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Giz Explains: The Difference Between $100 and $100,000 Speakers
A speaker system can cost as little as $35. Or as much as $350,000. As a normal person, you probably have just one question about speakers that cost as much a Ferrari: What. The. Hell. More » -
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Plantronics Gamecom 777 Dolby Gaming Headset Ears-On Actually Goes to 11
I was able to try the new Plantronics Gamecom 777 gaming headset here at IFA Showstoppers preview (about the only few thing worth trying, since the Garmin Nuvifone was broken). The $99 headset—equipped with a microphone that folds into the headset itself, Dolby Headphone and Dolby Pro Logic II technology—feels good both on your head and in your ear. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by bitgod: ah, you had me until you said USB dongle. sigh. 1 Responses | Other threads
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Giz Explains: Dolby, DTS and Home Theater Audio Codec Confusion
You actually know what some of the crazy doodles on the side of an HDTV means when it comes to video—720p, 1080i, 1080p. Congrats, you're ahead of most people, like my mother. But do you understand the alphabet soup of audio, the confounding constellation of logos on your Blu-ray player's box? While there are basically two rival home-theater audio encoders—Dolby and DTS—they each have several different quality levels and options for different scenarios. Yeah, it's a lot to keep up with, and it annoys us too. So we asked Dolby and DTS to put down their guns for a sec and help us sort it out.
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Emperor Workstation Belongs in the Death Star, My Office
Behold the Greatest Workstation of All Time: the Emperor. I mean, come on, anything that looks like it can control a turbolaser battery or fire a giant anti-matter death ray must be the greatest workstation of all time, period. But according to Patrick Laflamme Duval—business developer for manufacturer Novelquest—the name is not a Star Wars nod, but a reference to the emperor scorpion's tail: More »
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home entertainment
Dolby Volume: Solving the Problem of Annoyingly Loud TV Content
Toshiba TVs (in Japan) will be the first to feature good old Dubbly's newest technology, Dolby Volume, a smart system aimed at leveling off eardrum-shattering sources and content—hopefully eradicating the twin evils of loud-ass TV commercials and poorly-mastered MP3s. Here's how it works: More » -
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SIM2, Dolby's High Dynamic Range TV: For Quality A-Team Viewing
Hey kids! Mr. T here, tellin' you that watching too much TV is bad for you. But if you're stuck inside, maybe you're sick with a cold or something, then this new TV by Dolby and SIM2 Multimedia might be good. It's got some cool local-dimming LED technology —1,838 of the suckas— that dynamically adjust backlighting for the best picture. They say it's got infinite contrast ratio: no shit! Guess that's the High Dynamic Range part. Has 1920 x 1080 pixels, 46-inch screen and is designed by an Italian-sounding guy. Giorgio Revoldini. Say What? You want to buy it? It's a protoype, sucka. [7 Gadgets] -
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Yamaha's Flagship YSP-4000 Soundbar...In My House (Verdict: Sounds Great, Hard to Place)
In Yamaha's CEDIA booth, their flagship surround sound bar, was audio magnificence amidst the din. In my house, the sound was big and lively, but I ran into some problems, too.
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Ears-On Yamaha's Flagship YSP-4000 Surround Sound Bar (Verdict: Ultra-Discrete Sound Beams)
I've had the pleasure of testing out the fourth-generation Yamaha surround sound bar, the YSP-4000. You know, the box that sits under a TV and projects 5 discrete beams of audio using Cold War directional sonar steering from submarines. This generation has had its trapezoid- shaped array turned into a more of a hexagon, and the chassis is more rigid. There are HDMI inputs, and upscalers for analog content. And there are DSP modes for stereo music sources that did not exist before. Does the fake surround work? Hell yes, better than ever.
