Scott Wilkinson

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Premiere Design
Expand the Music in Your Brain
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 16, 2010

The human hearing system is exquisitely sensitive to directional cues that let us instantly determine where a sound is coming from. This was critical for our survival in prehistory when the snap of a twig or a low growl might be the only harbinger of impending doom in the jaws of a hungry predator.

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Eye-Popping Video Walls
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 08, 2011

Many of the major manufacturers have humongous video walls dominating their booths.

Audio Video News
Fairness Doctrine Prohibited
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 03, 2009
The US Senate last Friday voted to ban any reinstatement of the so-called Fairness Doctrine, which was originally introduced in United States in 1949 and became a policy of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1967, when there were only three television networks and no Internet. The FCC then abolished the doctrine in 1987, claiming that the proliferation of media outlets made it irrelevant.
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The Big Picture
Farewell Gary Altunian
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 17, 2011
It is with profound sadness that I report the passing of Gary Altunian, a colleague and friend of many years. It looked as though he had won his long battle with cancer a few years ago, only to have it recently return with a vengeance. He finally succumbed on March 15, 2011, at the age of 59.

I first met Gary in the early 1990s when he was National Training Manager for Yamaha Electronics. I was just beginning my career as a journalist in consumer electronics (I had previously covered pro audio), and he helped me with my coverage of Yamaha CE products. We became friends and then colleagues when he left Yamaha in 2003 to pursue his own career as a freelance audio journalist. He was an excellent and conscientious writer, and I hired him whenever I could to contribute to whatever magazine or website I was working on at the time.

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Audio Video News
Farewell Kuro?
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 07, 2009  |  Published: Feb 08, 2009

In a report from the Nikkei and Kyodo news agency in Japan on Saturday, Pioneer is said to be quitting the plasma-TV business altogether—not just getting out of panel manufacturing and handing it over to Panasonic, but abandoning its TV business entirely. The global economic downturn, plummeting demand, and fierce competition led the company to take the drastic action in order to stem growing losses, which are expected to reach almost $850 million in the home-electronics division this fiscal year.

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Audio Video News
FCC Chief Steps Down
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 24, 2005

Last Friday, Michael Powell announced that he will resign as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission after four years of often-controversial leadership. Son of outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell, the FCC chief yanked more than a few chains with his policies and attitudes toward the media under his jurisdiction.

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The Big Picture
Fighting Iris
Scott Wilkinson  |  Sep 11, 2008

Canadian Rob Brown recently got an Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 1080 projector and wants to know about my recommended settings:

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The Big Picture
Filipino PS3
Scott Wilkinson  |  Aug 27, 2008

Michael Samson writes from the Philippines with some interesting questions about the PlayStation 3:

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Final Approach
Scott Wilkinson  |  Sep 02, 2008  |  Published: Sep 03, 2008

Denver's mile-high skyline welcomed me as my Super Shuttle made its way toward downtown and the waiting embrace of a soft bed before the madness begins tomorrow.

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Premiere Design
Final Audio Design Piano Forte X-VIII Earbuds
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 21, 2011
These days, earbuds are as important as speakers for delivering music to consumers, but most are woefully lacking in the sound-quality department. Japan's Final Audio Design intends to correct this shortcoming with its Piano Forte X-VIII series.
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