John Archer

1 month ago | medium.com | John Archer

How I Went From Morning Zombie to Morning Wizard (And You Can Too)Let me paint you a picture: It’s 6:45 AM on a Wednesday, and I’m in a full-on, bleary-eyed panic. My phone alarm has been blaring for the past 20 minutes, my hair looks like a bird attempted to build a nest on my head, and the only thing I’ve accomplished so far is accidentally scrolling Instagram for way longer than I’d like to admit. Breakfast? Nonexistent. Peaceful morning vibes? Absolutely not.

1 month ago | whathifi.com | John Archer |Tom Parsons

Televisions designed to blend in with your decor are hardly a new concept. Right back in the very earliest days of TV technology, sets were designed to look like pieces of furniture. The arrival of flat panel screens, though, has seen the idea of TVs that don’t look like TVs reach elegant new heights.

1 month ago | avforums.com | Martin Dew |Matthew Eisengruber |John Archer |Phil Hinton

10 OUT OF 10 Perlisten R-Series 5.1 Bookshelf Speaker Package Review If you thought that going compact with Perlisten would somehow compromise performance, think again. This R-Series 5.1 combo produces a blistering movie and music soundstage, full of detail, zest and agility.

1 month ago | whathifi.com | John Archer

The Bravia 7 is the second most high-end Mini LED TV in Sony’s current (and ever-expanding) TV range. As such, it inevitably loses some of the eye-catching headline specifications of the flagship Bravia 9. For instance, it has fewer local dimming zones, isn’t as bright and it has a less powerful sound system.

1 month ago | whathifi.com | John Archer

Epson’s projector division has been very busy in recent months. In that time it has served up a giddy mix of ultra short throw and ‘lifestyle’ coffee table projectors, but one thing has been conspicuously absent amid all the froth and fun: a new, serious home theatre projector. Happily, that changes here with the arrival of the EH-QB1000.