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Thursday, 19 January 2012
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Written by
Andre Marc
Las Vegas was yet again host to CES, where hundreds of industry folks, journalists, and just plain revelers converged to see the latest trends in technology, communications, entertainment, and lifestyle products. Every major manufacturer and media company was exhibiting, and there were wonders to behold. Aside from the massive Las Vegas convention center, the show was spread across half a dozen hotels as well. Trying to cover it all is an exercise in futility. I focused my attention on high end audio, and even then I fell short of seeing every exhibit. I spent most of my time in the Venetian, where the bulk of high performance audio products were displayed. There was everything from budget minded micro systems to state of the art, over the top, large scale rigs. There were many new products in the digital ...
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Friday, 29 July 2011
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Written by
Michael Palmer
It's been over a decade since Napster changed the music industry forever. Or rather, since broadband Internet, faster computers, ever growing hard drive sizes, and new compression algorithms (like the mp3) allowed every day folks to share music around the world almost instantly. In the years that followed, a little computer company called Apple -- maybe you've heard of it? -- became the world's largest music distributor, and there's an entire generation of new music lovers who have never purchased a physical copy of an album. And with newer streaming services, some people may elect never to purchase music again; instead choosing to rent access to a library for a monthly fee.Since Swedish streaming service, Spotify, recently debut here in the United States (after signing up over 10 million users in Europe), I thought it would be fun to do ...
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Friday, 01 July 2011
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Written by
Michael Palmer
In this week's episode of Share Your Setup, we have High-Def Digest and AVRev reader Brian Hoyt and his home basement cinema, called Hoyt's Cinema. This made me smile because, as some of our East Coast readers may recall, Hoyts Cinemas used to be a regional theatre chain until about ten years ago when their remaining locations were purchased by Regal. I had the pleasure (and sometimes misfortune) of slinging popcorn behind the concession stand of many a Hoyts Cinema locales in Connecticut and Massachusetts during high school and college. Seeing the name again brings back fond memories of freshly popped corn, unlimited free movies, melting butter-esc toping, and…the abject terror of facing down a grouchy, exhausted Mother who took all of her kids and their friends to the movies on a rainy summer day…where was I? Oh yes, Brian ...
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Tuesday, 14 June 2011
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Written by
Michael S. Palmer
In this week's installment of AVRev's new series, Share Your Setup, we have professional sound guy (and High-Def Digest reader) Chris Martin sharing his garage turned dedicated home theatre space. Chris is hugely passionate, and geektastic, home audio and cinema enthusiast, who is running 9.1 channels of surround sound and displaying his wares on a 12-foot projector screen.Personally, what I love about Chris' space is how it combines high end gear with the type of regular joe setup many of us have. Also, I love his toys, key art, and prominently displayed Blu-ray collections. This guy loves HD! Here's Chris in his own words:AUDIOPHILE, VIDEO/CINEPHILE, OR BOTH? I would say both. Audiophile: I love live music. I am a professional sound guy for small shows of up to 16 inputs. I use a Mackie Onyx mixer that has a nice ...
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Wednesday, 08 June 2011
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Written by
Andre Marc
T.H.E. (The Home Entertainment) Show, which takes place in Las Vegas every year prior to the Consumer Electronics Show, has branched out to Orange County, CA, with its first annual Newport event, which ran June 3rd through June 5th. Organized by the Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society, T.H.E. show was a smashing success by any measure, with the Hilton Hotel spilling over with exhibits and attendees, and entertainment.There were was an abundance of audio world dignitaries in attendance, mingling with excited audiophiles and colleagues. Industry giants such as Ray Kimber of Kimber Kable; Harry Pearson, founder of The Absolute Sound; Michael Fremer, Senior Editor at Stereophile; David Robinson; Dave and Carol Clark of Positive Feedback; Robert Harley, Editor In Chief of The Absolute Sound; Paul Seydor and Neil Gader, Senior Writers at The Absolute Sound; Kevin Deal of ...
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