Audiophiliac readers have strong opinions about the gear I cover in this blog, so last month I asked for Readers’ Choice nominations in a variety of categories, including headphones, speakers, receivers, etc.. I’ve sorted through all the comments, and here’s what I found: there’s a wide range of gear you love, but it was in the headphone category where the clearest winners stood out. The Klipsch    .. more …

WTV format is a file container that Microsoft Windows Media Center uses to store the recorded SD or HD TV videos. Thanks to Microsoft Windows Media Center, people can enjoy the missed TV shows whenever at free. However, it’s annoying that WTV files are not compatible yet with many HD TV players, Smart TV players, WDTV players and are not able to be transferred to portable devices and mobile    .. more …

A powerful and sleek ultrabook with Beats Audio Computer maker Hewlett-Packard (HP) showed off a barrage of new laptops this week, among them the new HP Envy Spectre XT – an ultra mobile premium ultrabook. HP’s new thin, light and ultra portable laptop boasts an all-metal design, Beats Audio, a HD webcam, a 13.3″ HD display with slim bezel, 128GB of solid state storage, up to eight hours of    .. more …

NORWOOD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Analog Devices, Inc . (NASDAQ: ADI – News ) is demonstrating a variety of applications showing analog signal chains , reference designs and A/D and D/A converter compatibility with Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX – News ) FPGAs (field-programmable gate array) at Avnet’s (NYSE: AVT – News ) X-fest 2012. X-fest is a series of free, full-day educational seminars for    .. more …

In the past Digital Audio Players (DAP) mostly now usually called called MP3 players were limited by manufacturers desire to capture their customers by using proprietary audio formats. This meant the Digital Media player audio format used was determined by the manufacturer. If you already had other Digital Media Player audio formats they had to be converted. Often this could cause problems    .. more …