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Home Theater August 2005 Chris Lewis |
Parasound Model 7100 Surround Controller and Model 5250 Amplifier The Model 7100 and Model 5250 are a potent combination of performance, features, and value that immediately ups the ante in the midpriced separates category. |
Home Theater July 2006 Gary Altunian |
Sonance DAB1 Distributed Audio System The DAB1 offers wholehouse music in a way that allows you to tailor the operation to your liking. |
Home Theater May 2003 Chris Lewis |
Parasound Halo C1 Pre/Pro Parasound's 7.5-channel surround controller has finally landed. |
Home Theater December 2006 Steve Guttenberg |
Anthem Statement D2 Surround Processor and Statement P5 Amplifier With Anthem's Statement D2 and Statement P5 in your system, the realism of music and movies gets ratcheted up a few notches. And the really amazing thing is that they make it happen without discernable effort. |
Home Theater October 2008 Michael Fremer |
Marantz AV8003 Processor and MM8003 Amplifier If you've got room for two boxes instead of one, the Marantz combo is an excellent, easy-to-recommend choice. |
Home Theater December 2007 Mark Fleischmann |
Three Ways to Fill a Rack What your money buys in budget, moderate, and high-end surround receivers. |
Home Theater November 2006 Steve Guttenberg |
Sunfire TGP-5 Pre/Pro and TGA-5400 Amplifier The genius of Bob Carver's designs is the way they combine innovative technology, blessedly straight-ahead ergonomics, and oodles of power. |
Home Theater March 2005 Chris Lewis |
Anthem AVM 30 Pre/Pro, Anthem MCA 50 Amplifier, and KEF KHT 9000 ACE Speaker System AVM 30 does exactly what a good preamplifier is supposed to do: stay out of the way... The MCA 50 amplifier is rated at 180 watts with all of its five channels driven into 8-ohm loads... The five KHT 9000 satellites are identical, each employing two 6.5-inch bass drivers flanking a 6.5-inch UniQ driver... |
Home Theater January 2005 Mark Fleischmann |
NAD T 753 A/V Receiver This 53-pound receiver is rated at 70 watts per channel. If past NAD products are anything to go by, the gap between rated power and our lab measurements won't be a mile wide. |
Home Theater September 2007 Mark Fleischmann |
Onkyo TX-SR575 A/V Receiver The Onkyo TX-SR575 A/V receiver is recommended and offers sounds that are both well balanced and pleasing. |
Popular Mechanics March 2009 |
The 5 Best iPod Car Adapters, and How to Install Them Wireless FM Transmitter... Cassette Adapter... Wired FM Modulator... Stereo With Line-In Port... RCA Port... |
Home Theater October 2005 Darryl Wilkinson |
Sequence Strata Speaker System, Primare DVD26 DVD Player & SPA21 Surround Processor/Amplifier The Primare and SPA21 combo means high performance, intuitively easy operation, and beautiful aesthetics that are completely intertwined... Sequence/REL's sound is neutral and well balanced, with an ability to resolve fine detail that makes these speakers especially suited to small-theater-room movie watching... CineVERSUM 60 projector... |
Home Theater February 2006 Rebecca Day |
Polk Audio RM40T Speaker System, Hitachi 42HDT52 Plasma HDTV, Yamaha RX-4600 A/V Receiver, and Yamaha DVD-S2500 DVD Player The Polk Audio RM40T speaker system, Hitachi 42HDT52 plasma HDTV, Yamaha RX-4600 A/V receiver, and Yamaha DVD-S2500 DVD player is a complete home theater system you won't want to hide in the basement. |
Home Theater April 2006 Mark Fleischmann |
Sherwood Newcastle R-965 A/V Receiver Sherwood updates thier top-line R-965 with automatic setup and equalization. |
Home Theater November 2006 Adrienne Maxwell |
Panasonic TH-42PX60U Plasma HDTV, SA-XR57 A/V Receiver, DMR-EH55 DVR/DVD Recorder, and SB-TP100 Speaker System When utilized to its fullest, HDMI can offer the best of both worlds: uncompressed audio and video signals and intelligent, two-way communication over a single cable. |
Home Theater March 2004 Chris Lewis |
