From 1999 to 2001, Ian White was a regular monthly contributor to SoundStage!, and was a regular monthly contributor to the high-end audiophile web site, Enjoy The Music from 2001 to 2005, where he met Big Picture Big Sound editor Chris Boylan.  Ian launched his own site, American Wired in 2006, a short-lived but popular HiFi and gadget site which, among other things, taught Ian that the business side of the publishing world is not where he wanted to spend his time and energy.

In addition to BigPictureBigSound, Ian contributes to the Jerusalem Post. When Ian is not writing, he is the CEO of Ko-Shore Treats; a kosher food distribution company in New Jersey. He is also a certified ISF calibrator.

Ian has had a passion for film and music since he was a wee lad. Some 5,200 films later, he is still reeling from one six-pack too many of Boylan's Creamy Red Birch Beer while fighting the summer crowds at his local multi-plex.

A resident of a semi-swanky oceanfront hamlet, Ian enjoys catching really big fish with his children (someone has to hold my veal sandwich and drink while I reel the suckers in), jamming the RedBox video rental box at his local 7-11, and torturing tourists with really bad directions to the beach.

His wife waits five minutes before catching up to them and giving them the real directions.

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Ian's Reference Home Theater System:

Source Components:

• JVC DLA-RS25 1080p D-ILA Projector
• Stewart Filmscreen 100" StudioTek 130 G3
• Apple iPod Classic/Wadia Digital 170i iTransport/Audio Note DAC Kit 1.2
• Apple Mac Mini/LaCie 1TB HD/Wavelength Audio Brick USB DAC
• Nottingham Audio Interspace/SME M2-9/Benz Micro H2
• Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Disc Player
• Panasonic DMP-BD655K Blu-ray Disc Player
• Toshiba HD-A30 HD-DVD Disc Player

Amplification:

• Denon AVR-4810CI Receiver
• Art Audio Vinyl One Phono preamplifier

Loudspeakers:

• Spendor A6s (front left/right channels)
• Spendor C9e (center channel speaker)
• Spendor SR5s (rear left/right surround channels)
• REL T1 subwoofer