Mark Fleischmann

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Audio Video News
Satellite Providers Step Up HD Offerings
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 05, 2008
Both DirecTV and the Dish Network announced last week that they would offer viewers more HD channels. Dish also announced it would do video on demand in 1080p.
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Bookshelf Speaker Reviews
Avalon NP Evolution 1.0 Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 04, 2008
Rocky Mountain high.

One of my formative experiences as an audiophile was a visit to Michael Hobson’s showroom in a New York Soho loft. This was before Mike started Classic Records. He was selling Avalon loudspeakers and Jeff Rowland Design Group amps and preamps. How well I recall the floorstanding Avalon Ascent, fed via Cardas cables by two Rowland Model Ones operating as monoblocks. Hobson put on the adagio from Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto performed by Rudolf Serkin. I went on to buy the amp and collect all of Serkin’s Beethoven piano concerto recordings.

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Audio Video News
British Gov't and ISPs Attack P2P
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 04, 2008
The fight against illegal music downloading is taking some strange turns in Great Britain. Internet service providers have agreed to send letters accusing customers of stealing music. And the government has set a goal of reducing illegal file sharing by up to 80 percent within three years.
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Audio Video News
LG to Launch Streaming Blu-ray Player
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 01, 2008
Should movies be consumed on disc or via the internet? You can have both options with LG's BD300 Blu-ray player.
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Ears On
Orb Audio Mod1 Surround Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 31, 2008
This sleek spherical satellite/subwoofer set has actually been reviewed in the print counterpart of this website. But Kevin Hunt's review is not on the site itself. So here are my impressions of the Mod1, Orb Audio's lowest-priced speaker package.
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Audio Video News
Yahoo Music DRM Keys Go Poof
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 30, 2008
If you paid for downloads from the Yahoo Music Store, your purchases are in big trubs. The store will close on September 30, 2008, taking its digital rights management encryption keys with it.
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Audio Video News
FCC Says Yes to Sirius/XM Merger
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 29, 2008
Following a long and contentious debate, the Federal Communications Commission has OKed the merger of the Sirius and XM satellite radio networks. The immediate effect of this controversial move will be a monopoly in consumer satellite radio service. However, the two money-losing companies have long said that only a merger would allow them to cut costs, make money, and survive in the longterm.
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Audio Video News
Wireless HD Standard Enters Crowded Field
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 28, 2008
An Israeli chip maker has joined forces with several major TV manufacturers to add yet another wireless high-def home distribution standard to an already crowded field.
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Audio Video News
Hollywood TV Sabotage Opposed
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 25, 2008
Public Knowledge and a half-dozen other consumer groups are leading the charge against selectable output control, Hollywood's attempt to deny signals to the component video inputs on early (in fact, all) high-definition TVs.
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Audio Video News
YouTube and Amazon Invade Your TiVo
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 24, 2008
It's a news two-fer day for TiVo. The company will enable YouTube video clips to be viewed through everyone's favorite DVR. And TiVo has also signed an e-shopping deal with Amazon.
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