We all don’t have a much to read the handbook for a set of headphones, but JVC’s HA-NC120 had all of us doing just that. The particular noise-cancelling electronic devices are powered by the offered AAA battery pack, but the compartment within the right earphone will be slightly as well properly hidden. The actual cable [...]
We recently tested Pioneer’s BCS-303, a stylish all-in-one home cinema system that delivered decent (if not mind-blowing) surround sound and crisp hi-def pictures, all for a very reasonable price. As the BCS-303 showed, going down the all-in-one route doesn’t always get you the very best performance but does cut through the hassle that comes with [...]
The Blue Aura WS80i is a wireless speaker system that allows you to beam audio signals from any source (PC, Mac, Blu-ray player, Freeview box) anywhere around the house. Pick up a few pairs of the powered speakers on Blue Aura WS80i and you can even beam the same audio signal to multiple rooms. It’s [...]
Sony’s BDV-E370 is one of the best all-in-one systems on the market, offering a tempting range of features and solid performance, so it’s with great anticipation that we check out its bigger brother, the BDV-E870. This system is virtually identical to the Sony BDV-E870 except that the front speakers are 610mm high towers, which are [...]
What always set Vita Audio’s products apart from the masses was their superb styling and build quality, and it’s no different here. A beautiful wooden curved-cornered rectangle of wood wraps around a largely metal chassis faced with sandblasted steel sections. It looks superb, and feels even better with excellent fit and finish. Vita Audio R1 [...]
There must be a glitch in the Matrix because we’re experiencing an extreme case of déjà vu. In October we reviewed GenevaSound’s excellent Model S and now the company has released the updated ‘GenevaSound Model M’, the midrange offering in a product line of S, M, L and XL docks. We liked the Model S [...]
Its on a high after scooping another gong for the TX-SR608 in our 2010 Awards, but if that feature-packed receiver is beyond your budget then its baby brother might be more up your street. Naturally for an entry-level model, many of Onkyo’s juiciest features have been stripped away to reach an attractive price point, but [...]
Samsung BD-C8500 is a Blu-ray player with a twist. As well as spinning hi-def movies, it can also record programmes from its Freeview HD tuner onto the 500GB hard-disk, bringing you two hi-def sources in a single slimline box. It’s not the first such product to be launched – LG’s HR400 beat Samsung to the [...]
If the Aliph name seems familiar to you, it should. The company may largely hide behind its Jawbone brand, but it has been responsible for arguably the best range of Bluetooth headsets on the market – currently spearheaded by the Prime and Icon. These products standout because of Aliph’s attention to detail, class leading sound [...]
Panasonic seems to have an endless reserve of Blu-ray cinema systems up its sleeve, ranging from full-on 3D ready packages like the Panasonic SC-BT735 down to basic 2.1-channel all-in-ones like the SC-BT222. The 5.1-channel SC-BT735 sits somewhere in-between, lacking the 3D capabilities of the former but adding some of the cutting-edge features missing from the [...]
