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Triad InRoom Gold Home Theater Speaker System
Michael Trei  |  Oct 01, 2007  |  0 comments

In some ways, selling speakers is a bit like selling men's suits. Sure, you need to keep plenty of choices on hand so you can cater to a wide range of tastes and budgets. But you don't want to get stuck with a bunch of items in, say, mauve, which you're going to stay stuck with for years.

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Bookshelf Speaker Reviews
Niles StageFront Home Theater Speaker System
Michael Trei  |  Nov 02, 2007  |  0 comments

the listMost of us are familiar with the old saying that children should be seen and not heard. How might we apply similar thinking to loudspeakers? Just the word loudspeaker suggests something that needs to be heard clearly.

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Yamaha RX-V1800 A/V Receiver
Michael Trei  |  Dec 05, 2007  |  0 comments
Yamaha RX-V1800 A/V receiver 27108928463 Yamaha RX-V1800 Designing a new A/V receiver must feel a bit like trying to hit the ducks at a carnival shooting gallery as they zip across your line of fire.
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Mitsubishi LT-46144 46-inch LCD HDTV
Michael Trei  |  Jan 05, 2008  |  0 comments
Mitsubishi LT-46144 46-inch LCD HDTV full review LT-46144 Mitsubishi LT-46133 Go shopping for a new TV at your local Best Buy or Costco, and you'll soon realize that making an accurate in-store assessment of pi
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Boston Acoustics Horizon Home Theater Speaker System
Michael Trei  |  Feb 07, 2008  |  0 comments
Boston acoustics goes designer 00690283471606 Boston HS60 If you study the demographics of those of us who really value high-quality audio gear, a frightening trend soon becomes clear: The audiophile population is
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Theory of REL-ativity
Michael Trei  |  May 28, 2008  |  0 comments
Theory of Relativity S REL T1 B REL TI While subwoofers are a dime a dozen these days, few companies take this Rodney Dangerfield of the speaker world quite as seriously as Britain's REL.
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Other Tech
Mysteries of the Turntable Explained
Michael Trei  |  May 31, 2008  |  0 comments

With all the buzz about the revival of interest in vinyl, you might be surprised to learn that record sales are still little more than a tiny blip on the radar screen when compared to either CDs or digital downloads. But there's no denying that lots of people are getting into vinyl either for the first time or following a lengthy CD-fed hiatus.

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Test Report: Pro-Ject Debut III USB turntable
Michael Trei  |  Jun 21, 2008  |  0 comments
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Custom Installation How-To
Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Disc Player
Michael Trei  |  Jul 23, 2008  |  0 comments
The Short Form
$449 / SUMIKOAUDIO.NET / 510-843-4500
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Thiel Audio SCS4 Speakers and SS1 subwoofer
Michael Trei  |  Aug 24, 2008  |  0 comments
The Short Form
$399 / SAMSUNG.COM / 800-726-7864
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The Short Form
$5,380 (as tested) / THIELAUDIO.COM / 859-254-9427
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