Archive for November, 2007
Pink Faun Euphrosyne
High end audio manufacturer, Pink Faun, is in the process of finalizing the details on its new high-end loudspeaker called the Euphrosyne. The designers at Pink Faun only had one goal in mind for the Euphrosyne, to design a loudspeaker system to reproduce music a accurately as possible; and as a testament to their hard [...]
Venturer HD DVD player to sell on QVC
Venturer Electronics’ promised cut-price HD DVD player will finally go on sale on 29 December, but you’ll have to switch on your TV to buy one. The SHD7001 will only be sold through the QVC home shopping channel.
Venturer launched the player back in September, pledging to make the machine available to buy by Christmas. [...]
KEF hatches brand new ‘eggs’
KEF has announced a plethora of new systems to join its KIT range of ‘Instant Theatre’ systems. From solutions that aim to deliver surround sound from just two front speakers, to KEF’s trademark ‘egg’ 5.1 systems, all look to major on style, simplicity of use and sterling sonic performance. If the previous ‘egg’ incarnations are [...]
Q Acoustics have problem with the 1010i subwoofer
If you were thinking of buying the excellent Q Acoustics 1010i 5.1 system in time for Christmas then you might have a problem.
News reaches us from Q Acoustics of a supply problem with the 1000Si subwoofer meaning, simply, there aren’t many out there.
So the resourceful chaps at Q would like to make you [...]
Panasonic Viera TX-37LZD70 37in LCD TV Review
Despite the fact that Panasonic is best known for its excellent plasma TVs, the company also does a nice line in LCD screens too. However, Panasonic does things differently from other TV manufacturers, drawing a definite distinction between its LCD and plasma ranges. Panasonic has always insisted that LCD is good for screen sizes up [...]
Axiom Audiobyte Multimedia Speaker System
Canada’s Axiom has released a new high-end alternative to the desktop speaker sets from Logitech and Creative called the Audiobyte ("byte" - get it? very clever), which they claim is the first "luxury hi-fi" multimedia speaker set. The Axiom Audiobyte speaker system consists of a pair of mini-monitors with 3” aluminum cone woofers and 1” [...]
ADAM Audio Now Available in the USA
The newest addition to the Tweek Geek online catalog is the ADAM Audio Classic line of speakers. The ADAM home monitors feature a unique, proprietary folded ribbon tweeter based on Dr. Heil’s highly regarded Air Motion Transformer. The woofers utilize cones that are made from a material called HexaCone, which is a honeycomb structure made [...]
US HD DVD player sales pass 750,000
Three-quarters of a million Americans now own a dedicated HD DVD player or Xbox 360 add-on drive, the HD DVD Promotional Group said today.
To date, 750,000 HD DVD devices have been sold in North America, the organisation said, citing "retailer reports and other point of sale data". It pointed to busy post-Thanksgiving purchasing as [...]
Double-display option makes Marantz receiver a flexible HD hub
Marantz is to replace its SR7001 receiver with the feature-packed SR7002 – boasting full HD audio support plus two HDMI outputs, allowing users with both TV and projector to cut down on cable-switching capers.
The THX Select-II certified receiver offers 7.1 channels of sound – at a mighty 110 watts per channel – with support [...]
