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more about #polk Bluecold:Of volcanic temperament but soothed by a custard pie balsam.: Still, Polk makes some good point in the press release. "most games are played through standard TV speakers, which are dismal at best." "Music games l... more » Gordonium: I'm going to cry and get all nostalgic for real musicians when, sometime in the far-too-near future, my kids start going to see bands with names like,... more » LPAkira: I'm a big fan of Guitar Hero, and some of these accessories still make me want to weep for the future of humanity. #polk more » Colin Elliott: When I first set up my home theater system I bought a set of Logitech Z-5500 speakers on sale for about $250. I know it sounds weird having 'gaming' s... more » badhatharry: When an enclosure starts creating sounds of its own, that's not distortion, that's resonance. Distortion is when the waveform is clipped, thus turnin... more » mrburglar: Good article. But a couple comments: (1) "Build quality is the other thing. A "dead box," or an enclosure that doesn't create any sounds of its own-s... more » mnerd: What about those of us with tiny apartments, and tiny bank accounts...what's our best bet? more » Zach Prichard: I can't believe Giz is actually giving any sort of credibility to this nonsense. There's something to be saide for a few thousand dollar setup, but th... more » Mike Daly: $30 Phillips speakers from wal-mart are the best I've ever used. more » ACoBildo: Easy, $99,900... more » ospreyguy: Does it matter if I have a crappy 3.5 mm jack to my ipod connected to the $300K speakers? I think source output should be a considerable part of you a... more » Novenus: Is the Giz going to do a headphone comparison as part of this series? I would like to know the average/tech joe's opinions on the Grados, at least. Al... more » iceicemaybe: So where do Bose speakers fit into all of this? In danger of offending all audiophiles everywhere, in my experience, they can sound pretty good, despi... more » eagles3 speeeedin: That's an easy one. The 350,000 dollar ones are bigger. DUH. more » selggiT: SECOND!!! more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Does the one on the left double as a coffee maker/Dyson Vacuum cleaner as well? more » -
#polk
Polk HitMaster "Monitor" Means Inexplicable Faux Instrument Arms Race Actually Exists
The disdain I harbored for that ridiculous Altec Lansing Guitar Hero "stage monitor" was fading this morning, but news from Polk that they, too, would be entering the world of fake music accessories revived those feelings anew. More » -
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Giz Explains: The Difference Between $100 and $100,000 Speakers
A speaker system can cost as little as $35. Or as much as $350,000. As a normal person, you probably have just one question about speakers that cost as much a Ferrari: What. The. Hell. More » -
#fieldguide
The Field Guide to Faux-Surround Soundbars
OK, we're calling it: this is the year of the sound bar, those long, slender speaker boxes that you see freakin' everywhere. (Today alone we mentioned three companies introducing a total of six new models!) When our very own Brian Lam was at CES this past January, he heard the editor-in-chief of a top home Audiophile/Videophile magazine tell one of his lead sound gear writers "audio is just dead." That kind of talk is not unexpected—it's about as shocking as a French wine critic calling Australian shiraz "the end of civilization." We all know sound bars have a place, but what have they done to 5.1? As you may have noticed, not all sound bars are surround bars. Here's the breakdown of most currently available models: More » -
