Mark Fleischmann

CES 2009
Altec Lansing Makes Small-Scale Audio Hip
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 08, 2009
This company makes some of the best PC speakers and compact systems. In the former category is the Expressionist BASS ($129), a cone-shaped wonder with sub firing out of the bottom. For the bedroom, Altec offers the Moondance GLOW ($179), a clock/radio with pyramid-shaped snooze remote. Finally, inMotion MAX ($199) is the successor to my all-time favorite portable system, the im600, which I own, use daily, and gave my Mom for Christmas. It's iPhone hip -- in other words, shielded from microwave radiation -- so you can keep your iPhone on and take calls while it plays music through the system.
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CES 2009
Will Earthquake Shake Your World?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 08, 2009
If you like your iThing-docking speakers chunky and bass-hip, the Earthquake IQ-52W/B ($475) may be worth hearing, though it wasn't demoed on the floor.
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CES 2009
Mirage Right Up to Date
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 08, 2009
The desktop control panel at the Mirage includes an HDMI input. That is the kind of forward-looking hotel room design we like to see.
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Home Theater Systems Reviews
Samsung HT-BD2T HTIB
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2009
Price: $1,759 At A Glance: Integrated Blu-ray drive and amps • Skinny stand-mount front speakers, wall-mount surrounds • Basic HTIB sound in a convenient package

Do You Know the Way to Blu?

Audio manufacturers in the home theater sphere fall into two distinct groups. The most distinguished calling cards belong to the audio specialty brands. If you say you’re using B&W speakers with an Outlaw receiver, fellow audiophiles will immediately nod their heads. They know what you’re talking about, and they know you know what you’re talking about.

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Audio Video News
Who's the Greenest of Them All?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2009
Consumers want green TVs. Or, to be more realistic, greener ones. So who's got 'em? For that, you've got to hunt for Energy Star certification. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a new and tighter spec for TVs, so the Energy Star certification you want is version 3.0.
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Audio Video News
RIAA Consumer Lawsuits to Cease
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 19, 2008
Just in time for the holidays, the Recording Industry Association of America has announced that it will no longer launch mass lawsuits against wayward consumers for illegally sharing music files on the internet. What a lovely present!
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Audio Video News
Blu-ray Unhacked
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 17, 2008
Recently we reported that Blu-ray has been hacked. Well, now it's been unhacked, though the victory was short-lived.
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Audio Video News
U.S. HDTV Adoption Increases
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 16, 2008
HDTV is booming. By how much, we're not sure.
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Audio Video News
Oppo Knocks with Universal Player
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 12, 2008
What should we call the new breed of universal disc player that handles Blu-ray, SACD, DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, and more? The neo-universal player? Whatever nomenclature we settle upon, Oppo will market one of these do-it-all wonders. The news comes on the heels of a similar announcement by Denon.
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Audio Video News
Video Games Are Energy Hogs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 11, 2008
What's that gutteral oinking and snorting sound? That's the sound of a video game console at the energy trough. Leave the console on and you might add more than a hundred bucks a year to your power bill.
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