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Sonos Wireless PlayBar Soundbar Preview In typical Sonos fashion, the PlayBar situates itself well into their eco-system and presents itself as one of the more capable, practical and fashionable sound bar solutions we've yet seen.

Pimping Your Ride with Sony's XM-ZR704 Amp and XS-GTX Speakers It's not often that you get a chance to "pimp" your ride, so when Sony suggested we take a look at their newest ZR Series amplifier and their GTX speakers, we ran out and immediately located a victim.

Denon AH-D7100 Music Maniac Headphones Review The Denon AH-D7100 flagship $1200 headphones may be pricey, but they are a worthy successor to the company's past flagship products. The new stylings are similar to Beats, but the sound is superior.

Sanus Steel Foundations SF26 Speaker Stands Review The Sanus SF26 speaker stands sit just below Sanus' top of the line Ultimate Series, and strike a great balance among price, aesthetics, and stability.

Aton DLA6 Six Zone Speaker Selector Preview The Aton DLA6 Six Zone Speaker Selector is a smart speaker selector device that impedance matches depending on the load it senses and allows you to connect up 6 zones of audio with just a 2CH amp.

Emotiva XSP-1 Preamp Review The Emotiva XSP-1 brought something new to the world of stereo preamps this year. It's a fully differential balanced stereo preamp. To our knowledge, this is the only product like it in the market.

Meridian Explorer USB DAC Preview A good quality and feature-rich USB DAC is an important device if you plan to use external speakers for your Mac, Windows PC or Linux laptop of desktop computer. Enter the Meridian Explorer USB DAC.

Dok CR34 Multi-Charging Dok Station Review The $75 Dok CR34 Multi-Charging Dok Station may not be the very best alarm clock with all the latest features, but its other features are significant enough to render the clock a lesser function.

EMP Tek Cinema 5 Compact HT System Preview EMP Tek has introduced the diminutive Cinema 5 system, a sub/sat system based on the E3b mini-bookshelf speaker, E3c center speaker, and E10s powered subwoofer.

B&W AM-1 Outdoor Loudspeaker Preview The B&W AM-1 loudspeakers feature a 1" tweeter, 5" bass driver with passive radiator, and an innovative mounting system. The B&W AM-1 will help you bring the party to the neighborhood in style.