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The Producer's Ear: December 2008
Rob Fraboni  |  Jan 04, 2009  |  0 comments

One of the main things record producers strive for is to effectively communicate the emotional content of the music. It begins with trying to make a recording that's as universal as possible, one that sounds good on any playback format.

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Sound & Vision's 2008 Editors' Choice Awards
 |  Dec 22, 2008  |  0 comments

2008 was pretty remarkable - in home-entertainment as well as in the world at large. For instance, this is the first time we've ever given the Product of the Year award to essentially the same piece of gear twice in a row. Why? Because in 2007 we concluded that the Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-110FD was the best TV ever made, and this year Pioneer surprised everybody by making it even better.

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Niles Audio ZR-6 Multizone Audio System
John Sciacca  |  Dec 21, 2008  |  0 comments
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$1,995 ($3,194 as tested) / NILESAUDIO.COM / 800-289-4434
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7 Smart Ways to Get Rid of Your Old TV
Stan Horaczek  |  Dec 15, 2008  |  0 comments
Instead of messing around with a converter box, you handled the DTV transition the proper way: By upgrading to a sweet new HDTV. But that means your old box is still sitting around taking up space. Before you send it packing to the dump, consider a few different options.
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An Inside Look at Media Center in Windows 7
John Sciacca  |  Dec 11, 2008  |  0 comments

For computer owners, few things bring about the sea of change like a new operating system. And for the vast majority of us, the winds (Windows?) of change are starting to blow with Microsoft's upcoming Vista replacement, Windows 7.

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Review: Acoustic Research HDP100
John Sciacca  |  Dec 07, 2008  |  0 comments
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$400 (as tested) / ARACCESSORIES.COM
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BackTalk: Jewel
Mike Mettler  |  Dec 07, 2008  |  0 comments
I have to borrow a line from your song "Intuition" and ask: Are you still "just a simple girl in a high-tech digital world"? A little bit, yeah [chuckles].
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Experts' Guide to Great Gifts '08
SV Staff  |  Dec 04, 2008  |  0 comments

SAMSUNG HT-X715 HOME-THEATER-IN-A-BOX SYSTEM

$599

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Black Friday: The Best (and Worst) Deals on HD Page 2
Stan Horaczek  |  Nov 24, 2008  |  0 comments

Just a few years ago, retailers were furious when their secret Black Friday ads leaked online before they hit he Thursday papers. Now, they can hardly wait for eager bargain hunters to fire up Acrobat and scour their flyers for deals. But, at the same time, this years deals are a little disappointing.

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Black Friday: The Best (and Worst) Deals on HD Page 3
Stan Horaczek  |  Nov 24, 2008  |  0 comments

Just a few years ago, retailers were furious when their secret Black Friday ads leaked online before they hit he Thursday papers. Now, they can hardly wait for eager bargain hunters to fire up Acrobat and scour their flyers for deals. But, at the same time, this years deals are a little disappointing.

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Black Friday: The Best (and Worst) Deals on HD
Stan Horaczek  |  Nov 24, 2008  |  0 comments

Just a few years ago, retailers were furious when their secret Black Friday ads leaked online before they hit he Thursday papers. Now, they can hardly wait for eager bargain hunters to fire up Acrobat and scour their flyers for deals. But, at the same time, this years deals are a little disappointing.

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Universal Remote Control MX-980 remote control and MSC-400 master controller
John Sciacca  |  Nov 23, 2008  |  0 comments
$1,198 / UNIVERSALREMOTE.COM / 800-901-0800
While remote controls are one of the greatest inventions ever, that pile of them cluttering up your coffee table is an example of home automation gone awry.
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Archos of Triumph
 |  Nov 23, 2008  |  0 comments
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$349.99 (as tested) / ARCHOS.COM / 866-489-4718
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Win a Panasonic Home Theater System!
 |  Nov 14, 2008  |  0 comments

Nothing brings family and friends together like the big, lifelike picture and sound of Panasonic's new line of VIERA HDTVs with standard SD memory card sl

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Q&A: Feeling Boxed In
Al Griffin  |  Nov 12, 2008  |  0 comments

Q. I have a Mitsubishi DLP TV with a built-in over-the-air HDTV tuner, and I'm interested in getting a high-definition DVR to use with it. I've Googled around and, to my surprise, haven't discovered many options. What I have found is either very expensive (TiVo's HD DVR) or no longer in production.

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