Mark Fleischmann

CES 2010
Sennheiser Rolls Own Headphone Surround
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 07, 2010
Sennheiser's RS170 headphones are full-sized, wireless, and surround-savvy -- the latter coming in the form of a proprietary, not licensed, technology. The company's previous surround products had used adaptation technology licensed from SRS. Price $150.
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CES 2010
Edifier Tubes Up Your Radio
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 07, 2010
Edifier wasn't actually playing the two table radios we found on the show floor, model-named Braque and Brera. But we bet the vacuum tubes, visible at top, will give their 72 watt output a golden sound. Price and availability unknown but isn't this a great looking product?
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CES 2010
Pure Does DVD Systems
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 07, 2010
Pure Acoustics, hitherto a pure speaker manufacturer, is moving into compact systems both surround and stereo. In the former category are the RZ-3200 5.1-channel system and the UX-99 5.0-channel system, both with DVD drives plus USB and iPod connectivity. Pure also showed a bevy of colorful satellites, pictured.
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CES 2010
Lit Massage Chairs Offer Visual Cues
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 07, 2010
These massage chairs from Weightec use lighted, moving symbols to let you know what kind of massage you're going to get. We like the one with the little footprints at far right. It will free up children, pygmies, and monkeys for other kinds of work.
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CES 2010
Panasonic Videophones It In
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 06, 2010
Will the phrase "phoning it in" lose its negative connotation with the mainstreaming of videophones? It sure seemed like it as Panasonic president Fumio Otsubo chatted with other Panasonic folks at today's press event at the Venetian. The chat set the stage for a major announcement: All Viera Cast TVs will henceforth coming with Skype capability (LG made a similar announcement earlier in the day). One-third of Skype calls are video calls and moving them from the PC to the TV must qualify as a historic moment.
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CES 2010
The Head Monster Delivers Again
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 06, 2010
Noel Lee is always good for a quotable line or two. For instance: "We loooove 3D!" And, if your 3D experience isn't all you wished for, "don't blame the TV. Blame that cheap-ass HDMI cable you bought." Monster's four classifications of HDMI cable speed have now gone to six, topped by the 17Gbps Hyper Speed cable. HDMI wasn't the only thing on Lee's cable agenda, of course. He also discussed USB 3.0 cables for next-gen drives, players, cameras, etc.
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Audio Video News
Industry Girds for CES 2010
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 04, 2010
This week the consumer electronics industry will converge in Las Vegas for the annual International Consumer Electronics Show. That includes us--check out our blog!
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Audio Video News
LG Has World's Thinnest LCD
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 31, 2009
LG has announced a prototype LCD panel just 2.6mm thick. That's slightly more than one-tenth of an inch.
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Audio Video News
DirecTV Readies First 3D Channel
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 30, 2009
The first 3D channel is coming to satellite. DirecTV plans to announce it next week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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AV Receiver Reviews
Yamaha RX-V1065 A/V Receiver
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 29, 2009
Price: $1,000 At A Glance: Moderate power and up-front sound • New GUI, Bluetooth, USB input • Proprietary auto setup, room correction, height, low-volume modes

The Brand That Rolls Its Own

At first glance, the Yamaha RX-V1065 A/V receiver seems to be missing several of the latest and greatest features. By that I mean it doesn’t have the licensed goodies and their accompanying logos, the little things that manufacturers use to encourage the feeling that things are getting better all the time. However, when you look closer at the specs—or better yet, page through the manual—some of those features are in fact present, in Yamaha-approved form, under other names.

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