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CES 2009
CES 2009 Show Report Coming Soon
CES 2009  |  Jan 05, 2009
We'll be reporting live from Las Vegas starting Wednesday, January 7th.
Tower Speaker Reviews
Dynaudio Excite Speaker System
uavSteve Guttenberg  |  Jan 05, 2009
Dynaudio is, first and foremost, an audiophile speaker company, but one that also makes superb home-theater speakers. Wait, that implies it makes separate audiophile and home-theater lines, which is not really true. Dynaudio speakers excel with music and home theater.
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Home Theater Systems Reviews
Samsung HT-BD2T HTIB
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2009
Price: $1,759 At A Glance: Integrated Blu-ray drive and amps • Skinny stand-mount front speakers, wall-mount surrounds • Basic HTIB sound in a convenient package

Do You Know the Way to Blu?

Audio manufacturers in the home theater sphere fall into two distinct groups. The most distinguished calling cards belong to the audio specialty brands. If you say you’re using B&W speakers with an Outlaw receiver, fellow audiophiles will immediately nod their heads. They know what you’re talking about, and they know you know what you’re talking about.

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Blu-ray Player Reviews
LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Player
Kris Deering  |  Jan 05, 2009
Price: $350 At A Glance: Netflix streaming • Fast load times and operation • Bonus View and BD-Live capable • Limited video processing, advanced audio decoding

LG Breaks New Ground

LG has been one of the most innovative companies out there championing Blu-ray. Early in the format war, LG tried twice to provide a solution for consumers with combo Blu-ray/HD DVD players. While its first attempt didn’t support HD DVD’s full capabilities, the follow-up BH200 was a fully functional player for both formats. It was Bonus View capable and offered Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, and 24p playback for both formats. It remains a solid player today, and I have one in my rack.

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Audio Video News
Who's the Greenest of Them All?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2009
Consumers want green TVs. Or, to be more realistic, greener ones. So who's got 'em? For that, you've got to hunt for Energy Star certification. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a new and tighter spec for TVs, so the Energy Star certification you want is version 3.0.
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Other Tech
The Producer's Ear: January 2009
Rob Fraboni  |  Jan 04, 2009

In a recent column, I introduced you to the idea of seeking out the highest possible quality in digital-audio-file playback.

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Other Tech
The Producer's Ear: December 2008
Rob Fraboni  |  Jan 04, 2009

One of the main things record producers strive for is to effectively communicate the emotional content of the music. It begins with trying to make a recording that's as universal as possible, one that sounds good on any playback format.

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Kim Wilson Blog
CES Teaser
uavKim Wilson  |  Jan 04, 2009

According to the Nielsen Co.'s year-end figures, music purchases — from all mediums — of entire albums including digital single track downloads and music videos totaled 1.5 billion, up 10.5% over 2007. However, more than 70% of that figure was attributed to digital downloads. Moreover, total album sales were down, as people tend to buy just the tracks they like.

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Custom Installation How-ToHome Movie Theaters
Moving On Up
Jamie Sorcher Photography:Bill Psolka  |  Jan 04, 2009

In the past, creating a movie experience at home meant setting up a big screen in the basement and putting in a few recliners. These days, many homeowners are transforming living rooms on the main floor of their homes into home theaters. Some homeowners may even convert a room that’s right beside their kitchen.

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Audio Video News
Parrot's Zikmu Speakers Have Style, NXT
SV Staff  |  Jan 03, 2009
Parrot loves Bluetooth, so they teamed up with Phillippe Starck to create a pair of NXT-powered speakers to play nice with your WiFi and iPod-like devices. The oddly-named Zikmu speakers claim 100 W of output from two NXT panels sitting atop some...
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