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McIntosh MDA200 D/A Converter
McIntosh Labs owners can now add the beautiful MDA200 DAC to their system to move into the world of digital music with warm McIntosh sound and a card based system to enable future upgrades should digital technology improve even more. The MDA200 will complement any McIntosh system with performance that blew us away.
JBL PartyBox Encore vs 110 vs 710
Make your next party epic with JBL PartyBox Portable Speakers. With several models to choose from, you get JBL Pro Sound with selectable LED light shows and can plug in your smartphone or stream with built-in Bluetooth connectivity. With their durable construction, impressive sound quality, and fun features, JBL Partybox speakers elevate any party experience — from small gatherings to large events.
Best High-Performance Powered Speakers Over $1,000
The right pair of powered speakers are more than just great sound - they are investments. Learn about and shop our faves.
MartinLogan Motion & Motion XT Home Theater Speaker Overview
MartinLogan has just released an update to their line of Motion Series loudspeakers. Read our overview of these completely reimagined speakers that have a fresh attitude and sleek design.
MartinLogan Motion XT Home Theater & Media Room Tour
In this showcase, we’re going to show you how we set up a fantastic audio and immersive Dolby Atmos system in a more traditional living room concept using the new MartinLogan Motion line of home theater speakers.
Marantz CINEMA 40 9.4 Channel Home Theater AV Receiver
The Marantz CINEMA 40 is a home theater and music lover's dream. With an audiophile level amp section and processing for 11 channels plus 4, yes 4, independent subwoofers, it has a whole lot going for it. It's also future ready with 7, 8K video inputs, 2 extra zones, and 9 powerful channels built in.
Klipsch The Sevens & The Nines Powered Speaker Review & Comparison
The Klipsch The Sevens and The Nines High-Res Powered speakers pick up where the Fives left off. The Sevens offer easy connections for music, movies, and gaming, a beautiful, mid-century modern aesthetic, and the crystal clear, full soundstage you’ve come to expect from the Great American Speaker Company. Take a look at our review to learn more.
HiFi Rose Network Streamers & Integrated Amps Overview
HiFi Rose is a new, exciting high-performance audio brand from Seoul, South Korea. They recently dropped a line of versatile, performance network media players for audiophiles who are passionate about sound quality and who want to have control of their multimedia services in one component. They also have an innovative integrated amp that looks as cool as it sounds!
HiFi Rose RS520 All-In-One Integrated Amp & Network Streamer
The HiFi Rose RS520 combination streamer & integrated amplifier is one heck of a beautiful and great-sounding piece of audio gear. From the 12.6” wide display, to the solid aluminum chassis, to the best ESS DAC’s, to a new amplifier tech, the RS520 is incredibly innovative, easy to use, and produces a rich, warm sound. It’s not that often you find something that sounds so good is also stunning to use and look at as well.
Home Theater Tour: The Ultimate Home Theater Gaming Setup
Join us as we tour the ULTIMATE home theater gaming room! This DIYer designed & constructed an incredible setup featuring three separate projector screens that completely surround you on the front and sides, providing incredible immersion for gaming.
Home Theater System Design Tour: Basement Buildout Magic
Audio Advice recently crafted a one-of-a-kind, multi-use home theater basement buildout. Learn more about our approach as we walk you through the design of the home theater and home automation systems throughout the home office, bar & entertainment area, and an incredible home theater.
What is a DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter) and How Does it Work?
Ever wonder what’s going on inside your audio equipment? How does the audio data on a CD, MP3, or WAV file stop being data and become sound? That “magic” is in large part thanks to a digital-to-analog converter, or DAC.
Bowers & Wilkins 700 Series 3 Home Theater Speaker Review
Bowers & Wilkins speakers have been an Audio Advice favorite for over 4 decades. Their new 700 Series 3 is by far, their best 700 series yet. In this article, we will go over the new technology you’ll find, then get into each of the individual models to help you decide which one might be best for your system, room, and budget.
GoldenEar Forcefield Subwoofers 30 and 40 Review
Golden Ear’s two new Forcefield subwoofers offer up both deep bass impact and musical purity putting them in that rare league of subs that have both slam and speed. From the beautiful new cabinets to the new amplifier technology, Golden Ear put their decades of speaker knowledge into making these a great audio value. The new Forcefield 30 and 40 are perfect for the nuances needed with two-channel music and the power needed for a great home theater.
600 Series Anniversary Edition Speaker Comparison | Bowers & Wilkins
The Bowers & Wilkins 600 Series Anniversary Edition includes proven drive units derived from the 800 Series Diamond. It partners those superior ingredients with carefully upgraded crossover components, resulting in even better resolution and superlative musicality. The new 600 Series Anniversary Edition offers two bookshelf speakers, a tower speaker, and a matching center channel. All of these employ technology in the speaker components that just a few years ago could only be found in their $6,000/pr and up speakers.
HiFi Rose RS150 Reference Network Streamer
The HiFi Rose RS150 is a reference-grade network streaming hub that will let audiophiles combine their high-resolution audio and video collections with their favorite music streaming services into a single, elegant component. With a high-performance DAC & preamp built-in, RS150 offers control over various multimedia services with high-quality sound (up to 32bit / 768KHz PCM & Native DSD512) plus ultra-high-resolution 4K video from a generous 14.9-inch wide touchscreen that is just super easy to use.