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Integra Ships DTR-5.8 Receiver with HDMI 1.3a

Integra is now shipping its DTR-5.8 receiver, its first model with HDMI 1.3a processing. Planting itself solidly in the midrange of receivers of this ilk, it's certainly not as full-featured as its formidable big brother, the awesome DTX-8.8 that's so far going to be available in Japan only. This $800 DTR-5.8 receiver can also handle both XM and Sirius satellite radio programming if you tack on the optional antenna system. What's missing? More »

9:43 AM on Thu Jul 12 2007
By Charlie White
9,426 views, 18 comments

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Onkyo DTX-8.8, The Receiver With Everything


Onkyo kicks ass again with its latest monster receiver, the Integra DTX-8.8. This one has four HDMI 1.3a inputs and two HDMI outputs, and uses the industry standard Silicon Optix chipset to upscale video to 1080p. This unit brings the serious power, able to pump 280 watts into each of its seven channels. Just look at all the inputs on this mutha. More »

4:40 PM on Tue Jun 26 2007
By Charlie White
14,036 views, 26 comments

Latest by anon4321: I would do some research before buy Onkyo equipment. I have an A/V receiver and it has a serious problem that if I had known about I would have gone with a Denon. more »

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The Truth About Monster Cable


Hey guys: I just got back from meeting with Noel Lee from Monster Cable, along with a posse of affiliated ladies and gentlemen, and their heavy equipment. I was there to talk to them about the fact that they sell—and have convinced a lot of retailers to sell—very expensive cable ($120 for 2 meters, last I checked). At the same time, there are cheaper non-Monster cables available on the Internet. My simple question Why? resulted in an organized, technical 2-hour response. I won't give you the blow-by-blow, but I have information that might make this debate interesting, and a bit more three-dimensional. More »

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5:55 PM on Wed Jun 6 2007
By Wilson Rothman
101,973 views, 131 comments

Latest by n/a: Monster Cables are junk for the price and most audio/video experts or even wannabee experts know this. I had associates work at retail outlets and they would tell me that Monster owners/investors/board members would occasionally drive up to the more »