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Wall switches uses to be purely functional. These days they help compliment the style of the home, add an additional tactile feel and even sometimes a touch of color. You can talk to your Interior Designer and should plan ahead. Firstly let's talk terminology: Gang: This refers to how many switches are there in a cluster. If there are two switches, it's called two gang switch set. In my opinion, I would limit it to two or three, otherwise you'll find that you may accidentally turn on the other switch. 1 or 2 way: Some areas require a relay switch, where you can turn on the switch at one end and turn it off at the other. Often these are used in stairs or in a bedroom where you can control the switch from the entrance to the room and at the bedside. Other considerations: - cluster It's important to think ahead on how many switches you want and group them accordingly. Having a huge nest of switches can add to confusion since you or even your guest may start turning on and ...

So what is the Tribute Edition? Well, as you may imagine, someone took a standard model, the A11 and CD 11 in this case, and sprinkled their magic dust over it, with some important component changes. The main changes come in the form of capacitors which have been swopped to better performing ones.  In the CD 11 eight capacitors in the D/A stage and nine in the power supply. In the A11,  upgraded components have been added in the preamp, volume circuit plus capacitors in the output stage. In addition,  damping on the chassis have also been added to both.  Not bad, and all for the better, you might say, it's common for companies to release such 'enhanced' editions. But the interesting bit comes in who was behind it.  You many be surprised to know that Ken Ishiwata was the genius behind this effort. Many will know he is the wizard behind many of the wonderful audiophile components that have come out of the factories at Marantz. But somehow in 2019, the company part...

In days gone by, plasma TVs had the best contrast, motion handling, and black levels. LED TVs mostly gave a greyish kind of black levels, but times have changed. Sony produced the Sony Z9D, which was good enough to compete with the OLED technology and it was a light cannon. However it was also very expensive and beyond the reach of the average consumer. The new 2021 XR X90J is the replacement for the X900H, and offers the latest XR processing, as well as improvements in both picture and sound.  At a fraction of the price of the Sony OLEDs, can it come close in performance? So our review today focuses on the latter. Some info from the official site: https://www.sony.com.sg/electronics/televisions/x90j-series?cid=Bravia_SG_-_Brand_Models:sem:goog:SG:txt_Brand_Models&pkw=X90J&gclid=Cj0KCQjws-OEBhCkARIsAPhOkIbezNuOenGNeiZjjBcrVZUp-gsD_ywLb_G0zR8Hb-JfUl5ZucLX-NMaAqEwEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds  Features to note: - new XR processor, which promises gains in motion contrast and ...

Once upon a time, Pioneer plasma TVs ruled the roosted and made the best TVs bar none. When they left the market, there was a void, which makers tried to filled with LED but there were obvious differences and also deficits in those panels. With time refinements made LEDs better, but only the top panels could really look anywhere close to the Kuro plasma panels. Then came OLED panels, made solely by LG and you now could experience the kind of inky blacks previously seen in the Kuro panels. Over the years, they have refined them and these OLEDs have come to represent good quality contrast, motion flow and if not for their price and the potential risk of burn in, they would have have captured a larger market share. Although LG is the only company making OLED panels, Sony and other companies buy their panels and add their own components such as video chips to them to make it their own. LG OLED panels have been doing pretty well, and amongst the various options, the C series has been well r...