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Harman teaches you How to Listen
Michael Berk  |  Mar 30, 2011

This past week Harman International quietly released a public beta of How to Listen, a freeware application used in-house at Harman as part of a listening course for train staffers in product research, development, and testing.

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Subwoofers, Impedance, HDMI Audio
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 30, 2011
Is there a downside to using speakers with built-in subwoofers? How do I take speaker impedance into account when shopping for an AVR? What's the best audio connection?
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 59: Sandy Gross
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 30, 2011
Legendary speaker designer Sandy Gross discusses his illustrious career, the process of speaker design, different types of speaker drivers, imaging, the advantages of including powered subs in the main speakers, how GoldenEar manages to create high-quality yet relatively inexpensive speakers, bi-amping, tubes versus solid state amplification, vinyl versus digital audio, "exotic" speaker cables, answers to chat-room questions, and more.

Run Time: 58:49

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Audio Video News
Stormy weather for Amazon's cloud services?
Michael Berk  |  Mar 30, 2011

Like everybody else who covers media technology, we were excited by yesterday's announcement of Amazon's Cloud Drive remote storage and associated Cloud Player streaming media

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Audio Video News
Netflix Program Suppliers Play Hardball
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 30, 2011
Netflix recently announced it would start investing in original programming. Now producers who license their content to Netflix are retaliating against a partner that they increasingly see as a competitor.

Both Showtime and Starz have announced that they will withhold shows from Netflix.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Ten Commandments (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Mar 30, 2011
In this beloved Biblical epic, Moses (Charlton Heston), once favored in the household of the Pharaoh (Yul Brynner), turns his back on a privileged life to lead his people to freedom with the help of God and his Ten Commandments.

Few motion pictures in the history of Hollywood reach the heights of this masterpiece. Cecil B. DeMille's last picture made Charlton Heston a superstar and holds up extremely well 55 years later. Filmed in Egypt and the Sinai with one of the biggest sets ever constructed, the special effects seem rudimentary today, but they look fabulous when put into the proper historical context.

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In-Wall Speaker Reviews
BG Radia LA-550 In-Wall Speaker System
Gary Altunian  |  Mar 29, 2011
Price: $17,800 At A Glance: Excellent clarity and transparency • Great system value • Awesome bass

Pure Magic

As a contributing writer for Home Theater magazine, I’m often the go-to guy for reviewing large in-wall speaker systems that other writers can’t or won’t review, usually for lack of adequate space. I have enough space, and I enjoy listening to new speakers, especially high-end types. It’s a lot of work and it disrupts an otherwise orderly living room, but I’m not complaining.

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Audio Video NewsThe Big Picture
3D Glasses Standard: Too Little Too Late?
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 29, 2011
Yesterday, Panasonic and Xpand, makers of mostly commercial active-shutter 3D glasses, announced a standard synchronization protocol for this type of eyewear called M-3DI. The new standard is intended to improve compatibility between 3D TVs and home projectors, computers, and digital cinema, a problem that has plagued the current 3D marketplace since its inception over a year ago.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Review: "Mad Men" Season 4 Page 2
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 29, 2011

"Who is Don Draper?" That's the opening line-and the crux-of Mad Men's Season 4 arc, something that show creator Matthew Weiner confirms multiple times over the course his welcome appearance this three-disc Lionsgate Blu-ray set's commentary tracks.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Review: "Mad Men" Season 4
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 29, 2011

"Who is Don Draper?" That’s the opening line—and the crux—of Mad Men’s Season 4 arc, something that show creator Matthew Weiner confirms multiple times over the course his welcome appearance this three-disc Lionsgate Blu-ray set’s commentary tracks.

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