AudioQuest Dragonfly Cobalt USB DAC Headphone Amplifier - Rapallo

Should you buy a DAC?

The days of analogue music are long gone. ‘Yes, but vinyl is getting a revival’, I can hear you argue. True, but in the greater scheme of things, there is no going around the fact that while the vinyl market is growing, it is still a niche market reserved for the audiophiles and nostalgic few.  Digital music (with all its faults) on the other hand is everywhere. It doesn’t matter whether we talk about music on a CD or music streamed from Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, and other corners of the cloud. Digital music has one main denominator: You can’t listen to it in its digital form. It needs to be ‘translated’ back to sound.

Rapallo | SVS SB-1000 Pro Subwoofer

The Francis Family Home Theatre – A dream in the making

Twenty years ago, while living in the UK, a dream was born: James was living in an apartment with a simple CRT TV, as most of us did. But being an engineer and a lover of all things digital, he wasn’t satisfied with that. He was dreaming of a lot more. The day James drove 3.5 hours each way up to north of England to buy his first Denon AVR and 5.1 KEF Egg speaker package (available mid-end October), he knew he was getting seriously hooked on the idea of one day getting a dedicated home theatre. Small steps were taken along the road, but it wasn’t until the end of 2015 that he saw his chance of fulfilling his long held dream.

Why a white sheet on the wall won’t do

How do you go about selecting a projector screen? Can’t you just blast the image onto a white wall? How about getting a big white  sheet stretched onto your wall? What exactly do you need to know about choosing a projector screen for your awesome new home theatre system?