Quick: Name a luxury automobile. Maybe you thought of Bentley, or Rolls Royce, or something sportier like Aston Martin or Ferrari. Now, name a high-end watch. You probably thought of Rolex or maybe Breitling or Patek Philippe or Cartier. How about a luxury kitchen appliance? There’s Viking, Sub-Zero, Thermador, or Wolf… Maybe even a high-end more »

Is it a boombox? Is it a vintage suitcase? Yes, actually, it’s both. Hat tip to my buddy Steve for turning me onto BoomCase, a company that turns old suitcases into one-of-a-kind portable works of audio art. From Steve’s blog, the Audiophiliac: Each BoomCase is a unique creation, so if you see one on Odbert’s Web more »

When you’re having a Barbeque, just shoving your speakers into the rear windows isn’t exactly an elegant solution. Thankfully, Niles’s new line of outdoor speakers are designed not only to unobtrusively blend into your backyard decor, but to stay there for years to come. Constructed from ABS plastic that has been balanced to resist UV damage, more »

Procella Audio is exhibiting at the 2012 Integrated Systems Europe conference and has announced two new speakers: the P860 biamplified three-way, full-range screen channel speaker, and the P610, a full-range three-way biamplified high output speaker. The P860 is six feet tall and capable of producing peak output levels of 138 dB. The speaker’s driver complement includes a 1.5-inch more »

Well, the fat lady has sung, the curtains have been closed and CES 2012 is officially a few days in the bag. After several days of decompressing and detoxing — there is a LOT of drinking in Vegas — and reflecting, I thought I would share my list of Best, Worst, Coolest, and other superlatives more »

You buy a soundbar because you know you should be getting better sound out of your TV, but you might not have the brains, time, or cash on hand to hook up an expensive surround sound system. I happen to fall into all three of those categories, so the AudioSource S3D60 Soundbar with Sonic Emotion more »

Unfortunately, overloaded 3G networks and a complete lack of internet connectivity in my hotel room made much reporting from the show itself next to impossible (although hopefully you were following me @hometechtell for the handful of 140-character observations I could sneak out from time to time). But I’m home now, and after thinking over the more »

Everyone is making soundbars these days and Definitive Technology is no exception. There are a few soundbars in the current Definitive lineup, but the model that the company is exhibiting at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show is its first fully active surround bar. Details are still forthcoming, but here is what we know so far: Definitive more »

2011 was quite a year for GoldenEar Technology. Sandy Gross, co-founder of Polk Audio and Definitive Technology, embarked on another chapter of his career in the audio industry. Sandy started GoldenEar with the goal of creating some great-sounding loudspeakers. Check out the review of GoldenEar’s SuperCinema 3 System by hometechtell’s own Dennis Burger and I think you’ll more »

File this one under “I didn’t see that coming!” Samsung has announced new lines of Home Theater Systems and combination Galaxy S/iOS integrated audio docks set to debut at CES, and although the latter is certainly interesting in and of itself, the most intriguing revelation is the presence of vacuum tube technology in two of more »