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Audio Video News
Netflix and Comcast in Bandwidth Brawl
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 02, 2010
The old phrase information superhighway is coming back into style. It's in danger of gridlock and badly in need of a traffic cop, as the recent collision between Netflix and Comcast shows.
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Custom Installation How-To
Review: Pro-Ject RM-1.3 turntable
Brent Butterworth  |  Dec 02, 2010
Key Features
$499 sumikoaudio.net
• Separate motor assembly
• Fully adjustable S-shaped aluminum tonearm
• 3-point support with nylon cone feet
• Factory-installed Sumiko Pearl cartridge
• RCA output jacks with grounding screw
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 44: Alan Kraemer
Scott Wilkinson  |  Dec 01, 2010
Alan Kraemer, CTO of SRS Labs and president of the 3D Audio Alliance, talks about the new Multi-Dimensional Audio standard, which replaces channel-based formats with an object-oriented transport stream. This future-proof transport stream specifies where each sound-emitting object is and how it moves in 3D space, and the rendering/playback system uses whatever resources it has—from a single-speaker cell phone to a full-blown multichannel home theater—to reproduce the sounds as best it can in their intended spatial locations.

Run Time: 46:29

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Fantasia/Fantasia 2000 (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Dec 01, 2010
Initially released by Walt Disney in 1940 as a "road show" release, Fantasia has gone on to become one of the most popular movies of all time. Featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski, the film has eight musical pieces set to wonderful animation and is narrated by Deems Taylor. (Interestingly, while the music was recorded by the Philadelphia Orchestra, the on-screen musicians seen in silhouette between the musical selections were members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and UAV editor Scott Wilkinson's grandfather was one of them.)

Fulfilling Walt Disney's original vision of continuing to create unique fusions of animation and classical music, Fantasia 2000 picks up where the first one left off with seven completely new segments and the return of the popular "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." Roy E. Disney orchestrated a collaboration of more than 1200 artists and technicians to present this tour de force.

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Sweepstakes
Sherwood Newcastle R-972 Sweepstakes
Scott Wilkinson  |  Dec 01, 2010
Our latest sweepstakes is a big one—you could be the lucky winner of a Sherwood Newcastle R-972 A/V receiver worth $1800!

The 7-channel R-972 provides a variety of innovative and high-performance features, chief among which are Trinnov automatic room correction, 3D audio remapping, and HQV video processing. In his review for Home Theater, Mark Fleischmann concluded, "The Sherwood R-972 would be a pretty formidable A/V receiver even without the Trinnov Optimizer, with a strong feature set and HQV Reon-VX video processing. But the debut of the Trinnov Optimizer in an AVR is big news. Especially with movies, the 3D Remapping took me places I hadn’t been before. Although I spent longer than usual reviewing this product, I felt I only scratched the surface of its full potential. The Trinnov Optimizer is the sort of thing that may take the home theater community years to assimilate. I look forward to getting to know it even better."

[This sweepstakes is now closed.]

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Audio Video News
RoxioNow Adopts Dolby Digital Plus
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 01, 2010
When Dolby Digital Plus made its debut a few years ago, it didn't seem to get many takers aside from a few Blu-ray releases. But the improved lossy codec is now hitting its stride and the latest taker is video streaming service RoxioNow.
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Music ReviewsAudio Video News
'Gimme Shelter' Isolated Studio Tracks Posted on Youtube
Stan Horaczek  |  Nov 30, 2010

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Premiere Design
Wisdom Audio LS3 & LS4 Speakers
Scott Wilkinson  |  Nov 30, 2010
Well-known for its high-end, in-wall, line-source speakers, Wisdom Audio has just announced two new on-wall models, the LS3 and LS4, which are designed—and priced—for the ultra-high-end market.
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Audio Video News
Panasonic Touts 3D on Mall Tour
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 30, 2010
Panasonic's Unwrap 3D Tour will offer interactive 3DTV displays in seven shopping malls across the nation. The two-week tour kicks off Wednesday December 1.
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AV Receiver Reviews
Onkyo TX-NR5008 A/V Receiver
Fred Manteghian  |  Nov 29, 2010
Price: $2,699 At A Glance: Gobs of clean power • Super ergonomics and my favorite onscreen display • Super-detailed audio

A Bigger Boat

So the red-felt-topped pool table with the Bud Light (get it?) lamp suspended above it in your man cave doesn’t illicit “oohs” and “aahs” from visitors like it once did? Maybe it’s time to re-create that 1980s Crazy Eddie’s look by installing a showroom’s worth of speakers and driving them with the Onkyo TX-NR5008 AVR.

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