Ken C. Pohlmann

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Reality Bytes: I Am Audio Legend
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Ken C. Pohlmann • Posted: Apr 04, 2008 • 0 comments

I trudged through booth after booth, aisle after aisle, mile after mile, becoming increasingly depressed. The Consumer Electronics Show - held mainly in vast, warehouse-size buildings - was like an inventory manager's nightmare. Some idiot had leaned on the "TV" button and unwittingly ordered up a zillion screens.

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7 Soundbars; Simple to Luxe
Ken C. Pohlmann • Posted: Apr 02, 2008 • 0 comments
7 Soundbars: Simple to Lux 690283470999 Boston Acoustics Model 2 Think back to a time long ago (to a living room far, far away), and you might remember when TVs came in big, bulky cabinets.
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Cabasse Alcyone Home Theater Speaker System
Ken C. Pohlmann • Posted: Jan 05, 2008 • 0 comments

Who or what is Alcyone? I would have accepted the following answers: 1) In Greek mythology, the daughter of Aeolus. 2) The brightest star in the Pleiades cluster.

I would also have accepted: 3) A compact home theater system with speakers that look like softballs.

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Reality Bytes: Mosquito Ringtones
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Ken C. Pohlmann • Posted: Jan 03, 2008 • 0 comments

"Hey, stop hanging around! You're blocking the doorway!"

That's what shop owners were shouting at teenagers who were loitering outside stores and in malls. The kids were supposedly deterring adult customers - that is, the ones with more spending power.

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Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver
Ken C. Pohlmann • Posted: Dec 05, 2007 • 0 comments
Onkyo TX-SR605 receiver 751398007583 Onkyo TX-SR605 The question I get asked the most often: "Which speakers should I buy?" My answer is frustratingly subjective: Buy whatever sounds best to you.
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Genelec Play 6020 Home Theater Speaker System
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Ken C. Pohlmann • Posted: Dec 03, 2007 • 0 comments

Having worked in and around recording studios for 30 years, I cut my teeth on professional gear before broadening my horizons to the vast consumer audio/video world. In studios, you quickly learn that trustworthy monitors are essential. Every tracking and mixing decision hinges on what your monitors tell you; if they mislead you with any inaccuracy, your recording will suffer.

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Reality Bytes: The Price Is Right! Or is it?
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Ken C. Pohlmann • Posted: Dec 02, 2007 • 0 comments

How much is music worth? Nietzsche wrote, "Without music, life would be a mistake." That places a high value on sounds that entertain and sometimes inspire us. Then again, at 3 o'clock in the morning, you'd pay good money to have the music at the party next door shut off.

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KEF Reference 207/2 Stereo Speakers
Ken C. Pohlmann • Posted: Nov 04, 2007 • 0 comments

the listThe Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé, a two-door convertible, is 181/2 feet long. Its mighty V-12 engine propels the massive 5,776-pound vehicle from 0 to 60 mph in just 5.7 seconds. Opening the suicide doors, you are greeted by an opulent world of chrome and leather.

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Atlantic Technology Model 6200e Home Theater Speakers
Ken C. Pohlmann • Posted: Nov 02, 2007 • 0 comments
Atlantic Technology model 6200e home theatre 6200e LR Atlantic Technology 6200e LR Why mess with success? That was my first thought when I heard that a Model 6200e system was heading my way.
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Reality Bytes: Mosquito Ringtones
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Ken C. Pohlmann • Posted: Nov 01, 2007 • 0 comments

"Hey, stop hanging around! You're blocking the doorway!"

That's what shop owners were shouting at teenagers who were loitering outside stores and in malls. The kids were supposedly deterring adult customers - that is, the ones with more spending power.

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