Yamaha YSP-4000- Audioholics - February 4, 2008
- The YSP-4000 is the newest and top-of-the-line product in this well received line. To say that it has been pushed to its limits in this review is probably an understatement. But did it pass? In my book - yes? for movies. Are you going to need a DVD p...
XPA-2- Audioholics First Look - February 4, 2008
- Emotiva has given new meaning to the words high end, high power, high value amplifier with the introduction of their new XPA-2. This baby is armed to the teeth with electronic goodies, weighing in at around 75lbs and boasting a 1600VA transformer and...
Toshiba HD-A35 HD DVD Player- Audioholics - February 2, 2008
- Some may say that the Toshiba HD-A35 is the last of a dying breed as it is the current top-of-the line HD DVD player. With the Warner's recent shift over to the Blu-ray camp, it may very well be. Of course, HD DVD will live on for a while longer an...
MFW-15- Audioholics First Look - February 1, 2008
- Some things are worth the wait, and if you're a fan of AV123 you've been waiting for the MFW-15 for a very long time. Well, the MFW-15 has finally been released and AV123 couldn't be prouder. The ~100 pound MFW-15 subwoofer, starting at $599 each, fe...
SCS500.5 Home Theater Speakers- Audioholics First Look - January 29, 2008
- When that purchase of a new HD display has left your wallet a little on the thin side, and you still don?t have a set of surround speakers, this small system from JBL might be the solution you've been looking for. For only $499 you get four matching ...
STR-DG810 AV Receiver- Audioholics First Look - January 27, 2008
- If you are like me, you may have acquired more high definition sources than your current AV receiver can accommodate. My case isn't made any better by the fact that my projector is just old enough to not offer an HDMI input. Well, for under $300, So...
SR4002 Surround Receiver- Audioholics First Look - January 26, 2008
- With features such as seven channels of all discrete amplifier stages, HDMI V1.3 Switching with V1.1 Repeating, (7.1) LPCM via HDMI, and a ridiculously low MSRP of only 549.99, The Marantz SR4002 surround receiver just might be one of the best buys o...
Engineered Music Products EMP ECA-4 & ECA-44 Compact Satellite Speaker- Audioholics - January 16, 2008
- This is a must have solution for any application requiring a compact clutter free and inconspicuously mounted installation. For a limited time, EMP is extending 50% off their MSRP which makes this system even more attractive and a very uncommon val...
QuadHD 56" LCD- Audioholics First Look - January 15, 2008
- Westinghouse was showing off a couple of different pieces of tech at this years CES but what was most exciting to us was the 56" QuadHD display. At 3840 x 2160 and 8.3 million pixels, that's essentially four 1080p panels shoved into one display. Clea...
Portable HD DVD Players- Audioholics First Look - January 15, 2008
- Toshiba had a few "Future Concept" portable HD DVD players on display in their booth at CES. You might as well call them "alternative future" concepts. The future where Warner Bros. went HD DVD exclusively. The design of these players certainly was v...
2008 Line of LCDs- Audioholics First Look - January 15, 2008
- Toshiba showed off its 2008 LCD TV introductions at CES, including 20 new LCD TV models in five distinct series. The AV500 and CV510 series will obviously appeal to people that are more worried about saving money than 1080p. The RV530, XV540, and XF5...
BD Live Upddate for PS3- Audioholics First Look - January 15, 2008
- All PS3 owners can rejoice as Sony announced that the PS3 will get an update that will enable BD Live functionality in the best selling Blu-ray player on the market. When will that update come? Um... sometime?
27" Prototype OLED Display- Audioholics First Look - January 15, 2008
- Sony was showing off not only their ~$2500 11" OLED displays but a 27" prototype at CES this year. The 27" supposedly sports a greater than 100% NTSC color reproduction, 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, and 1080p resolution. Of course, at this point, the ...
Super-Slim 52" LCD- Audioholics First Look - January 15, 2008
- Sharp was showing off its version of the super-slim display in its 52" LCD panel. At 2cm (main display section; 2.9 cm at the thickest part), it sure is thin. But what's also as impressive is its specs. Try 100,000:1 contrast ratio, 150% of the NTSC ...
PLC-XL50- Audioholics First Look - January 15, 2008
- Sanyo showed off their PLC-XL50 LCD Short-Throw Projector at CES this year. In order for Sanyo to shorten the projection distance of the PLC-XL50, new large diameter aspheric lens and high-precision aspheric mirror technology was developed. A new opt...