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Samsung Offers $50 Active 3D Glasses
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 07, 2011
One of the biggest impediments to the adoption of 3D in the home is the cost of active-shutter glasses—typically around $150 a pop, making it prohibitively expensive to outfit an entire family, even after you account for the one or maybe two pairs included with some (but not all) 3D TVs. So when I read that Samsung will be offering active 3D glasses at less than $50 each, I sat up and took notice.
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Premiere Design
BMC M1 Monoblock Power Amp
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 07, 2011
As anyone interested in high-end audio knows, balanced signals are far superior to unbalanced ones because of their ability to reject induced noise and interference. German newcomer BMC knows this well—in fact, the company name stands for Balanced Music Concept. Its products are distributed in the US by Aaudio Imports and include the M1 monoblock power amp profiled here.
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Audio Video News
For Japan
Ken Richardson  |  Apr 07, 2011

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Another major aftershock has hit Japan - which, again, hits home the fact that the country needs our help.

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Power Amplifier ReviewsSurround Processor Reviews
Test Report: Onkyo P-3000R preamp and M-5000R power amp
Michael Trei  |  Apr 07, 2011

 

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Power Amplifier Reviews
Test Report: Onkyo P-3000R preamp and M-5000R power amp Page 2
Michael Trei  |  Apr 07, 2011

 

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Audio Video News
Never mind the Grammys, here's the National Recording Registry
Michael Berk  |  Apr 07, 2011

The National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress-created by the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 to preserve sound recordings of particular significance-yesterday announced its

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Audio Video News
Getting your smartphone into the vinyl groove
Michael Berk  |  Apr 07, 2011

Chris Feickert (the Dr. Feickert behind turntable and turntable alignment tool) designer Dr. Feickert Analogue) has been working on Adjust+-an interesting hardware/software test suite for turntable adjustment-for a couple of years now.

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Audio Video News
3DTV Boom Fails to Materialize
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 07, 2011
While 3DTV has captured the imaginations of some consumers, most are unmoved, an online poll by Vision Critical shows. Only five percent of Americans, two percent of Britons, and one percent of Canadians have a 3DTV set at home.

Moreover, the skeptics are not likely to turn into purchasers within the next six months. They include 81 percent of Americans and Britons, and 95 percent of Canadians. This is despite high levels of awareness, with more than four out of five consumers in each nation familiar with the technology.

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4:3 Stretch, Speaker-Source Switches, TV Setup
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 06, 2011
What can be done about TV channels that stretch 4:3 images to 16:9? How do I switch between two AVRs to power one pair of speakers? How do I optimize the picture on my new TV?
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 60: Erik Aadahl
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 06, 2011
Erik Aadahl, sound designer and supervising sound editor on such movies as Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens, I, Robot, Superman Returns, Valkyrie, and Transformers, talks about the importance of sound in storytelling and the process of sound design, and he shares anecdotes from some of the movies he's worked on. He also takes us on a tour of the Kim Novak Theater at Sony Pictures Studios, where he's working on a blockbuster due to be released this summer, though he couldn't reveal the title.

Run Time: 57:19

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