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Sony slims component HTIB system
David Katzmaier | Mar 03, 2009
The Sony HT-SS360 component system is slimmer than previous efforts, down to its center channel speaker.
(Credit: Sony)
When seemingly every home theater system is shrinking its number of speakers or doing away with rear speakers altogether, full component systems like the Sony HT-SS360 are getting ever more rare. But full in terms of speaker complement doesn't have to mean bulky.
With all six speakers--slim center, left front, right front, surround right, surround left, and subwoofer--joining a central A/V receiver, the HT-SS360 is aimed squarely at the mainstream, selling for US$350 when it hits US shelves in May. Styling is reminiscent of the company's BDP-S360 and BDP-S560 Blu-ray players, also announced at the show. The slim A/V receiver is a nice departure from the fatter units in current Sony component HTIBs.
The new 1,000W HT-SS360 can handle the full video capabilities of Blu-ray players since its three HDMI inputs are compatible with both 1080p60 and 1080p24 sources. Its audio is limited to LPCM for Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master soundtracks, so your BD player must decode those high-resolution formats if you want to hear them via the system.
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Sony dishes out three five-disc DVD home-theater-in-a-box systems
Jeff Bakalar | Mar 03, 2009
The DAV-HDX587WC
(Credit: Sony)
Sony has announced a trio of five-disc DVD/CD carousel changers, the DAV-HDX587WC, DAV-HDX589W and DAV-HDX285. Each 5.1 home-theater-in-a-box promises an improved initial setup experience as each system ships with a speaker calibration CD. All the newly announced systems feature an iPod cradle that can play audio or video off the device via the company's proprietary Digital Media Port interface. Additionally, all three home theater systems can upscale DVD video to 1080p when using an HDMI connection.
While all three models have the ability to use the Sony-branded S-AIR wireless technology, both the higher-end DAV-HDX587WC and DAV-HDX589W come with front left and right tallboy speakers and are bundled with devices that take advantage of S-AIR. The DAV-HDX587WC features a multiroom listening station, while the DAV-HDX589W includes an S-AIR module that provides for wireless rear speakers. Of course, you can add on to these systems by purchasing S-AIR products separately. Both systems should be available in the US by the end of March, retailing for around US$430 each.
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New 2009 Sony A/V receivers: Here comes the gloss
Matthew Moskovciak | Mar 03, 2009
Sony has just announced its new 2009 line of A/V receivers for the US market at its line show. Although the initial press releases are light on details, here's what we know so far.
Sony STR-DH100
Sony STR-DH500
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US$88,000 monster loudspeakers
Philip Wong | Mar 02, 2009
(Credit: RAAL Requisite)
These loudspeakers cost a cool US$88,000 and are an impressive engineering marvel with their heavy-duty bronze chassis and towering chimney. The RAAL Requisite Eternity mean serious business, too, covered from head to toe with speaker drivers of all shapes and sizes around the speakers to deliver an omni-directional soundstage. The ensemble includes ribbon speakers (silver part of the tower) to a column of midrange drivers and gigantic woofers on the bronze base.
To prevent the Eternity from overpowering your hall, RAAL Requisite has been thoughtful enough to include a built-in room correction function to tame the loudspeakers' massive audio output. There is no news on whether these will make it to Asia, but you can try to email the company to find out more.
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Viewsonic goes ultra thin
Eric Franklin | Mar 02, 2009
This is the CD4220T. Soon as I get a pic of the CD4230, I'll get back to you. Disappointing, I know. Send your hater mail to Viewsonic, please.
(Credit: Viewsonic)
Anyway. Speaking of things I'll never have (but honestly am not that excited about), last week Viewsonic announced what it refers to as an "ultra-thin bezel commercial LCD", the CD4230 and a "multimedia-capable LCD HDTV", the VTMS2431.
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