The new Amazon Fire TV Cube 2022 is a big step up from the Fire TV stick with 4K, Dolby Vision/Atmos, Wi-Fi 6E and Alexa voice control in a small cube format with a remote control. While it is still essentially a $219 HDMI smart TV device, it has grown…
The $799.95 Bose Smart Soundbar 600 joins the Bose soundbar family that caters for simple TV speaker replacement to the top-of-the-range $1399.95 Smart Soundbar 900. Now Bose doesn’t reveal many specifications – a real pain for reviewers, so this is the first look. We reserve the right to make changes….
LG has an early Xmas gift for its 4 and 8K TV models from 2018 to 2022, running webOS 4.0 to webOS 2022. Users can get a 3-month Apple TV+ 3-month. Of course, it is meant to promote Apple TV+ (website here), but it is worth nearly $30 if you…
The Sony TV range 2022 had a few false starts, but the range is now in stock at Harvey Norman with some great pre-Xmas deals. How to tell if it is a 2022 model? The range name has a ‘K’ as the identifier (2021 is ‘J’). Sony TVs are a…
The Bose QuietComfort 45 headphones replace the ageing QC35 (original and II) that set the standards for the jet-setting traveller. Small, light, great ANC, and pretty good music. The QC45s have a lot to live up to. In case you have an older pair (and love them to death), the…
The Bose QuietComfort II earbuds (QC II) is its premium Bluetooth ANC earphone (buds) that may just take the ANC crown from Sony’s WF-1000XM4. Not only that, but they are 30% smaller/lighter than the QC I, and its CustomTune audio optimises the sound for your ears. In my opinion, there…
The Sennheiser TV Clear comprises a pair of in-ear BT True Wireless earphones and a TV transmitter. It claims that ‘TV will never be the same’—and it is right—although at $639.95, it needs to be. To be clear (pun), most TVs have Bluetooth capabilities, and you can use any earphones…
The Jabra Elite 5 is the middle child – under the Elite 7 Pro/Active and above the Elite 4 Active and Elite 3. At $219, they offer very good value and performance and some reasons to choose them over the Elite 7 Pro. Let’s talk first about Jabra. It is…
The Technics AZ60 BT, ANC earphones are its premium model joining the AZ40 and AZ70. As you may expect from Technics, they are well-made and have a substantial music pedigree. Yet the price – $265 is nowhere near that of the premium brand flagships. I fondly remember my first Technics…
…issue disappeared when we turned off the TV’s AV Sync and installed the App. Rear sound initially only reliably worked with the Cinema setting despite the manual stating it works with all pre-sets. The cure is in the App – use it to set Surround On, and all the pre-sets…
The Logitech Vibe 100 is an ultra-lightweight (185g) over-the-ear, Bluetooth 5.2 Unified comms capable headphone with a boom mic. There are no fancy tricks, noise cancelling or faux leather earpads and bands. What you see is what you get; at $179, that is good value from a well-respected brand. There…
The BlueAnt XT100 2.0 Dolby Atmos compatible soundbar is a low-cost way to enhance your TV’s terrible sound. It adds instant relief for a low $349. But I need to make one thing clear. Like so many other soundbars, BT speakers and even toasters, it claims Dolby Atmos sound. FACT:…