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I am in the market for a new TV and one of my top options is the new 83" LG C1 OLED TV. After looking into pricing I was disgusted by what I found. It is currently listed at R219,999 with a "special discount" of R199,999 (see here). For comparison, here are the list prices for the same TV in...

I've been looking for local suppliers or manufacturers of high quality and classy AV furniture without much success. I'm willing to have something custom-made if I can't find something that fits my requirements. Any recommendations will be appreciated. I'm based in Cape Town.

There's an interesting posting about Don Keele's new constant directivity speaker here: http://www.stereophile.com/content/don-keele-constant-directivity-crt36-speaker. More information can be found here: http://www.audioartistry.com/ and here: http://www.xlrtechs.com/dbkeele.com/CBT.php...

http://www.planotspeaker.com/Planot/Home.html I'm not quite sure what to make of this, but it looks interesting...  :-\

I recently installed one of these in my system. It's only about the size of a 30cm-a-side cube, but man, does this little subwoofer perform! It sounds and feels like a much larger sub. The summary of the Secrets of Home Theater and Hi Fidelity review sums it up much better than I can: It's not...

I've been looking around at sources for high quality DIY power amplifier kits that can provide at least 80W into 8 ohms. I gave preference to sources that provide fully assembled and tested modules. Here is a list of the most promising ones I could find: Avondale Audio (avondaleaudio.com)...

I am currently in the market for a new stereo power amplifier. My requirements are: At least 100W (continuous) per channel into 8 ohms - should almost double into 4 ohms High damping factor (>500) Low THD (<0.05%) Fairly efficient (class A/AB) and physically not too big There are many...

I'm looking for aesthetically pleasing cable hiding solutions for my new place. The standard white PVC square tubing solution is too ugly for my purposes. I need to run some cables along skirting boards, up one corner of a wall and then along a cornice and then along the ceiling to my...

Hi, I'm looking for a high quality projector ceiling mount for my Panasonic PT-AE2000 home theater projector. The projector weighs 7kg, so the mount must be strong and sturdy, but still look pleasing from an aesthetic viewpoint. It should preferably be a universal mount since I might upgrade my...

This new headphone was announced at the recent CES 2009. It seems to be a revolution in the headphone world! See here:   http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/home_en.nsf/root/spec_hd800 and here for some first impressions:   http://blog.stereophile.com/ces2009/worlds_finest_headphones/  ...

If you want a good guide on how to get the best sound from your system without spending a fortune I can recommend this book by Jim Smith called "Get Better Sound". Its website can be found here: http://www.getbettersound.com/ It's not a technical book that teaches you how things work - there...

The Oppo DV-981HD is listed on the Oppo web site for $229 (see http://www.oppodigital.com/dv981hd/dv981hd_index.html). The local dealer, Audio Tweak, offers the same item for R4400, which is equivalent to $550 at the current exchange rate of $1 = R8! And then they even have the gumption to...

Hi, As mentioned in my posting on the Linkwitz Orion+ speakers, I also have a pair of Linkwitz Pluto+ speakers. Together with a friend of mine we built two pairs over the December of 2006. You can find more details on the Linkwitz Lab website: www.linkwitzlab.com. An introduction and overview...

Hi All, I recently finished my Linkwitz Orion+ speakers. They are fully active open baffle (dipole) speakers. You can find lots of information about the Orions at the Linkwitz web site: www.linkwitzlab.com Here are some pics of my speakers in the Members' Kit Pics forum...