Some consumers don't like to have illuminated displays on their
components. McIntosh
revels in such displays, and so do McIntosh users (like JJ).
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Klipsch C80 speakers. Everyone seems to be building speakers with curved
enclosures these
days, including Klipsch.
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Notice that on this Energy RC-8C in-wall speaker, the crossover network
is attached
to the rear of the driver.
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"Hey, hon. I brought home this Audio Perfection ID1-18 speaker with a
neat paint job. The
dealer said it was spouse approved. What do ya think?"
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Velodyne introduced the MicroVee subwoofer, at $799. It uses one 6.5"
driver and two
6.5" passive radiators. They anticipate the iPod generation will love
them.
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Nordost always has a colorful display of their cables. Several are new
this year, including
one that sells for $20,000 per meter pair. At the more affordable end,
there is a kit of cables
that is designed for custom installers, which includes cables of varying lengths that the installer
is likely to need during the installation process.
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Cynthia takes a rest on one of the theater chairs being shown.
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Cabasse has this speaker called the Alcyone, which looks a bit like a
big eye. If you are
paranoid, probably not a good idea.
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Denon announced a pair of new Blu-ray players, with one being a complete
player and the other one
being a transport with only an HDMI jack on the back. |
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McIntosh is getting into the video arena, with this new 1080p DLP
projector. That huge lens on the
front is anamorphic, so you can use all of the DLP panel to show a
2.40:1 widescreen movie. |