Recent content by Bob Rapoport

Doing things the traditional way delivers the optimal viewing and listening experience. Glad to hear it Gerry.

2025 marks the tenth annual commemoration of Audiophile Day on October 2 to celebrate music and audiophiles around the world! The demand for high performance high-fidelity equipment driven by audiophiles significantly impacts the audio industry and the broader economy. Countless jobs have been...

In recent years, television manufacturers have promoted HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) as a convenient way to connect TVs to external audio systems. For the average consumer using a soundbar, it does the job: a single HDMI cable carries the video source to the TV while the audio is “returned”...

Tarun, the well-known British Audiophile, selected the Alta Audio Alyssa as the Best Speaker of 2024 from among his Top 10 favorite speakers of the year. It's really quite a distinction when an American speaker company wins this prestigious award from the UK's top YouTube review channel. MSRP...

I figured with Wes Anderson anything was possible. :)

It was in the specs: Aspect Ratio: 1.47:1 HEVC Audio: English: DTS-HD MA Mono Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish Studio: Universal Studios

Is the soundtrack really in mono? He always puts together such interesting actors, but I usually get bored and check out half way through.

One day soon Cuba will be free. On this night, you could see it in their eyes, this taste of freedom. All the best to you Ariel.

']Breaking News From Essence For August 2025 - *All-New Acoustic Energy 300 Series USA Debut; Essence HDACC II-4K HDMI DAC Preamp For Vintage Systems; Upgrade your legacy AVR to 4K with the Evolve II-4K; Rolling Stones "Havana Moon" Blu-ray Concert Review

Essence Welcomes the All‑New Acoustic Energy 300² Series to the USA! We’re proud to announce the U.S. debut of the completely redesigned Acoustic Energy 300² Series—a new generation of British loudspeakers that blends cutting-edge engineering with timeless sound quality. These new models, now...

Concert: :5stars: Video: :5stars: Audio: :5stars: Final Score: :5stars: The Rolling Stones' Havana Moon captures more than just a concert—it’s a historic moment. Filmed in 2016 at Ciudad Deportiva de la Habana, this was the first time an international rock band played a massive open-air concert...

Thanks for your review Michael, the soundtrack songs came out on CD in 2001 and remains my all-time favorite movie soundtrack. This group of actors were at their peak, the story was full of tension and drama, it ranks as one of my all-time favorite films too. Paul Oakenfold produced the album...

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Hi Todd, with only 5.1 channels in the original program, are the added channels in the Storm device virtual or clones of the existing rear and height channels that rely on a processor to create them?

Thanks Todd, glad you enjoyed it and discovered JB. He was opening B.B. King shows at 12 years old, a guitar prodigy. Red Rocks is a sacred space for rock shows, the audience was clearly into this one.