Integra DTR-30.1 and DTR-20.1- Audioholics First Look - July 4, 2009
- Integra, the high end arm of Onkyo, has introduced two new AV receivers that are both price conscious and aimed squarely at custom installers. The two new models are the DTR-30.1 and DTR-20.1 and are 7.2 and 5.2 channels respectively. What makes them...
Pioneer Electronics Elite Receivers- Audioholics First Look - July 3, 2009
- Pioneer is making four new additions to their Elite receivers with the introduction of the SC-27, SC-25, VSX-23TXH, and VSX-21TXH. With such features as ICEPower amplification, Internet streaming, iPhone control, and lots more, Pioneer is looking to ...
Auton 1001-LCD Motorized Projector Lift- Audioholics - July 2, 2009
- You've already purchased your front projection system and all your components, and now you're left with a daunting task. How do you mount the projector, without hearing an earful from your significant other; or in this case, in a conference room wit...
GiK Screen Panel- Audioholics First Look - July 2, 2009
- GiK Acoustics has been one of the most popular online dealers of room acoustics for their quality products at no-nonsense pricing. They've consistently met and exceeded their customer's needs by providing products that they often didn't even know tha...
Marantz SA-KI Pearl- Audioholics First Look - July 1, 2009
- Marantz's high end offerings have impressed us in the past. The new line gets away from the unique gold styling that so caught our eye for the more traditional black with blue lights that has been adopted by just about everyone. According to Marantz,...
Boston Acoustics SoundWare XS- Audioholics First Look - July 1, 2009
- In this economy, everyone is looking for a deal. There are also people that are that looking for big sound out of small speakers. While the first is relatively easy to find, the second is pretty much impossible. Boston Acoustics is taking their stab ...
Snell LCR7 XL- Audioholics - June 30, 2009
- The LCR7 XLs are one of their premier speakers that feature a design by Snell Chief Engineer Joe D?Appolito memorializing the 30th anniversary of Snell Acoustics. Utilizing a D'Appolito array (or Mid-Tweet-Mid, MTM for short, design) and the renown S...
Altec Lansing Expressionist PLUS (FX3021)- Audioholics First Look - June 26, 2009
- Marketing drivel aside, the Expressionist PLUS system looks to be a very interesting "add on" speaker system for your next desktop purchase. At only $99, no one is expecting the moon here. The looks alone will sell a lot of systems. Altec Lansing his...
Yamaha MusicCAST2- Audioholics First Look - June 26, 2009
- The new MusicCAST2 introduces a completely new MusicCAST system redesigned from the ground up. The system consists of three different products, the MCX-RC100 Network Music Commander remote, the MCX-P200 Pre-amp Network Music Player, and the MCX-A300 ...
JL Audio f110- Audioholics - June 22, 2009
- The JL Audio Fathom f110 may be small in size, but its not lacking in the performance department. While there are certainly much larger subs from other brands at the same price or less, you will be hard pressed to find all of the performance attribu...
Paradigm Reference Hybrid Millenia Speakers- Audioholics First Look - June 22, 2009
- While the marketing literature for the new Paradigm Reference Hybrid Millenia speakers are full of fancy explanations and made up words for "we used AutoCAD," the speakers look to be well designed and certainly are priced right. While some might argu...
Gefen, Inc. GefenTV Wireless HDMI Extender 5Ghz- Audioholics - June 18, 2009
- GefenTV uses wireless 802.11n to do its thing and operates in the unlicensed 5GHz band to transmit HDTV. For sure the GefenTV isn't for everyone; if your HDTV isn't wall mounted or your A/V components aren't separated away from the display, there's l...
RBH Speakers RBH Sound MC-6AW Outdoor Speaker- Audioholics - June 16, 2009
- At first I was mainly thinking of the RBH Sound MC-6AW as patio speakers but upon setting them up for some listening tests I discovered ?indoor? possibilities as well. They shared many of the sonic virtues of my larger floorstander reference speaker...
BenQ Joybee GP1 LED Projector- Audioholics - June 16, 2009
- Projectors have gone through several iterations in the time I've been around. From old, clunky CRT systems to DLP and LCD systems, projectors have gotten brighter, smaller and more feature-rich. But with the introduction of the BenQ Joybee GP1, LED l...
Aperion Audio Intimus 6-LCR- Audioholics First Look - June 12, 2009
- As displays are getting thinner and thinner, consumers are demanding speakers that match. What matches a flat panel hung on a wall better than a few in-wall speakers installed around it? Aperion Audio has heard the call and has introduced a new in-wa...