NAD isn’t the only hi-fi company celebrating forty years with new audiophile goodies. Harman‘s Luxury Audio Group has announced that the Mark Levinson 40th Anniversary № 52 Reference Dual-Monaural Preamplifier is now shipping. Touted as “the finest preamplifier ever created by Mark Levinson,” the № 52 boasts an “all-analog, true dual-monaural design with a two-chassis configuration that more »

Theta Digital is not known for going halfway, and taking a look at any of the company’s products will tell you that.  In a step to make their products even better, Theta Digital has announced a new digital output card for their Casablanca III HD Music & Cinema Controller. The Casablanca is built around a modular more »

NAD Electronics, a maker high-performance A/V components, has announced that it is now shipping three new models: the NAD T 187 AV Surround Sound Processor, along with T 777, and T 787 AV Receivers. All three feature the company’s exclusive Modular Design Construction (MDC).  MDC aims to prevent early technology obsolescence by allowing for replaceable, more »

Emotiva has announced the new XMC-1 preamp/processor for Summer 2012 release.  Designed under the guidance of legendary digital systems architect Ray Dennison, the XMC-1 promises to pack features never seen in a pre/pro at this price point. The heart of the XMC-1 is two dual-core, 32-bit, floating point processors controlled by an ARM processor, running more »

Sherbourn Technologies has introduced the new PT-7030 7.1 Channel Audiophile Home Theater Preamp/Processor.  Aimed squarely at the high-end installation market, this pre/pro combines most of Sherbourn’s tricks into one sleek box.  The PT-7030 offers full Ethernet control and comes with extensive drivers for all popular home automation systems. Sherbourn pretty much threw everything and the more »

Anthem has updated its D2v and AVM 50v A/V Processors and Preamplifiers with 3D capability. Users will now be able to switch between 3D sources on four HDMI inputs and one HDMI output, and can also enable automatic passthrough as a per-source menu option for video output configuration. Owners of previous-generation processors and preamplifiers will also be able more »

What’s in a name? Not much, unless your name is Dick, and then, try all you want, but no one is really calling you “Richard” when you’re not around. When you’re a new company, selecting a name can be a daunting task, something that can be with you for years to come. (I ran across more »

If you’ve purchased a new A/V receiver in the past like five years, you’ve probably run across Audyssey. You know, that little pyramid microphone and the WHAP-WHAP-WHAP! test tones? Well, there for those who like their audio like their women — professionally calibrated and with deep, tight bass — there is a step up to more »

Audyssey has a new post-processing mode that will hopefully allow people to enjoy their films late at night without disturbing others. Unlike Dolby’s “Midnight mode”, which applies dynamic range compression to the entire signal, Audyssey’s Low Frequency Containment concentrates on leaving the highs alone, and concentrating on that wall rattling bass instead. Walls absorb high more »

Many home theater enthusiasts who’ve dropped a lot of cash on new lossless audio receivers and processors were perturbed to discover that their new babies, with rare exception, would not be able to achieve passthrough for both lossless and 3D. Panasonic, and a few high end companies have since released players with dual HDMI outs, more »