I think it would be fair to say that Cambridge Audio has successfully moved from being a budget hi-fi brand into a solid middle tier player with several of their products receiving praise from audio and home cinema magazines. Consequently, I was interested to see what Cambridge Audio was demonstrating at CES this year, especially as it's a British company. Scott has
Sennheiser is one of the big names in headphones, so it's not unsurprising that a few of the latest models were released at CES. Nick hears the latest for sound buffs from Eric. First up are the HD 700s, an open headset approaching reference standard. With a wide soundstage, angled transducers give it a sound experience similar to listening to
Sony's CES focus this year is on electronics, content and network services combining to deliver high quality entertainment anytime and anywhere. Supported by a slew of product announcements, new connected devices range from TVs, Blu-ray players and A/V receivers through to tablets, smartphones and PCs and on to camcorders and mobile music players. Sony is combining these with online services
Sennheiser today announced that it would be presenting its latest in-ear headphones, the IE 60 and IE 80, at CES in January. Extending the Professional line, the new models build on Sennheiser's experience in the music business and are aimed at audio enthusiasts who want the best possible sound quality from MP3 players and smartphones. “The IE 60 and IE
The history of advancing technology is long littered with accusations of copyright infringement along with charges of outright thievery. The problem seems to stem from ever-changing definitions of what comprises a song, a performance, or a book. Back in the days when the player piano was invented, musicians themselves seemed to define a song as a live performance. Hence, the
Amazon came first with the cloud music storage service, but Google tried to trump them. While I never tried out Amazon Music because I just didn't find it compelling enough, I have been test-driving Google Music for a couple of weeks now. Why did I find it more alluring? Storage space! Now Amazon is upping the ante, though. While Google