I would guess that many people who have an interest in home audio have heard of Parts Express.  I, for one, have made many a purchase from them both via the catalog and in person at their store in southwest Ohio.  As a result, I get their catalog both at home and at work (and more »

If you’re like me, you have never found a pillow you like. Normal polyfill pillows typically last me six months or less before they’re flatter than a pancake, and I’ve been trying out some higher-end, alternative-filling pillows lately that seem to be more promising thus far, but I’m still skeptical that they’ll last through the more »

We’ve written a lot about soundbars here at HomeTechTell, and we’ve also had a thing or two to say about mounts. If you’ve heard enough about both, I get it–I’m getting tired of writing about them too. But Media Décor and Leon made me take a second look at a news release I normally would have more »

I’ve often been asked to name the one piece of gear in my home theater that I could’t live without. Given that virtually every piece of kit in my media room has changed the past five years — with the exception of one — the answer is easy: my custom Elite HTS silk leather recliner more »

So on the list of things you want to review as a contributor to a site such as this, furniture is, admittedly, not exactly at the top.  But when the opportunity to review a beanbag chair came up, I had to give it a chance.  As I spent a good portion of my childhood in more »

It’s a big week for new websites this week in the tech world. And although this one is only tangentially tech-related, you need to park your tuckus somewhere when you’re playing with all of those wonderful electronic toys. SumoLounge has launched a new, easier-to-navigate (although, to be fair, the press release said nothing about “aesthetically more »

Care about aesthetic. Dislike clutter. Like to show off their media room. These are the type of folks who would purchase a wall mount for a flat-panel display. They’re also the type of folks likely to freak out about the prospect of drilling holes in a meticulously painted wall for said mount. Luckily, Sanus has a more »

Albert Einstein once said, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler.” (Or something like that, at any rate. Einstein has a habit of saying things he never said.) And while I’m pretty sure he was talking about scientific theories, it’s a principle that applies equally well to things like 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 »

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 »