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Audio Electronics new Lightning DAC

The Audio Electronics by Cary Audio Lightning digital to analog converter (DAC) is NOW SHIPPING and is available for purchase through Audio Electronics by Cary Audio’s online store(www.aebycary.com/shop), Audiogon, or Music Direct. The Lightning DAC was…See More
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Mitsubishi HC8000D-BL 3D-DLP Projector

Its performance is solid and picture looks fantastic. This is truly the best DLP I've seen to date for contrast. With a black level approaching LCoS territory, you will be very satisfied should you decide to put an HC8000D-BL in your theater.Read Full Review …See More
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"Yeah, it's a gimmick. But it will lead to true 4K sources in the home. Think of it as an intermediate step."
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Sennheiser Momentum

Sennheiser will always hold a special part of my heart as the HD580 my first audiophile headphone. I can still remember the soft velvety fabric of the earpads and the revelation that was quality music playback. Since then, I have experienced the sound of many other headphones…Read Full Review …See More
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Cube Calibration

One of the Awards given out in 2012 by Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity for "Technology on the Rise" was for Cube Calibration. For most people this probably doesn't mean much yet, but for those of us that are calibrators, or enthusiasts with an interest in calibration technology…Read Full Review …See More
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Paul D'Amboise commented on the blog post 'Good-bye, Ray...'
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Jim Milton commented on the blog post 'Good-bye, Ray...'
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Good-bye, Ray...

Ray Harryhausen dies at age 92. If you are not familiar with his stop-motion technique in cinema, well, shame on you! My childhood imagination was greatly influenced by him...as well as some of my childhood nightmares!What's your favorite film that featured Ray's work?See More
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Emotiva XPR-1 Monoblock Power Amplifier

After releasing a 500 watt monoblock power amplifier, the XPA-1, Emotiva didn't stop there. The newest addition to their monoblock power amplifier line is the XPR-1, which delivers 1,000 watts RMS into 8 Ohms. It may strain your back to move it……See More
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Jim Milton commented on the blog post 'UHD (4K) is coming. Do you care?'
"Here is a 50 inch 4K for....less than $1300. Wowzers!! http://youtu.be/uXBu9nxLN78"
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Audio Electronics new Lightning DAC

The Audio Electronics by Cary Audio Lightning digital to analog converter (DAC) is NOW SHIPPING and is available for purchase through Audio Electronics by Cary Audio’s online store(www.aebycary.com/shop), Audiogon, or Music Direct.…

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Posted by Jim Milton on May 23, 2013 at 12:00pm

Good-bye, Ray...

Ray Harryhausen dies at age 92. If you are not familiar with his stop-motion technique in cinema, well, shame on you! My childhood imagination was greatly influenced by him...as well as some of my childhood nightmares!

What's your favorite film that featured Ray's…

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Posted by Jim Milton on May 8, 2013 at 11:04am — 3 Comments

UHD (4K) is coming. Do you care?

Sony will be releasing a series of “Mastered in 4K” Blu-rays this month. These are actually 2K discs that are compatible with any standard Blu-ray player and HDTV, but the 4K master (even when downconverted to 2K), is said to offer a superior picture to what you’ll get from sources mastered in 2K. Sony’s new UHD…

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Posted by Jim Milton on May 2, 2013 at 6:30am — 3 Comments

Triad Speakers Factory Visit

Tucked away in a non-descript office park near the airport in Portland, OR is Triad Speakers.  Looking at the outside of the building you would never imagine that inside the building is a complete speaker design and manufacturing company.  Once you do enter you find a company where every speaker is made to order and can be customized to whatever the user needs.  After they announced their new Cinema Reference LCR2 and Surround 2 speakers at CEDIA in 2012 I wanted to see how they produced…

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Posted by Chris Heinonen on March 4, 2013 at 3:41pm — 1 Comment

FREE THX app for iOS...

For a limited time only, THX LTD. is offering a free app for your iOS device that looks (and sounds) like fun. For you Geeks out there that are too cheap frugal to get your HDTV professionally calibrated, this might be just what you have been waiting for...but hurry! After the Superbowl it'll cost $1.99 at the App Store-

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Posted by Jim Milton on January 30, 2013 at 6:30am — 4 Comments

The Jazz Singer (Blu-ray): by Jim Milton

Known as the “Father of the Talkies”, The Jazz Singer was the first film to match sound and picture. By 1927, some short subjects had already been "talkies," and even a few features had some bits of synchronized music, but The Jazz Singer was the first to put them altogether on the Silver…

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Posted by Jim Milton on January 28, 2013 at 5:00am — 1 Comment

JJ Abrams to direct Star Wars VII-

It has been announced that Mr. Abrams, who directed the re-boot of the Star Trek franchise, will be in charge of the new, Disney owned, Star Wars films. Though I enjoyed the Trek film, I found his use of "flare effect" to be a bit too much for my taste. What will happen if it is overly applied to his new project? Is the man who gave us a new Kirk capable of delivering The Force? Or might it be The Farce?

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Posted by Jim Milton on January 25, 2013 at 5:00am — 5 Comments

XLO's UltraPLUS cables

1/21/2013 • Markham, Ontario, Canada • UltraLink/XLO Products, an innovative manufacturer of award-winning audio and video interconnects, cables, power products, speakers and personal audio accessories announced introduce the new UltraPLUS line of cablesthe latest and most advanced versions of the popular Ultra™ Series.

Introducing UltraPLUS:…

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Posted by Jim Milton on January 23, 2013 at 12:00pm

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