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Emotiva X-Series A/V Cables
Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.   
Wednesday, 23 December 2009 00:00

emotiva-x-series-cables-teaserEmotiva, which started out marketing amplifiers, expanded to include preamplifiers, SSPs, speakers, and now, to complete the line, a complete series of cables. These include coaxial analog RCA, coaxial digital RCA, digital Toslink, balanced XLR, HDMI, and speaker cables. They come in two models, one being the X-Series that we review here, and the Ultra-Series, which is the entry level. I found the cables to be extremely well constructed, with gold-plated contacts, and rugged enough to be man-handled through the typical maze of wires that we all have behind our equipment racks. The sound in my reference system using the Emotiva cables was excellent. The prices are very reasonable, and are a better value than what I see in blister packs at various mass market electronic stores.

Tags: Cables

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CAVE Prize - Burson Audio PI-100 Integrated Stereo Amplifier
Written by SECRETS of Home Theater   
Monday, 01 February 2010 13:38
CAVE Prize - Burson Audio PI-100 Integrated Stereo Amplifier

If you didn’t win the prizes for our first CAVE contest – and that means all of you except two – don’t despair. We are now announcing the next CAVE contest, and the prize is a Burson Audio PI-100 Integrated Stereo Amplifier.

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Movie Renter's Guide - February, 2010
Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.   
Monday, 01 February 2010 00:00
movie-february-2009-teaserSurrogates (Blu-ray), The Hurt Locker (Blu-ray), The Bourne Identity (Blu-ray), The Bourne Supremacy (Blu-ray), A Serious Man (Blu-ray), Love Happens (Blu-ray), Smokin Aces (Blu-ray), Pride and Prejudice (Blu-ray)
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Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin iPod Amplified Speaker Dock System
Written by Adrian Wittenberg   
Thursday, 07 January 2010 00:00
Bower and Wilkin's Zeppelin iPod speaker dock system

The iPod dock/speaker market continues to grow every year and more high end speaker manufacturers are joining the game. Products range from cheap and flimsy $20 plastic models to higher end models such as the Fatman iTube Red-i that lists for $649. Bowers and Wilkins, renowned British loudspeaker company, has created their own high end iPod speaker dock system called the Zeppelin, which lists at $599, and is the subject of this review.

Tags: DACs | iPod | Speakers

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Mirage MX 5.1 Speaker System
Written by Richard Stevens   
Thursday, 21 January 2010 00:00
Mirage MX 5.1 Speaker System

I’ve always been intrigued by Mirage speakers. Their brand and styling are unmistakable. Having never owned a pair and only partaking in a few brief demos, I was eager to spend some time with the MX 5.1 speaker system. I knew the MX speaker system was compact but when the shipping company arrived with a box that was smaller in diameter than my reference subwoofer I started to feel a little disenchanted.

Tags: Satellites | Speakers

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