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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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Halo 3 Four‑player Co‑op Confirmed

— August 02, 2007 09:29

Halo 3 Four-player Co-op Confirmed

We at Audioholics have been fans of Halo and Bungie games for some time now, however a recent foray by myself and Tom Andry into Gears of War left us with a salivating desire to see more co-op games

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Monster Cable for Life Program

— August 01, 2007 22:26

Monster Cable for Life Program

Monster accessories and power-conditioning products, has just announced that it will offer a new “Cable for Life” upgrade program on select upcoming Monster Advanced HDMI cables, including the new

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Integra DTC‑9.8 Three‑Zone Preamplifier/Processor Introduced

— July 31, 2007 23:07

Integra DTC-9.8 Three-Zone Preamplifier/Processor Introduced

Integra has introduced the THX Ultra2 Certified DTC-9.8, an exceptionally versatile audio-video preamplifier / processor designed to meet the complex needs of system integrators and custom

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Top 10 Reasons to Attend the Audioholics State of the CE Union Party Event

— July 31, 2007 15:51

Top 10 Reasons to Attend the Audioholics State of the CE Union Party Event

As you may be aware by now, Audioholics is throwing its 9th Annual State of the CE Union Event & Party on October 6th, 2007 at the Hilton Beach Resort in Clearwater Florida. You’ve heard about all

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Target Sides with Blu‑ray Format

— July 31, 2007 11:07

Target Sides with Blu-ray Format

Target stores is siding with Blu-ray starting in October, making BD players and titles available to shoppers in time for the holiday season. Target is the second largest retailer in the US and this

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Dancing Baby Takes on Universal

— July 30, 2007 14:08

Dancing Baby Takes on Universal

This just in from the "They Can't Possibly be That Stupid Department"... Universal Studios is being sued for forcing YouTube to remove a personal video of a baby dancing to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy"

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Zachary Quinto to Play Spock in 2008

— July 30, 2007 11:16

Zachary Quinto to Play Spock in 2008

It's (hopefully) no great secret that JJ Abrams, Brian Burk and crew are producing a Star Trek XI prequel film in 2008. What was just announced this weekend at the 2007 Comic-Con event in San Diego

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Grandma Sees the Future of High‑speed Internet

— July 27, 2007 10:33

Grandma Sees the Future of High-speed Internet

Ever in danger of becoming irrelevant before they even really get started, high-definition DVD formats may have more to fear from Internet content downloading than previously believed. According to

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Parasound Debuts Model 2100 Preamplifier

— July 26, 2007 23:59

Parasound Debuts Model 2100 Preamplifier

Parasound has introduced the precision Model 2100 stereo preamplifier in its high-value NewClassic series of components for custom installation. The Model 2100 also offers a unique solution that

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Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive Price Reduction Plus 5 Free Discs

— July 26, 2007 23:49

Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive Price Reduction Plus 5 Free Discs

As of August 1st, 2007, the price of the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive will be reduced from its current $199 retail to $179, and any player purchased between August 1st and September 30th, 2007 will be

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Denon Displays 13 New A/V Receivers at 2007 Summer Conference

— July 25, 2007 23:52

Denon Displays 13 New A/V Receivers at 2007 Summer Conference

Denon has completely revamped their receiver line up for 2007 with the new models offering expanded multi zone home entertainment capabilities, custom integration features, HDMI 1.3a and much more.

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Denon Adds Network Features to AV Products

— July 25, 2007 16:30

Denon Adds Network Features to AV Products

Gene and I were flown up to New Jersey to Denon's Summer Conference in order to get a first-hand look at the new products coming to market in the next couple of months. In general, Denon seems bent

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Denon DVD‑3800BDCI Blu‑ray Reference DVD Player Unveiled

— July 25, 2007 14:31

Denon DVD-3800BDCI Blu-ray Reference DVD Player Unveiled

We were invited to the 2007 Denon summer conference held in New Jersey yesterday, where they displayed their new DVD-3800BDCI reference BD/SD DVD player. This player is armed to the teeth with the

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Samsung Releases Dual‑Format HD Player

— July 25, 2007 12:03

Samsung Releases Dual-Format HD Player

Samsung introduces its first dual-format High-Definition (HD) optical disc player, the BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player. This player is positioned as the flagship in the company’s growing line of high

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TiVo HD DVR Announced at $299

