When Sony announced that new PlayStation games will no longer be released on physical discs beginning in 2028, the company framed the decision as a response to consumer demand.

This is what you might call a coming-back-around-full-circle trip review for me.

The second screen has moved from bad habit to common viewing pattern. It means using a phone or tablet during a show, film, match, stream, or live event.

The Puritan Silencer, or just Silencer as I’ll refer to it here, is to coin a phrase in my book, an odd duck. I mean look at the name: “ Inter-Component Radiated and Parasitic Ground Noise Control”

I’ve never seen those words strung together in any product name before in my life! :-)

Well another year has passed, and AXPONA 2026 is in the books. It was another great show by the AXPONA team and the Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center. Both the show team and the hotel staff were on top of their game every day in my book.

Well, AXPONA 2026 is in the books, and while I plan to do a recap of the shw in general—which normally would include my thoughts and feelings on the “best in show”—one product I auditioned was so far above the rest, not only in terms of musicality (which it certainly was), but also in form, function, build quality,

Gambling has always moved quickly to embrace new tech. First came mobile apps, in-play bets made it faster, and now? Crypto and NFTs. They’re not just big anymore. They’re changing how some people think about placing a bet or even what a bet is.

Sound engineering is a varied field that plays an integral role in the entertainment industry, broadcast media, live events, and even the gaming sector. As technology continues to evolve, the demand for skilled sound engineers has grown significantly.

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In my recent review of the Lejonklou Entity Moving Coil-only Phono Stage, I extolled the virtues of how much more musical and natural it made my records sound.