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CEDIA 2013
Wisdom Audio Gets My Top Pick
Kris Deering  |  Sep 28, 2013
Wisdom Audio delivered my favorite presentation of the show with their massive screen and even bigger sound. By all accounts a no compromise, price no object system but it delivered in every way. They also picked some of the best clips of the show to really demonstrate their finesse and might. Their planar speakers stood a good 10’ tall and their subwoofers were the size of couches but they did a great job of delivering a sound that was both massive and refined.
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Sonus Faber Olympica Speakers
Brent Butterworth  |  Sep 28, 2013

Sonus Faber's trademark gorgeous craftsmanship and design were in evidence at the CEDIA Expo, where the company showed its new Olympica series speakers. Besides the fact that they were arguably the best-looking new speakers at the show, they're notable for two reasons. First, they're the first Sonus Faber speakers in which all the drivers were designed by the company. Second, they have a unique asymmetrical design with one of the coolest bass ports ever created.

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James Loudspeakers Gets The Memo
Kris Deering  |  Sep 28, 2013
James Loudspeakers got the memo on bringing the big subs. Their pro audio speakers are complimented by these massive 18" drivers. Their demo room seemed to lack real low end power though. This seemed to be an issue in a lot of rooms at CEDIA this year. Big subs with lackluster bass performance in their demos. I bet with the right setup and room, these would play nice though.
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Totem Acoustic Kin Subwoofer: Tiny, Powerful, Affordable
Brent Butterworth  |  Sep 28, 2013

One of the biggest surprises (and delights) of the CEDIA Expo for me was Totem Acoustics' new Kin Subwoofer. Totem's known for great-sounding speakers, but not so much for bargain prices or decor-friendly design. The Kin Subwoofer, though, is quite affordable at $699 -- and according to my brief listen, quite powerful for its tiny size.

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JBL M2 Tower Speaker: Best JBL Ever?
Brent Butterworth  |  Sep 28, 2013

I've spent a lot of time over the last two decades talking with the guys at Harman International, and I've never heard them so excited about a speaker as they are about the JBL M2, a new high-end professional recording monitor. At CEDIA Expo, JBL announced that it'll be selling the M2 for home systems, too, although in a substantially different and more elite package.

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Digital Projection Goes Big and Bright with LED
Al Griffin  |  Sep 28, 2013
Digital Projection showcased its two newest DLP projectors at CEDIA, the updated single-chip M-Vision Cine LED1000 ($12,995) and the 3-chip Titan 1080P LED 3D ($80,000). And when I say showcase, I mean showcase: Both PJs were projecting images on a huge 165-inch screen that made you feel as if you were sitting in a real cinema.
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Upcoming MartinLogan Wireless Speaker System
Brent Butterworth  |  Sep 28, 2013

This MartinLogan AirPlay/Bluetooth speaker's just a prototype, but it was definitely the prettiest wireless speaker at the CEDIA Expo. Better than the looks, though, is that it uses the same great Folded Motion tweeters found in MartinLogan's Motion Series speakers.

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Can You Eat an LED Light?
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Sep 28, 2013
Although their demos and announcements at CEDIA were aimed at dealers and installers rather than to consumers directly, Energy Squad’s “LED Diet” program is designed to assist designers and salespeople with introducing a variety of LED lighting products. Energy Squad is a “full service national distributor of environmentally-friendly residential and commercial electronics and technologies” that focuses on providing LED lighting, energy storage, and automation products.
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Out Of The Blu
Évocateur, The Frozen Ground and The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Chris Chiarella  |  Sep 28, 2013
Mort the Mouth returns to our television screens, Nicolas Cage and John Cusack square off, and the grip of post-9/11 paranoia gets personal.
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NAD HP20 In-ear headphones
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Sep 28, 2013
The PSB M4U 2 and M4U 1 headphones are some of the best you can get. The M4U 2s even won our product of the year last year.

The same guy behind those headphones, Paul Barton, has designed some in-ear headphones, VISO HP20. Color me intrigued.

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