Archive for October, 2005
Monday, October 31st, 2005
Panasonic PT-AE900U Projector Review
Audioholics has posted a review of Panasonics latest projector, the PT-AE900U. The new D5 LCD panel has significantly improved the contrast and Panasonic’s smoothscreen technology seems to have almost eliminated screen door effect. The reviewer had a few issues with the built-in deinterlacer which can be elimated by using your dvd player to [...]
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Monday, October 31st, 2005
Ascend CMT-340m vs Aperion Intimus 632-LR
A member of AVSForum has posted a comparison of these two budget speakers. The Ascend Acoustics CMT-340m is a 2-way MTM bookshelf speaker with one 1in soft dome tweeter and two 6.5in composite polygel woofers. The Aperion Audio Intimus 632-LR is a 2-way bookshelf speaker with a 1in silk dome tweeter and [...]
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Saturday, October 29th, 2005
SVS SBS-01 Review
A member of AVSForum has posted his impressions of the SBS-01, the new SVS budget speaker system. The speakers were driven by a denon avr-3805.
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Friday, October 28th, 2005
Outlaw Audio RR2150 Stereo Receiver
Outlaw Audio has posted information regarding their new stereo receiver, the RR2150. The RR2150 features an elegant retro design that includes a 2-channel amplifier (100w/ch into 8 ohms) with pre-outs and main-ins, a high performance FM/AM tuner, a USB input, a high quality phono input, selectable analog bass management (60, 80, 100hz) with [...]
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Thursday, October 27th, 2005
SVS SBS-01 Speaker System
SVS has updated their news page with pictures and more info of their upcoming budget speaker system, the SBS-01. Sales are beginning on or around November 24th and shipping will begin in mid-December. SVS is offering a preorder discount on both the 5.1 and 7.1 systems which include a PB10-ISD subwoofer.
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Thursday, October 27th, 2005
Oppo DV971H DVD Player Firmware Update
Oppo has released an updated firmware for their popular upscaling dvd player, the DV971H. It contains the following changes:
Added support for 2:2 Cadence for PAL playback. This feature is not perfect yet, please see the note above and review the Release Notes for more details.
Proper DivX aspect ratio support. 4:3 content will no longer [...]
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2005
Scary Movies for Halloween
For me, one of the reasons I spend so much time and money tweaking my A/V system is the enjoyment of sitting back and watching a good movie. With that in mind, here are some of my favorite scary movies to watch during Halloween:
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2005
Panasonic SA-XR55 Receiver Review
A member of AVSForum has posted an interesting review of Panasonic’s latest Pure Digital receiver. The consensus is that the receiver sounds great for its price but skimps on some unimportant (remote) and important (no OSD, limited level adjustment) features. This receiver looks like a great buy in the sub $250 price range [...]
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2005
Slim Devices Squeezebox v3
Slim Devices has just released the third iteration of their network music player, Squeezebox. The internal hardware remains the same as version two; v3 sports a redesigned exterior and the 3.3 volt regulator has been changed to a linear supply from the switching supply in version 2. It looks like those of you [...]
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2005
AV123 Charity Raffle
AV123 is having another raffle for charity, their last one for the year. $50 gets you a 1 in 200 chance of winning a complete home theater setup valued at $5593. The proceeds will be donated to Ballet Nouveau Colorado.
Home Theater Prize
RS850 Main Speakers
RSC200 Center Speaker
RSS300 Dipole Surrounds
UFW-10 x 2
Emotiva Ultra-Line Processor [...]
