Audio
Parasound Debuts Audiophile-grade Preamp
There’s a new stereo preamplifier on the market for the custom installation crowd.
Entertainment
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Intuitive Control with Russound Click-wheel Keypad
Russound’s KLK-E5 click-wheel keypad is compatible with the company’s RNET Smart Source line of products sold exclusively through Sphere Certified Integrators.
Entertainment
Audio/video Receiver Line Fine-tuned to Custom Integrators’ Needs
The me-too audio/video receiver just got an overhaul. Denon Electronics has revamped its complete receiver line for the first time in 10 years.
Entertainment
The Buzz: Installation Spotlight: Barefield Home, Duluth, Ga.
Overcoming Space Limitations
Audio
Installation Profile: Designer Home Theater
High-end installation combines bleeding-edge technology with one-button simplicity.
Entertainment
The Buzz: Installation Spotlight: Reynolds Home, Dawnsonville, Ga.
Artful Home Integration
Audio
Expert Column: Developing a Sound Home Theater
Make entertainment spaces sound their best with proper acoustics.
Entertainment
The Perfect Speakers for the Connected Home?
Incredible build quality at a reasonable price
Corporate
Telco Fiber Deployments Represent Growing Threat to Cable
Global telcos want to become Multiple Service Operators (MSOs)—offering television programming like cable providers do—but can they really pose a competitive threat to the incumbent players with their new...
Entertainment
Gefen MS Extreme Extender Withstands Cat-5 Skew Variations
Gefen HDMI Cat-5 MS Extreme extends the range of HDTV delivery over two Category 5 cables, providing a cost-effective and reliable method of HDMI signal extension.
Entertainment
Pioneer Debuts its First Blu-ray Disc Player
Pioneer’s first entry into the Blu-ray Disc category is the BDP-94HD, part of the company’s flagship Elite series.
Entertainment
Epson and Atlantic Technology Team Up for “CEDIA Scale” Home Theater System
Epson America and Atlantic Technology are teaming up on a complete home theater system designed to fill what the companies call an unserved segment of the market.
Entertainment
Chief One-touch Swing-Arm Mount
The CM1 automated swing-arm mount extends from the wall and rotates to the desired angle at the touch of a button.
Audio
The High-current Design of the AudioControl Model 1600 SE Amp
AudioControl is commemorating its 30th anniversary with the introduction of the Architect Model 1600 Special Edition power amplifier.
Audio
Bowers & Wilkins Upgrades Loudspeaker Line with 600 Series
In a complete product redesign, Bowers & Wilkins’s latest generation of 600 Series loudspeakers borrows technology from the company’s reference-standard 800 series.
Entertainment
JVC 47in. LCD TV Packs in Full 1080p
The 47in. JVC LT-47X788 LCD TV is part of the new high-performance 688 series of 1080p TVs from JVC.
Audio
THX-ticketed Home Theater Speakers from Atlantic Technology
Atlantic Technology has redesigned its popular System 6200 home theater speaker line with improved cabinets, pared configuration options, and lower prices, while adding THX-Ultra2 certification.
Entertainment
New Lutron Facility Features Free Lighting Training
Lutron Electronics opened its fourth showcase/training facility last month in an 11,000-square-foot facility in Irvine, Calif.
Corporate
Peerless Expands SmartMount 600 Series
Peerless Industries has introduced a new addition to its SmartMount 600 Series called the SF650 Universal Flat Wall Mount.
Entertainment
iPhone, iPhone, iPhone
So, what's the deal with the iPhone? Is this the must-have device of the year,
Audio
Tailored Sound with the DMT-100
The first product from Proclaim Audioworks is the DMT-100, a spherical loudspeaker system with a wide range of performance adjustments for tailoring sound to a specific space.
Entertainment
A Controller for the Smart Home
Control4’s HC-300 home controller serves as a central building block for a smart home, replacing up to four remote controls with a single remote built around a simple interface....
