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Theta
released the Casablanca II, which has up to 12 channels, and is fully
upgradeable. It has the options of adding fully balanced circuits. |
The new
Velodyne FSX-1211 is a true servo feedback subwoofer, 12"
driver, for $799. That is the best price on a servo sub anywhere on the
planet. |
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Remember
the AAD speaker terminals we showed you yesterday? Here is the front of
some AAD bookshelf-sized speakers. Notice the metal rods on the front.
Birdseye Maple veneer version shown here. $2,695 the pair. |
Wisdom
Audio Adrenalin Rush ribbon hybrid speakers. $85,000 the set of four
columns in photo. They need tri-amping, done here with Jeff Rowland. The
sound was spectacular! Especially with SACD. |
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Sunrise
from the 10th floor of the New York New York Hotel. You can see the Statue
of Liberty on the horizon. |
James
has a 'full-depth' in-wall speaker set. Better be a deep wall to
handle the large sub (center of photo). |
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Paradigm's
Mark Aling hefts an incredible new driver just long enough to be
photographed. It will be used in the upcoming Servo-25 Reference
sub. Now THIS is the kind of driver a big subwoofer really needs. |
The
Anthem AVM-2, introduced at CES 2000, has seen some improvements before
its release this year. The brushed aluminum version is on top, and the
standard black one is on the bottom. |
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Paradigm's
Monitor line has been completely retooled and is available in this
smashing new rosewood vinyl finish. |
The
compact Focus Technologies QuadScan Elite is both a line doubler and
scaler. It accepts composite, S-Video, and component video signals, and
outputs RGB in whatever resolution your projector prefers. |
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I guess
I need to feed my writers more often if they are taking pictures of the
meat rack in the hotel. |
Thule
Audio, displaying their DVD player and Preamp/Processor. This clean
silver on black look is uniform in their home theater and stereo lineup. |
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Aragon
expands the 8008 line, with the 8008x5 amplifier. Also on display
was a late prototype of their progressive scan DVD player and Soundstage
amplifier. |
From
the Netherlands, Final Technologies was displaying their upcoming 0.2
Electrostatic Home Theater. Price has not yet been established, but
if you love ESLs, this might be the theater for you. The Mains and
Surrounds are identical and can be either stand or wall mounted. The
Center channel utilizes a horizontal and vertical component to prevent
beaming. |
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The
days of vinyl are not yet gone. Here we have Pro-jects Perspective
turntable in clear acrylic. It's a striking design and the top of
their turntable line at about $1,000. |
A
simple fix for stereo sources feeding a single speaker, but from a
dispersion pattern perspective, dual tweeters in a ceiling speaker are
BAD, BAD, BAD. |
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Hi-Fi
components with IEEE-1394 are coming. Denon's AVR-5800 is scheduled for an
upgrade soon. One wire in
and out, daisy chained, carrying audio/video and control
communication. |
Plasmas,
plasmas everywhere, but they all have problems with blacks. They're
slowly getting better, bigger and cheaper, though, and are flatter than
other display devices. |
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Small
and stylish seems one of the trends. Nakamichi's Soundspace 12
system looks like they're taking a stab at B&O in the cosmetic design
department. |
Teac
had their own little cuties. Shown here, a DVD player and receiver
capable of Dolby-Digital and DTS decoding. |
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Not
particularly new, but just so darn pretty. The models shown, made by
Sonus Faber, ranged from $1,095 to $3,250. Considering the beautiful
wood finishes, complemented by leather, it seems reasonable |
We reviewed a Russound multi-room system some time back, which used keypads
shown on the left. To the right are new keypads that will operate
the same equipment, but with light! |
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If you
feel a laser on your forehead the next time you're enjoying your audio,
don't assume somebody's has you in their sights. You may, but it might also
be your friend leveling the angle of your loudspeaker to optimize the most
focused Sonic Image, as per Sound Alignment's Digital level with its own
laser. |
BAD, as
in Big-A#& Driver. Aura's 18" woofer left some of us
feeling a bit insecure about our masculinity. |
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A piece
of interest for those of you who are considering whole-house audio.
Xantech's PA1235 provides 35 watts each for 12 channels, with gain and balance
controls accessible through IR keypads, which they also provide. |
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