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Tower Speaker Reviews
Crystal Acoustics TX-D12 Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 18, 2006  |  Published: Apr 19, 2006
All the THX in China.

First-generation THX blossomed in the high-end sphere. The first companies to make THX-certified speakers were already making great ones, with or without certification. Even now, the list of THX speaker makers reads like an industry honor roll. That list is now one name longer.

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CES 2015
Crystal Does Bars and Wireless Speakers
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 06, 2015
You're actually looking at two separate products from Crystal Acoustics, with two Cuby wireless speakers flanking a Teevy soundbar.
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Audio Video News
Customers Like TV Services Better
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 12, 2009
Despite the down economy, one thing's up. Customer satisfaction with TV providers has improved markedly for all types. Telcos lead the list but satisfaction is also up for satellite and cable providers.
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Audio Video News
D&M Goes Private
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 23, 2008
The audio wing of the consumer electronics industry has seen a spate of realignments over the past few years. D&M Holdings is the latest player to change ownership. The public company will likely go private, following a tender offer by Bain Capital.
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Audio Video News
D&M, Circuit City May Be in Play
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 22, 2008
When acquisition talk gets started, you never know whether it'll result in a sale, but there's talk of two major realignments in the consumer electronics industry. First of all, D&M Holdings may be on the block. And second, Blockbuster is thinking of buying Circuit City. Whew! Someone get me a handkerchief.
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CES 2011
D'Agostino Wins Coveted HT Blog Cosmetics Prize
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 06, 2011  |  Published: Jan 07, 2011
We're pleased to announce that the D'Agostino Momentum monoblock amp has won the Home Theater 2011 CES Blog's Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cosmetics. It sounded good too, but man, look at that thing. It is the first product from Dan D'Agostino's new company -- you may remember him as Mr. Krell.
CEDIA 2014
D+M Has an Angle on Atmos
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 12, 2014
One question about Dolby Atmos that we haven't seen raised before: What effect would it have on auto setup and room correction systems in receivers and pre-pros? D+M's Atmos demo provided the answer: Audyssey has updated its technology to handle Atmos related concerns. The D+M demo used vaguely specified products including a Marantz pre-pro, Marantz multichannel amp, and Snell speakers. It used the same Dolby Labs clip disc as every other Atmos demo at CEDIA, but because it wasn't abusively loud, we enjoyed it more than most of the others.
Bookshelf Speaker Reviews
DALI IKON 2 Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 15, 2007  |  Published: Oct 15, 2007
Tie a rectangular ribbon.

Tweeter is the name of a speaker driver, an audio retail chain, and a Warner Brothers cartoon character. No, wait, that would be Tweety Bird. However whimsical the name may sound, the tweeter plays a crucial role in speaker design. An average one delivers not only high frequencies, as the chirpy name suggests, but also a significant share of the upper midrange. It's possible to design a loudspeaker without a tweeter. But most speakers depend on their tweeters to deliver harmonics, detail, airiness, and all frequencies above the crossover to the lower drivers.

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CES 2015
Dali On-Wall Has Hybrid Tweeter Array
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 07, 2015
Isn't that one beautiful on-wall?
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CES 2017
Damson Shows THX-Certified Minispeakers
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2017
Damson Audio's small and affordable S Series Home Theatre System is one of the few to win THX certification.

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