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CES 2009
A Different Kind of Blue
uavKim Wilson  |  Jan 09, 2008

What's more impressive than a stack of McIntosh gear? More than just looking good, McIntosh is releasing their most powerful amps ever. The MC1.2KW Mono Power Amplifier delivers a whooping 1200 watts. Imagine what that will do when you crank up your Metallica CDs. The MA700 Integrated Amp offers up 250 watts x seven channels for a truly off-the-hook home theater.

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CES 2009
Networked AVRs
uavKim Wilson  |  Jan 09, 2008

Denon showed off their new line of AVRs, many of which feature advanced whole house networking solutions that can access music from iTunes, Windows Media 11 and music servers. Increased whole house networking capabilities will continue to be a major emphasis in Denon products.

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"THIS... IS... VEGAS!!!"
Chris Chiarella  |  Jan 09, 2008
"No, seriously: Is it me, or does this loincloth smell a little hinky?"
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The Perfect Accent Piece
Adrienne Maxwell  |  Jan 09, 2008
How weird is this? Just the other day, I was staring at this huge empty wall in my house, thinking, "What this wall really needs is a 150-inch plasma. It would really tie the whole room together." And then I see this at the Panasonic booth. Pricing and availability have yet to be announced, but our PR rep assures us that this is a real product that will actually come to market. So start collecting your loose change.
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CES 2009
Blu-Ray to the Extreme
uavKim Wilson  |  Jan 09, 2008

Marantz's BD8002 Blu-ray Disc Player is way on the other end of the spectrum at $2,099.99 featuring a 10-bit Silicon Optix Realta chipset
with upconversion and scaling to 1080p. The player offers high resolution with decoding of Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD and
DTS-HD Master Audio and is capable of outputting both 7.1-channel analog signals and PCM audio via HDMI.

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CES 2009
Marantz High-End Audio
uavKim Wilson  |  Jan 09, 2008

Marantz showed off two new separates, the AV8003 Preamp/Processor and MM8003 Power Amp. However, price and availability were not available. The AV8003 is network capable providing a built-in digital media player using Ethernet connectivity for streaming audio and video content throughout a networked home. The MM8003 is 150 watts x 8 channels.

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Audio Video News
MiND your FLAs
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2008
In response to the proliferation of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms), the electronics industry is rolling out a new generation of FLAs (Four Letter Acronyms). For example, Clarion has introduced the MiND (Mobile Internet Navigation Device) concept...
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CES 2009
The Ultimate WOW Factor
uavKim Wilson  |  Jan 09, 2008

Snell Acoustics new Illusion reference monitors are the ultimate LCR, selling for $10,000 a piece. The Illusion series speakers incorporates a new concept in enclosure design that significantly reduces resonance and spurious vibration.

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CES 2009
Massive Storage Capacity for ALL Your Media
uavKim Wilson  |  Jan 09, 2008

The brand new Vision Media Management from Escient plays and imports movies, videos, music, and photos for a complete home entertainment networking system. There are two versions of an all-in-one server/player. The Model VS-100 provides dual 500GB drives, while the VS-200 is outfitted with dual 1TB drives. The VC-1 is a high-performance networked audio/video zone player that streams both audio and video from either Vision servers, allowing playback of music, movies, and photos to any room of the home. All feature HDMI 1.3 support and upscaling to 1080p to ensure the best possible image quality from any source.

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Audio Video News
Couples Who Dock Together, Rock Together
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2008
If last year’s CES made the iPod slot the new must-have input on clock radios, this year it’s two slots. JVC’s NXPN7 features His & Her docks, each illuminated by a user-selectable color. (Are you thinking pink and blue, or is that too...
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