INTRODUCTION                  When people buy new TVs or projectors, they usually pair them with standalone speakers to greatly improve audio quality. Those who have extra space may opt for an 5.1/6.1/7.1/9.1 (and above) Dolby speaker system whereas those who don't have space (or who just don't want to spend much) will probably choose to go with a far more compact soundbar. Back in the day when I had enough free...

INTRODUCTION                         PCIe Gen5 SSDs may have been a thing for a while now but we've only now started to see the release of new high-end NAND controller models which have almost entirely eradicated the temperature issues that severely plagued their predecessors. Needless to say, mid-end models were never hindered by this particular issue (at least nowhere near the same degree) and well, it seems that...

INTRODUCTION                       Getting the best graphics or sound cards matters very little if you don't pair them with the best monitor and speakers and well, this is something I've seen happen more times than I can possibly count. Of course, the "best" varies from person to person so for example when it comes to monitors, I tend to sacrifice refresh rates for larger screens (and higher resolutions) whereas others...