Archive for December, 2009

YG Acoustics to Unveil Their New Carmel Speaker

Posted December 31st, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

The newest loudspeaker from YG Acoustics is under fairly tight wraps until it’s unveiling at CES only a week or so from now. We’ve got details on the speaker, but high resolution pictures won’t be available “until after the speaker has been unveiled at CES”.
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HDMI 1.3 is 3D Capable After All

Posted December 31st, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

When the HDMI 1.4 spec was announced, 3D television and movies seemed to be the most commonly touted advancements. If you want 3D, they said, you need HDMI 1.4. Of course, things got a bit confusing later when the Blu-ray association announced the requirements to view 3D Blu-ray movies and lumped the PS3 [...]

Nexus One Announcement Coming on January 5th

Posted December 30th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

Google is taking aim at the iPhone 3GS and releasing details about their Nexus One Android-powered smartphone at an event on Tuesday, January 5th. Early reports have applauded the video quality of the screen over the iPhone 3GS, possibly making it the new portable video player to own.
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Blu-ray Releases for December 29, 2009

Posted December 30th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

While some of the bigger Blu-ray releases are being held until January to benefit fully from all those people who got their first BD player for Christmas, there are still a few standout titles coming out this week. Read on to see all of this week's releases:
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Lamm Debuts LL2.1 Tube Amplifier

Posted December 30th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

This year’s CES will see a variety of new products from Lamm Industries including the ML3 Singature Tube Amplifier, the LL1 Signature Preamplifier and the newly announced LL2.1 Tube Amplifier.
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beyerdynamic Announces Tesla T1 High Performance Headphones

Posted December 30th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

“The T1 is a very special headphone with its engineering qualities, audio reproduction and price to performance unlike any other high-end headphone,” says beyerdynamic’s Alan Feckanin of the companies new record setting headphones. The T1 is the first headphone to break through the barrier of one-tesla, a measure of magnetic induction.
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Electrocompaniet Prelude PC-1 CD Player Review

Posted December 30th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

The last few months of 2009 have taken me on a lovely audio journey across Scandinavia, with stops in Denmark and Norway for a look and listen to accessories, speakers and amplifiers. I recently reviewed Norwegian audio manufacturer Electrocompaniet's Prelude PI-2 integrated amplifier, a new addition to the company's lineup offering budget-minded audiophiles a point [...]

LAMM Introduces LL1 Signature Preamplifier

Posted December 29th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

The LL1 Signature looks to be a pretty impressive preamp. The new flagship preamp makes its debut at CES where it will be demoed in tandem with the ML3 Signature amp. It was designed to complement the ML3 directly, but can of course be used with any other appropriate power amplifier.
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Lenovo Offers up a Keyboard and Trackball HTPC Controller

Posted December 29th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

The home theater PC is an increasingly popular and viable option as an entertainment source, but there’s still a struggle in finding a great remote. Solutions range from touch pads to full keyboards with trackballs to motion sensing mice, and none of them seem to satisfy every user.
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Will DirecTV be launching a 3D channel in 2010?

Posted December 29th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

Like it or not, 3D is coming to your HDTV in the future, and signs point to that future coming really quickly. According to HDGuru.com, DirecTV is looking to jump start things by introducing the country’s first 3D channel at next month’s CES event. The station will feature a mix of different programming all recorded [...]