Last night we had the honor and pleasure of hosting Peter Mc Grath at our Jenkintown location. Peter is a well known and well respected recording engineer that has been involved in the Hifi community for many years; currently Peter is the Director of Sales for Wilson Audio. The purpose of Peter’s visit was to ...
HiFi Meditations- Are Better Speaker Wires Snake Oil? I have long made it a habit to talk to clients about the speaker wire and interconnects that they are using in their systems and I am always surprised by the responses I get. The responses range from “Of course I use the best wire I can ...One of the questions that I hear the most is, “How many watts are those speakers?” I also hear, “What’s the wattage on that amp?” Usually folks are asking these questions to see if the amp/speakers are a good match. Believe it or not those numbers mean less to me than the “voice” of an ...Looking for new speakers can be challenging for a number of reasons. Among the issues that face you are the sheer number of speakers makers, the fact that you aren’t auditioning in your room, listening fatigue, the variables that different amps, preamps, cables and sources can provide and the fact that there are only a ...HiFi Meditations- Wilson Sashas and Ayre Components take Joe on a Ride. Last week I asked for some suggestions for movie or music pieces that really make your day or are your go to scene/song to show off your system! I got a lot of great responses but there are two that I was surprised ...HiFi Meditations- URC Remotes Part Two Last week I talked about how much easier remotes from Universal Remote Control can make your life, and also how they can allow you to realize the full potential of your home theater. I also promised to tell you about a problem that URC solved for my clients this ...HiFi Meditations- “That’s just two speakers?!” Recently I had a co-worker ask me what new demos I have been using and my brain locked up. What new demos was I using? Um…..well um there is that new movie? That’s right I was in a rut. It can happen to anyone, you get into that comfort ...Written by Joseph Held. Over the last couple of weeks I have been talking about lighting and home automation control. But this weekend I had such a cool experience that I wanted to share it. Working in a store like Hifi House you can get a little snobby and take for granted that there is ...Last week I talked a bit about a system that isn’t a zillion dollars and just how good it can be. Today I wanted to talk about the other end of the spectrum, and specifically a subwoofer. I recently had a client come in looking for a sub to pair with his high end two ...
The first thing to note about this my testing of the Energy CF-70 floor standing speakers is that I tested them as a stereo pair (sans sub) and not as part of full surround system so of you are seeking a pair for front of AV room duties take everthing I have to say about [...]
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