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Sonus faber Custom Designs Audio System for Lamborghini

— October 21, 2024 00:00

Sonus faber Custom Designs Audio System for Lamborghini

Sonus faber has custom designed a new audio system for the Lamborghini Revuelto. The new Revuelto sound system boasts 7 independent speakers, powered by a formidable 750 watts of amplification.

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HEGEL Comes to the US

— August 06, 2009 02:55

HEGEL Comes to the US

HEGEL Music Systems is an esoteric brand well known in such circles. HEGEL prides itself on not only it's innovative technology, but also that it assembles locally. Starting this month HEGEL, will

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Win Speakers in the Audioholics Forum

— August 04, 2009 03:00

Win Speakers in the Audioholics Forum

Audioholics strives to keep you in the loop as far as new gear and the latest reviews. Now we are bringing you the chance to win speakers from two great manufacturers. Aperion Audio has just

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Toshiba Goes Roman, Blu‑ray Player Due out Later this Year

— July 25, 2009 05:15

Toshiba Goes Roman, Blu-ray Player Due out Later this Year

Ah, the glorious days of the format war, ending in surrender but never a truce signed. Toshiba ceded the war but said they would never make a Blu-ray play. Well, the truce may finally be signed.

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Star Trek Blu‑ray and DVD Release Details

— July 17, 2009 18:05

Star Trek Blu-ray and DVD Release Details

We got the skinny on the Blu-ray and DVD details for the new JJ Abrams Star Trek movie release. Thanksfully, the Star Trek Blu-ray release seems to maximize the audio potential with Dolby TrueHD

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John Denver Tribute Performances by Tom Becker

— July 16, 2009 17:53

John Denver Tribute Performances by Tom Becker

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

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Blockbuster to Stream Movies with Samsung

— July 14, 2009 08:16

Blockbuster to Stream Movies with Samsung

Blockbuster announced today that they are embedding streaming technology into select Samsung televisions, home theater systems and Blu-ray players to enable consumers to access Blockbuster's growing

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Netflix Captures 68.8% of LCD TV Market with Sony Bravia

— July 10, 2009 08:52

Netflix Captures 68.8% of LCD TV Market with Sony Bravia

Netflix, currently the largest online movie rental service, announced a partnership with Sony Electronics that will enable Netflix subscribers to instantly watch movies streamed from Netflix on

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Army of Two Weapon Design Contest

— July 08, 2009 07:33

Army of Two Weapon Design Contest

This week EA launched a weapon design contest for their new Army of Two: The 40th Day game. From now until July 12, gamers can submit their new mack-daddy weapon design via the game website. The

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Belden & Blue Jeans Cable Shatter HDMI Record

— July 07, 2009 08:57

Belden & Blue Jeans Cable Shatter HDMI Record

OK, well it's not exactly something Guinness was excited about, but Belden did manage to run 1080p/60 signal through an unamplified 100-foot run of HDMI cable. That's about 30 meters for anyone

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Cablevision Wins Battle for Remote DVR

— July 06, 2009 14:13

Cablevision Wins Battle for Remote DVR

A Supreme Court victory for Cablevision Systems Corporation will translate into a huge win for all Cable TV companies. Hollywood, recording studios, sports leagues and the Screen Actors Guild have

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Win a Free eD A7‑700 Subwoofer!

— July 03, 2009 07:50

Win a Free eD A7-700 Subwoofer!

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

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NHT is Back!

— June 29, 2009 04:35

NHT is Back!

Now Hear This wants you to know it’s coming back to business. The much-loved American speaker manufacturer’s hiatus only lasted a few months – about as short lived as the death of a comic book

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Elemental Designs A7‑450 Sub Update

— June 24, 2009 22:39

Elemental Designs A7-450 Sub Update

A little bit back Elemental Designs took some time to redesign their A7-450 powered home theater subwoofer. With this redesign they moved forward with the idea of using the power provided by the

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Redbox Threatens Netflix in Video‑Rental III: Rise of the Vending Machines!

— June 23, 2009 03:35

Redbox Threatens Netflix in Video-Rental III: Rise of the Vending Machines!

