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Utopia Theater: The Slippery Slope
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 13, 2005

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/headshot150.mf.jpg" WIDTH=150 HEIGHT=180 HSPACE=6 VSPACE=4 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>A <I>Wall Street Journal</I> expos&#233; last April on television "tech gurus" who are paid by manufacturers to show products on the air caught the attention of many media watchdogs. The story, by James Bandler, also caught a buzz among working journalists, including those of us at <I>Stereophile</I> and <I>UAV</I>, since the story's main focus was on former <I>Stereophile</I> writer and current <I>Today Show</I> tech editor Corey Greenberg.

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Audio Video News
D&M to Acquire Boston Acoustics
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 12, 2005  |  First Published: Jun 13, 2005

Late last week, D&M Holdings and Boston Acoustics announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement in which D&M will purchase Boston Acoustics for $17.50 per share in cash for a total of approximately $76 million. The deal adds Boston Acoustics' premium speaker line (along with the Snell brand, which BA acquired within the last couple of years) to D&M's already impressive portfolio, including Denon, Marantz, and McIntosh, as well as the D&M Professional, ReplayTV, Rio, and Escient brands.

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Definitive Technology Mythos Gem Home Theater Speaker System
Rich Warren  |  Jun 12, 2005
Download our fast facts table and lab results in handy PDF format.
Coincidence struck when Disney released The Incredibles
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MartinLogan Montage Home Theater Speaker System
James K. Willcox  |  Jun 12, 2005
Download our fast facts table and lab results in handy PDF format.
As I was awaiting the arrival of MartinLogan's new Mont
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The Custom Installer: Control Your World
John Sciacca  |  Jun 12, 2005

Computers have never really been my thing. I like them and have owned one since I was 8, starting with the incredibly unpowerful Atari 400. But I'd always considered them just the next step toward a better videogaming experience. And while I love gaming, plunking down $2,000 for something I'd use almost exclusively as a gaming rig seemed a little excessive.

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Audio Video News
An L of an HDTV
user  |  Jun 11, 2005
The early-middle months of the year are like Christmas (Hanukkah, Kwanza, Winter Solstice, take your pick) for home entertainment lovers because so many manufacturers of HDTVs, surround sound receivers, DVD players, and rechargeable batteries announce all the new gear they'll be bringing out just in time for the holiday buying season. (Wow, what a coincidence!) It allows us to drool for three, four, sometimes even five or six months over the thoughts of shiny new gadgets and gizmos and other cool things that are probably too big to fit in our stockings (hung by the chimney with care) or under the tree - but don't worry about that, we still want them, anyway.
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Audio Video News
TiVo, my TiVo, I'll never leave home without you.
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jun 11, 2005
If only you could take your TiVo with you...
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Other Tech
BackTalk: Woody Harrelson
Jamie Sorcher  |  Jun 10, 2005

Jamie Sorcher talks to the natural-born killer turned Nature Boy about his health-conscious documentary Go Further on DVD, his favorite flicks and tunes, and, of course, Cheers.

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Onkyo TX-NR1000 Digital Surround Receiver
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jun 10, 2005
Fast Facts

RATED POWER 150 W x 7 into 8 ohms with maximum 0.05 THD (channels driven in pairs) DIMENSIONS

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Audio Video News
Analog Cutoff Debate Heats Up
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 09, 2005

A new study by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) reveals that only 33.6 million (12%) of the 285 million television sets in the United States are used to watch over-the-air (OTA) programming. CEA issued its data in a letter delivered to the leadership of the Senate and House Commerce Committees to assist them in "their deliberations on how to ensure the needs of all Americans are addressed when analog broadcasting ceases." The House Commerce Committee is preparing to consider legislation currently under development by Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX) that will set a hard cutoff date for analog broadcasts. The Senate Commerce Committee is poised to release draft DTV legislation later this month.

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