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Rotel RMB-1575-Five channel Full range class D Power Amplifier- Secrets of Home Theater - November 5, 2009
- Class D switching amplifiers are more and more common. Manufactures have made great strides in overcoming the high-frequency shortcomings found in the early models. Rotel in particular has been involved with this technology for a few years, with a ...
PS Audio Power Plant Premier Power Regenerator- Secrets of Home Theater - November 2, 2009
- The PS Audio Power Plant Premier (PPP), the companys latest version of the Power Plant P300 that company head Paul McGowan first introduced in 1997, is a true power regenerator. The PPP takes "dirty" and variable AC power from the wall socket, conver...
Energy RC-Micro 5.1 Home Theater in Box Speakers- Secrets of Home Theater - October 29, 2009
- Do you fault a Mini Cooper for being a Mini and not a Honda Odyssey or a Porsche 911? In evaluating product, a question that is often unasked is "What is the reference?" Often times, particularly in audio or video, the question is unasked because the...
McCormack LD-2 and DNA-250 Preamplifier and Power Amplifier- Secrets of Home Theater - October 26, 2009
- In 1997, McCormack Audio was purchased by Conrad-Johnson, known primarily for their fine tube amps and preamps. A new line of McCormack amplifiers and preamplifiers has since been refined and updated. Dont mistake this McCormack Audio with the older ...
Legend Acoustics Tikandi Loudspeaker System with DEQX HDP-3 Processing- Secrets of Home Theater - October 22, 2009
- Room correction technology for audiophiles has existed for over a decade now, but this technology has not yet seen wide adoption. Many audiophiles just cant stomach a processor messing with the signal. Never mind their speakers might have terrible fr...
Marantz AV8003 SSP and MM8003 8-Channel Power Amplifier- Secrets of Home Theater - October 19, 2009
- The first receiver that I remember having in the house was a classic Marantz model. Unfortunately I was too young back then to realize the quality of that component, or even recognize the name, and at some point that receiver was replaced with a much...
Emotiva ERC-1 CD player- Secrets of Home Theater - October 15, 2009
- The first thing youll notice about the Emotiva ERC-1 CD player is that it looks great. The faceplate of the player and the remote are brushed aluminum painted black accented with unfinished brushed aluminum at the edges. Nice. When its turned on the ...
Focal Dome 5.1 Speaker System- Secrets of Home Theater - October 5, 2009
- Many loudspeakers today are marketed more for their ability to blend into a space or make an aesthetic statement than to provide high performance. Since they are the most visible AV component after the television, sizes and styles vary as much as col...
Paradigm Reference Studio Speaker System- Secrets of Home Theater - October 1, 2009
- The speaker business has got to be a challenging one.On the one hand, unlike most other CE devices, speakers don't have any inherent rapid obsolescence to them. In fact, good speakers by definition should be viable, literally, for a lifetime.IndexPa...
Onkyo TX-SR607 Receiver- Secrets of Home Theater - September 24, 2009
- I have to admit, Im a sucker when it comes to having the latest and greatest toys. As my wife can attest, Im always looking for excuses that will allow me to spring for that next upgrade. In recent years, Onkyo has been at the forefront of new A/V re...
Paradigm Millenia 20 Hybrid In Wall speakers- Secrets of Home Theater - September 21, 2009
- Ahh summer time. Time for pools, get togethers with friends and tearing apart walls in search of audio and aesthetic excellence for your flat screen TV. While this may not be the average summer activity for most Ill wager more than a few Secrets read...
JL Audio Fathom F110 powered subwoofer- Secrets of Home Theater - September 17, 2009
- It would truly surprise me if anyone reading this review had not heard of JL Audio. Notwithstanding JL Audios stellar reputation in the car audio world, its Fathom and Gotham series of subwoofers have set the home audio/video world on fire like few p...
Revel Concerta 5.1 Speakers- Secrets of Home Theater - September 14, 2009
- Revel is the upscale speaker division of Harman International, which includes Infinity, Harmon Kardon, JBL and Lexicon. Revel has been making speakers since 1996 and makes the Ultima2 (~ $26K/pair) and Performa series from which the Concerta gets its...
Emotiva USP-1 Stereo Preamplifier- Secrets of Home Theater - September 9, 2009
- Emotiva's new USP-1 stereo preamplifier, at $399, sets a new standard in performance in low priced components. Besides the standard full range outputs, this preamp offers a split output where you can adjust the low-pass frequency for one (which goes ...
Sony BDP-S5000ES Blu-ray Player- Secrets of Home Theater - September 7, 2009
- The Sony ES line has always represented the very best of what Sony has to offer. The ES stands for Sonys Elevated Standard and the BDP-S5000ES is Sonys premier Blu-ray/DVD player, offering a host of features targeted at the audiophile and videophile ...