Reviews

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Anthem Room Correction

Anthem's new Room Correction System for the Anthem Statement Digital Audio/Video Processors uses cutting-edge technology to optimize the speaker/room interface to achieve the target response” in any listening room.

Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-ray Player

Samsung was the first on the block to release a Blu-ray player with the BD-P1000. This first model had a few hiccups in design, but ultimately after a few firmware updates, it provided decent performance. They followed up that model with the BD-P1200, which featured Silicon Optix's Reon video processing.

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Sennheiser Flexible FLX 70 Bluetooth Headset

LAS VEGAS—January 2008—Sennheiser Communications is expanding its premium Bluetooth wireless headset line-up with the new FLX 70. Comfort and unparalleled sound quality are the keystones of this flexible mobile headset, which incorporates over 60-years worth of Sennheiser’s renowned audio expertise combined with the hearing health care knowledge of the William Demant Holding Group.

Pioneer Elite BDP-95FD Blu-ray Player

Without a doubt Pioneer represents the high end of the Blu-ray camp at this point. While we've seen Blu-ray players from several respectable hardware companies already, I don't think any of them carry the clout that Pioneer does with home theater enthusiasts like the Elite line. Pioneer Elite has a solid reputation when it comes to DVD playback and I was excited to finally have the opportunity to review one of their higher end Blu-ray players.

APC S20 Power Conditioner with Battery Backup

When I was asked to review the APC S20, a power conditioner with battery backup, I didn’t fully appreciate how important or perfect this unit would be in controlling and protecting the gear in our Home Theater, but after using it for a few months, I now consider the APC S20 an essential part of our setup.

Integra DTC-9.8 THX Ultra2 7.1 SSP

The SSP (Surround Sound Processor) world has been a sad place for the last couple of years.  All the mass market companies were implementing HDMI on just about every model of receiver they had, but all the high-end SSP companies hesitated, because HDMI versions kept changing.

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DViCO TViX HD-M4100SH Media Streamer

Over the last two years, the Korean company DViCO has proven to be a worthwhile player in the media streamer market. The company is now producing its third generation in the TViX family of products: the TViX HD-M4100SH.