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Cornelius Gets Funky with his Fluance
Ariel Bitran  |  Feb 05, 2013
A huge congratulations to Cornelius Curry, known as CCFunkster on HomeTheater.com, for winning the Fluance FiSDK500 iPod Dock Sweepstakes. Hopefully Mr. Curry will be bustin' moves to the sounds of The Gap Band, The Bar-Kays, and the Headhunters with this fun little machine. God made ya funky!
Headphone Reviews
Review: Audeze LCD-3 Planar Magnetic Headphone
Michael Berk  |  Feb 05, 2013

One of the most interesting success stories of the new wave of headphone audiophila is Audeze. The company, which specializes in planar magnetic headphones with wooden ear cups, luxurious appointments, and you're-got-to-hear-it-to-believe-it sonics. We got a chance recently to spend some time with their flagship, the LCD-3 ($1,945), a headphone that's become the top choice for many of today's personal audio enthusiasts. Obviously, we needed to hear why.

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Audio Video News
HT Poll Results: Netflix Is Most-Used Streaming Service, Amazon a Distant Second
HT Staff  |  Feb 05, 2013
The results of last week’s Streaming survey are in. We asked which streaming service you use most for TV and movies and here’s what you said...
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New Products
SVS Shipping Ultra Series Tower Speakers
HT Staff  |  Feb 05, 2013
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SVS Shipping Ultra Series Tower Speakers

Girard, OH - February 3, 2013 - SVS, a worldwide leader in high performance home audio products, proudly announces shipping of the Ultra Tower Speakers...

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3D Projector ReviewsProjector Reviews
Sony VPL-HW50ES 3D SXRD Projector
Thomas J. Norton  |  Feb 04, 2013

2D Performance
3D Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
Price: $4,000 At A Glance: Superb detail resolution • Superior blacks and shadow detail • Solid color performance • Includes spare lamp

In Sony’s pantheon of projectors, the VPL-HW models are the company’s solid middle-class family. While a product selling for $4,000 or nearly so isn’t likely to be found at Target or Walmart, in the projector world it sits nicely between bargain basement and “if you have to ask” pricing.

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Audio Video News
Kindle Fire HD Has a Plus
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 04, 2013
The new Kindle Fire HD tablets have a big plus that’s in danger of being overlooked. And that’s Dolby Digital Plus. When Amazon’s literature boasts about “exclusive Dolby audio and dual stereo speakers for crisp, booming sound without distortion,” Dolby Digital Plus is what it’s talking about.
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Tech2
Review: M-Go Internet Video-on-Demand Service
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Feb 04, 2013

M-Go is a streaming video service aimed at TVs and tablets, as a competitor to iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and VUDU.

My question, as it has been with other services, is what kind of selection this service has. Is it a worthwhile alternative? Does it have the depth of content Amazon and iTunes have? Will non-Apple and Amazon tablets finally have a worthwhile place to buy/rent movies and TV shows?

There's only one way to find out: with a fancy chart.

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Tech2
(Do not) Objectify a Male Tech Writer Day (Or Don't)
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Feb 01, 2013

Today was supposed to be "Objectify a Male Tech Writer Day." A clever and amusing way to point out how differently our culture treats female tech writers compared to their male peers.

Earlier this week, though, the creator of the idea called it off, fearing a misunderstanding of the intent.

Her idea, though, is worth discussing, for many, many reasons.

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Audio Video News
Coming Attractions
HT Staff  |  Feb 01, 2013
Ten cool products to check out, including a hanging speaker, Paradigm's compact 2.1 theater speaker system, a portable charging station and a high-end soundbar from AudioXperts that we can't wait to review.
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Sweepstakes
ZVOX 580 SoundBase Sweepstakes
Jon Iverson  |  Feb 01, 2013
Register to win a ZVOX 580 SoundBase (MSRP $599.99) we are giving away.

"Now you can get room-filling home theater sound - without a room full of speakers and wires. The ZVOX Z-Base 580 is a complete surround sound system - including dual powered subwoofers - all in one cabinet. Just place the 580 on a piece of furniture, place your flat-panel TV on top of the ZVOX system, connect one wire...you've installed a high-performance home theater system in under 10 minutes."

[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]

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