Audio & Video

Our team of audiophiles check out the latest high-performance speakers, headphones, streaming music players and more. Meanwhile we also check out the latest TVs (3D, OLED, 4K, etc.) and HD projectors.

iRig HD: Nature of the fret

iRig HD: Nature of the fret

Technology can be a burden. The frustration I feel when one of my gadgets lets me down is almost palpable. Even the slight lag that’s started when I open the Mail app on my iPad is starting to get to me. But when it’s all working it can be truly…

VOX amPhones: Plug and Play

VOX amPhones: Plug and Play

I might just have my new favourite toy. I’m lucky enough to have been lent a pair of VOX amPhones to play with and I’ve been indulging in some of my wildest axe-wielding fantasies over the past couple of days. If you’re a guitarist or bass player and live with…

iLP: Cut out the middle man in vinyl to digital conversion

iLP: Cut out the middle man in vinyl to digital conversion

Yes I know – another article about iOS accessories. But the iOS world is drawing a lot of the brightest minds in the gadget game. And the makers of a lot of crap too. I would love to do a list of all the stuff that doesn’t make it onto…

Mini Aero: High-performance wireless active speakers

Mini Aero: High-performance wireless active speakers

One of my best friends and next door neighbours is a fireman and if I even want to set his heart racing I show him the tangled mess of cables behind my computer. Or undo the top two buttons on my shirt. Fire hazards aside, wires and cables are an…

Samung’s 2013 Audio Visual Lineup

Samung’s 2013 Audio Visual Lineup

Wireless is one of the watch words for this year’s CES and Samsung, one of the heavy hitters when it comes to home entertainment have emphasised that in their new range of shiny boxes designed to delight you in the living room. Samsung’s Valve Amplified Soundbar (model HW-F750) is the…

Haier at CES: Finally a good reason to shout at the TV

Haier at CES: Finally a good reason to shout at the TV

Ooh! Ooh! It’s exciting CES news time! Haier does indeed hold innovation very close to its heart, and that’s really very exciting, not in a cheesy way either, this lot are on it like Donkey Kong! The brand is changing the 3D TV experience and it’s awesome to watch it…

With a little help from my Music Angel Friendz

With a little help from my Music Angel Friendz

From Power Rangers and Avengers all the way to Constructicons I love a good team up. There’s something about a bunch of small guys banding together that gets me every time – be they Seven Samurais or mini Stereo Speakers. Yes Mini Stereo Speakers. Music Angel Friendz are an annoyingly…

LG Magic Remote: Pick Witch channel to watch

LG Magic Remote: Pick Witch channel to watch

Just as he who controls the Spice controls the universe, he who controls the remote controls the living room. And if you’ve seen My Neighbours the Yamadas you’ll know the almost magical power the remote control can have in the living room. LG are aware of the levels of reverence…

Head Sensor BT Runtastic: Getting down on the slopes

Head Sensor BT Runtastic: Getting down on the slopes

I hate going on about how cold it gets in winter. But man alive is it nippy out. And that’s just in my tiny East London cave. Imagine if I was hitting the slopes. A ridiulous image for many, many reasons. If however you are way, way cooler than I…

Top Five Christmas Gifts for music makers

Top Five Christmas Gifts for music makers

Whether tinkling the ivories or keeping it real on the wheels of steel, music is a wonderful pastime and if there’s that special someone in your life who is that way inclined then we have some gadgets on hand that are going for a song. Impacktor – the Drum Synthesizer…

Harman Kardon BDS: Get home theatre without the drama

Harman Kardon BDS: Get home theatre without the drama

If you like your audio integrated, your video on a vast scale and your technology wires-free, the new Harman Kardon BDS home theatre series could be just the ticket – packing in a multitude of features to unite and maximise your multimedia. The range features Harman’s TrueStream wireless streaming, which…

Olympus LS-12 and LS-14: Linear PCM recorders in your pocket

Olympus LS-12 and LS-14: Linear PCM recorders in your pocket

I do a lot of work with recorded audio, making notes and field recordings for radio and podcasts both hither and thither. If you do the same get a Zoom H4N. It’s one of the best things I own. However I’m always on the lookout for new and fun ways…