Stax SR-Omega headphones

Ah, yes, headphones again. The market for super–high-end headphones must be small, but manufacturers nevertheless keep introducing new designs. At least two manufacturers—Stax and Sennheiser—seem to have carved out a big chunk of this market for themselves, and are currently slugging it out with their respective takes on the best that electrostatic headphones have to…

WWE Raw live results: World Heavyweight title tournament begins

Date: May 8, 2023 Location: VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL The Big Takeaway — Seth Rollins won the Raw side of the World Title tournament, beating Finn Bálor in the main event, and will face the winner of the SmackDown side at Night of Champions. Brock Lesnar cost Cody Rhodes his first-round match…

Analog Corner #298: Reed Muse 1C turntable and 5T tonearm

At the 2017 Hong Kong High End Audio/Video Show, I found myself sitting next to a turntable manufacturer who shall remain anonymous. A Reed Muse 3C turntable ($20,000) with 3P tonearm ($5500 for the 9.5″ version, footnote 1) sat on a display table across from us. I’d favorably reviewed both of those products, in the…

WWE SmackDown Viewership and Key Demo Rating Down from Previous Week’s Episode

Friday’s live edition of WWE SmackDown drew an average of 2.354 million viewers on FOX, according to Nielsen, via Showbuzz Daily.   This final number is down 3.12% from the previous week’s final viewership of 2.430 million viewers. Friday’s SmackDown drew a 0.61 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This is down 8.95% from the…

WWE Backlash live results: Bad Bunny vs. Damian Priest street fight

Date: May 6, 2023 Location: Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, PR **********  Show Recap — KICKOFF SHOW –  The pre-show hosts Jackie Redmond, Peter Rosenberg and Matt Camp aren’t hosting live in Puerto Rico but rather in-studio.  They aired various video packages and called the Bad Bunny/Damian Priest match the co-main event. I…

Women’s tag title match, Roman Reigns return set for next WWE SmackDown

A Women's Tag Team Championship match, the return of Roman Reigns, plus Cameron Grimes vs. Baron Corbin have been added to next week's WWE SmackDown. Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez will defend the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship against Damage CTRL's Bayley & Dakota Kai on next week's SmackDown episode. Bayley & Kai defeated Morgan…