Axiom Epic Grand Master Home Theater Loudspeaker Review
AudioWorld Rating: PLUS excellent overall performance and value for money outstanding mid- and high-frequency response: transparent, smooth and detailed rich, enveloping sound stage in both stereo and surround configurations attractive timbral match among main front, center and rear surround speakers MINUS light in the bottom end, with or without the subwoofer active
Axiom Epic Grand Master Home Theater Loudspeaker Review
AudioWorld Rating: PLUS excellent overall performance and value for money outstanding mid- and high-frequency response: transparent, smooth and detailed rich, enveloping sound stage in both stereo and surround configurations attractive timbral match among main front, center and rear surround speakers MINUS light in the bottom end, with or without the subwoofer active
New Ultrasone Beatmaster Headphones Safely Deliver High Output Level and Focused Lows for Studio Drummers and Bass Players
German headphone maker Ultrasone is offering a new model for professional musicians and recording engineers. The Ultrasone HFI-550 Beatmaster (price TBA) is now available in the North American market (United States, Canada, and Mexico) through EARS Audio Distribution. The Beatmaster is designed to satisfy the needs of studio engineers and musicians alike through its focused low frequency
Car Audio SPL Sound Off Championships Come to Cities Across Canada
The Canadian consumer electronics retail chain Future Shop is again bringing the Canadian SPL (Sound Pressure Level) Championships to locations across Canada this summer. This is the third consecutive year for the national competition, with over 700 competitors getting involved each year. The competition is straightforward: contestants are divided into 5 different categories, based on the
Sound Reinforcement Behind the Scenes at Blizzcon
I don't often get a chance to talk about my secret passion for World of Warcraft (a massively popular online game) here at AudioWorld. So I was quite pleased to find this opportunity! Electric violinist Christine Wu has posted a great story about the technical challenges she faced with sound reinforcement when she performed as bandleader at last October's Blizzcon 2010 event. Blizzcon is a huge
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Apple Promises its iCloud will “Just Work”… for everything
"It all just works," says Apple CEO Steve Jobs. "All" in this case means access anywhere, anytime on any Apple-enabled device (iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, iTouch, Apple TV...) to all of your music. And all of your photos. And all of your basic application documents (Pages word-processing docs, Numbers … [Read More...]
Sound Reinforcement Behind the Scenes at Blizzcon
I don't often get a chance to talk about my secret passion for World of Warcraft (a massively popular online game) here at AudioWorld. So I was quite pleased to find this opportunity! Electric violinist Christine Wu has posted a great story about the technical challenges she faced with sound reinforcement when she … [Read More...]
Native Instruments Releases a Slew of New and Updated Software with a Massive Deal
The latest round of software instrument updates from virtual instrument maker Native Instruments (NI) includes upgraded versions of Battery (drums and percussion), FM8 (fm synthesis), Absynth (modular synth), and Komplete (big software bundle), along with the brand new Massive wave-scanning synth. The best news … [Read More...]
Tascam’s New DM-4800 Digital Console Is Perfect for the Computer-Based Professional Studio
Tascam's new DM-4800 ($5,999 US) digital mixing console, launched this week at the AES convention in San Francisco, is designed to integrate with a computer-based DAW. The DM-4800 provides 48 channels and 16 returns for a total of 64 inputs. Also onboard are 24 analog mic/line inputs with phantom power for condenser … [Read More...]
Home Theater
Axiom Epic Grand Master Home Theater Loudspeaker Review
AudioWorld Rating: PLUS excellent overall performance and value for … [Read More...]
Axiom Epic Grand Master Surround System Tested: What’s in the Package
AudioWorld Rating: No Hype - This is the Real Deal Although the company … [Read More...]
Axiom Epic Grand Master Home Theater Speaker System Tested: Movies
AudioWorld Rating: Black Hawk Down Lilo & Stitch Star Wars - Episode … [Read More...]
Car Audio
Car Audio SPL Sound Off Championships Come to Cities Across Canada
The Canadian consumer electronics retail chain Future Shop is again bringing the … [Read More...]
Audi and Volkswagen Will Offer PhatNoise Digital Car Audio System as New Car Option
Audi and Volkswagen have emerged as the first automobile manufacturers to offer … [Read More...]
Elliot Scheiner Develops Signature 5.1 Surround Audio System With Panasonic for 2004 Japanese Luxury Vehicle
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