One Week Later: Seven Observations From CES 2021
It’s one week after CES 2021 ended, and I believe I’ve got some handle on what happened and what mattered. With that, here are seven quick observations from the show.…
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Review – The 2020 Daguerreian Society Symposium
One of the developments of the pandemic has been a reassessment of what we are going to risk by gathering, be it with your family, friends, or colleagues. Most professional…
Review – Audeze LCD-1 Open-Back Foldable Planar Magnetic Headphones & Orchard Audio’s PecanPi® USB – USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier
One thing that a decent set of earphones or headphones reveals, along with music, is the noise floor of associated equipment. Among the first things that set the PecanPi® USB…
One Week out from CES: Eight Areas to Watch
There is only one week to go until CES 2021 begins—and there’s already no question that this will be the weirdest one I have ever attended (and even “attended” should…
2020 Holiday Technology Upgrade Guide
From my perspective, the end of 2020 is a good time to re-examine technology categories that have quietly improved over the last few years. I’ve got five suggestions for potential…
Review – Raycop RS Pro UV+ / Steamless Heat Vacuum, Omni Air Cordless Stick Vacuum, Omni Power UV+ Cordless Vacuum, & Raycop GO UV+ Ultra-Light Cordless Vacuum
Over the past nine months, the inescapable reality of COVID-19 has set in. This virtually invisible virus still holding the world hostage has caused an ever-present concern about staying healthy,…
Review – Atlantic Technology FS-HAL1 In-Ear Monitors
When the pandemic hit full force in March, we were almost instantly cut off from many of the things we took for granted, including the ability to hear live music…
Review – Spin-Clean Your Vinyl with the Spin-Clean Record Washer MKII
The pandemic means different things to different people. For the lucky few, who still had jobs, working from home meant less time spent commuting, and therefore more time to catch…
Review – Vacuum Your Vinyl with the Record Doctor VI Record Cleaning Machine
In Part One of this article, we explored the Spin-Clean Record Cleaner. In this second installment, we’ll look at the more sophisticated and elegant approach to rid your vinyl of…
Review – HIFIMAN Jade II Electrostatic Headphones – Part 4 of 4
In our last installment on the HIFIMAN Jade II Electrostatic Headphones, we ended that review by listening to Fiona Apple – “Fetch The Bolt Cutters” on Qobuz. As mentioned previously,…