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Sound Egg Chair Gets Full 5.1 Surround Upgrade

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This egg-shaped chair may look like a serious throwback to the 1970s, but it’s actually a brand new home entertainment plaything designed to be integrated with modern media rooms. The Sound Egg chair is a completely self-contained 5.1 listening booth, perfect for a private home theater watching experience.…

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November 4th, 2009 by: Technabob

Soundmatters Slimstage40: Virtual Surround Slims Down

Soundmatters Slimstage40

Soundmatters is best known for their all-in-one surround sound systems which cram an entire 5.1 home theater into a single small box. Up until now, their designs were still a bit too unwieldy for placement anywhere but on a shelf or on top of rear-projection set. But their new system,…

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September 4th, 2007 by: Technabob

Pioneer 5.1 Home Theater Does Away With Receiver Box

Pioneer HTP-LX70 Home Theater Surround System

The latest surround sound system from Pioneer gets rid of the typical “receiver/amp” module that most home theater systems require. From what I can tell, they’ve hidden all the amplification and hookups inside of the subwoofer.

The Pioneer HTP-LX70 system features a standalone control “pod” which has a bright backlit…

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August 2nd, 2007 by: Technabob

Denon Dht-M380 Bookshelf Home Theater: Woody Goodness

Denon DHT-M380 Bookshelf Home Theater

Denon today revealed their latest home theater sound system, the DHT-M380. The new system has one major distinguishing characteristic… the speakers have beautiful hardwood cabinets.

The clean, elegant design lets the system integrate nicely into any living room. In addition to its styling, the DHT-M380 has some pretty decent specs…

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July 13th, 2007 by: Technabob

Sony Dav-Is10 Home Theater: Tiny Satellites, Big Boom

Sony DAV-IS10 Satellite Speaker

Shipping this July, Sony’s latest home theater system distinguishes itself by having some of the smallest satellite speakers I’ve ever seen.

Amazingly the $800 DAV-IS10′s five tiny little speakers can crank out 50-watts each, which should be more than enough for producing decent levels. In contrast to the minuscule satellites,…

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May 24th, 2007 by: Technabob

Samson Zoom H2: Surround Sound Recording in the Palm of Your Hand

Samson Zoom H2 Handy Recorder

This nifty device is a self-contained surround sound recording studio. The Samson Zoom H2 Handy Recorder uses a set of three directional microphones to record high quality stereo and surround imaging to its built-in digital recorder.

Thanks to its microphone configuration, the recorder can accurately capture stereo positioning as well…

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April 24th, 2007 by: Technabob

Logitech Z-5500 Speaker Wood Case Mod: Gorgeous

Logitech Wood Speaker Case Mod

While Logitech’s z-5500 5.1 speaker system has received high marks for its sound quality, its looks are a little too high-tech plastic for my tastes. Seeing that nobody was really doing case mods for speaker systems, modder Antti Hakala took on the challenge of converting this rather ordinary looking set…

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April 3rd, 2007 by: Technabob

LG Home Theater Claims 10.1 Surround Sound

LG HT752TP Home Theater System

LG is showing off their new HT752TP “flat home theater” system which claims the unique distinction of producing “10.1″ virtual surround sound.

The system simulates additional channels in between its standard 5 speaker surround setup, to produce the illusion of 10 individual speaker locations. It features a unique design with…

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March 12th, 2007 by: Technabob

Sound Stage X1: Complete Home Theater in a Tv Stand

Evesham Sound Stage X1

If you’re just too darned lazy to set up a complete home theater system, this piece of furniture might be just what the doctor ordered. The Evesham Sound Stage X1 is not only designed to hold your widescreen flat panel television, but it’s a complete 5.1 surround sound system.

The…

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February 13th, 2007 by: Technabob

A Home Theater Even Your Girlfriend Could Love

The Theater Home Theater in a Box

Sure, there are countless “home theater in a box” systems out there, but most of them are generic, cheap looking silver boxes that look like something that only belongs on a shelf at your local Best Buy.

(*Siamese cat not included.)
Leave it to those shmancy European designers to come…

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February 5th, 2007 by: Technabob

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