Hi-Fi and Friends

Room Modes - Optimizing Low-Frequency Reproduction
Sometimes the bass from floorstanding speakers just doesn't sound as hoped. As a result, people often test other speaker and power cables, implement room acoustic treatments, or even directly swap out the speakers. Read more...
Setup Tips for the Optimal Stereo Soundstage
With good stereo reproduction, the music seems completely detached from the loudspeakers. The sounds come from everywhere, the speakers are no longer perceived by the ear as sound sources. Many music listeners know this experience from visiting a good hi-fi demonstration. The hi-fi dealer has positioned the speakers perfectly and has also optimized the room using acoustic absorbers. At home, however, the music often sounds far less exciting: Either the loudspeakers do not create any spatiality at all, the music literally "sticks" to the loudspeakers, or the reproduction appears very... Read more...
MacroSystem DVC2000: DAS Bild- und Ton Unterhaltungssystem
MacroSystem DVC2000: THE Image and Sound Entertainment System
The German company MacroSystem has earned an excellent reputation through its intuitively operable and high-quality Casablanca editing systems. With the DVC2000 home entertainment center, MacroSystem is now also making its... Read more...
Sonos Multiroom Sound System
Sonos combines the most desired features of multi-room concepts in a way that is unique to date. No other manufacturer of soundbridges offers such simple installation, excellent usability, absolutely stable function, and modular expandability. Another highlight is the system's excellent sound quality: regardless of whether you store your data losslessly or as MP3s on your hard drive, the sound of the ZonePlayers is absolutely convincing, even on very high-quality stereo systems. Read more...
Canvas Guide
What is important when choosing a canvas? What features should you look for when buying? We will look at this in detail below. Read more...
Finite Elemente Modul-LS
Finite Element Module-LS
When it comes to passive loudspeakers, the rule still applies: There's no substitute for a cabinet's volume. Only if a cabinet has a sufficiently large volume can it reproduce even... Read more...
Monitor Audio Platinum PL300
Monitor Audio Platinum PL300
Hardly any manufacturer has such an easily understandable product hierarchy as Monitor Audio. Apart from a few particularly small models in the Radius series, the hi-fi world at the British... Read more...
Neue Plattenspieler von Transrotor
New Turntables from Transrotor
A distinctive look, a "light and airy sound" and excellent manufacturing quality are the main features of Transrotor turntables. Many Transrotor models were completely revised at the turn of the... Read more...
LCD, LED, RGB, or Plasma?
The new generation of plasma and LCD screens is now available. Currently, Samsung's ultra-flat LED TVs and Panasonic's NeoPDP plasmas are the most advanced TV sets in the sub-€2000 class (40″ or 42″). Since the differences between the two devices are of interest to many customers, we have decided to conduct a detailed review of the technologies currently available. Read more...
Spectral Catena - DAS HiFi-Rack
Spectral Catena - THE HiFi Rack
With its new rack "Catena", Spectral has achieved something very special. Rarely has there been a rack system that looks good and is also extremely versatile. The Catena is available... Read more...
Loudness War - Why Old CDs Often Sound Better
You're surely familiar with this disappointment too: You've bought a new CD, for example a pop or rock production, and you listen to it on the highway, on the way home in the car. It actually sounds quite good, rich bass, full sound, properly loud... Read more...
Loewe Connect in 22 und 26
Loewe Connect in 22 and 26
Loewe televisions have always been characterized by particularly good picture and sound quality. In order to meet customer demand for smaller models, Loewe is expanding the popular Connect series with... Read more...