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NAD M15 Preamp/Processor: First Look
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2006

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<LI>Price: $2999</LI>
<LI>Output channels: 7.1-channels</LI>
<LI>Decoding: DD, DD EX, ProLogic IIx, DTS, DTS-ES Discrete/Matrix/Neo:6/DTS 24/96</LI>
<LI>Ins and outs: two HDMI, </LI>
<LI>Highlights: THX Ultra2, HDMI and component video switching, 24/192 D-A conversion, transcoding of composite and S-Video to component video, AV sync delay, multi-source/multi-zone, backlit programmable remote with LCD screen</LI>
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Lexicon MC-12 HD Preamp/Processor: First Look
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2006

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<LI>Price: NA</LI>
<LI>Output Channels: 7. 3-channels (seven main channels, three subwoofer outputs)</LI>
<LI>Decoding: DD, DD EX, ProLogic IIx, DTS, DTS-ES Discrete/Matrix/Neo:6/DTS 24/96, Logic 7 plus five other proprietary Lexicon DSP surround modes</LI>
<LI>Ins and outs: Six coax and six toslink digital audio, one AES/EBU, six HDMI, four component video, RS-232, eight S-Video, three 12V triggers</LI>
<LI>Highlights: THX Ultra2, HDMI ver. 1.1 switching, 24/96 A-D and 24/192 D-A conversion, broadcast grade component video switching with 150MHz bandwidth, internal expansion slots for future applications, Logic 7 driven Headphone L7 listening mode, multi-source/multi-zone, backlit programmable remote with LCD screen.</LI>
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Classe SSP-600 Preamp/Processor: First Look
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2006

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<LI>Price: $6,500</LI>
<LI>Output channels: 7.1-channels, single-ended and balanced</LI>
<LI>Decoding: DD, DD EX, ProLogic II, DTS, DTS-ES Discrete/Matrix/Neo:6/DTS 24/96</LI>
<LI>Ins and outs: Four coax and two toslink digital audio, one AES/EBU, one 7.1-channel analog, three component video, RS-232, two 12V triggers</LI>
<LI>Highlights: THX Ultra2, LCD touchscreen display, auto setup with included microphone, transcoding of composite and S-Video to component video, 24/96 A-D and D-A conversion.</LI>
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Ears On
Monster in a Box
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 07, 2006
The other day Federal Express summoned me to the front of my building. What delight awaited? It was Onkyo's HT-S990THX. Some would call it the first THX-certified home theater in a box though the Onkyo and THX people prefer the term "integrated THX HT system." HTIB or not, all 143 pounds of it were literally in a box, one box, only 14 inches shorter (and five inches wider) than my refrigerator. My building has elevators, but there are five steps between the ground floor and the sidewalk. The FedEx guy and I stood on the curb staring at one another in dawning horror.
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July/August Music, DVD, and Game Reviews
 |  Jul 06, 2006
Music | DVDs | Games
MUSIC
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This Week's Video: Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD player
 |  Jul 06, 2006
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Other Tech
Ask the Expert: Error Correction - The Fix is In
 |  Jul 06, 2006

Q. How effective is the "error correction" used in modern-day disc technology? Beyond the large scratches that sometimes ruin my enjoyment of a DVD, do smaller scratches have a cumulative effect on what I see that might be more subtle?

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Other Tech
X-Men: The Last Stand
Josef Krebs  |  Jul 06, 2006

Recently I sat down with Captain Jean-Luc Picard, in the guise of actor Patrick Stewart. He was out of uniform that morning because we were in a roundtable discussion about X-Men: The Last Stand.

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New Products
System Builder: 2006 Volvo V70 2.4
Doug Newcomb  |  Jul 06, 2006

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Other Tech
First Take: Little Steven Van Zandt
Mike Mettler  |  Jul 06, 2006

How does it feel to have the two Sirius channels that you created - Underground Garage (Channel 25) and Outlaw Country (Channel 36) - broadcasting 24/7? I feel like we made history already, you know? It's not easy to create a new format in radio, and I created two.

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