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Sjofn Shows 'Nice Things from Sweden'
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 12, 2007  |  0 comments
Swedish patriots used Crown Princess Madeleine to lure showgoers into their demo room. Inside I found the QM-10 studio monitor which is expected to sell for $1850/pair starting soon and can of course be bought in a surround configuration with forthcoming sub. No, subs. The company thinks a system fit for a princess should have somewhere between two and four of them. Subs, that is, though the little monitors had an impressive amount of bass by themselves.
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Proclaim Takes a Stand
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 12, 2007  |  1 comments
Sometimes the secret to a great speaker is in the stand. The folks at CT-based Proclaim Audioworks say their spherical speakers (not shown) boast their best time-domain response when you arrange them on this versatile stand so that the output of each driver hits "the tip of your nose" at the same time. Pricing is $25,999 for, uh, a speaker or two or five.
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Usher Gets a Bright Idea
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 12, 2007  |  0 comments
I asked the folks at Usher if their Be-718 monitor, sold for $2500/pair, would be available in odd-numbered surround configurations like five or seven. "What a great idea!" they enthused archly. Much hard work went into tuning the beryllium-oxide tweeter from which the speaker gets its name. It will ship soon with complementary center and sub. And at 87-88dB sensitivity, the system should run well with a good receiver.
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Tower Speaker Reviews
Energy Reference Connoisseur RC-70 Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 11, 2007  |  Published: May 11, 2007  |  0 comments
API crosses the border.

This is a momentous time for Energy Speaker Systems. Until recently, Energy was one of several brands owned and operated by Audio Products International of Toronto, Canada. (The others included Mirage, Athena, and Spherex.) Now the API brands have been merged into Klipsch of Indianapolis, Indiana, creating a new fusion of Canadian design and American ownership. Energy has also moved their manufacturing to China, where they will have more control over parts, while achieving greater cost-effectiveness. John Tchilinguirian, the longtime lead designer for the brand, has moved on to independent consulting. That makes the Energy RC-70 towers, RC-LCR (serving as center), and RC-R surrounds partly a chapter from a previous tome and partly the first chapter in a new story.

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DCM Hides Cinema Package
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 11, 2007  |  0 comments
This is not a picture of the DCM Cinema package. It's more of a sat/sub kind of thing. But I saw a picture of it and for $399 it's intriguing, especially given the company's stated policy of timbre-matching every model to every other model, no exceptions, period. Look for a review soon.
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Cabasse Keeps an Eye on You
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 11, 2007  |  0 comments
Le Sphère from Cabasse was warm and natural with the sweet midrange of choral music and most impressive with the deep pitches of pipe organ. Bel Canto electronics clearly helped. Still, I couldn't get over the feeling of being watched. Pricing not announced; expect something stratospheric.
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Lipinski Brings on the Power
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 11, 2007  |  0 comments
Andrew Lipinski makes last-minute adjustments to a surround system based on the L-707 stand-mount horned speaker with amplification built into the stand. It sounded big and transparent, with effortless bass, and for $35,035 it had better be. The company will soon replace another manufacturer's external sub amp with its own.
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Audio Video News
Canon Off the Hook in SED Suit
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 10, 2007  |  0 comments
Of all the promising new video display technologies, SED is the only one with the misfortune to be tied up in a lawsuit. The latest phase of the case ended last week when the jury said Canon, the defendant, would not have to pay any further damages to Nano-Proprietary, the plaintiff.
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Ears On
Diablog: Adventure Robyn Hitchcock
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 09, 2007  |  0 comments
Did I just hear the words "wait till you see the statues in my bathroom!" shoot out of your home theater system?
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Audio Video News
Samsung Blu-ray Tames HDMI Beast
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 08, 2007  |  0 comments
A Samsung Blu-ray player has become the first to receive plug-and-play certification under the Simplay HD Testing Program.
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