Netflix has long been recognized as the top online video-rental business. Despite competition from perennial business-model imitator Blockbuster, the competition continues to be stymied. But wait –

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Axiom Audio EP800 Subwoofer First Review

— June 21, 2009 07:20

Axiom Audio EP800 Subwoofer First Review

Hometheater.com.il, an Israeli home theater website has published a review on the Axiom Audio EP800 flagship subwoofer. Penned by Itai Hazum, the review is rather in-depth, and if you can handle the

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Sencore Partners with SpectraCal CalMAN

— June 17, 2009 12:05

Sencore Partners with SpectraCal CalMAN

Sencore, Inc. and SpectraCal, LLC announced a strategic partnership to develop and market a combination of SpectraCal CalMAN video calibration software with Sencore ColorPro calibration features. The

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LG Launches Netflix Enabled HDTV

— June 16, 2009 13:22

LG Launches Netflix Enabled HDTV

Look ma, no boxes! You won’t you need a set-top-box or computer to stream web-enabled movies to your Home Theater system anymore. The shelf-space and connection conscious mages over at LG have seen

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Last Call for Analog TV

— June 11, 2009 07:25

Last Call for Analog TV

Ready or not the analog deadline is almost here. Although many TV networks have already switched to digital broadcasts there are still many hold-outs among major networks that have kept analog

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HDMI 1.4 Cables: No News is (Mostly) Good News

Kurt Denke — June 11, 2009 01:05

HDMI 1.4 Cables: No News is (Mostly) Good News

After a couple of teaser press releases, one at CES and one just a short while ago, the HDMI Licensing organization has released the final version of the HDMI 1.4 spec. This is the first major HDMI

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Hot Speaker Packages from Destination Audio

— June 10, 2009 02:05

Hot Speaker Packages from Destination Audio

Occasionally we come across a hot deal and we want to let you know about it. Destination Audio is a sister company to RBH and EMP - both of which are known for their high bang-for-buck offerings.

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Xbox 360 One‑ups PlayStation with Natal and a Stolen Exclusive

— June 05, 2009 04:30

Xbox 360 One-ups PlayStation with Natal and a Stolen Exclusive

Microsoft has been on a roll at E3 2009: Dropping bombs and shooting stars all in the name of Xbox 360 has been Microsoft’s game this year. Microsoft’s press conference dropped jaws with shocking

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E3 2009: Nintendo

— June 04, 2009 04:05

E3 2009: Nintendo

Tis the season for gamers to be jolly as E3 '09 is in full swing. This week Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo all had their big press releases bragging about themselves, their games, their upcoming

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E3 2009: Microsoft

— June 04, 2009 02:00

E3 2009: Microsoft

Tis the season for gamers to be jolly as E3 '09 is in full swing. This week Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo all had their big press releases bragging about themselves, their games, their upcoming

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E3 2009: Sony

— June 04, 2009 01:15

E3 2009: Sony

Tis the season for gamers to be jolly as E3 '09 is in full swing. This week Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo all had their big press releases bragging about themselves, their games, their upcoming

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Dayton Audio DIY Speaker Building Competition

— June 03, 2009 01:05

Dayton Audio DIY Speaker Building Competition

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

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HDTV Panels Prove "Recession Proof" in US

— May 29, 2009 01:15

HDTV Panels Prove "Recession Proof" in US

Who would have bet HDTV sales would turn out to be a recession proof industry? But that’s exactly what the number crunchers at iSuppli Corp said on Wednesday. The product that’s long been considered

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Logitech Harmony PS3 Adapter: Overcome Sony’s Bluetooth Fetish

— May 25, 2009 13:05

Logitech Harmony PS3 Adapter: Overcome Sony’s Bluetooth Fetish

One of the coolest features of the Sony PlayStation 3 is a Bluetooth remote control. If you spring for the reasonably priced optional remote there’s no need to point it at the device like any old IR

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New 8k Projector to be Demoed

— May 22, 2009 04:20

New 8k Projector to be Demoed

Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation announced today it will demonstrate its revolutionary new laser projection system at the InfoComm09 tradeshow June 17-19 in Orlando, Florida. This E&S Laser