Adcom GTP-880 Pre/Pro & GFA-7607 Amplifier Adcom, no stranger to value in the high-end, weighs in with multiple contenders in the entry-level separates category, including the new GTP-880 pre/pro ($2,400) and the GFA-7607 amplifier ($1,500). At $3,900 for the pair, this is one of the least expensive separates combinations you'll fin |
Home Toys March 2003 Bob Hetherington |
Elan Z-Series Multi Room/Multi Source Audio/Video System with VIA! TouchPanel This is not a system that can be installed without a fair bit of expertise but the technology is solid and the reliability is good. |
Home Theater October 1, 2003 Chris Lewis |
Sunfire Ultimate A/V Receiver This high-end receiver offers performance that you can't reasonably expect from just any receiver. |
Home Theater April 2007 Mark Fleischmann |
Naim n-Vi Home Theater System Naim's n-Vi extends the humble compact system into high-end territory by paring away nonessentials, including the notion of amplifier as space heater. It is handsome, solidly made, energy efficient, and as revealing in stereo as it is in surround. |
Home Theater May 2008 Mark Fleischmann |
Sony STR-DA4300ES A/V Receiver and BDP-S500 Blu-ray Player Together, the Sony STR-DA4300ES A/V receiver and BDP-S500 Blu-ray player are a great little system. |
Home Theater August 2005 Chris Lewis |
Integra DTR-8.4 A/V Receiver and Tannoy Arena Speaker System The DTR-8.4 is a strong midpriced contender from a company that knows how to make quality receivers. The Arena system's sound is solid, and the aesthetics are sure to turn heads. |
Home Theater April 2008 Mark Fleischmann |
Integra DTR-8.8 A/V Receiver The Integra DTR-8.8 is an excellent buy, in addition to all its other strengths. |
Home Theater October 2008 Fred Manteghian |
Rotel RSP-1069 Processor and RMB-1085 Amplifier From an audio perspective, the combination of the two Rotel units is close to ideal. |
Home Theater June 2005 Chris Lewis |
Klipsch RVX-42 Speaker System and Yamaha RX-V2500 A/V Receiver Klipsch and Yamaha show that not every Spotlight System requires a second mortgage. |
Home Theater April 2006 Mark Fleischmann |
Era Design 4 Speaker System, AudioControl Maestro M2 Pre/Pro, and AudioControl Savoy Amplifier Era's Design 4 satellite and Design 4 LCR speakers are among the best from any manufacturer at any price... AudioControl's Savoy and Maestro M2 combine high performance with energy efficiency... |
Home Theater June 2005 Chris Lewis |
Sony STR-DE998 A/V Receiver The STR-DE998 is a quality receiver at the right price. |
Home Theater July 2007 Jerry Kindela |
Linn Chakra C2200 and C3200 Amplifiers Pushing the technology envelope. |
Home Theater August 2008 Kim Wilson |
Onkyo TX-SR606 A/V Receiver The Onkyo TX-SR606 performs solidly with a feature set that is difficult to beat. |
Home Theater July 2007 Mark Fleischmann |
JBL Cinema Sound CS6100 Speaker System and Integra DTR-7.7 A/V Receiver The inverted bottle meets the custom virtuoso. |
Home Theater August 2007 Mark Fleischmann |
AAD M Series Speaker System and Rotel RSX-1057 A/V Receiver The AAD M Series is designed to accommodate a high set of musical values on a modest budget. Rotel's RSX-1057 A/V Receiver is a standard setter in its price range. |
Home Theater March 2005 Chris Lewis |
Denon AVR-2105 A/V Receiver and DVD-2910 Universal Disc Player At $649, the AVR-2105 finds itself more on the entry-level side of receivers, price-wise, but with impressive features... The Denon DVD-2910 universal disc player is nicely outfitted, as well.... |
Home Theater April 2007 Steve Guttenberg |
NHT Classic Four Speaker System, Controller Pre/Pro, and Power5 Amplifier NHT's new electronics aren't merely me-too components. They look cool, sound wonderful, and offer tremendous value. |
PC Magazine September 14, 2005 Michael Kobrin |
Griffin RocketFM The Griffin RocketFM is a USB FM transmitter that can use any available frequency to broadcast your music from your PC to any nearby FM tuner in stereo or mono. |
Home Theater May 2005 Chris Lewis |
MiCon Audio Evo-2 Home Theater System A review of this audio system finds that it delivers a highly impressive, powerful presentation. |
