Brent Butterworth

Audio '08: Hear it Roar

While pundits and the press fawn over video, the audio world is calmly delivering some dazzling designs and useful innovations.

By Brent Butterworth
Posted April 22, 2008

Revel IC15 $749 each Revel Speakers

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Monitor Audio Platinum Series Home Theater Speaker System

TEST REPORT

By Brent Butterworth
Posted June 1, 2008

Test Report: Monitor Audio PL300 Monitor PL300 People often complain about America's pervasive influence on other cultures.

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By Brent Butterworth
Posted June 1, 2008

Test Report: Monitor Audio PL300 Monitor PL300 People often complain about America's pervasive influence on other cultures.

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Monitor Audio Platinum Series Home Theater Speaker System

TEST REPORT

By Brent Butterworth
Posted June 1, 2008

Monitor goes platinum PL300 Monitor PL300 People often complain about America's pervasive influence on other cultures.

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JVC SXXSW6000 5.1 Surround System (Only $50)

Test Report: When we saw JVC's SXXSW6000 on WalMart.com, we just had to know: What does a $49.88-priced, 5.1 speaker system sound like?

By Brent Butterworth
Posted June 13, 2008

JVC's $50 Surround System: Any Good? SXXSW6000 JVC SXXSW6000 From Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance to The Simpsons, many of the 20th century's great philosophical works have confronted the question

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S&V Shootout: 3 DTV Converters

Still have an analog TV? Thanks to the Feds, you can get a digital TV converter box for the price of a movie ticket. We tried three leading models to see which one's worth skipping 'The Love Guru' for.

By Brent Butterworth
Posted June 26, 2008

Americans are fearing the future. And not just because there's a fourth Jurassic Park movie in the works.

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Definitive Technology Mythos SSA-50 soundbar speaker

Test Report

By Brent Butterworth
Posted July 2, 2008

Definitive Raises the Bar 93207058226 Definitive SSA-50 When highbrow artists loan their talents to lowbrow productions, magic often follows.

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Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 1080 UB front projector

Test Report

By Brent Butterworth
Posted July 9, 2008

Epson's PowerLites: Home or Pro? 160284947971 Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 1080 UB With its latest 1080p LCD front projector, Epson takes a cue from the airlines by offering both coach and first-class versions.

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Are Ultra-Wide Flat-Panel TVs in Our Future?

Video projectors using the CinemaScope 2.35:1 aspect ratio have taken over the high-end home theater market. Will 2.35:1 trickle down to flat-panel TVs? At least one expert thinks so.

By Brent Butterworth
Posted July 22, 2008

Don't get us wrong - today's top TVs are great. But where do we go from here? What's going to get us video enthusiasts really excited? Broader color spectra arising from LED-based technologies? Frame rates moving up to 240 Hz?

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The Check Mate SPL Meter: For Good Measure

Quick Take: Is there finally an affordable alternative to the legendary, but flawed, RadioShack meter?

By Brent Butterworth
Posted July 31, 2008

What's the most popular audio evaluation tool in the world? It's RadioShack's model 33-4050 sound level meter. What's the most controversial audio evaluation tool in the world? That same little $45 meter.

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