John Sciacca

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Niles Audio ZR-6 Multizone Audio System
John Sciacca  |  Dec 21, 2008
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$1,995 ($3,194 as tested) / NILESAUDIO.COM / 800-289-4434
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An Inside Look at Media Center in Windows 7
John Sciacca  |  Dec 11, 2008

For computer owners, few things bring about the sea of change like a new operating system. And for the vast majority of us, the winds (Windows?) of change are starting to blow with Microsoft's upcoming Vista replacement, Windows 7.

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Review: Acoustic Research HDP100
John Sciacca  |  Dec 07, 2008
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$400 (as tested) / ARACCESSORIES.COM
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The In-Ear Headphone Face-Off
John Sciacca  |  Dec 03, 2008

Whether it is an iPod, a Zune, a Zen, a cell phone or something else, more people are satisfying their music Jones via portables than anything else. You can debate the merits of different codecs and bitrates or the need to go lossless, but one thing links all listeners on-the-go: Headphones.

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Showing Your Cards
John Sciacca  |  Dec 02, 2008

Fans of the Bible and of the Byrds will recognize that there is a time for everything - a time to laugh, a time to cry, a time to keep quiet, a time to speak, and so on. Accordingly, there are times when it pays to hold things close to the vest. For one, supervillains should refrain from pontificating about their master plans for world domination.

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Universal Remote Control MX-980 remote control and MSC-400 master controller
John Sciacca  |  Nov 23, 2008
$1,198 / UNIVERSALREMOTE.COM / 800-901-0800
While remote controls are one of the greatest inventions ever, that pile of them cluttering up your coffee table is an example of home automation gone awry.
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The Custom Installer: Seen at CEDIA '08
John Sciacca  |  Nov 11, 2008

The CEDIA Expo - held this year in Denver, Colorado - is usually buzzing with people talking about at least three or four must-see things. But at this year's show, a common response to, "What have you seen that's really cool?" was, "Nothing much." And for the first time in years, attendance was down.

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Niles IC2 Home Theater Automation & Control System
John Sciacca  |  Oct 28, 2008
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$999 / NILESAUDIO.COM / 800-289-4434
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Elan System 8.6AV multiroom audio/video controller
John Sciacca  |  Oct 14, 2008
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$2,000 (as tested) / ELANHOMESYSTEMS.COM / 859-269-7760
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Fusion Research Genesis media server and VR-VCP2 Cinema Player
John Sciacca  |  Oct 13, 2008
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$10,990 (as tested) / FUSIONRD.COM / 925-217-1233
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