Netflix is throttling back Australia in the time of Coronavirus
After a modestly late night of work last night, it was time for a bit of Netflix. Running through the options, I found that I’d only watched the movie Hanna ha... (Read More)
Thomas Bartlett
White Balance – what’s all that about?
When we’re re viewing TVs and cameras and all other kinds of video and imaging equipment, we care about colour. All those gadgets are very smart about colour a... (Read More)
Sennheiser 75th anniversary: something new and something special
Back in 1945, just after the war ended, Sennheiser started producing electrical products. This year the company is celebrating the Sennheiser 75th anniversary ... (Read More)
Focal speaker drivers, handbuilt
The other day I wrote about the French loudspeaker manufacturer Focal’s Bourbon-Lancy factory. That’s where it makes its wooden loudspeaker enclosures. They ar... (Read More)
Focal Loudspeakers, handbuilt – the enclosure factory tour
I had to ask one of our guides what “Focal Ebenisterie Bourgogne” meant. The words were on a sign over the door of a factory we were about to enter. Well, Foca... (Read More)
Panasonic Televisions in Australia – R.I.P.
Panasonic Australia has announced that it is withdrawing from the Australian TV market. It will sell the remaining Panasonic televisions that are in stock, and... (Read More)
Logitech G810 Orion Spectrum gaming keyboard – three years on
Okay, you can’t buy the Logitech G810 keyboard anymore. It seems that the Logitech G910 is the current version. It has more keys for specific gaming functions,... (Read More)
Technics Returns to Australia
Panasonic’s high-ish end audio brand, Technics, is now back in Australia following a swish event in Sydney last night. Not all of Technics, but three lines fro... (Read More)
Thomas Bartlett
Writer
Thomas has been a tech-head since high school. He was that guy who soldered up mains-powered MusicColour boxes and strobe lights for the school social (schools were lackadaisical about student safety in those days). Later he taught himself computer coding, first BASIC, then PASCAL, then Assembler. Ever since those school days he’s been a music lover, and a hifi lover. He has written thousands of published reviews over the past couple of decades.