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Polk RTi A9 Floorstanding Loudspeakers Reviewed
Incorporating many of the company’s most advanced driver and cabinet technologies, as well as real wood-veneer cabinetry, Polk’s RTI series provides an affordable alternative to those who don’t want to step up into the real loudspeaker big leagues to get some advanced performance. The series offers three floorstanding models (RTi A9/reviewed here, RTi A7, [...]
Mapleshade Time-Correcting Maple Bedrock Speaker Stands Reviewed
For ages the adage with bookshelf and/or monitor speakers has always been getting the tweeter or tweeter/midrange as close to ear height will yield the best results. Of course proper placement in a room as well as in relation to your listening position also plays a huge role in how good or bad your small [...]
Mapleshade Samson V.1 Equipment Rack Reviewed
Seemingly everyone makes an equipment rack of some form or another these days with varying degrees of success, however for best results you’re better off going with a third party or specialty equipment rack. The problem with going with an esoteric rack manufacturer is that you often end up paying a lot of money for [...]
McIntosh MX-120 AV Preamp Reviewed
While most of us run full 7.1 home theater systems, I know few who forget the fact that all good home theater systems are built on the basics of two-channel audio. McIntosh is a company who began in the two-channel world and is well known and respected in both arenas. For those who want [...]
Headset Buddy – Weird Name, Neat Idea
The purpose of the Headset Buddy ($9.95 to $14.95 available from Webko) ) is a little hard to conceptualize or appreciate at first glance. In fact it is rather a niche type of product. For those of us who a) do not enjoy clutter; b) do not particularly care about Blue … [visit site to [...]
