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The Ultimate Picks: UltimateAVmag.com's 2007 Product of the Year Awards
 |  Dec 11, 2007  |  First Published: Dec 12, 2007

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/UAV_POTY_250.jpg" WIDTH=250 HEIGHT=281 HSPACE=6 VSPACE=4 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Drum roll, please! This is more than an award feature, and more than a list of components. We get to experience the best components in the most controlled settings, in our own reference systems. And yes, we love our job! These are the top components in each product category we've reviewed this year. We're exprienced and we're hard to please, and this is a tough list to crack. The components that made the cut here are truly the best of the best.

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The A-Box: an army-worthy iPod speaker
SV Staff  |  Mar 05, 2010
Now this is an iPod speaker system with some style. The A-Box from Thodio is an iPod speaker built inside an authentic ammunition box. Olive drab, metal, yellow stenciling, serious military chic. The A-Box comes in two versions, a "light" model...
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The Academy Advancing High Performance Audio And Video To Sponsor Trade Days At HI-FI '99
 |  Oct 25, 1998

HI-FI Show management announced October 22 that <A HREF="http://www.avacademy.com/">The Academy Advancing High Performance Audio and Video</A> will be sponsoring Trade Days at <A HREF="http://www.hifishow.com">HI-FI '99</A>, The Home Theater and Specialty Audio Show, taking place at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago from May 11-13, 1999. This marks the fourth consecutive year that The Academy has sponsored Trade Days at the HI-FI Shows. Show management and The Academy also announced today that the Music and Film Seminar Series will be expanded in 1999 to a two-track educational program. Each track will consist of the five disciplines showcased at the Seminar Series in 1998: Sales Techniques, Digital Technologies, Room Acoustics, Video Technologies, and Multi-room Design and Installation.

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The Audiophile's iTunes Alternative
SV Staff  |  Apr 11, 2008
The music download revolution is passing audiophiles by. The quality of tracks offered by Apple's iTunes store leaves much to be desired for people who want to hear lossless music played over a high quality stereo system. For years, this has...
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The Battle for DTV Standards Heats Up in Washington, DC
Jon Iverson  |  Feb 06, 2000

Last week, before its appeal had been denied by the FCC (see <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?641">related story</A>), the <A HREF="http://www.sbgi.com">Sinclair Broadcast Group</A> announced that it had demonstrated live, over-the-air digital television (DTV) reception last week in Washington, DC, "in response to numerous Congressional inquiries." These demonstrations were "intended to demonstrate to members of Congress the flaw in the DTV standard."

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The Beatles Singles Collection Due in November
SV Staff  |  Oct 23, 2019
Apple Corps. has announced that The Beatles – The Singles Collection, featuring remastered 7-inch vinyl reissues of all 22 singles released in the U.K. between 1962 and 1970, ships November 20.
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The Beatles. Rock Band. 09-09-09.
SV Staff  |  Mar 05, 2009
Just received the official press release this morning. Here it is, in its entirety: Apple Corps Ltd., MTV, and Harmonix announce The Beatles: Rock Band, worldwide release set for 9/9/09 New York, NY - March 5, 2009 - Apple Corps Ltd., Harmonix,...
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The Best and Worst Cult Movies of All Time Exposed
Jon Iverson  |  Dec 05, 1999

In addition to the predictable numbers generated by megabuck-grossing films like <I>The Matrix</I> and <I>Titanic</I> (see <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?587">related story</A>), we figure that <I>SGHT</I> readers might also be interested in what's at the opposite end of the list. After rummaging around, we discovered the website for <A HREF="http://www.awcm.com">The Amazing World of Cult Movies</A>, self-described as "the Internet's definitive reference source for the celebration of alternative cinema."

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The Best Demo Material To Test Your Speakers
SV Staff  |  Oct 13, 2009
A system is only as good as the recording or movie that’s played through it. Here is some suggested demo material: CDS   Eric Clapton Unplugged (Reprise) A clear, wideband, detailed, all-around superb recording featuring mainly...
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The Best Laid Blu-Ray Plans
SV Staff  |  Apr 11, 2008
Consumers have the best intentions when it comes to planning high-tech purchases. A Japanese survey of about 15,000 people indicates that consumers in that country really want to buy a Blu-ray Disc  recorder, they just don't know when they're...
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The Best of Everything. . . To Go!
Chris Chiarella  |  Dec 15, 2004
DVD is not only the king of the home theater, the benefits have been trickling down to the portable realm for years now, raising both the standards and the subsequent expectations of mobile power-users. Here are three of the most innovative and enjoyable products to come our way.
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The Best Place To Put Your Sub
SV Staff  |  Nov 24, 2009
 Our custom Installer John Sciacca reached out to subwoofer manufacturers and asked their tips for getting the most bass out of discreet installs, here's what they had to say about the best place to put your sub: Your room’s dimensions...
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The Big Man Joins the Band in the Sky
Mike Mettler  |  Jun 21, 2011

The Big Man has left the building.

Clarence Clemons, the powerful tenor saxophonist of the E Street Band and onstage foil for Bruce Springsteen for 40 years, died Saturday at age 69 due to complications from a recent stroke.

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The Big Picture (108 inches big)
SV Staff  |  Jun 20, 2008
Because I'm a professional journalist, and not some hack, I'll spare you the usual "size matters" cliches. However, it's my professional obligation to inform you that Sharp's HD monitor is bigger than yours. The new Model LB-1085...
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The Blu-ray Disc Association Takes Off
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 18, 2004

The first meeting of the new Blu-ray Disc Association, or BDA, a larger, more formally organized version of the original Blu-ray Disc Founders group, was held in Tokyo, Japan on October 4, 2004. It was formed to promote the Blu-ray format and finalize its technical standards.

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