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Audio Video News
Coming Attractions
HT Staff  |  Jun 04, 2013
Cool new gear: Maiden home theater speaker ensemble from power-amp king Bryston, a $90 HDTV antenna cable cutters will love, a network music player for audiophiles, and more...
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Audio Video News
Integra Introduces its First AVR with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Ultra HD/4K Upscaling
HT Staff  |  Jun 03, 2013
Integra has introduced its first A/V receiver with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity for streaming from the Internet or a smartphone/tablet and Ultra HD (4K) passthrough and upscaling.
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Audio Video News
Wrap-Up: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach
Brent Butterworth  |  Jun 03, 2013

T.H.E. Show Newport Beach wrapped up yesterday evening, and I think everyone in attendance would agree that it's a harbinger of good things to come. In its third year, the show has matured into an event that would impress even the most jaded audiophile. There was something for everyone, from half-million-dollar systems to some that cost less than $500.

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Sweepstakes
Westone 4R In-ear Headphone Sweepstakes
Jon Iverson  |  Jun 01, 2013
Register to win a set of Westone 4R In-ear Headphones (MSRP $599.99) we are giving away.

According to the company:

"The Quad-Driver Westone 4R-Series with durable and removable EPIC cable take your listening experience to an entirely different level. Four symmetrically balanced armature drivers engineered into an advanced three-way crossover network deliver breathtaking clarity, realism, and imaging. Left and right earpiece responses are tested by each driver pack and matched to an extraordinarily tight +/- 2dB tolerance, delivering unparalleled balance and accuracy of sound-stage reproduction. "

[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]

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Audio Video News
Show Report: T.H.E. Show Newport Beach 2013
Brent Butterworth  |  May 31, 2013

The Home Entertainment Show Newport Beach is growing into one of the best hi-fi shows in the U.S. This year's show, which started today and runs through Sunday, appears even bigger than last year's, which was big enough to use up all the parking in both of the hotels that house the show.

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Out Of The Blu
LEGO Batman: The Movie, Perfect Understanding and It's a Disaster
Chris Chiarella  |  May 31, 2013
The toys are back in town, another classic is rescued from obscurity, and a bunch of really good actors behave really badly as doom approaches.
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Audio Video News
Ultra-Big-Screen Movie Magic Comes Home with IMAX Private Theatre
HT Staff  |  May 31, 2013
If you’ve got some extra dough laying around, IMAX has announced the IMAX Private Theatre.

Calling it “the world’s most immersive cinema experience,” the company says it has taken the best of its commercial theater experience and customized it to create a state-of-the-art home cinema experience.

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AV Receiver Reviews
Cambridge Audio Azur 751R A/V Receiver
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 31, 2013

Audio Performance
Video Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
Price: $2,999 At A Glance: Beefy but balanced performer • Top-of-the-line amplifier design • Entry-level Audyssey 2EQ

There are things I just won’t do. I won’t let a door slam in the face of a parent pushing a stroller. I won’t desecrate discs from the public library with fingerprints and scratches. I won’t have a second martini (learned that one the hard way). I won’t use the word anyhoo. That’s not even a word. Look it up. And I won’t let two-channel loyalists glory-hog the high ground when they claim the audio/video receiver is always an underperformer, never more than the sum of its attention-getting features, and somehow irredeemably anti-high-end.

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Tech2
IMAX launches Private Theatre program
Brent Butterworth  |  May 31, 2013

IMAX already enjoys a rep as more or less the ultimate cinematic experience. Now it wants to be known for the ultimate home theater experience. The company's new Private Theatre program creates a 4K 3D theater in your home, with 7.1 sound and a wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling screen.

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The S&V Interview
Grammy Award-Winning Producer Don Was
Steve Guttenberg  |  May 30, 2013
Grammy Award-winning producer Don Was has had a long and storied career producing records for some of rock ’n’ roll’s most famous acts from the early 1980s to the present. Today, he also holds the title of president of the respected jazz record label Blue Note Records. Home Theater’s Steve Guttenberg recently sat down with Was to get his take on the role of a record producer and what it was like to work with so many great artists.
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