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Listen Up: The 2012 Academy Awards

And the Oscar for worst sound goes to… the Oscars!
- By Leslie Shapiro
- Posted February 27, 2012
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While most folks were talking about either Angelina Jolie’s leg, or J-Lo’s alleged wardrobe malfunction, many people noticed a more glaring problem during the broadcast of the 2012 Academy Awards. While the show is generally a model of excellence in production, almost immediately viewers noticed a problem with the audio feed.

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Vudu and Dolby Launch 7.1 Streaming

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in Dolby Digital Plus surround for now, more to come
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted October 18, 2011
While the image quality of video streaming services has been improving, audio has lagged behind. But it looks like it’s catching up.

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A 7.1 Update

Are we marching forward from 5.1 to 7.1?
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted August 10, 2011
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At the party last night at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood to celebrate the release of the Blu-ray Disc and DVD of Dexter, Season 5, I got to spend some quality time with Craig Eggers, Director of Blu-ray Ecosystems for Dolby Labs. Eggers was there because the Blu-ray release is in Dolby TrueHD 5.1. I think I was supposed to talk with him about the new discs, but instead I cornered him for an update on something far more interesting to me: the status of 7.1 sound.

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Test Report: Anthem MRX 700 A/V Receiver

The Canadian firm's flagship receiver offers impressive performance worthy of its pedigree
- By Daniel Kumin
- Posted April 13, 2011
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Quick, name a Canadian A/V receiver maker! Yeah, I couldn’t either — until now. Anthem, the north-of-the-border firm best known for its “Statement” Series reference-grade A/V preamp (and power amps), has finally merged the two forms into a single new element: the MRX family of A/V receivers.

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