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Meridian's flagship speaker, the Digital
Active 8000. This isn't a new product, but
it's what I could photograph from Meridian.
Announced at their pre-show press conference
were upgrades to the 800 and 861 to provide
DVD-A capability. Time frame and price were
not specified. |
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Theater Automation Wow (TAW) was showing
their Rock Video Processor and a prototype
of their Ruby DVD player. Excellent results
were received when combined with their HD800
CRT projector. The Ruby outputs DVI to The
Rock -- keeping the signals in the digital
domain. Excellent results at a relatively
low price of US$4995 |
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Decoding for film soundtracks in the TAW
room was handled by TACT Audio.
Tact has
cutting edge digital preamplifiers
and amplifiers
with the ability to do room correction
for
two channels in the products
listed above,
and in five channels for their
Home Theater
processor.
Talon Audio provided speakers (not photographed). |
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Linn displayed their upcoming Classik Movie
product. Expected to release in the next
few months for about US$3000, it is a receiver
with DVD capability built in. It includes
some trickle down technology first delivered
in their Klimax amplifiers. |
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More known in the professional arena, SLS
Loudspeakers employ ribbon tweeters mated
to dynamic woofers. Pictured here is their
new Model 10HT, subwoofer, and 8HT. |
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Sharp Electronics introduced a bevy of new
products. The prototype 1-bit Digital Theater
is closer to release, and provided excellent
results with Multi-Channel SACD and with
films, driving B&W speakers. Also introduced
was their DLP projector, expected to retail
for around US$11,000 and several LCD panels.
Another interesting item showing "trickle
down" technology is an upcoming Home
Theater in a Box, with their one-bit amplifiers
which will retail for approximately US$1500. |
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Hitachi introduced several new displays including
these models. A tabletop LCD rear projection
set, and a 50" plasma display are shown
here. Also on display were Hitachi's latest RPTVs.
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Plus Vision introduced their Piano HE-3100
DLP projector. List price on this will be
US$2995, for an 800x600 DLP. This is an unprecedented,
low list price for a DLP projector. They'll
have other new models at CES 2002. |
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Denon was displaying their new DV-4800 player
with progressive scan output and DVD-Audio
with bass management (in the lower photo) along
with a new lifestyle pieced combined with
Mission speakers using NXT flat panel transducers. |
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Besides the products introduced at the press
conference, Sony also displayed their reference
level SACD multi-channel player. The XA-77ES
is expected to retail around US$3000. Displayed,
but not photographed were their DVP-NS500,
DVP-NS900V, and their DVD-NC650C players.
They will retail from US$1000 down to US$300. |
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RCA showed several products in their Scenium
line including the plasma and Liquid Crystal
on Silicon (LCOS) RPTV, priced at US$15,000
and US$7999 respectively. |
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