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Denon D-M71DVSXP HTIB is First with Dolby Virtual Speaker Surround Denon D-M71DVSXP HTIB is First with Dolby Virtual Speaker Surround At CEDIA 2003, Denon Electronics, an industry leader in home entertainment technology, is demonstrating its recently introduced Denon D-M71DVSXP 2.1 Personal Home Theater System, the world's first…
Denon to Offer Dolby Pro Logic IIx Upgrade for Flagship AVR-5803 Receiver Denon to Offer Dolby Pro Logic IIx Upgrade for Flagship AVR-5803 Receiver Denon Electronics today announced it will offer an upgrade to its flagship AVR-5803 audio/video receiver that will add Dolby Pro Logic IIx surround sound processing capability to the AVR-5803. The…
THX to Certify Yamaha Home Theater Components THX to Certify Yamaha Home Theater Components THX Ltd., the leading provider of product certification and venue design for the entertainment and consumer electronics industries, today announced a partnership with Yamaha Corporation. For the…
Yamaha Debuts the RX-Z9 9.1-Channel Receiver Yamaha Debuts the RX-Z9 9.1-Channel Receiver Yamaha, the innovator of multi-channel Digital Sound Field Processing and surround technology, brings first ever 9-channel sound capability to home theater with the release of the RX-Z9 Digital Home…
The State of the Art - Part One The State of the Art - Part One Ask anyone to define the word "Art" and you are guaranteed to not get the same answer twice. Definitions will be as broad as deeming art to be any human creation, from an oil painting to a chromed…
Ending Sex and Violence in the Movies? Ending Sex and Violence in the Movies? Walmart is now selling the world's first Progressive Scan DVD player that uses preprogrammed filters to seamlessly skip over passes in a movie that contain violence, sex, swearing, drug use, or…
State of the Art - Part Two: Lowering the Bar State of the Art - Part Two: Lowering the Bar "Those boys can get the ball in the hoop, but they can't play basketball."
Behind the Scenes: Field Effects Recording Part 1 Behind the Scenes: Field Effects Recording Part 1 It usually comes as a surprise to even the most sophisticated of moviegoers that the sound effects in the films they watch are usually recreated and added after the film has been shot.
Behind the Scenes: Field Effects Recording Part 2 Behind the Scenes: Field Effects Recording Part 2 Not unlike the home theater industry, there exist manufacturer and consumer perpetuated "equipment envy" in the world of pro audio for music or film. Shiny boxes with fancy specs and fancy wiring.
Why I Hate Going to the Movies! Why I Hate Going to the Movies! Editorial: Why I Hate Going to the Movies! by Toby Dalsgaard 03/24/2004 I hate the movies.…