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Sony's new 2013 home audio products

New receivers, new soundbar, new HTiBs
- By S&v Staff
- Posted April 24, 2013
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Even though Sony’s one of the top brands in several audio categories, the company hasn’t made much of a push with its audio products in the last few years. That all changed at an event today in Los Angeles, where Sony showed off a new A/V receiver and a new soundbar, and also announced new HTiB (home theater in a box) systems.

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Sound Choices: How to Pick the Best Speakers for You

Our breakdown of speaker types lets you know the basics of what to look (and listen) for when shopping.
- By Daniel Kumin
- Posted August 14, 2012
Virtually all music recordings and film soundtracks are intended by their creators to be heard over speakers. There’s good reason for that: Speakers yield the most natural tone and the most accurate spatial presentation — qualities that are difficult or impossible to match via any sort of headphone listening. But what kind of speakers should you buy?

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New Gear: Definitive Technology SoloCinema XTR Soundbar

A simple, skinny, soundbar-and-sub solution from Def Tech
- By Michael Berk
- Posted June 20, 2012
We first heard tell of the new SoloCinema XTR soundbar from Definitive Technology back in January, at the 2012 CES, and the unit impressed us there with the sheer feature set and wattage the Baltimore firm had packed into a 43-inch wide, 2 and 3/8-inch deep profile.

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Home Theater Rollouts and Revamps from Yamaha and Denon

A slew of new and revised AVRs and HTiBs for your surround pleasure, with lots of AirPlay support
- By Michael Berk
- Posted April 30, 2012
There are plenty of wireless streaming options out there these days, but looking at the latest wave of offerings from Yamaha and Denon, it seems that Apple's AirPlay protocol is the one that looms largest in the minds of major manufacturers.

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Test Report: Wharfedale DX-1 Speaker System

Good sound comes first and foremost in Wharfedale’s take on the HTiB category.
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted March 21, 2012
It seemed that audio companies had surrendered the home-theater-in-a-box concept to the TV manufacturers.

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Review: Sony Surround Sound System for PS3

Aimed at gamers, this basic set-up is an affordable step-up from built-in TV speakers.
- By Will Greenwald
- Posted November 2, 2010
When it comes to gear, gamers and audiophiles couldn't be more different. Despite the sophisticated audio technology that goes into making major video games, most gamers simply plug their consoles directly into their TV and use its built-in speakers. Audiophiles, on the other hand, tend to ignore the sophisticated A/V capabilities of game consoles like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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