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Wadia 121 Decoding Computer
Accessory Reviews
Mark Fleischmann • Mar 14, 2013 • 2 comments

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Price: $1,299 At a Glance: DAC, headphone amp, preamp for digital sources • Asynchronous USB input • Makes your audio files sing

The Wadia 121 calls itself a decoding computer. While the term DAC (digital-to-analog converter) also fits, Wadia understands that nomenclature is destiny. This product just may be destined to change forever the way you hear high-resolution music files, signaling a new chapter in audio history that no audiophile can afford to ignore.

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Inca Fold-Down and Swivel TV Mount
News
Bob Ankosko • Mar 14, 2013 • 1 comments
Video projectors that reside in the ceiling have long been a fixture of high-end home theaters and are usually accompanied by a screen that retracts into a wall-mounted sleeve or disappears behind a curtain—everything controlled by remote control. Flat-panel TVs can benefit from the same sort of crafty concealment.
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JVC HR-D725 VHS H-Fi VCR
Vintage Gear
Steve Guttenberg • Mar 14, 2013 • 0 comments
Life before the first VCRs arrived in the late 1970s was pretty boring. TV watching was limited to whatever meager offerings were available at that moment from broadcast and cable TV stations. VCRs and time shifting changed all that.
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Elite Lunette Curved Projection Screen
Projection Screen Reviews
Thomas J. Norton • Mar 13, 2013 • 3 comments

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Price: $1,600 At A Glance: Outstanding picture at any viewing angle • Cinematic curvature • Excellent value

At one time, two of my favorite Los Angeles–area theaters were in Westwood: the Village and the National. The Village had, and still has, a huge, flat screen. The National (tragically closed and torn down in 2008) had a gently curved one of about the same size. While the Village had the more awesome audio, I always preferred the subtly more immersive visual presentation at the National.

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Screen Innovations Black Diamond G2 4K Projection Screen
Projection Screen Reviews
Thomas J. Norton • Mar 13, 2013 • 1 comments

Performance
Setup
Value
Price: $2,899 At A Glance: viewable with ambient lighting • Works best with carefully planned lighting • Image dims significantly from center screen to the side

The best projection quality has always required a completely darkened room. This takes the edge off that Super Bowl party, with guests stumbling around in the dark spilling their buttered popcorn and drinks in your lap.

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Beware the Demo
A/V Veteran
Tom Norton • Mar 12, 2013 • 9 comments
In my review of Samsung’s flagship UN75ES9000, 75-inch LCD-LED HDTV, I remark that potential buyers should beware of bad demos of this very expensive set ($9000). Such a demo could make it very difficult to justify the expense.

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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Chris Chiarella • Mar 12, 2013 • 0 comments
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Within the first few minutes of E.T., old-timers like me who remember seeing it on the big screen 30 years ago can’t help but recall why this movie was a bona fide cultural event, the likes of which we seldom see anymore. Oft copied, never equaled, it is an exquisitely crafted piece of cinema by a virtuoso at the top of his game. E.T. tells the tale of a lost, lonely visitor and his equally lonely host, an ordinary boy named Elliott. It celebrates the universal childhood fantasy of a secret best friend…and that other one about the flying bicycles. Rough around the edges though it may seem by today’s standards, this 1982 original version remains one of the most profoundly moving films most people will ever see.
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Ed Wood
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Shane Buettner • Mar 12, 2013 • 0 comments
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It’s more than a little ironic that Tim Burton’s best film as a director, from top to bottom, is about one of the most notorious bad filmmakers who ever lived. Actually, Edward D. Wood Jr. (Johnny Depp) is known for two things: spectacularly bad sci-fi/horror movies that are ridiculously fun to watch, and being a cross-dresser before it was cool. Both traits are given full attention in Burton’s 1994 love letter to offbeat movies and their makers, Ed Wood.
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What's your next A/V entertainment upgrade?
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HT Staff • Mar 12, 2013 • 20 comments
Many of us know all too well that new gear is what keeps our A/V worlds going round. With that in mind, here’s our question for this week’s HT Poll. If we missed something you’re planning to add to your A/V rig, tell us about it in Comments.
What's your next A/V entertainment upgrade?
1080p HDTV
4% (62 votes)
1080p smart HDTV with Internet connectivity
7% (93 votes)
1080p projector with a jumbo screen
11% (153 votes)
4K/Ultra HD TV
12% (166 votes)
I'm waiting for 4K/OLED TVs to come out
14% (198 votes)
Blu-ray player
3% (37 votes)
Blu-ray/universal disc player so I can spin SACDs and DVD-Audio discs
5% (69 votes)
Network media player
3% (43 votes)
Wireless audio system
2% (27 votes)
Surround-sound speaker system
9% (129 votes)
Bigger, badder subwoofer
11% (153 votes)
A good set of headphones
2% (34 votes)
Too many choices—I can’t make up my mind!
7% (97 votes)
Nothing—my rig is perfect as is!
11% (150 votes)
Total votes: 1411
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Denon Introduces E-Series A/V Receivers
New Product Announcements
HT Staff • Mar 11, 2013 • 2 comments
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New Denon E-Series A/V Receivers Offer the Best User Experience Making Home Entertainment More Accessible than Ever Before, Featuring Apple’s Airplay

– The “Four E’s”: Easy, Exciting, Entertainment, Experience; For Total Simplicity of Use and Setup –

MAHWAH, NJ, March 5, 2013 – Denon Electronics®, a premier manufacturer of premium home and personal audio products, today announced the launch of its best-in-class E-Series A/V receivers, including the AVR-E400 7.1 Channel Network Home Theater Receiver (SRP: $599), AVR-E300 5.1 Channel Network Home Theater Receiver (SRP: $399), and AVR-E200 5.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver (SRP: $249).

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