AVPlus 6/2023

Description

Editorial

Is the sound quality still further away from the hi-fi?

News

The latest news and the most up-to-date topics from the world of traditional and new technologies!

Test: Honor 90 is a truly excellent smartphone for under 400 euros

The Honor 90, which won the EISA Awards in the best buy category for smartphones, is a truly excellent phone despite its minor shortcomings.

Experiment: JBL Tour One M2 headphones

JBL is one of the most well-known players in the field of personal audio. They recently released their flagship product, the Tour One M2, which offers not only convenience but also many interesting features.

Experiment: Pro-Ject A2 turntable – Automatically better?

Pro-Ject, a specialist in vinyl turntables, launched its first automatic turntable, the A1, just over a year ago. It recently released a successor, the slightly more expensive A2.

Experiment: Klear Layla soundbar

The Klear Layla soundbar, which costs only 250 euros and is compact and quite stylish, is an almost unknown brand. Its specialty is pre-calibrated sound. And it turned out to be surprisingly good in terms of sound.

Test: Philips OLED808 -OLED TV

Clever OLED for a summer living room.

Test: Sony TA-AN1000

Sony's new audio amplifier turned out to be a quite capable device, both in terms of sound and with a few exceptional features. But on the other hand, it may still fall short of the features that more demanding hobbyists are looking for.

Test: Jamo S7-25HCS 5.0 Speaker System – Style and great sound for home theater at a reasonable price

The Jamo S7-25HCS 5.0 speaker system offers stylish and high-quality sound for your home theater at a reasonable price, with minimal compromises in terms of the center speaker. The speakers also sound decent individually and are well suited for all types of music. The sound is dynamic, distinct, and the bass punch in its class is very impressive.

Comparison: Onkyo TX-RZ50 and TX-RZ70

Both are better – in the comparison, two top-class AV amplifiers – the second being only twice as expensive.

Comparison: Three affordable 4K action cameras from 100 to 150 euros

Action cameras are convenient for many uses, for sports performances, travel adventures, as well as for many other types of recording – especially when the cameras have a 4k resolution. However, the price range for cameras is wide, and especially the more expensive brand products seem too expensive to invest in. Therefore, we investigated what kind of quality can be obtained at a significantly lower cost. In the comparison, we looked at the Triacle Iris, the Waltter Edge 4K Ultra HD and the Wolfang GA200.

App tips

Have fun at home with apps.

On the record deck

Beautiful new products from us and others.

Column

Color lighting creates coziness and entertainment in the home.

History of the Hifi: JPW Mini / Gold Monitor

What happened to JPW? Several significant loudspeaker companies were founded in Great Britain in the 1970s. Some of them are still in operation, while others have fallen into oblivion. JPW belongs to the latter.

Test: MoFi Electronics SourcePoint 8 and SourcePoint 10 – Top sound from a single point

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab is best known for producing special editions of audiophile-grade recordings for a long time. Its uncompromising sound quality is also present in its product range, from which we got the new SourcePoint 8 speaker and a preview of the SourcePoint 10 model.

And of course

Choices for the turntable, application tips, the latest news and the most current topics, as well as traditional and new technology from the world.