Monthly Archives: July 2023

Styles & Michin vs. Kross & Scarlett, tag gauntlet set for next WWE SmackDown

A mixed tag bout, plus a Tag Team title number one contenders gauntlet match are set for next week's WWE SmackDown. AJ Styles will team with Michin against Karrion Kross & Scarlett on the June 16 SmackDown episode. The match stems from an angle on this week's show where Scarlett and Kross attacked Styles while […]

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Danielson vs. Okada, Omega vs. Ospreay set for NJPW x AEW Forbidden Door

The first two matches have been set for Forbidden Door later this month. Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay for the IWGP United States Championship and Kazuchika Okada vs. Bryan Danielson were officially confirmed by NJPW on Tuesday morning. NJPW aired a short press conference on YouTube with comments from both Ospreay and Okada. Ospreay in […]

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WWE NXT ratings remain strong with main roster talent influx

Click:low temperature ball valves Tuesday night's episode of WWE NXT averaged 615,000 viewers on the USA Network, up 1.3 percent from last week. It's the largest audience total for the show since April 25. In the 18-49 demo, NXT finished fifth on the cable charts with a 0.17 rating. That's the same mark the show hit […]

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Fern & Roby Turntable, Concert Fidelity Amplification, KR Vacuum Tubes, Fleetwood Sound Speakers, Black Cat Cabling

Oswald Mill Audio (OMA) is known for thinking outside of the box, and its new division, Fleetwood Sound Company, looks to be extending that tradition. Presented by audio veterans Chris Sommovigo and Vytas Viesulas, the Black Cat, MA Recordings, Fern & Roby, Fleetwood Sound room was operating the latter’s unusual-looking DeVille Monitor. Featuring a six-inch […]

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WWE SmackDown video highlights: Roman Reigns 1000-day celebration

The latest chapter in the Bloodline saga played out during Roman Reigns' 1000-day celebration on Friday night. The celebration took place in the main event segment of last night's SmackDown. It included Paul "Triple H" Levesque making an appearance to present Reigns with a new Undisputed WWE Universal Championship belt. The Usos weren't supposed to […]

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Ohm Acoustics F loudspeaker

We have still not received a pair of these for formal testing, which may be a good thing in view of our feelings these days about “updatings.” (Our feelings about such are clarified in this issue’s “As We See It.”) We auditioned Ohm Fs in three audio stores, and came away with five reactions. In […]

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Daily Update: WWE SmackDown number, ROH taping, Dana White

Daily Update Latest News: Ring of Honor TV taping spoilers: New authority figures, title matchesWWE's Liv Morgan says she has a 'torn shoulder'Blair Davenport vs. Dani Palmer set for WWE NXTNWA Crockett Cup night two live results: Title matches & tournament finalsWWE Main Event results: Candice LeRae vs. Tegan Nox Latest Audio: Wrestling Observer Live: […]

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Manger p1 loudspeaker

Everyone who reads my loudspeaker reviews knows: I wish box speakers did not sound like box speakers. Plus! I wish all speakers sounded focused and transparent like LS3/5a’s or vintage Quads. I also want them to be uncompressed and play large, with window-shattering power and floor-shaking bass. And while I’m wishing . . . I’ll […]

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WWE star Alexa Bliss expecting first child

WWE star Alexa Bliss is expecting the arrival of her first child. On Tuesday, Bliss (Alexis Cabrera) revealed that she and her husband Ryan Cabrera are expecting their first child. The baby is due this December. Bliss told E! News that she and Cabrera were "shocked" when they found out she was pregnant. "It was a […]

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NAD Masters Series M32 DirectDigital D/A integrated amplifier

When I asked NAD for a sample of their Masters Series M50.2 digital music player, which I reviewed in the December 2017 issue, they also sent me a Masters Series M32 DirectDigital integrated amplifier, which had also been introduced at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show. Costing $3999, the M32 offers a continuous power output of […]

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