— July 25, 2007 11:12

TiVo HD DVR Announced at $299

TiVo has just undercut its new TiVo Series 3 HD DVR system (introduced last fall) by $500 by releasing pre-orders on a new "TiVo HD" DVR for only $299 (August 2007 is the expected shipping date with

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Impact Acoustics Announces Its New USB Over Cat5 Wall Plate

— July 23, 2007 15:46

Impact Acoustics Announces Its New USB Over Cat5 Wall Plate

Impact Acoustics today announced the addition of the new patent-pending USB SuperBooster Wall Plate to its extensive product catalog. This wall plate solution allows a USB signal to be run over

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Dolby to Demo at the Audioholics State of the CE Union Party Event

— July 23, 2007 13:59

Dolby to Demo at the Audioholics State of the CE Union Party Event

As if there wasn’t enough cool stuff happening at the 9th Annual Audioholics State of the CE Union Event & Party…. we just made it even cooler by signing on Dolby as a Platinum Sponsor. Dolby is

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Hey, Check Out My New iHack

— July 23, 2007 08:59

Hey, Check Out My New iHack

Only windows users need to worry about vulnerabilities and viruses... unless they use an iPhone. A team of consultants from Independent Security Evaluators, a company that tests various computer

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LED Picks up Pace Against Fluorescents

— July 20, 2007 14:54

LED Picks up Pace Against Fluorescents

LEDs were a big topic at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, but the reality is that they have not made their way into the AV products we use en masse. All of that seems likely to change due to a

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52 Million HDTV Homes by 2008

— July 19, 2007 15:06

52 Million HDTV Homes by 2008

The Digital Entertainment Group is attempting to push the industry faster towards the digital age and away from analogue signals, touting numbers that seem to show a sharp growth for HDTV across

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iPhones Jam Duke Wi‑Fi

— July 19, 2007 14:41

iPhones Jam Duke Wi-Fi

Compatibility issues of new technology with existing systems is nothing new, but the introduction of thousands of new iPhones to student campuses is causing quite the stir over at Duke University in

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Integra Debuts DTR‑7.8 THX Ultra2 AV Receiver With HDMI 1.3

— July 19, 2007 13:53

Integra Debuts DTR-7.8 THX Ultra2 AV Receiver With HDMI 1.3

Integra has introduced the remarkably powerful and flexible DTR-7.8 THX Ultra2 Certified A/V receiver. The 7.1-channel home theater receiver features HDMI v.1.3a compatible switching, onboard

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Samsung Announces New Blu‑ray Disc Players

— July 19, 2007 13:08

Samsung Announces New Blu-ray Disc Players

Samsung is coming into the CEDIA show (September of this year) with its arms swinging. Two new products were announced this week that will be shipping starting in September. The new BD-P2400 and

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2007 Consumer Excellence Awards Information

— July 18, 2007 08:14

2007 Consumer Excellence Awards Information

Audioholics is introducing its brand new Consumer Excellence Awards that it will deliver to manufacturers for products that push the limits of consumer excellence and excel in their respective

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Playstation 3 Price Cut to be Phased Out

— July 17, 2007 16:45

Playstation 3 Price Cut to be Phased Out

In the ongoing Playstation 3 pricing drama, according to Reuters, Sony has announced plans to phase out the recently price reduced $499 Playstation 3 model in the United States, in favor of the

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X‑Files 2 Movie Underway!

— July 16, 2007 12:32

X-Files 2 Movie Underway!

That's right, we bring you the news so fast, even imdb.com doesn't have the info yet... According to Reuters, David Duchovny statsed during the Television Critics Association press tour that he's due

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TiVo Users Can Order Amazon Movies via Remote

— July 16, 2007 10:33

TiVo Users Can Order Amazon Movies via Remote

Users of Tivo's Series 2 and Series 3 PVRs can now order movies from Amazon.com. The new "Unbox on TiVo" service allows customers to download from a selection of over 10,000 movies and shows over

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Integra Delivers its First HDMI 1.3a Compatible AV Receiver

— July 11, 2007 20:55

Integra Delivers its First HDMI 1.3a Compatible AV Receiver

Integra has announced immediate deliveries of its first home theater receiver with HDMI 1.3a processing. The Integra DTR-5.8 AV receiver allows the end-user to exploit the advanced audio and video