been a while now. building on the success of many of KEF’s audio innovations, the UK-based hi-fi equipment maker has just refreshed the iconic egg-shaped speakers with the new E
the problem with wireless speakers are, they are not truly ‘wireless’ as there will always be the issue with power cables. however, this is not the case with the Philips Fidelio HTL9100 Sound Bar. the HTL9100 is a sleek, regular sound bar that offers you virtual surround audio like any regular sound bar does, but when you need
a good design hardly needs any update aesthetically (except for cars). in fact, all its maker need is to update it with the latest in technology and that good design can still pretty much last for ages. case in point: the Geneva Sound System Model XXL with Airplay. look-wise, it still bears the same awesome look…
setting up a home theater is much like a rocket science to some and a definite nightmare for neat-freak. can you imagine the cables that are going to snake around your beautiful living room? scary, isn’t it? thanks to the development of single-piece sound bar such as the Definitive Technology SoloCinema XTR, almost anyone could set up a decent home theater – as long as you can read which we…
although we love idea of simple sound system setup like the soundbar, it is nevertheless, a compromise to what a true home theater system should be. if given a choice and real estate is of no objection, a system like the fifth generation Klipsch Quintet Home Theater System would be the ideal setup. first off, it is not really…