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Gear We Love 2008 Awards

"Krell’s KID iPod doc, especially when paired with the matching PAPADOC amplifier, takes the most convenient and relevant audio source of the last 20 years and actually improves its performance in a meaningful way."

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JVC LT-47P789 LCD HDTV

"TeleDock is the name JVC has given to its integrated iPod dock, and the TeleDock line of LCDs includes four models ranging in size from 32 to 52 inches." - Adrienne Maxwell

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Acoustic Zen Adagio Loudspeakers

Introduction
Acoustic Zen has long been known within the audiophile community as a manufacturer of premium audio cables.  My local brick and mortar hi-fi store has been touting the virtues of Acoustic Zen’s cables for many years.  At CES, I had a candid, ...

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Stewart Filmscreen Starglas Video Screen

Introduction
When discussing front-projection video, many of us focus solely on the projection aspect of the equation and with good reason.  If your projector is sub-par, the surface you point it at doesn’t much matter.  This said, with a few exceptions, the projector ...

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Marantz MM8003 Power Amplifier

Introduction
When I first heard that the MM8003, the companion piece to Marantz’s new audio/video processor, the recently reviewed AV8003, was going to be a 8 channel amplifier I thought it was kind of strange. Now that it is here I see that the 8 channel ...

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Friday, 02 January 2009 |  Written by AVRev.com  | 
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Panasonic is no longer the only manufacturer in the game to bring 6x BD-R burnable media to your personal computer.  With the host of Internal Blu-ray burners being released it is only natural that more manufacturers bring faster burnable media to the consumer.  Ridata is the latest company.
 
Friday, 02 January 2009 | 
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Funai will now be taking over North American Blu-ray, DVD, and other audio/video operations for Philips.  This move was officially announced in April of 2008.  Funai is adept at low-cost production and expects to increase their North American sales by $332 million.
 
Monday, 29 December 2008 | 
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While it may be depressing to hear about the slow economy and HDTV manufacturers cutting production of flat-panel TVs, it should be a comfort to hear that Blu-ray is gaining ground with mainstream consumers.  Blu-ray is moving out of the "early adoption" hole and into the light.
 
Monday, 29 December 2008 | 
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Cutting costs and increasing profitability is the name of the game, especially during these economic times.  Both Sharp and Sony have recently announced the closing of manufacturing plants.  LG has now announced that they will be cutting their production of plasma displays.
 
Monday, 29 December 2008 | 
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Following closely after Sony's announcement that they would be closing the last remaining Sony production plant in the United States, Sharp has announced that it will be closing two plants as well.  While both plants are located in Japan, it is yet another HDTV manufacturer that is having to close doors to cut costs during this slowed economy.
 
Friday, 26 December 2008 | 
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With the amount of flat-panel HDTVs being mounted on the wall, it is only natural that more manufacturers release on-wall speakers.  Jamo has recently released its A 804 on-wall speaker.  It is design to work as an LCR, but is also capable of being used for surround performance.
 
Friday, 26 December 2008 | 
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After admiring Paradigms release of the SUB-25 15-inch subbwofer a couple weeks back, it might be easily to miss the company's launch of the PCS Series subwoofers.  The PCS lineup consists of the PCS-80R in-ceiling subwoofer and the PCS-80SQ in-wall subwoofer.
 
Monday, 22 December 2008 | 
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The recessed economy has slowly been taking its toll on electronic consumers.  However, it's the manufacturers that are beginning to feel the hurt.  Over the past several months, HDTV manufacturers have been lowering prices, accumulating large back stocks and closing manufacturing plants.  Sony is the latest company to shutdown plants.
 
Monday, 22 December 2008 | 
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Phoenix Gold has announced their new lineup of wall plates for HDMI connections.  Three of them institute a depth space saving design.  The plates feature 90 degree right angle outputs to allow your furniture to be pushed further back without crimping the HDMI cable.
 
Friday, 19 December 2008 | 
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Electrosonic becomes first to install an Iosono Sound System in the United States.  Iosono has created a 360-degree emitting sound system, using three rows of speakers, lasers and calibration software.  The system can be installed with an array of 200 to 500 loudspeakers.  Electrosonic has installed a 308 channel sound system in the Peltz Theater, at Los Angeles' Museum of Tolerance.
 
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