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Tower Speaker Reviews
mbl Radialstrahler 116/121/111RC 5 Channel Surround Sound System
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 10, 2007
Back when surround sound meant Dolby Pro-Logic, most informed enthusiasts preferred dipole or bipole surround speakers. Since Pro-Logic was an analog matrix system that derived four channels from two, resulting in a monophonic surround channel, the idea was to create as diffuse a surround sound field as possible to avoid "localizing" the position of the speakers and to prevent the creation of a "phantom" center channel for those sitting midway between the surrounds.
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Tower Speaker Reviews
mbl Radialstrahler 116/121/111RC 5 Channel Surround Sound System Specifications
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 10, 2007
Back when surround sound meant Dolby Pro-Logic, most informed enthusiasts preferred dipole or bipole surround speakers. Since Pro-Logic was an analog matrix system that derived four channels from two, resulting in a monophonic surround channel, the idea was to create as diffuse a surround sound field as possible to avoid "localizing" the position of the speakers and to prevent the creation of a "phantom" center channel for those sitting midway between the surrounds.
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Audio Video News
DG Loses the DRM
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 10, 2007
Deutsche Grammophon, the historic classical label owned by the Universal Music Group, has become the largest one of its kind to stop using digital rights management for online music sales.
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Other Source Component ReviewsBlu-ray Player Reviews
LG Electronics Super Blu BH200 Multi Format HD Disc Player
Thomas J. Norton  |  Dec 08, 2007
With the current stalemate between Blu-ray and HD DVD, and most studios exclusive to either one format or the other, the only options for the HD enthusiast would seem to be to sit on the fence, take sides, or pull out the old checkbook and buy two players.
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Other Source Component ReviewsBlu-ray Player Reviews
LG Electronics Super Blu BH200 Multi Format HD Disc Player
Thomas J. Norton  |  Dec 08, 2007

The format war rages on. With the current stalemate between Blu-ray and HD DVD, and most studios exclusive to either one format or the other, the only options for the HD enthusiast would seem to be to sit on the fence, take sides, or pull out the old checkbook and buy two players.

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Audio Video News
"Thriller" in surround. NOT!
SV Staff  |  Dec 07, 2007
Here we don't go again: According to a report on Billboard.com, Epic/Legacy will release a 25th-anniversary edition of Michael Jackson's Thriller on February 12. (Actually, last year was the 25th birthday of this 1982 album, although it did make...
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Ab Fab Prefab
Adrienne Maxwell  |  Dec 07, 2007
Technology and green living converge in the LivingHome.
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Audio Video News
Holiday CE Sales Growth Slowing
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 07, 2007
Consumer electronics products saw a six percent sales increase during the week after Thanksgiving. Why isn't this good news for the industry? Because it marks the first time growth has been measured in mere single digits since NPD started tracking data six years ago. In contrast, 2006 saw a 12 percent hike in dollar volume, and in 2005 it was 15 percent.
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Other Tech
Gadget Gary: Baba Booey's Holiday Wish List
Gary Dell'Abate  |  Dec 06, 2007

The guys at S&V asked me to put together my holiday wish list. So, in no particular order, here goes:

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Audio Video News
"300" Conquers High-Def Awards
SV Staff  |  Dec 06, 2007
So says the headline of a press release we received about the first annual High-Def Disc Awards, presented primarily by the weekly B2B trade publication Home Media Magazine. Specifically, 300 won two different awards for its two different...
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