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Sony Turns the CD Blu
Sony has announced a "new" CD format. Enabled by advances instituted when they created Blu-ray, the new Blu-spec CD is designed to reduce jitter and therefore increase fidelity of the music…
MirrorMask Blu-ray Review
MirrorMask is a breakthrough in sheer imagination. The Jim Henson Company has produced a worthy successor to its lineage that includes classics like Labyrinth and Dark Crystal. Although it bears the…
Roku Leaks Netflix HD Service
We hear news of online movie streaming all the time - more and more recently in relation to Netflix with their Roku box and impending Xbox 360 service. On the Roku forums, RokuTim (suspected to be…
Marantz, Snell Demo Room at the Audioholics SOTU Event
The first demo-room I knew I had to spend serious time enjoying at Audioholics’ State of the Union tradeshow was easily the Marantz/Snell demo-room. These two D&M Holdings companies put together on…
Monster Cable Driving Mini Golf Place Out of Business?
Monster Cable is at it again firing up litigation against a Mini Golf franchise called Monster Mini Golf. Giant Monster Cable has already burdened Monster Mini Golf with nearly $100k in legal fees…
Circuit City Shuts 155 Stores - The End is Near
Circuit City is shutting down 155 of its wost-performing stores and will, as a concurrent result, lay off around 7200 employees or 17 percent of its total workforce. The company is trying desperately…
Epson MovieMate 55 and Duet Projection Screen: Be Cool
Epson’s MovieMate 55 portable projector demonstrated at this year’s Audioholics State of the Union conference may not have the bragging rights of the big boys of home theater systems, like 1080p high…
Yamaha A-S2000 Amplifier and CD-S2000 CD Player Preview
The Yamaha A-S2000 offers full-stage balanced transmission, combining high power output with excellent sound and outstanding SNR. The matching CD-S2000 SACD player is built on similar principles.
Yamaha RX-V3900 A/V Receiver Preview
The Yamaha RX-V3900 has arrived! This brand new 140W x 7.1 channel receiver costs $1799.95 and features an Ethernet port and extensive networking features. The RX-V3900 boasts four HDMI v1.3a inputs.
Trinnov EQ on the Sherwood Newcastle R-972 Receiver
One of the most exciting new technologies exhibited at this year's SOTU event was a live demonstration of the upcoming Sherwood Newcastle R-972 receiver featuring a built in Trinnov Optimizer room EQ…