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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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 – …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …