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Spotify Premium Is Lossless Listening At Last, But with Caveats?

— September 15, 2025 00:00

Spotify Premium Is Lossless Listening At Last, But with Caveats?

After years of delays, Spotify is finally rolling out lossless audio quality to subscribers of its Premium plan. Lossless audio is offered via FLAC, but it maxes out at 24-bit/44.1kHz. Any caveats?

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Parasound Debuts Model 2100 Preamplifier

— July 26, 2007 23:59

Parasound Debuts Model 2100 Preamplifier

Parasound has introduced the precision Model 2100 stereo preamplifier in its high-value NewClassic series of components for custom installation. The Model 2100 also offers a unique solution that

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Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive Price Reduction Plus 5 Free Discs

— July 26, 2007 23:49

Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive Price Reduction Plus 5 Free Discs

As of August 1st, 2007, the price of the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive will be reduced from its current $199 retail to $179, and any player purchased between August 1st and September 30th, 2007 will be

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Denon Displays 13 New A/V Receivers at 2007 Summer Conference

— July 25, 2007 23:52

Denon Displays 13 New A/V Receivers at 2007 Summer Conference

Denon has completely revamped their receiver line up for 2007 with the new models offering expanded multi zone home entertainment capabilities, custom integration features, HDMI 1.3a and much more.

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Denon Adds Network Features to AV Products

— July 25, 2007 16:30

Denon Adds Network Features to AV Products

Gene and I were flown up to New Jersey to Denon's Summer Conference in order to get a first-hand look at the new products coming to market in the next couple of months. In general, Denon seems bent

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Denon DVD‑3800BDCI Blu‑ray Reference DVD Player Unveiled

— July 25, 2007 14:31

Denon DVD-3800BDCI Blu-ray Reference DVD Player Unveiled

We were invited to the 2007 Denon summer conference held in New Jersey yesterday, where they displayed their new DVD-3800BDCI reference BD/SD DVD player. This player is armed to the teeth with the

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Samsung Releases Dual‑Format HD Player

— July 25, 2007 12:03

Samsung Releases Dual-Format HD Player

Samsung introduces its first dual-format High-Definition (HD) optical disc player, the BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player. This player is positioned as the flagship in the company’s growing line of high

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TiVo HD DVR Announced at $299

— July 25, 2007 11:12

TiVo HD DVR Announced at $299

TiVo has just undercut its new TiVo Series 3 HD DVR system (introduced last fall) by $500 by releasing pre-orders on a new "TiVo HD" DVR for only $299 (August 2007 is the expected shipping date with

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Impact Acoustics Announces Its New USB Over Cat5 Wall Plate

— July 23, 2007 15:46

Impact Acoustics Announces Its New USB Over Cat5 Wall Plate

Impact Acoustics today announced the addition of the new patent-pending USB SuperBooster Wall Plate to its extensive product catalog. This wall plate solution allows a USB signal to be run over

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Dolby to Demo at the Audioholics State of the CE Union Party Event

— July 23, 2007 13:59

Dolby to Demo at the Audioholics State of the CE Union Party Event

As if there wasn’t enough cool stuff happening at the 9th Annual Audioholics State of the CE Union Event & Party…. we just made it even cooler by signing on Dolby as a Platinum Sponsor. Dolby is

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Hey, Check Out My New iHack

— July 23, 2007 08:59

Hey, Check Out My New iHack

Only windows users need to worry about vulnerabilities and viruses... unless they use an iPhone. A team of consultants from Independent Security Evaluators, a company that tests various computer

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LED Picks up Pace Against Fluorescents

— July 20, 2007 14:54

LED Picks up Pace Against Fluorescents

LEDs were a big topic at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, but the reality is that they have not made their way into the AV products we use en masse. All of that seems likely to change due to a

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52 Million HDTV Homes by 2008

— July 19, 2007 15:06

52 Million HDTV Homes by 2008

The Digital Entertainment Group is attempting to push the industry faster towards the digital age and away from analogue signals, touting numbers that seem to show a sharp growth for HDTV across

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iPhones Jam Duke Wi‑Fi

— July 19, 2007 14:41

iPhones Jam Duke Wi-Fi

Compatibility issues of new technology with existing systems is nothing new, but the introduction of thousands of new iPhones to student campuses is causing quite the stir over at Duke University in

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Integra Debuts DTR‑7.8 THX Ultra2 AV Receiver With HDMI 1.3

— July 19, 2007 13:53

Integra Debuts DTR-7.8 THX Ultra2 AV Receiver With HDMI 1.3

Integra has introduced the remarkably powerful and flexible DTR-7.8 THX Ultra2 Certified A/V receiver. The 7.1-channel home theater receiver features HDMI v.1.3a compatible switching, onboard

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Samsung Announces New Blu‑ray Disc Players

— July 19, 2007 13:08

Samsung Announces New Blu-ray Disc Players

Samsung is coming into the CEDIA show (September of this year) with its arms swinging. Two new products were announced this week that will be shipping starting in September. The new BD-P2400 and

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2007 Consumer Excellence Awards Information

— July 18, 2007 08:14

2007 Consumer Excellence Awards Information

Audioholics is introducing its brand new Consumer Excellence Awards that it will deliver to manufacturers for products that push the limits of consumer excellence and excel in their respective

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Playstation 3 Price Cut to be Phased Out

— July 17, 2007 16:45

Playstation 3 Price Cut to be Phased Out

In the ongoing Playstation 3 pricing drama, according to Reuters, Sony has announced plans to phase out the recently price reduced $499 Playstation 3 model in the United States, in favor of the

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X‑Files 2 Movie Underway!

— July 16, 2007 12:32

X-Files 2 Movie Underway!

That's right, we bring you the news so fast, even imdb.com doesn't have the info yet... According to Reuters, David Duchovny statsed during the Television Critics Association press tour that he's due

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TiVo Users Can Order Amazon Movies via Remote

— July 16, 2007 10:33

TiVo Users Can Order Amazon Movies via Remote

Users of Tivo's Series 2 and Series 3 PVRs can now order movies from Amazon.com. The new "Unbox on TiVo" service allows customers to download from a selection of over 10,000 movies and shows over

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Integra Delivers its First HDMI 1.3a Compatible AV Receiver

— July 11, 2007 20:55

Integra Delivers its First HDMI 1.3a Compatible AV Receiver

Integra has announced immediate deliveries of its first home theater receiver with HDMI 1.3a processing. The Integra DTR-5.8 AV receiver allows the end-user to exploit the advanced audio and video

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Impact Acoustics Announces 6x2 HD Component Selector Switch

— July 10, 2007 21:21

Impact Acoustics Announces 6x2 HD Component Selector Switch

Impact Acoustics is proud to introduce its new 6x2 Component Video Matrix Selector Switch. This controller device enables six HDTV source devices to be plugged into one selector switch which can then

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DVDO Upgrades to 1080p24 via Firmware

— July 09, 2007 21:47

DVDO Upgrades to 1080p24 via Firmware

Anchor Bay today announced a free software upgrade for its DVDO iScan VP50 video processor that allows the system to produce a 1080p-24 output for any standard- or high-definition input, enabling an

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Sony Denies PS3 Price Cut Rumors ‑ Then Recants

— July 09, 2007 12:01

Sony Denies PS3 Price Cut Rumors - Then Recants

Sony's President, Ryoji Chubachi, stated that the PS3 is not going to incur any price cuts at present. It had been rumored that Sony would take advantage of reducedBlu-ray disc player manufacturing

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EU Continues Probe of HD Video Formats

— July 09, 2007 08:50

EU Continues Probe of HD Video Formats

A slowly simmering probe by the European Union into the format war has taken a new turn. EU antitrust regulators have requested that a number Hollywood studios turn over information about their

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Psst! Buddy! You lookin for a Deal?

— July 06, 2007 13:10

Psst! Buddy! You lookin for a Deal?

You want a deal, we've got a deal for you! Impact Acoustics is offering Audioholics members a special limited time only 20% off EVERYTHING! Yes, that's right, everything they sell is now 20% off.

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Microsoft Extends Xbox 360 Warranty

— July 06, 2007 09:53

Microsoft Extends Xbox 360 Warranty

Microsoft announced late yesterday that it expects to pay out over $1 billion in expenditures to take care of new and existing Xbox 360 owners who have been experiencing the "Red Ring of Death"

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Music Sales Down for 7th Year

— July 05, 2007 09:23

Music Sales Down for 7th Year

Music sales went down globally for the seventh straight year, with 2007 marking a sort of ramping up of the downturn, according to London-based International Federation of the Phonographic Industry

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AVRant #9: Best Buy Part 1

— July 04, 2007 23:52

AVRant #9: Best Buy Part 1

Dina continues her undercover operation uncovering just the type of BS your big box stores are feeding people. This time, it's Best Buy. We were shocked to learn some of the things that pass for