Notes from the listening rooms

After more than two months with Naim’s upmarket streaming client, I’m finally sure that ‘digits is digits’ is baloney     If they’re not careful, some of those who advocate consigning all your CDs to the dustbin, digitising ...

OK, let's get the elephant out of the corner and slap-bang into the middle of the room right now: the Musicmask works.You put it on, using the adjustable Velcro strap provided, fumble around for the remote control to start your favourite music, ...

We've been waiting quite a while for Virgin's new TiVo HD service to come on stream, and today the man from Virgin finally arrived with a new set-top box to plug into my home AV system.Selling for £199, plus £26.50 for the XL TiVo package ...

Pure’s sexy Sensia internet radio is a real head-turner, but it’s had some usability issues since its release back in 2009. Has the latest update sorted things out?When we first saw the Pure Sensia internet radio it received a qualified, ...

We’ve showered the Sky+ HD box with five-star ratings and Awards before, but with new 3D capability and the Anytime+ on-demand service, let’s see what it’s like in action  If last year’s Product of the Year Award for Sky’s Sky+ HD 1TB box ...

 I must admit to yelling at my TV last night – not a common occurrence, you understand (computers are another matter). The cause of my frustration was not the telly itself – a Philips 42PFL9664 – but rather the new free remote TV app I'd ...

I've had a couple of days now to play around with Apple's new AirPlay streaming system, part of the iOS 4.2.1 upgrade issued for the iPhone, iPad and Touch earlier this week, so thought I'd share my initial thoughts.Downloading the software ...

I've been toying with the idea of buying an Apple TV for ages, but the original model cost the best part of £250 and – in the early days at least – the choice of films on iTunes was limited.But the arrival last week of the new Apple TV at just ...

I've been in denial for months now, but I've finally cracked. We've been having Wi-Fi problems at home: with more and more wireless networks showing up every time I use the WiFi Scanner software – last weekend I counted 22 – we've found that ...

Yesterday we reported on Sony's long-awaited 3D upgrade for the PlayStation 3 (v3.50). We experienced a few issues with initial set-up when using our test Sony Bravia TVs, so reckoned we should spend a bit more time testing our upgraded PS3 with ...