Clinton Stark

Clinton Stark
Clinton shoots videos for Stark Insider. San Francisco Bay Area arts, Ingmar Bergman and French New Wave, and chasing the perfect home espresso shot 25 seconds at a time (and failing). Peloton: ClintTheMint. Camera: Video Gear
Denon AVR-A10H 13.4 AVR atmos audyssey HEOS Home Theater Receiver

New Denon AVR-A10H is a powerful 13.4 channel 8K home theater AVR made in Japan

Denon has taken the wraps off a new A/V receiver that should appeal to serious home theater fans. Slotting in just below the flagship A1H ($6,499 USD), the new model can power up to 13 speakers (channels) and 4 subwoofers. Denon says the AVR-A10H will sell for $4,699 USD ($6,349...
Bluesound Node Icon music streamer launched today

Bluesound releases 3 new Roon-ready music Node streamers for audiophiles

Casual listeners probably won't know what "Roon-ready" or even "Bluesound" mean. But for audiophiles and those who like to chase the highest bit rates and sound quality possible the mentions will almost always draw a quick look. In this case, well-regarded Bluesound (Lebrook Industries Limited) has taken the wraps off...

Google and Peloton join forces with fitness content distribution deal

One of the relatively smaller announcements yesterday came from an unlikely partnership. Peloton revealed that it had partnered with Google Fitbit for a "multi-year, multi-country" partnership. Per the Peloton Blog it begins in September. So here's what the deal means for both sides. For Google Fitbit Premium members ($9.99/mo or $79.99/yr): Access...
A new Apple TV and NVIDIA Shield competitor

Trendspotting: Another streaming box enters the chat

Another streaming box has hit the market. Except this one comes from not just any old company. Magnificent Seven member Google (Alphabet) has discontinued its rather iconic Chromecast device and replaced it with a (now) old fashioned style streaming box. The announcement comes a week ahead of its upcoming Pixel devices...
La Marzocco bundles Linea Micra with Pico grinder for 5% off - luxury marketing

Trendspotting: Luxury brand La Marzocco offers discount, but only with a bundle

Luxury brands don't like adjectives that potentially cheapen their hard earned reputations. So words like "discount" or "sale" or "BOGO" (buy one, get one) are strictly verboten within the marketing teams -- such as at espresso machine maker La Marzocco. Still, these companies  know a trick or two. And they...
Porsche Cayenne EV public road tests

Porsche Cayenne EV looks like an SUV

As like many things car related these days, the next generation of the Cayenne will be electrified. Though its EV plans appear to be slowing a bit (slowing Taycan sales may have something to do with that), Porsche seems committed to transforming all of its models -- save for the...
Nikon president talks camera trends and incorporating RED technology into future models.

Trendspotting: Signs of recovery in the interchangeable lens camera market

Two bits of camera market news this morning. If even just itty bitty bits. These days we'll take what we can with the smartphone -- iPhone! -- garnering most of the mindshare in recent years. Nikon president Yoshiaki Tokunari was quoted in a Yahoo Japan article where he (ever so)...
Current R5 owners, is it worth upgrading to the new R5 Mark II?

As a Canon EOS R5 shooter, is it time to upgrade to the new Mark II?

To upgrade or not to upgrade? The eternal question us video shooters and camera enthusiasts ask ourselves every so often (too often). Now with the shiny new Canon EOS R5 Mark II on the scene many of us original R5 owners are probably wondering if it's worth the upgrade to the...
All new Amazon Echo Spot smart clock 2024

Amazon’s new Echo Spot (2024) should appeal to those seeking the basics in a smart bedside clock

Amazon, somewhat surprisingly, revealed a new Echo device just in time for Prime Day. The updated version of the beloved Echo Spot features a similar design to the original, but upgrades all the important stuff you'd want improved. Better display. Better speaker. Better performance. One difference: The all-new Spot no longer...
Zwift Ride with Kickr Core

Zwift Ride is an all-in-one indoor bike for gamification nerds and serious trainers alike

Another at-home fitness bike is about to hit the market. Zwift has finally taken the wraps of its in-house designed and branded bike. Due to start shipping later this month, the California-based company is calling it Zwift Ride and it will sell for $1,299 USD and include everything you need...