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Crestron is coming out with a super high-end surround sound system under the new Procise brand. During an unprecedented look behind the scenes at Crestron’s 100,000 square-foot R&D Center (Building 22) in Rockleigh, N.J., CEO and founder George Feldstein provided a glimpse of the new Procise PSPHD 7.3 surround sound system with video processor. “It has the absolutely latest killer surround sound processor and equalization,” Feldstein says. You can use the product in 7.1, 7.2 or 7.3 mode and the system alters its bass accordingly.… View this story
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You want the best performance out of your home theater, right? To help achieve that level of performance, home theater enthusiasts often look to the power and versatility of separate amplification and signal processing. Enter the preamplifier/processor (pre/pro). Pre/pros offer several step-up qualities when compared to A/V receivers. Many high-performance pre/pros offer modular designs that allow for upgrades, as well as software-based firmware and flash memory upgrades. According to the CE Pro 100 Brand Analysis, the five most installed pre/pro brands are: Integra Lexicon Rotel… View this story
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The first statement was a big one. The second version from Anthem puts the capital “S” in Statement. The Canadian-based electronics manufacturer is now shipping its Statement D2v, version two, preamplifier/processor. For our friends from north of the border, let’s just say this generation Statement compared to the original packs a punch like Canadian beer compared to American. Let’s start with HDMI, since we’re connecting more HD sources these days. Statement D2v has you more than well covered, as the rear panel has barely any… View this story
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British manufacturer Meridian is no stranger to taking A/V performance to the next level. So it is with the company’s new HD621 HDMI Audio Processor. The name, if you say it aloud, lets you know exactly what the product does—“six to one”—it offers a 6-into-1 video switch so all of your HDMI-equipped components can have a little party together in one box and be fed through just one cable to the display. Of course the name also includes “Audio Processor,” and you can expect Meridian’s… View this story
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Need to upgrade your A/V receiver to accommodate that new Blu-ray player and HDTV package you just got? Maybe you’re adding a pair of side speakers to bump up to 7.1 surround? Try one of Integra’s now-shipping THX-certified A/V receivers on for size. The DTR-7.9 is THX Ultra2 Plus certified, and will fill your large media room with 130 watts per channel; the DTR-6.9 receiver is THX Select2 Plus certified and doles out 100 watts per channel. You’ll be able to throw all of your… View this story
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DVDO is taking video processing to the Edge—the company’s new budget-friendly video processor and upscaler. The Edge upconverts all video formats to up to 1080p output, incorporates Anchor Bay’s Video Reference Series (VRS) technologies, has six HDMI 1.3 Deep Color inputs, two HDMI 1.3 outputs and a multitude of analog and digital A/V connections. DVDO will be shipping Edge in mid-to-late September for $799. DVDO says the unit includes customization features so you can personalize setups, and the new interface makes it a snap to… View this story
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Halcro has come a long way, baby! The latest to entice A/V enthusiasts is the SSP220, the company’s third generation SSP processor. We say “enthusiasts” because most consumers probably won’t want to drop $12K on this baby, but they don’t deserve it! VP Jesse Walsh says that the company spent many months revamping the software and pumping up the unit’s performance. Features include 1080p video support, the ability to play music and/or video in two different rooms, auto calibration of speaker levels and distances, and… View this story
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Meridian’s 810 Reference Video System is a bigger movie monster than King Kong and Godzilla combined. This isn’t one of your easy peasy packages at a nice price. Designed to produce a killer home theater experience, the 810 combines the D-ILA-based 810 Reference Video Projector and the 810 Reference Video Scaler. The projector boasts a resolution of 4096 x 2400 pixels or 10 megapixels. Other specs include a lamp that can blow 4,000 lumens and a 10,000:1 native contrast ratio. The scaler feeds the projector,… View this story
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What’s on the horizon for luxury high-performance A/V manufacturer Mark Levinson? The company announced the launch of a new series of products with the No502 Media Console, which upon first glance appears to be a sign of more great components to come in the unnamed series. The No502 is a beast of an A/V processor, providing a combination of Levinson’s superb build quality and its elegant aesthetics, right down to the backlit engraved-glass logo on the front panel. The No502, which continues in the tradition… View this story
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Krell has added another notch in its Evolution line. The Evolution 707 is a surround preamp/processor boasting audiophile quality with four HDMI 1.3 inputs. It has 12 output stages with two center channel and four subwoofer outputs, all in an 8.4-channel configuration. Each of the channels includes the company’s Evolution CAST (Current Audio Signal Transmission) circuitry, which promises jaw-dropping sound. “The Evolution 707 includes our finest audio and video engineering plus the latest in connectivity technology, HDMI 1.3, to insure the ultimate home theater experience… View this story
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Beauty and brains—the new Harman Kardon A/V receivers have ‘em both with their refined elegance appearance and upgraded video and audio performance. Harman’s introduced for late spring its 7.1-channel AVR 354 and AVR 254, and 5.1-channel AVR 154 receivers, plus the HK 3490 and HK 3390 stereo receivers. The AVR354 and AVR 254 will rock your theater system with video upconversion to 1080p featuring Faroudja DCDi Cinema digital-video processing, and Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio for lossless, high-resolution soundtracks. Combined with the 7.1-channel surround… View this story
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Every now and then, we know it’s time to upgrade our audio/video equipment. Manufacturers know it too, so even when they have reliable and quality pieces, we can’t wait to hear about what they do next. Classe Audio recently did the upgrade thing with the bow of its new reference preamplifier/processor, the SSP-800—the latest model in the Delta Series that has given us the SSP-300 and SSP-600 preamp/processors. The SSP-800 has everything your theater will need and more. It’s handles 10-channels, with both balanced and… View this story
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