surround sound

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Music

A Surround Sound Speaker, Not A Dartboard

5:20AM Mark Wilson | The EOps i24R3 Portable isn’t just the product of a design student and a 3D modelling program. It’s a real, wireless, waterproof, single-speaker surround sound system that was just announced by Hong Kong designer Michael Young. How does it work? More »
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Entertainment

Yamaha Rethinks The AV Receiver, Creates NeoHD

7:20AM Wilson Rothman | Reading up on this totally fresh neoHD receiver tells me that Yamaha—unlike its competition—is trying hard to keep up with the rapidly changing home theatre situation, particularly where HD video is concerned. More »
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Entertainment

Real Surround Sound Beats Fake Surround Sound 10 To 1

7:40AM Sean Fallon | According to our poll “Do You Have a Surround Sound Setup,” 76% of the total respondents had either a HTIB or a system they compiled from separate components. That beats virtual surround respondents nearly 11 to 1. More »
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
QOTD

Do You Have A Surround Sound Setup?

7:00AM Sean Fallon | Surround sound is awesome, but how many people actually use it? Is it true surround sound or virtual surround sound? Is the system hooked up correctly? Let’s find out. More »
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Entertainment

LG Launches Blu-ray Home Theatre Package For $1,599

10:30AM Nick Broughall | I’m actually really drawn to the design of LG’s new Blu-ray Home Theatre in a Box solution. Maybe I’m just a sucker for stylish curves, but I think I’d consider buying this if I didn’t already own a Blu-ray player and a kick-ass receiver… More »
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Friday, March 13, 2009
Entertainment

Onkyo Launches First Dolby Pro Logic IIz Receiver That Adds Vertical Sound Dimension

1:30PM Adrian Covert | Onkyo’s new TX-SR607 receiver goes where no sound component has ever gone before by providing Dolby Pro Logic IIz, which gives you vertically-oriented sound in addition to the normal surround sound. More »
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Home

Onei Solutions Speaker Stand Elicits Feelings of Supreme Inadequacy

2:08AM Mark Wilson | You had it all— house, kids, and some decent home theatre equipment. Then your 401k went to shit and your home’s value halved. And to top it off, your TV stand has gone obsolete. More »
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Entertainment

Kenwood DTS Bookshelf CD Player Promises Surround Sound Over Two Channels

5:00AM Jack Loftus | This upcoming bookshelf or nightstand CD player from Kenwood looks simple enough, but inside the company is promising surround sound quality output from just two speakers. More »
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
Home

Samsung’s Got Another Blu-Ray Home Theatre In A Box For You

11:35AM Nick Broughall | This isn’t the first Home Theatre in a Box solution we’ve seen that comes with a bundled Blu-ray player, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t an extremely exciting piece of kit. It’s got speakers and a Blu-ray player and everything, plus it all comes in a box. Isn’t that awesome? To be fair, the 5.1 system looks the goods, and for the $1099 price tag (plus $100 cash back), it’s a pretty good way of upgrading to Blu-ray and a surround sound setup. The HT-BD2ET’s small bookshelf speakers reportedly offer 800 Watts RMS, which is pretty impressive for such a small set of speakers. And the Blu-ray player supports 24 frame playback and the HD audio codecs, although there’s no ethernet connectivity for BD-Live action. But if you’re going to buy a HTiB setup, that probably won’t be a dealbreaker anyway… [Samsung] More »
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Friday, November 14, 2008
Home

Greasy Garage or Helluva Home Theatre?

5:30AM Mark Wilson | The garage, also known as “car hole” in some circles, has traditionally been a somewhat wasted space. Aside from holding vehicles for a few hours of the day, it’s often a crap collector, the place for rusty saws and tangled Christmas lights. Electronic House has assembled a list of five garages that have transcended to status quo to home theatre status. This particular theatre was converted from a 3-car garage and features a premium 1080p projector along with 7,000W of surround sound. So while the setup can’t haul arse, worry not, it still annoys the hell out of the neighbours. [Electronic House via CrunchGear] More »
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