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Speaker, Speaker on the Wall

Seven space-saving systems to put the home back in home theater
- By Al Griffin
- Posted January 6, 2004
Photos by Tony Cordoza The next time you go to the movies, take a look around for the speakers. Where'd they go? Pull back the screen and you'll find the front left, center, and right speakers stashed behind it, while the side and rear arrays are mounted high up on the walls. The idea is to make the audio system unobtrusive, and it works.

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Klipsch Cinema 10 Home Theater Speaker System
- By Al Griffin
- Posted December 9, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza Up against the wall! That's the marching order being given to speaker designers by companies that want to offer systems to complement flat-screen TVs. With cabinets barely exceeding the 3- to 4-inch average depth of most plasma or LCD sets, some new speakers incorporate this directive literally.

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Athena Audition Series Home Theater Speakers
- By Daniel Kumin
- Posted November 10, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza As I unpacked Athena Technologies' Audition Series home theater speakers, I recalled that Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom, reason, and purity. Was it wise and reasonable, I wondered, to expect purity of sound from a six-piece system that costs less than $1,500? If anyone could make such a system, though, I figured Athena could.

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Canton Karat Series Home Theater Speaker System
- By Al Griffin
- Posted September 23, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza

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6 Easy Pieces

Real-world home theater speaker systems that rock
- By Al Griffin
- Posted August 25, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza You've got to give credit to the guy who invented the six-pack. What a concept: six bottles, all strapped together in a bundle that can be easily toted from your local 7-11 to your fridge. Although not as portable as a bunch of brewskis, many home theater speaker systems adhere to a similar model.
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Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 5 Speaker

It /is/ rocket science!
- By David Ranada
- Posted August 20, 2003
My first encounter with the BeoLab 5 was on an international audio-press tour of the Bang & Olufsen factory in Streuer, Denmark. It's out in quiet, flat, farm country something like the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. But our introduction was anything but staid.

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Bigger Better Bass

10 subwoofers that aim to give the best bass for the buck
- By Tom Nousaine
- Posted August 18, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza What do these ten subwoofers, ranging from $399 to $1,690 in price, from 8 to 15 inches in Driver size, and from 1 to 5 cubic feet in overall size, have in common?

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Definitive Technology BP7001sc Home Theater Speaker System
- By Al Griffin
- Posted July 22, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza With the popularity of flat-panel TVs exploding and companies straining to create speakers that will mate with the unobtrusive sets, it seems like the era of hulking home theater gear - towering speakers, massive subwoofers, video projectors hovering above your head like an F-15 - is over.

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Inifinity Alpha Home Theater Speaker System
- By Ken C. Pohlmann
- Posted June 10, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza Choosing a set of speakers is the most subjective part of buying a home theater system.
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Thinking Outside the Box II

Three more home theater speaker systems with 21st-century style
- By Rich Warren
- Posted May 22, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza In the movie Kate & Leopold, Leopold (Hugh Jackman) finds himself vaulted from the 19th century into the early 21st century. Given the fascination this time traveler shows with new technology, the three home theater speaker systems here would certainly have raised his eyebrows.
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B&W DM600 Series 3 Home Theater Speakers

TEST REPORT
- By Daniel Kumin
- Posted April 10, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza For half a century, British speaker maker B&W has been very successful following a strategy of incrementally improving its designs year after year. Building on solid foundations is hard to argue with.
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Thinking Outside the Box

Can these four ultra-cool home theater speaker systems sound as good as they look?
- By Rich Warren
- Posted February 4, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza Great sound used to mean opting for speakers in generic rectangular boxes, while curvy, stylish designs had all the hi-fi credibility of a Blue Light Special boombox. No longer.
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