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Review: Grace Digital Mondo+

Last Updated: December 19, 2017

Weirdly, we don’t get a ton of tabletop radios for review here. No idea why; we’ve certainly asked. The big companies - Como, Bose, Tivoli - seem curiously resistant to letting us try their gear. Grace Digital are different.

Review: VIZIO SB4051

Last Updated: November 30, 2017

VIZIO, who set their store by making excellent TVs, also dabble in producing speakers for said TVs. Their biggest area of expertise is in surround soundbars - I.e soundbars with multiple included speakers. The SB4051 is an excellent example.

Review: Goldmund Telos 2

Last Updated: November 23, 2017

We’ll be honest: we never expected to review a product from Goldmund on this site. They’re not just a high-end audio brand; they’re floating somewhere above the very concept of high end. And yet: here we are.

TAVES 2017 - Day 2

Last Updated: October 14, 2017

We saw EVERYTHING. Concrete speakers. Eight-foot-tall driver stacks. Turntables that look like something from the lair of a Bond villain. A torrent of wonderful noise, issuing forth from the rooms of the Toronto Convention Centre.

TAVES 2017 - Day 1

Last Updated: October 13, 2017

We admit: we may have gotten a little carried away. But can you blame us? If you deposit any writer from this website into a hall filled with high-end speakers, amps and headphones, we're going to run around like the kids in a chocolate factory.

Vinyl

Last Updated: September 15, 2017

Putting together a great vinyl setup can be daunting. It's an often-hellish process with multiple pieces of equipment, considerations of tonearm weight and cartridge types, and working out just where the hell you're going to store all your new vinyl.

Review: H2 Designs MIYO

Last Updated: July 11, 2017

We flatter ourselves that we know most, if not all, of the audio industry players, and what they do. But we hadn’t heard of H2 Designs. They recently got in touch to ask if we’d like to try out their new MIYO audio interface.

Review Guidelines

Last Updated: June 26, 2017

At TMS, we review a lot of gear. Speakers, headphones, amps, receivers, weird lightbulb thingies that make sound…the whole shebang. And if you want to get your headphones/amp/receiver/ weird lightbulb thingy reviewed here, that’s cool too.

Review: VIZIO SB3851

Last Updated: May 23, 2017

Although perhaps better known as creators of superlative televisions, VIZIO also have a nice line in audio gear. While they’ve yet to plunge headlong into full, surround home theater, the Californian company certainly knows what it’s doing.

Review: Benchmark DAC3 HGC

Last Updated: April 30, 2017

If you like to tinker, if you like to go deep into your equipment, and if you like to have your efforts rewarded, then you are going to want to hear this. It’s spectacular.

How To Tube Roll

Last Updated: March 29, 2017

There are three types of audiophiles: those that find tube amplifiers to be the bee’s knees; those that swear only solid-state amps can produce true-to-life audio; and those that haven’t tried tube amps and are simply missing out.

Review: Hafler HA75

Last Updated: March 7, 2017

There’s no denying that high-end headphones and headphone amps can be amazingly nerdy. Wade into even the shallow end, and you’ll find yourself swamped by a discussion of whether a 12AX7 tube is better than a 6S7L, or an endless debates about...

Soundbars vs. Soundbases

Last Updated: January 25, 2017

If you’re curious about the differences between soundbars and soundbases but still unacquainted, let’s delve into their features, similarities and differences - and give you everything you need to choose between them.

Review: SVS Prime Elevation

Last Updated: December 13, 2016

The problem with most modern living spaces is that they’re just not geared up for home theater. When most people live in an apartment, or a moderately sized house, there’s no such thing as a dedicated media room...

Review: Sengled Pulse

Last Updated: November 22, 2016

Back in the distant past (2014) The Master Switch existed as a general tech site. Sure, we had the best speakers and headphones and amps rounded up, but we also featured everything from laptops and printers to snowblowers and blenders.