Home Toys April 2002 Brian McClung |
The OCELOT from Applied Digital, Inc. The OCELOT home automation controller appears a well-thought-out answer to home automation. Capable of interfacing with 4 different types of protocols (RS232, RS485, X-10, and IR) and with expansion capabilities, it seems capable of the manufacturer's claims. |
Home Theater February 2005 Chris Lewis |
Canton CD 300 Speaker System and Lexicon RV-8 A/V Receiver Our kickoff system is a slick combination of Canton speakers and Lexicon's new A/V receiver; this system would look fine in the company of a plasma or any of the plasma-inspired designs that dominate video aesthetics these days. |
Home Theater September 2005 John Higgens |
Universal Remote Roundup One For All URC 8910... RadioShack Kameleon 6-in-1... URC-100 Unifier... Sony RM-AV2500... Logitech Harmony 676... |
Home Theater September 2006 Steve Guttenberg |
PSB VisionSound 300 Speaker System and Marantz SR8500 A/V Receiver The PSB VisionSound VS300's unique engineering solutions deliver off-the-wall sound from an on-wall design. The SR8500's rare fusion of friendly ergonomics, versatile system integration skills, sleek styling, and high performance is hard to beat. |
Home Toys June 2006 |
Home Theater Design and Construction Part 6: Component features and performance. The good news is that home theater equipment is better than ever, and more affordable to boot. In addition, there is much help available, on the Internet or from one of the many qualified custom installation firms in most areas. |
Home Theater July 2008 Mark Fleischmann |
Yamaha RX-V863 A/V Receiver Yamaha has long excelled in the $999 receiver category, and the RX-V863 is no exception. |
Home Theater August 2006 Mark Fleischmann |
Pioneer VSX-816 A/V Receiver Features are the VSX-816's strengths. You get XM satellite radio, auto setup, and room equalization in one package. |
Home Theater August 2006 Mark Fleischmann |
Paradigm Cinema 330 Speaker System and Harman/Kardon AVR 340 A/V Receiver It wasn't until unpacking the Paradigm Cinema 330 speakers and the Harman/Kardon AVR 340 receiver that I realized I'd found something rare in the home theater realm: a visual match between speakers and receiver. |
Home Theater July 2005 Steve Guttenberg |
Boston Acoustics AVR7120 A/V Receiver and VR3 Speaker System The AVR7120 sounds stellar and is eminently capable of serving in even the most complex custom-installation systems and the VR3 is neutral and smooth. |
Home Theater May 2005 Roger Maycock |
Dynaudio Audience 72 Speaker System Dynaudio Audience's 72 speaker system provides great imaging and off-axis consistency that enhances the multiple-listener experience |
Home Theater March 2007 Steve Guttenberg |
Snell D7 Speaker System, Marantz SR9600 A/V Receiver, and Marantz DV9600 Disc Player Snell's hand-tweaked designs pay off big time when you close your eyes and just listen. Also, top-tier Marantz components score with the very best. |
Home Theater February 2007 Mark Fleischmann |
KEF KHT5005.2 Speaker System and Onkyo TX-SR674 A/V Receiver Onkyo packs a shrewd features set, lots of value, and a musically adept midrange into this midpriced receiver. |
Home Theater March 2008 Mark Fleischmann |
B&W 600 Series Speaker System and Onkyo TX-SR805 A/V Receiver B&W's 600 series speaker system is boxy but great-sounding. Onkyo steps up to the plate with a monster budget receiver. |
Home Theater June 2005 Adrienne Maxwell |
Harman/Kardon CP 35 Home Theater System The CP 35 home theater system features four distinct Harman/Kardon products, which provides more choices in how you set up and use the gear. |
Home Theater April 20, 2004 |
Onkyo TX-SR502 Get more for your money with this budget 6.1-channel home theater receiver. |
Home Theater April 2008 Mark Fleischmann |
Marantz SR8002 A/V Receiver If you want a deluxe implementation with all the audio enhancements available - not to mention HD Radio - this top-of-the-line Marantz is quite reasonably priced. |