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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Vengeance Trilogy—Tartan Entertainment(Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 20, 2010
Movies: 4/5 Video: 4/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 4/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Road to Perdition (2010)—Dreamworks Pictures(Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 20, 2010
Movie: 3.5/5 Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Ip Man (2010)—Well Go USA Entertainment(Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 20, 2010
Movies: 3/5 Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 3/5
Extras: 2.5/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Hung: The Complete First Season—HBO (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 20, 2010
Show: 3/5 Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 3/5
Extras: 2.5/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Eclipse (2010)—Magnolia Entertainment(Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 20, 2010
Movies: 3.5/5 Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Hot Tub Time Machine—MGM (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 20, 2010
Movie: 3/5 Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
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Premiere Design
BAlabo BD-1 DAC, BC-1 MK-II Control Amp, & BP-1 MK-II Power Amp
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jul 20, 2010

When I profiled the incredible Transmission Audio Ultimate speaker system last year, I mentioned that the $2,000,000 package includes power amps and a preamp from Bridge Audio Laboratory, otherwise known by the odd contraction BAlabo. Here, I concentrate on these two beauties by themselves, along with BAlabo's new 2-channel DAC.

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Audio Video News
FCC Gets CableCARD Comments
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 20, 2010
When we last left the Federal Communications Commission, it was thinking over ways to improve the CableCARD situation, as well as the card's next-generation successor. As part of that process, it requested comments from all and sundry. Be careful what you wish for.
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Audio Video News
'Predators' trailer fake-out results in disappointment, possible refund
SV Staff  |  Jul 19, 2010
(Warning, mild spoilers!) Predators hasn't exactly wowed critics or fans. While a passable movie and certainly superior to the terrible Alien Vs. Predators films, it doesn't hit the same notes as the beloved original Predator. The most...
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Battlestar Galactica: Season 3 (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Jul 19, 2010
Season 3 takes the series in a new direction as the Cylons occupy New Caprica with little resistance from new President Baltar. Colonel Tigh leads a group of resistance fighters and Commander Adama undertakes a daring near-suicidal mission to free the humans from their mechanical captors.

The middle of Season 3 has its ups and downs, but finishes with a flurry with five of its best episodes starting with "Dirty Hands" and culminates with a two-part "Crossroads" with Baltar being tried for treason with Lee has one of his defenders. The finale revolves around some mysterious music that only a select group of humans can hear, but why?

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