Ronny's Audio Vision

Jolida is New at Ronny’s

admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:50:24 +0000

Jolida has a reputation for designing remarkable sounding tube equipment (amps, pre-amps, integrated amps, hybrid integrated amps and cd players) at very reasonable prices.

Enthusiasts of good sound know that tube gear gives your system that holographic, three dimensional quality that’s missing from transistor based gear.

Come check it out!

Nola is new at Ronny’s

admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:40:02 +0000

NOLA is a speaker brand that is designed by Carl Marchisotto who also designed Alon speakers and was on the design team at world-famous & legendary Dahlquist speakers. Most of NOLA’s speakers are BOX-LESS for the mid’s and tweeters. But NOLA has recently introduced a new speaker: the BOXER. It’s a 6: 2-way in a box type enclosure. It’s only about 16″ high, 8″ wide and 10″ deep.

Sound: Truly amazing… The box disappears and what’s left is the music. The detail, the texture, the amazing bass presence is staggering for it’s size. It sounds like a planar speaker without the placement drawbacks.

You’ve got to hear these gems!

GoldenEar Technology is new at Ronny’s

admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:30:14 +0000

GoldenEar is a brand new speaker brand at Ronny’s. One of our industry’s most highly respected speaker geniuses has done it again… Sandy Gross. Sandy was one of the three founders of Polk Audio and the founder of Definitive Technology. His new line has already gotten positive press with several reviews on the way.

I’ll have more info with reviews soon. These speakers will be in the store about the second week of December.

Testing One-Two: Wilmington Becomes First To Make Digital Transition

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:56:01 +0000

The FCC designated the city as a test market for the transition a few months back and this week, they said Go. The rest of the U.S. will make the strong digital TV transition on February 17, 2009.

The early testing is being done to help troubleshoot potential problems associated with the transition. When TV stations make the transition to digital, any home receiving a TV signal from something other than a cable or satellite box, will no longer receive basic television stations. Analog TV owners can receive a credit to purchase a converter box so that they will be able to watch TV on their current set. Otherwise, analog TV users will need to purchase a new digital TV.

Oregon: Recycling TVs and eCycling

KathyD — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:30:15 +0000

Shelby Wood of The Oregonian has written an interesting piece on the electronics recycling trend that is taking root in Oregon. A new eCycling program has been adopted by state legislators which effectively puts a requirement on all TV and electronics manufacturers selling in Oregon to pay to have their products recycled when needed. This means that Oregonians will be able to drop off old CRT and LCD TVs as well as other electronics off at recycling sites at no charge. Additionally, the program ensures that the computer and TV recyclers follow environmental guidelines for their disposal.

Again, Oregon is taking the lead on ensuring that harmful electronics no longer find their ways into landfills around the U.S.

You can read Wood’s”We recycle, but do we e-cycle? Gearing up for a new Oregon habit” online.

XDE-E500 Toshiba DVD Player Announced

Brody — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:09:17 +0000

Mark Fleischmann at Home Theater Magazine got to check out Toshiba’s next generation DVD player last week and provides a good review of its features, both good and bad. Toshiba announced their new XDE-E500 DVD player which will begin shipping this month.

Home theater buffs may be interested in what Fleischmann has to say about this new enhanced DVD player.

Plasma TVs Can Last A Long Time

KathyD — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:21:17 +0000

Panasonic is straightening out the confusion regarding plasma televisions. The plasma screen manufacturer has released a press release in which it states that the 2008 Panasonic Viera plasma line maintains full brightness for up to tens of thousands of hours of use. Only after that do their brightness begin to wane. The 1080p plasma models reach half brightness at around 100,000 hours, or after 42 years of use, based on daily viewing averages. How many households hold onto their TVs for over 40 years in this day and age?

Panasonic hopes to clarify the misconception that plasmas don’t last as long as their competitor, the LCD flat panel. It has been widely believed by electronics retailers that the key disadvantage of plasmas was this diminishing of screen brightness over time.

TV Popularity On The Rise

Brody — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:51:57 +0000

A new survey by DisplaySearch shows a 28% increase in TV shipments globally since this same time last year. LCD flat panel TVs were the most popular shipped TV, making up 52% of the second quarter shipments. Though LCD TVs have a slight lead, plasma sets continue to gain in shipments, up 34% from last year.

