Scott Wilkinson

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The Big Picture
Ladies' Night
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 02, 2010

Last Sunday, my wife and I joined 25.8 million of our closest friends to watch the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on CBS. So why am I writing about it here? Because this is <I>Ultimate AV</I>, and the Grammys are all about the best in audio <I>and</I> video. The audio part is obvious&#151;this is "music's biggest night" honoring the best recording artists, and all the performances are live, a technological tour de force in its own right. But the show is no less dedicated to video, both on stage and in the home.

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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 8: Stacey Spears and Don Munsil
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 01, 2010  |  Published: Feb 02, 2010
Stacey Spears and Don Munsil, creators of the HD Benchmark setup and test Blu-ray, discuss the importance of test patterns for consumers, video compression and processing, 3D, online content delivery, and more.

Run Time: 1:21:30

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Premiere Design
Horn of Plenty
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 01, 2010

Horn speakers have been around almost since the invention of electrical-to-mechanical transducer technology, and they still enjoy widespread use today, especially in commercial cinemas. But cinema speakers use horns that limit the vertical dispersion of their sound, whereas circular horns used by a few high-end speaker manufacturers radiate sound in a spherical pattern. Among the proponents of this approach is German maker <A href="http://www.acapella.de/en/">Acapella</A>, which introduced a new model to its lineup at CES, the High Violoncello II, which, like all Acapella products, is distributed in North America by <A href="http://www.aaudioimports.com">Aaudio Imports</A>.

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Premiere Design
Second Son
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 28, 2010

Known primarily for high-end, high-quality electronics, <A href="http://www.passlabs.com">Pass Laboratories</A> has conceived its third speaker model. First came the 4-way Rushmore in 2003, which was followed by the 4-way SR-1 in 2008, so named because it was the first "son of Rushmore." At CES, the company introduced the SR-2, promising superb sonics in a smaller package.

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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 7: John Dahl
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 27, 2010  |  Published: Jan 28, 2010
THX Senior Fellow and Director of Education John Dahl talks about THX's guiding principles and training courses, the importance of room/speaker/consumer interaction, perforated screens, 3D, and more.

Run Time: 1:04:16

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Ask S&V
Sub Size, Upscaling, Blu-ray
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 27, 2010
Size Doesn't Matter—Much
What is the recommended size for a subwoofer in a room measuring 19x17 feet? How big does the sub need to be for home theater?
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Premiere Design
The Art of iPod
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 27, 2010

It seems as if high-end iPod docks are all the rage these days. Take, for example, the Art.Station from the <A href="http://www.dwcollection.com">David Wiener Collection</A>.

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Premiere Design
Cantare Nobile
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 26, 2010

German speaker maker <A href="http://www.canton.de">Canton</A> was founded in 1972, deriving its name by combining the Latin word <I>cantare</I> (to sing) and the German word <I>ton</I> (musical tone). Nowhere is the company's dedication to exceptional music reproduction more evident than its Reference line, which is topped by the flagship Reference 1.2 DC.

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Premiere Design
Wisdom of the Sages
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 22, 2010

Among the myriad speakers introduced at CES were three new additions to the Sage Series from <A href="http://www.wisdomaudio.com">Wisdom Audio</A>. All three&#151;L150m, L100m, and C150m center-channel&#151;are on-wall models based on Wisdom's planar-magnetic, line-array design and intended to be placed behind an acoustically transparent projection screen.

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AVR Video, OLED, HTIB
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 20, 2010  |  Published: Jan 21, 2010
Video Degradation
In your response to Richard Zeddun, you wrote:
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