Entertainment
Sony BDP-S300 Features Versatile Output Options
Sony took $100 off the price of its second-generation standalone Blu-ray Disc player, shipping the BDP-S300 at a list price of $499 earlier this month.
Entertainment
Sony, Philips Announce TV Lineups for 3Q and 4Q
With the second quarter of 2007 about to wrap, TV suppliers are shoring up the lineups they’ll ship to dealers during the second half of the year.
Corporate
Telco Systems Launches New Active Ethernet FTTH CPE Device
Telco Systems claims significant enhancements to its EdgeGate CPE product family support growing bandwidth requirements
Audio
Dual 10in. Woofers Built Into Spitfire Loudspeaker
Artcoustic’s Spitfire on-wall loudspeaker is a compact version of the company’s DF75-55 X2 series.
Entertainment
Building Better Flatpanel TVs
As flatpanel TV prices continue to plummet, TV makers are searching for new strategies to build value into the low-margin category.
Audio
MS750 Server Packs In 750GB of Music
The MS750 is the second music server from McIntosh Laboratory.
Entertainment
Shower Speakers Integrate Marine-grade Technology
Polk Audio has retooled its marine-grade speaker technology for a line of shower speakers designed to be used in Kohler’s DTV II digital hydrotherapy system for the bath.
Entertainment
Panasonic’s Versatile Hi-res Blu-ray Disc Player
Panasonic’s second-generation Blu-ray Disc player comes in at $599, pitting it against rival Sony’s second-gen standalone model introduced earlier in the year.
Entertainment
Richer and Sharper Viewing with the PRO-150FD Plasma TV
Pioneer’s 2007 series of plasma TVS, led by the Elite PRO-150FD 60in., is said to deliver deeper blacks, sharper detail, and richer color than the previous generation of plasmas....
Entertainment
Mitsubishi LCD and DLP TVs Bring New Muscle to the HDTV Battle
Mitsubishi is putting its muscle behind LCD and DLP in the battle for HDTV market share.
Audio
Outlaw Audio Loudspeaker Eliminates Stray Magnetic Forces
Outlaw Audio has entered the loudspeaker market with the Outlaw Bookshelf loudspeaker.
Audio
Millenia 20: Three front-channel speakers in one enclosure
The Paradigm Millenia 20 Trio loudspeaker system packs three front-channel speakers into one enclosure.
Corporate
Berk-Tek Debuts Indoor/Outdoor Tight-buffered Fiber-optic Cables
Berk-Tek has announced a new indoor/outdoor fiber-optic drop cable designed specifically for the security and fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) markets
Entertainment
Carlon Work Plate Simplifies In-home Entertainment
The Carlon RDV 3-Gang Old Work Plate, part number SC300PRB, is designed to accommodate the wires, cables, and cords used with flatpanel display installations.
Entertainment
Compact Interactive Voting Keypad for Advanced Audience Response Apps
Fleetwood is adding a new group response system to its popular Reply product family in June 2007: the Reply CRS7200 keypad.
Entertainment
Standard DVDs Outsell Both HD-DVD and Blu-ray Discs Combined
While video hardware suppliers continue to re-adjust plans on the Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD front, consumers appear to be more than content with conventional DVD players, according to recent figures...
Entertainment
Vidikron Projects True 2.35:1 Widescreen Movie Experience
The Vidikron Vision Model 150 projector is based on a new Texas Instruments three-chip DLP light engine and a xenon 1.2kW LightAmp system.
Entertainment
Onkyo TX-SR805 Supports DTS-HD, Dolby TrueHD, and Dolby Digital Plus
Onkyo’s TX-SR805 audio/video receiver is one of four THX-certified receivers in the company’s 2007 lineup and one of three bearing the THX Ultra brand.
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Associations Focus: Building the Buzz
InfoComm forecasts a great tradeshow, CEDIA promotes success through certification, and NSCA takes the pulse of the industry.