The most popular TV brand in North America, according to the survey, is Samsung which made up 19.1% of all TVs shipped. Sony was the second most popular LCD manufacturer. Panasonic was the most popular plasma TV manufacturer.

Does all this shipment data equate to sales popularity. Tough to say. Certainly the resellers are banking on these brands as being the most popular this upcoming holiday season.

Recycle Sony Electronics This Weekend

KathyD — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:19:42 +0000

Go Green and Recycle your old Sony Electronics items at the Portland (OR) Expo Center this Saturday, August 23, 2008 from 9am – 3pm. The event is being hosted by Sony Electronics and Waste Management and is part of the company’s on-going dedication to better recycling of old electronic equipment, including television sets and stereo equipment.

DALI Receives Audi Oasis Award

Audio Joe — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:09:25 +0000

At July’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest DALI received high praise and award recognition as one of the show’s “Audio Oasis.” The room, set up by DALI featuring the Euphonia MS 4, was selected through online feedback as one of the best home theater audio rooms at the Denver event.

More on DALI speakers or view DALI Line.

DALI IKON 6 Review In Living Digital

Audio Joe — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:08:39 +0000

India’s Living Digital reviewed DALI’s IKON 6 in its recent edition and gave the high-powered speaker 5 out of 5 stars.

The IKON 6 is a medium sized floorstanding speaker that uses Dali’s hybrid tweeter module. The speaker was awarded “Best Stereo Speaker 2005″ by What Hi-Fi.

From Living Digital:

“The IKON 6 delivers such a clean and powerful wall of enveloping sound that you’ll be looking for additional speakers and subwoofers, which you may belíeve to be hidden away.”

Hi-Fi World Review | DALI Helicon 400 LE

Brody — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:06:52 +0000

Hi-FI World’s July issue includes a review of DALI’s Limited 25th Edition Helicon 400 LE. We reviewed the speaker earlier this summer.

Below is a quick excerpt from the review. You can read the complete review on Dali’s website (pdf).

“In the case of the DALIs, this means a crisp, punchy presentation, with good levels of top end insight and bottom end impact, brought together by a smooth and spacious midrange.”

“The HELICON LE 25ths are eminently tweakable in terms of position to find the sound you like and will make a fine partner for many systems.”

Dali Motif LCR Review in Stereoplay

Audio Joe — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:21:51 +0000

German home audio magazine Stereoplay reviewed the Dali Motif LCR in their June edition and gave it highly positive reviews. The Motif LCR (left|center|right) speaker is a compact high perforamnce surround speaker that can be used in any sleak speaker system. The speaker has a 5″ mid/woofer with an aluminimum chassis and powerful magent system. It can be mounted vertically or horizontally and the cabinet is made of solid medium density fiberboard for reduced resonance.

Here is what Stereoplay had to say about the speaker:

“The fact that audiophile factors like high fidelity and 3D soundstage remain in focus, makes it even better.”

OEL Television Displays Not Too Far Away

KathyD — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:06:00 +0000

Toshiba, Panasonic, Sharp and Sony are being brought together by the Japanese government for a project. It is reported in the Nikkei News that the companies will work together on mass-producing organic electroluminescent (OEL) technology displays. The technology is similiar to organic light-emitting diode (OLED) but rather than using diodes, it uses semiconductors. The goal, as reported, is for the group to produce 40″ displays and larger using the technology within the next 10 years. OELs are said to be able to be built thin enough to be mounted on a wall like a poster.

Where is the future of televisions going? It is amazing to think what we may see in our lifetime when it comes to home entertainment systems. The flat panel displays we are clamoring for now may be relics in a matter of 10 years if we may soon have brighter, more efficient displays that can be simply “pinned” to the wall with special mounting screws. Think of the dorm rooms of the future? That clunky 14 inch TV I cherished in college will be archaic compared to a poster size screen above your desk.

Home Theater Mag | Some Confuse TVs With Audio Systems

Brody — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:07:46 +0000

There is a great article in the July Home Theater Magazine on home owners that use their television sets to listen to music at home. The article sites a survey by Parks Associates which found that one-third of consumers listen to music on their home theater video display – CRT, LCD or Plasma.

The frustration this gives writer Mark Fleischmann is clear as a bell in this article, and for good reason. There are so many inexpensive yet completely incredible home theater speakers and audio sets available to consumers in a wide range of budgets. There is no need to use the low-grade audio component in a television set.

But I won’t ruin all the info in the article. Read it for yourself at hometheatermag.com.