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Yamaha's YSP-4000 Flagship Surround Bar Does Upscaling, HDMI, XM/iPods
Today, Yamaha introduced a new flagship in its YSP "sound projector" faux-surround bars. The YSP-4000 is a follow-up to the YSP-1100, with a similar setup: 40 individual "beam" drivers that have individual amps, and two midbass speakers. The YSP-4000's main upgrade seems to be HDMI pass-throughs, and analog/720p/1080i upscaling to wonderful 1080p. More » -
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Yamaha's YAS-70 Budget Soundbar Might Actually Fit Below Your TV
Yamaha's YSP line of soundbars are incredible for faux surround. One problem — they're generally too tall to fit below a TV, unless you wall mounted, which the majority of us don't. The YAS-70 budget soundbar could be their best one ever, if only because it is merely ~3 to 4 inches tall, fitting under any TV. The drawback is that this only has 6 individual beam drivers, so I'm not sure how great the surround will be compared to its predecessors. (But it should be way better than the budget-budget-hobo version Boston released today.) More » -
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Dolby Volume Nixes Loud Commercials
Dolby's Volume technology (capital V) is designed to be added to TVs, DVDs, and other equipment in order to normalize volumes when watching TV. Instead of being bombarded by loud ads—purposely introduced by ad makers to have volume only on the LOUD end of the range—Dolby Volume makes sure all sound gets outputted at an acceptable volume. More » -
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Soundmatters Starves its Latest Virtual Surround Sound Speaker
Just like HP said no to its plus-size DLPs this morning, Soundmatters too is cracking down on its overly plump speakers. Their latest model, the ultra-thin SLIMstage, is just 3.4 inches thin (skinnier than some flat panels) yet it's still capable of belting out "convincing" stereo and 5.1 signals. The 210-watt soundbar has a built-in amp along with nine bass drivers and Dolby/DTS surround processing. Input-wise you get three digital audio ins (two optical, one coaxial) and three analog stereo inputs. Sounds nice on paper, but how will this sub $1k soundbar do in person? Considering Soundmatters' previous models have faired well, my hopes are high for the SLIMstage. We'll have to check it out in person at CES. More » -
home entertainment
Win Wil Wheaton's $5,000 Home Entertainment System
If you had $5,000, what kind of home entertainment system would you build? Revision3 and Dolby are giving five grand each to Jessica Corbin, Hahn Choi, and Wil Wheaton and asking them to build "the best possible home entertainment systems". If you enter at Revision3, you have the possibility to win them after Dolby's done showing them off at CES. More » -
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Sharp SD-SP10 1.1 Dolby System
1.1 speaker system that sounds pretty damn good? It can't be! Oh wait, yes it can with the Sharp SD-SP10 speaker system. This speaker system comes with a single subwoofer and a single speaker that can closely simulate the traditional 5.1 surround sound set up. This system uses Dolby'd Audistry technology that is basically designed to make limited audio sound a lot better. The SD-SP10 also uses 1-bit audio technology that can sample audio signals 127 times faster than a CD. So basically what all of this means: you can get some pretty damn good sound with only one subwoofer and one speaker. I'm sold. $350 from Sharp. More » -
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Thomas Dolby Brags About his Gear-Packed Mac Music Rig
Thomas Dolby is on the road again after 15 years, and to any music gear geeks willing to listen, he'd love to tell you all about his new road rig. Power Mac G5 with Logic, three keyboards, soft synths and vocal plug-ins, and lots of hardware and software. The coolest bit: he's retro-fitted some old analog gear so he can twiddle his software using their sci fi-chic knobs. All of this hardware and software will cost as much as a small yacht, but the good news is, you could get 90% of the same functionality for just a few grand. That's a far cry from the days when only Dolby, Herbie Hancock, and Peter Gabriel could afford the tech. Cool vintage knobs, shades, and headphones not included, of course.
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Waveon USB Dolby/DTS 7.1 Surround Headphones
Korean company Waveon is now shipping the AON MCH-501U, USB headphones that can handle Dolby and DTS 7.1 surround sound. A convenience is the way the headphones draw their power via the USB connection, so there's no power supply necessary. There's an in-line controller as well, and if you have compatible sound sources, you'll be able to enjoy full 7.1 sound without having to buy a fancy sound card. More » -
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XM 5.1 Surround Sound
XM Radio seems to now want to cater to audiophiles with 5.1 surround sound music available 24 hours a day. XM is launching two around-the-clock surround channels: XM Fine Tuning and XM Pops. Both will feature true 5.1 surround sound, not emulated or matrixed sound to deceive your precious ears. Companies selling products that will play back 5.1 surround XM include Yamaha, Pioneer, Denon, and Onkyo. Anxious? Keep waiting. All this will be avaialble in March when XM launches the service that will cost no extra to current XM subscribers. -
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Audistry - A New Dobly Sound
Dolby is launching a new audio system called Audistry. How does it sound? How the hell do I know... the demo didn't work on my PowerBook. However, reader Ben was quite enamored of the whole project and says it makes audio sound great. Can anyone head over there and check it out? Maybe report back in an email or comment with the subject "ME LIKEE AUDISTRY" and you might, if you're nice, get a comments invite. More »
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