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Grace Notes
Neil Young's Pono: Waging Heavy Peace on Low-Rez Sound
Leslie Shapiro  |  Oct 04, 2012

Six months ago, we reported that Neil Young was going around talking about a crazy idea he had for a new music business model.   He had some high-res, music-in-the-cloud idea that he thought would revolutionize the way people listen to music. Would it be the Segway of the music biz?

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New Products
New Gear: The Parrot Zikmu Solo
Michael Berk  |  Oct 04, 2012

Having previously been pretty impressed by Parrot's Philippe Starck–designed headphone, the Zik, I figured the latest update to the Zikmu tower dock line might have a little more to offer than looks.

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Wireless Multiroom Speaker Reviews
Review: Aperion Aris Wireless Windows Speaker
Michael Berk  |  Oct 03, 2012

The big box threw me for a second. Some weeks back I'd seen an early prototype of the Aperion Aris, the first Windows 8 Play To certified wireless speaker, and I recalled it being a pretty compact desktop unit. What gives?

Well, it turns out that the manufacturer is so confident in their new product that they sent it to us along with a leading wireless speaker we'd reviewed quite positively, the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air, along with an A/B switcher and a Sansa Clip full of tunes.

Gauntlet thrown! But we'll get to that in a minute.

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Signals
Psst! Wanna Buy a Headphone Cheap?
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Oct 03, 2012

When you buy a Rolex Submariner from a guy with a dozen of them in a cardboard box in Times Square, there is absolutely no chance of misunderstanding. Both parties fully understand that the timepieces in question are fakes. But what if you buy a pair of high-end headphones from that kind-of-weird stereo store across from the mall?

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Tech2
Rethinking Room Correction
Brent Butterworth  |  Oct 03, 2012

Room correction systems that optimize your audio system for the acoustics of your room have been around for more than a decade — but frankly, they’ve never won me over, and I’m finally starting to understand why.

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Home Movie Theaters
Dedicated Persistence: Turning The Attic Into A Classically Themed Theater
Steve Proctor  |  Oct 03, 2012
I built my home theater in the attic and created a dramatic entrance and a vestibule. The vestibule’s reverse wall is painted like a women’s hat store circa 1910 Paris, with a travertine cobblestone street. Behind the windows, there are built-in shelves for DVDs and Blu-rays.
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CinemaStyle
Add Some Wow to Your Walls
Jamie Sorcher  |  Oct 03, 2012
If you’re the kinda guy who can recite classic movie lines like, “Leave the gun; take the cannoli” on command in between handfuls of popcorn, you may want a pop culture print, painting, or sculpture in your home theater with a little personality, right?
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SmartStream
New Epix and Amazon Deal: Is it time to Get Amazon Prime?
Barb Gonzalez  |  Oct 03, 2012
As Netflix's exclusive deal with EPIX has expired, Amazon jumped at the opportunity to enter into a new multi-year licensing agreement with the cable channel content provider. The deal brings EPIX movies and original programming to Amazon Prime Instant Video streaming.
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This Week
New Movies for October 2, 2012: Classic Monsters Arise!
Josef Krebs  |  Oct 02, 2012

Universal Classic Monsters

The dead have risen.

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Audio Video News
MHL Takes Your Smartphone to the Movies
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 02, 2012
Ever wish you could connect your smartphone to the TV in your living room while you’re lounging around so you could browse your apps on the big screen or watch that hilarious video you shot of your buddy impersonating Mitt Romney? Or maybe you’re on the road and want to kick back and stream a movie or watch a couple of crazy YouTube videos on the TV in your hotel room (assuming you’re not staying in a ’60s-era motel complete with the vintage Philco set). Or just think how cool it would be if instead of lugging your laptop to the boardroom, you could jack into the projector and run a PowerPoint presentation from your phone. If nothing else, you’d certainly impress the boss.
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