Richard Stevens

Richard Stevens is a lover of all things tech and has a particular soft spot for home entertainment and smart home gear. When not catching up on the latest industry trends and spending time with family, Stevens loves knocking-out DIY projects in his workshop and closely following his favorite NY sports franchises; the Knicks, Jets, and Yankees – in no particular order.

Latest Articles

Samsung Unveils New OLED and Micro RGB Displays

5 months ago

CES 2026 is here and Samsung, as ever, is one of the major players to watch. The consumer electronics giant always knows how to put on a good show and this year it unveiled a few eye-catching gems. While AI is undeniably the talk of the town (even for Samsung, which recently detailed its…

OLED TVs

CES

Wi-Fi Perfected: Hands-On with the ASUS ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro Wi-Fi System

5 months ago

Reliable Wi-Fi is no longer a luxury—it’s essential. Most of our mobile devices require it; furthermore, scores of modern homes depend on it for basic (but smart) functionality, such as powering on lights, wirelessly controlling heating and cooling systems, A/V entertainment, security, and more. Add the pressure of working from home (as many people do) and it becomes even more vital that these…

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Accessories

Hands-On with Leica’s Versatile Cine Play 1 Portable Projector

5 months ago

Leica’s Cine Play 1 is one of the most interesting laser projectors on the market. At first glance it looks like a stylish portable projector, but if you take a deeper look, there’s a lot more…

Projectors

Home Theater Projectors

Our Favorite Home Theater Gear

5 months ago

It’s been a great year for consumer tech, with some standout releases from some of our favorite brands. With new releases just around the corner, we’re excited to see what’s on the horizon. For now, I wanted to highlight a few products that caught my attention this past year. I’ll even showcase a couple of products that have been around for a while but deserve to be mentioned among the very best…

Home Theater Accessories

Hands-On Review: ELAC Adsum-Inspired Debut ConneX Powered Speakers

2 years ago

When ELAC introduced its original Debut ConneX DCB41 powered speaker system, it was met with much of the same praise the brand has become accustomed to hearing. Terms like “expansive soundstage, detailed high frequencies,” and “value leader” have practically become synonymous with ELAC. As great as the original design was and is, it’s hard to stand out in a crowded speaker landscape that’s filled…

ELAC

Speakers

Home Entertainment Speakers

World Backup Day: Upgrading Hard Drives on Your NAS

3 years ago

Whether you use a Network Attached Storage (NAS) system for surveillance, managing a media server, or creative professional use, keeping an eye on your internal drives is a necessary maintenance task to ensure your NAS is performing at its best. Some NAS systems make this easy by allowing you to monitor the health of your compatible drives actively and, if you’re like me, you check this often.…

NAS

raid

Hard Drives

Hisense Unveils Its 2023 TV Lineup at CES

3 years ago

At CES 2023, Hisense continued its mission to deliver high-end TV technology at all price points. There's no better example of this than the company's newest U6K series TV, which features Dolby Vision, HDR 10, HDR 10+, Quantum Dot, and mini-LED backlighting technology, starting at under $500, and display ranges between 50 and a whopping 85 inches. Hisense's new U7K series pushes the envelope even…

TVs & Entertainment

Managing a Multimedia Library with the QNAP TS-464 NAS

3 years ago

A few years ago, I realized my family had a media problem: our movies, home videos, music, and pictures were scattered all over the place. Some media was stuck on physical discs, a bunch of it was stored on unlabeled thumb drives, and some were even trapped on old, obsolete computers. Even worse, it was all dumb; we had no sensible way of accessing and managing our multimedia library. Like many…

Drives & Storage

NAS & Servers

Hands-On with the Devialet Dione Soundbar

3 years ago

It’s hard to feel inspired when considering the soundbar landscape. In most cases, you simply get a wide, black box that’s designed to sit near your TV. You connect the soundbar to your home entertainment system and expect to be treated to an elevated audio experience—and for the most part, it delivers. If you’re being honest, though, rarely would you expect a soundbar to compete with larger…

Soundbar Speakers

TVs & Entertainment

Hands-On with the Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3

4 years ago

From entry level to high end, there’s no shortage of soundbars on the market. Each promises to deliver an elevated audio experience compared to your TV’s built-in speakers. As TVs have gotten thinner over the years, sacrifices have had to be made, and sound quality has often suffered as a result. Thankfully, brands like Bowers & Wilkins, often referred to as B&W, offer solutions that not…

Soundbar Speakers

TVs & Entertainment

Hands-On with the Brilliant Smart Home Control Panel

4 years ago

There’s no shortage of smart home tech these days. From light switches to thermostats, we’ve covered a great deal of it here at B&H. In fact, we’ve become spoiled by it. It’s no longer impressive to simply connect to the Internet and offer iPhone or Android control; manufacturers now have to push the envelope to get our attention. That’s the great thing about tech—it drives forward. Brilliant…

Home Automation

Smart Home Accessories

Sonos Arc Is the Most Complete Soundbar to Date

5 years ago

This isn’t the article I planned to write when I was offered an opportunity to review the new Arc from Sonos. Soundbars aren’t a new concept, in fact this is Sonos’s 4th-generation model following the highly lauded…

Soundbar Speakers

Speakers

TVs & Entertainment

The Sonos Move is More than a Portable Speaker

6 years ago

My speaker system was a mess, but when Sonos released its portable Move speaker, I was comforted. You see, not only do I have some high-end legacy gear that I refuse to part with, but I was also an early smart-speaker adopter (perhaps too early) and most recently, a Sonos owner.…