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Comedian to Do Streaming-Only Show
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 17, 2011
Dave Chappelle intends to launch a new comedy show that won't appear on broadcast, cable, or satellite TV. If you want to see it, you'll have to stream it. The show would mark Chappelle's return to TV after his highly rated Comedy Central show crashed and burned.

From whom you'd be streaming was still up for grabs at presstime. Some observers said Netflix would be the obvious choice. But Hulu or some other streaming service could turn out to be the lucky winner.

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Premiere Design
Plinius Hiato Integrated Amplifier
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 16, 2011
According to the brochure for the Hiato 2-channel integrated amplifier from Plinius Audio, "Benefiting from our tranquil location in the inspirational natural environment of New Zealand, the Plinius design team brings you products that faithfully reproduce the emotional touchstones of your favourite music. The holistic integrity of nature's designs inspire Plinius to combine wonderful sound, superb finishes, and technical excellence to delight the senses." Sounds good to me.
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Review: Thiel Audio SCS4T Tower Speakers
Brent Butterworth  |  Jun 16, 2011

TEST BENCH

Frequency response (at 2 meters)
51 Hz to 20 kHz ±4.2 dB

Sensitivity (SPL at 1 meter with 2.8 volts of pink-noise input)
86 dB

Impedance (minimum/nominal)
2.8/4 ohms

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3D Projector ReviewsProjector Reviews
Review: Sharp XV-Z17000 3D DLP projector
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jun 16, 2011

Sharp was once king of the $10,000 projector class, a class now nearly disappeared. With the 3D era under way, it returns to the game with this $4,995 offering, only to find the market far more competitive than before. Most notable is the $500-cheaper JVC DLA-X3, the baby brother of the X7 model I reviewed in the April/May issue. 

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Review: Cambridge Audio Minx 215 Speaker System
Brent Butterworth  |  Jun 16, 2011

TEST BENCH

Frequency response (at 1 meter)
• satellite 166 Hz to 20 kHz ±8.6 dB
• subwoofer 38 to 130 kHz ±3 dB

Sensitivity (SPL at 1 meter with 2.8 volts of pink-noise input)
• satellite 90 dB


Impedance (minimum/nominal)
• satellite 5.3/9 ohms

Bass output, subwoofer (CEA-2010 standard)
• Ultra-low bass (20-31.5 Hz): NA
• Low bass (40-63 Hz): 90.5 dB

Bass limits, satellite
• 100 Hz at 65.3 dB

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Review: LG 47LW5600 3D LCD HDTV
Al Griffin  |  Jun 16, 2011

TEST BENCH

Color temperature (ISF Expert 2 mode/Warm color temperature preset before/after calibration):

20-IRE: 6,817 K/6,431 K
30-IRE: 6,816 K/6,499 K
40-IRE: 6,819 K/6,548 K
50-IRE: 6,796 K/6,527 K
60-IRE: 6,720 K/6,515 K
70-IRE: 6,726 K/6,495 K
80-IRE: 6,685 K/6,492 K
90-IRE: 6,638 K/6,464 K
100-IRE: 6,572 K/6,405 K

Primary Color Point Accuracy vs. SMPTE HD Standard

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Subwoofer Reviews
Review: SVS SB13-Plus Subwoofer
Brent Butterworth  |  Jun 16, 2011

I would never do what SVS did with its new subwoofer, the SB13-Plus. The company originally sent me a review sample last fall, but despite the fact that it sounded (and measured) great, SVS asked me to hold the review while its engineers tweaked the sub’s Sledge STA-1000D amplifier. It took months for the new amplifier to arrive.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Adjustment Bureau—Universal
Kris Deering  |  Jun 16, 2011
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 4/5
On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas - a woman like none he's ever known. But just as he realizes he's falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart. David learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself - the men of "The Adjustment Bureau" - who will do everything in their considerable power to prevent David and Elise from being together. In the face of overwhelming odds, he must either let her go and accept a predetermined path... or risk everything to defy Fate and be with her.
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Audio Video News
Happy Bloomsday, rock and rollers
Michael Berk  |  Jun 16, 2011

It's Bloomsday today, everyone, and time to celebrate the life and works of James Joyce (June 16th is the day on which Leopold Bloom's wanderings through Dublin are described in obsessive detail by Joyce in his Ulysses).

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Downloading Home Theater Geeks
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 16, 2011
I love your Home Theater Geeks podcast; I listen every week. But I can't find a way to download older episodes. They are all available at twit.tv/htg, but when I follow the link to download them from iTunes, all I can see are the most recent 20 shows. I am trying to download episode 25 but cannot because of this.

Matt Olan

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