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Bookshelf Speaker Reviews
Atlantic Technology System 4400 Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 23, 2009

Performance
Value
Build Quality
Price: $3,350 At A Glance: Stand-mounts and center with three-way HF control and bass adjustment • Switchable bipole/dipole surrounds • Sub with front-baffle volume control

HT Roots Matter

To Atlantic Technology, home theater is not a necessary evil. This is not a loudspeaker company that specializes in two-channel audio and tosses out a few centers and subs as an afterthought. The brand has been firmly rooted in home theater from day one. The company cares about dialogue clarity, panning, surround effects, and bass dynamics. The first two alone are worth a thousand-word essay: You want to catch every word, but you also want pans to be seamless across the three front channels. How do you go about reconciling those two requirements? You do a lot of listening and experimenting. After about a third of a century, Atlantic Tech has gotten pretty good at it.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Four Christmases—New Line Cinema (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 22, 2009
Movie: 3/5 Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Godzilla—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 22, 2009
Movie: 2/5 Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Say Anything—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 22, 2009
Movie: 4/5 Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 3/5
Extras: 3.5/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Fight Club—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 22, 2009
Movie: 4.5/5 Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4.5/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Sons of Anarchy—FX (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 22, 2009
Show: 3.5/5 Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2.5/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Two Girls and a Guy—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 22, 2009
Movie: 3/5 Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 2.5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
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Audio Video News
HD Deals: Video Game Sale (2 for $30)
SV Staff  |  Nov 20, 2009
If you need to fill some wish lists this holiday season and video games are on the top of the lists we have the perfect deal for you: Buy two games for $30 on a variety of platforms. More HD and gadget deals* after the jump you could grab right...
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Premiere Design
Money Seat
Scott Wilkinson  |  Nov 20, 2009

When you think about the components of any audio system, things like speakers, power amps, and source devices undoubtedly come to mind. You might even consider the room as a component. But what about the seat in which you sit to enjoy the music? Most chairs are not designed specifically for that particular endeavor, leaving you with a pain in the neck and/or back after extended periods, and some actually interfere with perceiving the best possible sound. To overcome the limitations of this "forgotten component," a Swedish company called <A href="http://www.klutzdesign.com">Klutz Design</A> has developed the Ballerina Sweetspot, a prototype chair that is optimized for just one thing&#151;listening.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Angels & Demons (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Nov 20, 2009

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/angdem.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Harvard symbolist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is back on a thrilling journey through Rome trying to find four Cardinals kidnapped by the Illuminati, an ancient secret brotherhood that will stop at nothing to destroy its eternal enemy, the Catholic Church.

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