Sometimes a disappointing start can lead to a glorious finish. Such has been my experience with Eggleston Works’ The Nine, a beautiful loudspeaker that more than deserves the copious amounts of praise it is receiving here and abroad. I have spent a long time – far too long, with The Nines. I have done so for purely selfish reasons. I have grown quite fond of these babies, and will be sad to see them go. But other speakers are on their way, and there’s only so much room at the Inn.

Dr. Nikhil Balram is Vice President and General Manager of the Digital Business Entertainment Unit at Marvell Corporation, which is located near San Jose, California. In this interview, I speak with him about their new Qdeo video processing chipset, what it does, and where the technology is headed.