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CEDIA: Infinity's New Flagship Loudspeaker
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 8, 2008
What better way to celebrate a 40th anniversary of producing audio components, than to debut a new flagship loudspeaker? Infinity Systems did just that, showing off its new Prelude Forty loudspeaker. This high-end tower features Maximum Radiating Surface (MRS) flat-panel transducer technology (as pictured, they are the silver midrange panels set on the black bezel).

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CEDIA: Harman Kardon's New Flagship Receiver
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 8, 2008
Harman Kardon took the wraps off its new flagship receiver, the AVR-7550HD. My photo (at right) is pretty poor, but in fact there's not much to see. This beauty has a completely stealth front panel, with a cool lighted, translucent volume knob. (There are some conventional controls under a flip panel).

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CEDIA: Denon's New Line of Receivers
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 8, 2008
Denon showed off its new line of AV receivers, no fewer than 10 of them, to complement its flagship AVR-5308CI (pictured). All of the new models feature Audyssey Dynamic EQ, Audyssey Dynamic Volume, and Audyssey MultEQ, as well as HDMI 1.3a capability supporting Deep Color.

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CEDIA: Monster Power
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 5, 2008
UPS. And I don't mean the guys in the brown trucks. I'm talking Uninterruptible Power Supply. When your AC goes black or brown, shutting down or sagging, it's just not a good thing. Electronic equipment hates it when that happens. To the rescue, Monster introduces the Monster Home Theater HTUPS 2700.

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CEDIA: Invisible Sound
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 5, 2008
Has this happened to you? You proudly demo your sound system to your friends, and they yawn? I mean, sound from speakers - how boring. Well, with speakers from Madison Fielding and StereoStone, you can impress those friends, and turn yawns into wows!

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CEDIA: JBL's Wireless Subs
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 5, 2008
Sure, you want a subwoofer. But, of course, the best acoustical location for it is waaay across the room from your receiver. So, you'll have to run a long wire under the carpet. Bummer. Or, you could buy a wireless subwoofer.

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CEDIA: Panasonic's Super Screen
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 5, 2008
If anyone thought that Panasonic was lagging in the hotly-contested display market, the company moved to dispel the misconception. The 65VX100U plasma display was unveiled, and it is wonderful indeed.

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CEDIA: Snell's New Speakers
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 5, 2008
Snell introduced two new members of its Signature Series speakers, the in-cabinet "hidden" model IC-B7 (pictured here) and the in-wall "invisible" model IW-B7 (pictured next page).

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CEDIA: McIntosh's 3-Channel Power Amp
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 5, 2008
The MC303 is McIntosh's first-ever multi-channel amplifier with Autoformer coupled output stage technology. The MC303 is a 300-watt, three-channel power amplifier and Autoformer allows each channel to deliver maximum power into 2-, 4- or 8-ohm loads. Also onboard is Power Guard to deliver high fidelity at high power levels, and Sentry Monitor to provide short-circuit protection.

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CEDIA: McIntosh's SACD/CD Player
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 5, 2008
What? You thought SACD was dead? How wrong you would be. At least at the CEDIA Expo, SACD was making a strong comeback showing. Maybe higher-end installer types are presenting more demand than lowly big-box store customers. In any case, the high-end audio format is certainly alive and well on the Expo floor in Denver.

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CEDIA: Denon's New Blu
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 5, 2008
Yep, love it or hate it, Blu-ray is springing up all over. Denon showed its "affordable" player, the DVD-1800BD. This profile 1.0 version 1.1 player features HDMI 1.3a output, Deep Color and BonusView support, full bitstream output of Dolby and DTS-HD audio formats, 1080p upscaling from SD DVDs, and 2-channel analog audio output.

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CEDIA: Yamaha's New Blu
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 5, 2008
The CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association) expo in Denver is hot and heavy with new Blu-ray players, just in time for the upcoming holiday season.

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