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The Charlotte Country Cultural Center Theater will host a Special Premiere Performance of "Rocky Mountain Memories - A Tribute to John Denver". The production stars Tom Becker, a former member of the legendary folk group, The New Christy Minstrels, backed by a full band, in an intimate concert setting. Wrapped around a poignant and often humorous look at his life in folk music, the show features John Denver's biggest hits including "Annie's Song", "Country Roads" and "Rocky Mountain High", along with lesser known Denver songs that are sure to please long-time fans.
Starting as of July 1st, 2009 and running until July 14th, 2009 Elemental Designs is running a contest in which they are offering up one A7-700 subwoofer. The A7-700 powered subwoofer features dual 15” high output drivers, the LT/1300 amplifier featuring ICE Power design, integrated bracing, and even with its weight tipping the scales at 250 lbs they are shipping it in the 48 CONUS free.
Parts Express and Dayton Audio are once again commencing their exciting annual Dayton DIY speaker building contest! Experience some of the most innovative and creative speaker designs from DIY enthusiasts from around the world. The Dayton DIY contest will take place at the Holiday Inn Express in Springboro, OH (just south of Dayton) on Saturday July 11th from 10-5:30 PM. Last year project submissions came from as far away as Japan! Make sure to stop in for the opportunity to see these showcased designs as they are judged by the DIY community and a panel of judges.
Stacey Spears and Don Munsil, acclaimed creators of the DVD Player Benchmark and Progressive Scan Shootout at Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, announce the release of the Spears & Munsil High Definition Benchmark, Blu-ray Edition. This disc is filled with test material and calibration patterns to help home theater enthusiasts evaluate displays and players and adjust their home theater systems to get the best possible picture.
DVIGear and Gennum Corporation today announced that DVIGear has deployed a new high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) coaxial extender based on Gennum's ActiveConnect technology. Fully compatible with the latest HDMI v1.3 standard, DVIGear's new DVI-7510a Coax Extender supports HDMI v1.3 data rates of up to 10.2 Gbps at distances up to 100 meters (330 feet) with no loss of audio or video quality.
Microsoft and Netflix today announced that 1 million Xbox LIVE Gold members have downloaded and activated the Xbox LIVE application from Netflix since the alliance launched last November. In less than three months the Xbox LIVE community has watched instantly 1.5 billion minutes of movies and TV episodes. In addition to Netflix in the United States, Xbox LIVE Video Marketplace offers over 17,000 pieces of standard and high-definition (HD) content to the Xbox LIVE community.
Dayton Audio has expanded their line of HDMI cables. A flat cable enables you to run the cable under the carpet and behind any home theater system without the bulkiness of round cables. The ATC certification guarantees HDMI v1.3b compliance. 1.3 compliant now means you will experience richer color (up to 48-bit deep), faster refresh rates, and automatic lip sync. The Full potential of high definition 1080p video and lossless Dolby® TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio™ audio formats are waiting to be unleashed.
The highly anticipated XPA-1 Differential Reference Monoblock amplifier from Emotiva Audio will make its debut in November 2008, as a special limited edition of 10 units will be sold to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “Serial numbers 1 through 10 are very special – a limited edition, if you will,” explains general manager Lonnie Vaughn. “All XPA-1’s will have a laser-etched serial number plate, but the limited edition models will have a completely laser-etched faceplate as well. It’s a very striking look, and makes these amps a true collector’s item. Each amplifier will be hand selected and tested.”
Auralex Acoustics is breaking new ground by launching a gallery of custom-printed acoustical panels. Auralex Acoustics is exclusively the first to market SonicPrint, its custom-printed, artistic ProPanels featuring “The Art of Sound” theme which blends unlimited design and style options for any room with the company’s acoustically proven technology of its ProPanel product line.
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