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 7/2008 - Vudu Box Movie-on-Demand
Service by Randall Smith - Now that the high-definition disc war is
over and Blu-ray is the lone survivor, the next challenge -- and the next great
competition, in my opinion -- will be download services....(more) |
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7/2008 - Steve Blinn Designs 3-Shelf
Extra-Wide Equipment Rack by Howard Kneller - Back in the day, TVs
were so bulky that they had to be placed on a piece of furniture that was first a TV
stand, and only second an audio rack. You know the kind: They had short shelves typically
made of glass, and a small hole in the back to thread cables ....(more) |
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6/2008 - RealTraps
MondoTrap, MiniTrap and RFZ Panel by Randall Smith - Over the last
few years I’ve tried to make the most important upgrade possible to my audio system:
a new listening room. I felt that every dollar I’d spent on my system had been well
worth it, but at this point, what I was seeing and hearing from it were a bit
overwhelming. I began to think that my sound ....(more) |
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6/2008 - Axiom Audio
A1400-8 Multichannel Amplifier by Roger Kanno - The name Axiom
Audio will be familiar to most readers. Their high-value loudspeakers have been favorites
among SoundStage! Network reviewers for years and have won many awards, from us and other
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5/2008 - DH Labs Silver
Sonic HDMI 1.3 Cable by Roger Kanno - I love how the HDMI format
allows me to transmit high-definition digital video and audio signals through a
single cable. I used to connect my universal player to my surround processor with a set of
component-video cables and six analog audio cables. Now, not only can I send hi-rez
signals digitally ....(more) |
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5/2008 - Panasonic Viera
TH-50PZ77U Plasma HDTV by Jeff Van Dyne - This is a great time to
buy a new TV. There are plenty of choices available, and the competition for your dollar
is higher than ever. Flat panels are all the rage, and for good reasons. They’ve
steadily improved in recent years -- the picture quality of most of them is more than
acceptable. But if you just walk into ....(more) |
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4/2008 - NuForce
MCH-3SE-C7 Multichannel Amplifier by Randall Smith - When you think
of high-end, class-D power amplifiers, which manufacturers’ names pop into your mind?
Without a doubt, NuForce has to be among them. Over the last few years, this
California-based company has taken the reins of class-D amplifier design, stripped away
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4/2008 - Halcro Logic
MC50 Multichannel Amplifier by Howard Kneller - Say
"Halcro" in a crowd of audiophiles and you’ll get their attention. The
company’s Reference products -- particularly their power amplifiers -- have been
touted by some to be the best made. Pretty heady stuff for a company founded as recently
as 1997....(more) |
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3/2008 - Dynaudio Focus
200/140/200C/Sub 250 Home-Theater Speaker System by Kevin East -
There is a legend on each of the Dynaudio Focus system’s packing crates: "Danes
don’t lie." While this sentiment no doubt was put into wider practice following
the reign of the Thane of Elsinore, its efficacy is easily verified by the function of a
loudspeaker: to reveal sound straightforwardly, faithfully ...(more) |
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3/2008 - Morel Encore
Mk. II Home-Theater Speaker System by Roger Kanno - When I was told
I’d be receiving a Morel speaker system for review, I didn’t know much about the
Israel-based company. From reviews I’d read in the past, I knew that they made some
pretty expensive speakers, but I could remember little else about Morel or its products. I
didn’t even know which ...(more) |
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2/2008 - Onkyo TX-SR805
Audio/Video Receiver by Jeff Van Dyne - Onkyo has been a leader in
quality mass-market electronics for many years now. Their products have traditionally been
reliable, capable, and solidly engineered. Their receivers generally lack the multitude of
surround formats of a Yamaha or the high styling of a Harman Kardon, but make up for it
with ...(more) |
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2/2008 - Paradigm
Reference Studio 100 v.4 / CC-690 v.4 / ADP-590 v.4 / Seismic 12
Home-Theater Speaker System by Randall Smith - This is the third
review of a product made by Paradigm or its subsidiary, Anthem, that I’ve written in
the last 12 months. My reviews of the Anthem AVM 50 A/V processor and the Paradigm
UltraCube 10 subwoofer were both overwhelmingly positive, and the AVM 50 received a Home
Theater Sound Reviewers’ Choice award. So when I’m notified that I’ll
be ...(more) |
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1/2008 - Energy Take
Classic Home-Theater Speaker System by Kevin East - I have a
fondness for little speakers -- not the 10"-high bookshelf variety, but the truly
dinky ones that can sit in the palm of my hand, and especially really small
speakers that do big things. I still have a pair of RadioShack Optimus 7s, marvels of
speaker engineering in their day, still in service here as outboard TV ...(more) |
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2007 Home
Theater & Sound Product of the Year, originally published December 2007 Mirage OM
Design OMD-15/OMD-C1/OMD-5/Prestige S10 Home-Theater Speaker System by Roger Kanno -
After reading Doug Schneider’s glowing review of Mirage’s flagship
home-theater speaker system, the OM Design OMD-28, I was excited to review an HT system
assembled around their smaller OMD-15 speaker. A pair of OMD-28s, a matching
center-channel, and two surround speakers cost ...(more) |
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2007 Home
Theater & Sound Product of the Year, originally published April 2007 Anthem Statement D2 A/V Processor by Jeff Van Dyne -
Anthem has long been a leading maker of A/V processors, beginning with the AVM 2 and
its incredibly popular successor, the AVM 20. The AVM models had levels of
flexibility, build, and sound quality that had previously been unheard of at their prices.
I was so impressed with the ...(more) |
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