When is the last time you purchased a hard copy version of your favorite album? Most of us would have to think back years to remember the last CD we purchased. Other than the novelty of buying something material, there is not much we miss about the “old days” of music...
Sonos PLAY:5 Smart Speaker
Sonos, the company who brought wireless multi-room music systems to the masses, is ready to raise the bar yet again. Music fans, it’s time to dust off your favorite albums and listen to them with more clarity and bass than ever before as the company launches its...
Sonos Play Speakers & Apple Music
Sonos has announced that by the end of the year, you will be able to play Apple Music through your Sonos wireless speaker set-up. Apple Music is the new Apple streaming service that allows users access to the entire Apple catalog of over 30 million songs and curate...
Satellite Radio Pros & Cons
From a station on Earth, sound frequency is transmitted some 22,000 miles above the earth to satellites, which send the sound back to Earth containing scrambled meta data about the broadcast. You press a button in your car and access one of hundreds of programming...
Marantz SR5008, SR6008 & SR7008 Receivers
Heard the term, “you get what you pay for?” This usually means low cost equals low quality, and cleaning out your checking account means a superior product – especially for home theater equipment. Marantz, a company known for quality and value, has raised the bar for...
Autonomic Controls Mirage MMS-5A
A few years ago, keeping your music in “the cloud” seemed like something out of a sci-fi movie. Thanks to companies like Autonomic Controls (who pioneered the use of cloud-based media servers), streaming music from the cloud is as effortless and high quality as a...
Total Control Home System by URC
When you’re looking for a smart home system that will allow you to control almost all the functions in your home - from heating and air to audio - look to the company who started it all with universal remotes: URC. URC, founded in 1991, is the pioneer in universal...
Home Theater Solutions Installation Spotlight – July 2012
A cool feature of whole house audio is the ability to listen to your music anywhere you choose. Jazz music in the kitchen. Pop music with a beat in your home gym. Classical music while you’re soaking in the tub. With whole house audio, you can make any – or all – of...
Google TV
Google is already king of search and has thrown its hat into the home music streaming ring. Google is now giving Apple TV a run for its money with Google TV, a set-top box that lets users stream music and television from Android-powered devices. Google TV, which has...
Google Tosses Its Hat into the Home Music Streaming Ring
According to the , Google Inc. may be jumping into the home music streaming business. There"s still quite a bit of unknown, but reports say that the company is developing a wireless entertainment system that will stream music throughout your home. It will use an...