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Simaudio Moon Evolution Pre/Pro & Power Amp
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 26, 2010

The Moon brand from Canadian high-end stalwart <A href="http://www.simaudio.com">Simaudio</A> is well known among audiophiles, but I didn't realize that its premium Moon Evolution line also includes some multichannel home-theater products. Submitted for your consideration are the CP-8 preamp/processor, HDS-8 HDMI switcher, and MC-8 modular multichannel power amp.

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Audio Video News
Blockbuster Gets Warner Titles Faster
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 26, 2010
If you want to rent Warner Bros. movies from Netflix or Redbox, you'll have to wait till they've been available for sell-through for 28 days. Unless, that is, you rent at Blockbuster, which has cut a unique deal with the studio.
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Audio Video News
LG unveils its first 3D LED HDTV
SV Staff  |  Mar 25, 2010
3D marches on, with a notable advance in LED display technology. LG has just announced the LX9500, a screen the company says is the world's first 3D-capable HDTV with a full-array LED backlight. According to a press release on Korea's Newswire,...
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Audio Video News
Netflix has started shipping Watch Now discs for Wii
SV Staff  |  Mar 25, 2010
 It might not be the best way to get Netflix's streaming content to your TV, but starting tomorrow (which is presumably when most of the discs will arrive) your Nintendo Wii will officially have the Watch Now hook-up. Today, Netflix...
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Premiere Design
Vincent C-60 CD Player
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 25, 2010

The debate over the sound of vacuum tubes versus solid-state audio electronics has endured since the invention of the transistor, and it's not likely to be settled any time soon. With the new C-60 CD player from Australian boutique maker <A href="http://www.vincentaudio.com.au">Vincent Audio</A>, there's no need to decide&#151;you can switch between its tube-based and solid-state output stages as desired.

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Audio Video News
Google Tests TV Search
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 25, 2010
Google makes life easier in so many ways. Soon it may become useful in a new way: searching TV content.
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Audio Video News
B&W P5 headphones now shipping
SV Staff  |  Mar 24, 2010
Bower and Wilkins' first foray into headphones start hitting stores this week, 3 months after they premiered at CES 2010. The P5 Mobile Hi-Fi Headphones will be available at Apple stores across the country over the next few weeks. The headphones...
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Color Calibration, Dynamic Contrast, Best Performance
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 24, 2010
Dire Need
I have an old Akai 55-inch HDTV rear-projection TV. Is there a calibration program I can download to a DVD and use to calibrate the color? It is in dire need. Other than that, it works well, and I really don't want to get a new TV as long as this one works.
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Audio Video News
Shelves Emptied of Panasonic 3D TVs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 24, 2010
A week after they went on sale, Panasonic's 3D TVs have sold out. Early adopters love 'em.
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 13: Josh Kairoff
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 23, 2010  |  First Published: Mar 24, 2010
Josh Kairoff, Chief Technologist of Display Enginering, Inc. and former Director of Display Engineering at Pioneer, discusses the demise of Kuro, the Panasonic black-level problem and how Pioneer got it right, how plasma TVs work, what's really going on in 120Hz and 240Hz LCDs, and more.

Run Time: 59:27

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