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Vintage Gear
The World's First 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver Revisited
Steve Guttenberg  |  Dec 12, 2012
Do you remember which company introduced the world's first 7.1-channel receiver? And in what year it debuted?
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Vintage Gear
Denon AVR-5800 AV Receiver
Steve Guttenberg  |  Dec 12, 2012
The AVR-5800 may be the most iconic Denon AV receiver of all time. It debuted in 2000 to commemorate Denon's 90th anniversary and was the world's first 7.1 channel receiver, the first with DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, and THX Surround EX (the forerunner of Dolby Digital Surround EX). Before the AVR-5800 arrived AV receivers, including the biggest flagship models, were all strictly 5.1 channel affairs.

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This Week
New Blu-rays for December 11, 2012: Buster Keaton Complete, Bourne Again, and More
Josef Krebs  |  Dec 11, 2012

The Bourne Legacy

Complex and flashback heavy, The Bourne Legacy expands on the action thriller world created by the late novelist Robert Ludlum and the previous three films based upon his books.

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Tech2
Kaleidescape Adds Downloads
 |  Dec 11, 2012

Today Kaleidescape launched a new online store where you can download movies directly to a Kaleidescape system that are bit-for-bit the same as Blu-ray and DVD.

It's a cool idea, since iTunes and Amazon downloads are compressed at best, and 720p at worst.

What this could mean, and more info, after the jump.

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Headphone Reviews
Review: Ultimate Ears Personal Reference Monitor and Westone ES5 Custom In-Ear Headphones
Michael Berk  |  Dec 11, 2012

Over the past several months I've repeatedly had goo poured into my ear canals. For you, gentle readers - all in the interest of finding out whether custom in-ear monitors make as much sense for serious listeners as they do for musicians and sound engineers.

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This Week
What We're Listening To: December 11, 2012: John Cale, Happy The Man, The Zombies, and More
Mark Smotroff  |  Dec 11, 2012

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Editor's Eye
Why Wireless?
Rob Sabin  |  Dec 10, 2012
Find out why Editor-in-Chief Rob Sabin thinks the concept of transmitting high-quality sound via a wireless link should not be taken lightly.
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Remotely Possible
A Truly Electrifying Stocking Stuffer
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Dec 10, 2012
Looking for a stocking stuffer that's extremely useful, extraordinarily convenient, stupidly simple to use... and shockingly cheap?
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Portable Player Reviews
Review: Behringer iNuke Boom Junior
Brent Butterworth  |  Dec 10, 2012

It's weird for a 50-year-old audio writer to be reviewing a product that's targeted at people half his age or less. Guys my age like products labeled "audiophile-grade" or "reference," not "Nuke" or "Boom." Meaningless as such marketing terms are, though, you gotta figure Behringer did something to make the iNuke Boom Junior iPod/iPhone dock earn its badass moniker.

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Tech2
Review: Behringer iNuke Boom Junior Page 2
Brent Butterworth  |  Dec 10, 2012

It’s weird for a 50-year-old audio writer to be reviewing a product that’s targeted at people half his age or less. Guys my age like products labeled “audiophile-grade” or “reference,” not “Nuke” or “Boom.” Meaningless as such marketing terms are, though, you gotta figure Behringer did something to make the iNuke Boom Junior iPod/iPhone dock earn its badass moniker.

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