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more about #dolby Ninety-9: Yay, another sound dock. more » Colin Elliott: When I first set up my home theater system I bought a set of Logitech Z-5500 speakers on sale for about $250. I know it sounds weird having 'gaming' s... more » badhatharry: When an enclosure starts creating sounds of its own, that's not distortion, that's resonance. Distortion is when the waveform is clipped, thus turnin... more » mrburglar: Good article. But a couple comments: (1) "Build quality is the other thing. A "dead box," or an enclosure that doesn't create any sounds of its own-s... more » mnerd: What about those of us with tiny apartments, and tiny bank accounts...what's our best bet? more » Zach Prichard: I can't believe Giz is actually giving any sort of credibility to this nonsense. There's something to be saide for a few thousand dollar setup, but th... more » Mike Daly: $30 Phillips speakers from wal-mart are the best I've ever used. more » ACoBildo: Easy, $99,900... more » ospreyguy: Does it matter if I have a crappy 3.5 mm jack to my ipod connected to the $300K speakers? I think source output should be a considerable part of you a... more » Novenus: Is the Giz going to do a headphone comparison as part of this series? I would like to know the average/tech joe's opinions on the Grados, at least. Al... more » iceicemaybe: So where do Bose speakers fit into all of this? In danger of offending all audiophiles everywhere, in my experience, they can sound pretty good, despi... more » eagles3 speeeedin: That's an easy one. The 350,000 dollar ones are bigger. DUH. more » selggiT: SECOND!!! more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Does the one on the left double as a coffee maker/Dyson Vacuum cleaner as well? more » -
#dock
New JVC XS-SR3 Dock Gets Your iPod Horizontal
The JVC XS-SR3 has a clean wraparound look and offers horizontal cradling in case you want to watch your content on the smallest screen in your home. More » -
#gizexplains
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 » -
#hdrtv
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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#homeentertainment
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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#homeentertainment
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 »
