• Onkyo TX-NR906

    By Posted on 11.9.2008 Comments

    All video sources do not produce equal images: A cable box’s output might be too bright, a Blu-ray player’s colors may be off, and a game console’s video might be a bit dark. You can tune each input on higher-end TVs to fix these problems, but not if you run video through an A/V receiver that dumps everything into a single jack on your set. The Onkyo TX-NR906 includes its own powerful video processor and pro-level controls so you can customize up to 13 feeds in the receiver before they reach your television. $2,300; onkyousa.com

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    11.18.2008 at 08:32am - Comment by 2DCore

    Wow tv's have come a long way. Getting to be just like we used to see in the movies years ago, What the future might look like. Before you know it we'll have the big paper thin tele's.

  • Sony BDV-IT1000ES Bravia Theater System

    By Posted on 11.9.2008 Comments

    This audio rig replaces giant speakers with thin bars you can hang on the wall. Using a new design, it generates full sound from 22-inch-long sticks measuring about half an inch wide by one inch deep. Traditional speakers create sound by vibrating a bulbous cone that is attached to a large electromagnet. Sony engineers replaced the big cone with a narrow, oval-shaped diaphragm. To make it vibrate, they ditched the thick iron post in standard electromagnets and instead attached a copper coil to the side of a thin metal plate.

    11.18.2008 at 08:20am - Comment by 2DCore

    Very nice,looks great & coming up with new ways to make big sound out of little components, What about the as always big bulky sub-woofer? They come up with ways to make the mid and highs less noticable or to not be such an eye sore, but than you got to hide the big woofer.Is there not a way to to get that punching,rumbling bass without the big speaker?

  • Sonos ZP120

    By Posted on 11.9.2008 Comments

    The ZP120 digital amplifier is the brawn of the Sonos wireless music-streaming system. About the size of a few hardback books, the amp pumps 55 watts per channel-—enough to power the largest stereo speakers—using the same technology that keeps satellites from overheating. Instead of a traditional power supply, which always provides the same high voltage, the ZP120 delivers only what the amp needs at the moment. The trick for Sonos was developing filters to shield the audio signal from stray frequencies produced every time the power supply switches voltage.

    11.18.2008 at 08:11am - Comment by 2DCore

    Sounds like a nice technically green product, But i don't think i want to dish out the 500 big one for this. There's nicer amp's out there without the fanciness(Is that a word?)of this. Not realistic for me with that price tag.



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