Posts tagged with Audio
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PREVIEW: Catch the VideoWave II from Bose for new HDTV fun
Posted by Dr. Iz on September 5, 2012
Is HDTV a luxury or is it an appliance like a toaster or coffee maker? Televisions are well part of our lifestyle. Bose now combines a large screen HDTV with spectacular sound to elevate the common into the rare.
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Easy Listening With The Creative Labs D200 Bluetooth Speaker
Posted by MKH on August 22, 2012
When looking for a way to get your tunes out of your ears and into the room, the plethora of choices can be quite daunting. I had a chance to sample the D200 Bluetooth Speaker from Creative Labs and by the end of my listening adventure I wanted to keep it. The first thing that attracted me to it was the clean lines and small footprint. At a little under 16 inches wide, the D200 isn’t intrusive in any setting. I thought, “It’s small but what about the sound?” I needn’t have worried about that.
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J&R Summerfest Event Guide 2012
Posted by MKH on June 11, 2012
J&R’s Annual Summerfest features a block long of savings and special events. Check out the guide below for the latest information on all our guests and giveaways!
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A Simple Solution To A Wireless Problem
Posted by MKH on April 2, 2012You just got home from work and you’re in the mood for music after a tough day. Over to the dock you walk, pop your MP3 player on it, select a playlist, and let it play. Then, you get a text message. So you run to the living room and unhook your phone, that also [...]
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2012 International CES Opens Jan. 10
Posted by MKH on January 4, 2012With the International Consumer Electronics Show 2012 just around the corner (Jan. 10 to Jan. 13), we here at J&R are like kids waiting for the candy store to open. This year’s show promises to be the biggest one yet. CES has always been about looking forward. It has been about introducing us to the [...]
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Video: Introducing Pulse Smartpen – You Never Miss a Word
Posted by Steve on March 5, 2010Livescribe 2GB Pulse Smartpen Julie and Rich show off the amazing Pulse a sleek ergonomic design with anodized aluminum housing Pulse Smartpen that records and links audio to what you write, so you never miss a word. Have you ever taken notes and missed that important word or phrase during a lecture or interview? At [...]
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Vinyl Sales Continue to Rise
Posted by Atane on December 7, 2009There seems to be no shortage of articles touting the resurgence of vinyl. While there is no doubt a resurgence of vinyl among young people, for many others, the format never left. At least this is the case with us here at J&R. We have been in the vinyl business since our inception. That’s right, [...]
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The Death of High Fidelity
Posted by Atane on October 28, 2009Have you purchased a Billboard top 10 CD lately? If you have, more often that not, it’s probably very loud. That’s awesome, isn’t it? Not exactly. Most of the public is unaware of this, but this is probably the worst thing you could do to sound reproduction. This is done through a process called Dynamic [...]
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CDs are Good; SACDs are Better
Posted by Adam on May 25, 2007If you’re an audiophile, someone who really appreciates great-quality sound, then you know that discs aren’t dead. Sure, while MP3s might be all the rage with the teenage set, they don’t really care about audio quality. MP3s are compressed audio files, after all, and you lose a lot of the highs and lows when you [...]
