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Audio Advice Buys The Audio Lab, Opens New Wilmington NC Showroom

— July 20, 2024 00:00

Audio Advice Buys The Audio Lab, Opens New Wilmington NC Showroom

Audio Advice has acquired The Audio Lab, a Wilmington, NC store that served audiophiles for over 30 years. Audio Advice is now positioned to better serve customers up and and down the east coast.

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DISCover ApeXtreme & Next Generation Game Consoles at E3

— June 23, 2004 20:00

DISCover ApeXtreme & Next Generation Game Consoles at E3

Digital Interactive Systems Corporation (DISC), creator of the DISCover® Game Consoles, announced today that it will be an exhibitor at this year's E3, May 12-14 in Los Angeles, CA, where it will

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DLP SXGA+ Resolution Announced by Texas Instruments

— June 23, 2004 20:00

DLP SXGA+ Resolution Announced by Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments at Infocomm announced a new DLP SXGA+ offering, providing customers a 1400 x 1050 resolution, the highest single-chip resolution available for the projector market today.

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DTS Announces Lossless Digital Sound for Cinema

— June 23, 2004 20:00

DTS Announces Lossless Digital Sound for Cinema

March 22, 2004 -- DTS (Digital Theater Systems, Inc.) (NASDAQ: DTSI) announces the development of a system for delivering lossless digital soundtracks into movie theatres. With DTS lossless

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DTS Releases Porcupine Tree 'In Absentia' on DVD‑Audio

— June 23, 2004 20:00

DTS Releases Porcupine Tree 'In Absentia' on DVD-Audio

February 18, 2004 - DTS (Digital Theater Systems, Inc.) (Nasdaq: DTSI) entertainment label, DTS Entertainment (DTSE) today announced a March 9th street date for the DVD-Audio version of Porcupine

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DVD Forum Approves WMVHD VC‑9 CODEC for HD‑DVD

— June 23, 2004 20:00

DVD Forum Approves WMVHD VC-9 CODEC for HD-DVD

Microsoft has come a long way from its announcement at CES 2004 that it had entered the foray of high-definition DVD. This week the company won a very crucial vote when the Steering Committee for the

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HD Radio Rollout Strengthened by iBiquity

— June 23, 2004 20:00

HD Radio Rollout Strengthened by iBiquity

iBiquity Digital Corporation, the sole developer of HD Radio™ technology, today announced that it has added two new members to its commercialization team to assist in the expanded rollout of AM/FM

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Hogan Osawa Appointed President of Yamaha Electronics Corporation

— June 23, 2004 20:00

Hogan Osawa Appointed President of Yamaha Electronics Corporation

Yamaha Electronics Corporation (YEC) announces the appointment of industry veteran Hogan Osawa as president of its line of Home Theater products effective December 1. Osawa has been with Yamaha since

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Intel's New 915P/G Express and 925X Express Chipsets Add 7.1 Audio & HD Support

— June 23, 2004 20:00

Intel's New 915P/G Express and 925X Express Chipsets Add 7.1 Audio & HD Support

In one of the most significant PC platform changes in a decade, Intel Corporation today announced products that usher in a range of audio, video and other capabilities previously found only on

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JBL Expands HTI & Soundpoint In‑Wall and Ceiling Speaker Lineup

— June 23, 2004 20:00

JBL Expands HTI & Soundpoint In-Wall and Ceiling Speaker Lineup

JBL, the leading manufacturer of professional and consumer loudspeakers, today announced the introduction of its HTI Series HTI55 in-wall speaker and SoundPoint Series SP6CS ceiling speaker, two

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Klipsch Files Lawsuit Against Multiple Internet Sales Violators

— June 23, 2004 20:00

Klipsch Files Lawsuit Against Multiple Internet Sales Violators

Klipsch Audio Technologies, a leading manufacturer of loudspeakers, today announced it has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana against companies operating the

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Kodak Introduces Innovative New Materials for OLED Displays

— June 23, 2004 20:00

Kodak Introduces Innovative New Materials for OLED Displays

Continuing its pioneering role in the OLED display industry, Eastman Kodak Company is introducing new high-performance materials for the manufacture of OLED displays and demonstrating active matrix

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Logitech Acquires Intrigue Technologies (Harmony Remote)

— June 23, 2004 20:00

Logitech Acquires Intrigue Technologies (Harmony Remote)

Logitech International (SWX: LOGN) (Nasdaq: LOGI) today announced that it has purchased the maker of the highly acclaimed Harmony Remote advanced remote controls - privately held Intrigue

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MAXX Products Introduces TruVision Digital Video Processor

— June 23, 2004 20:00

MAXX Products Introduces TruVision Digital Video Processor

MAXX Products continues to enhance the home theater experience with the introduction of its TruVision digital video processor - representing the first product in a new line of high performance home

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Merian's MLP Technology at CES 2004

— June 23, 2004 20:00

Merian's MLP Technology at CES 2004

Huntingdon, UK-based Meridian Audio Limited (Booth #17220, Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall 1 & 2) , is known internationally for its acclaimed hi-fi and home theater products, where it is

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Mitsubishi HD‑6000 HD PVR/DVR Announced

— June 23, 2004 20:00

Mitsubishi HD-6000 HD PVR/DVR Announced

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc., today unveiled the consumer electronics industry's most advanced HDTV receiver/controller, the HD-6000. The HD-6000, which will be available at selected

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NetStreams and Polk Audio to Introduce IP Networked Loudspeakers

— June 23, 2004 20:00

NetStreams and Polk Audio to Introduce IP Networked Loudspeakers

NetStreams , America 's leading Networked Audio solutions provider and manufacturer of the DigiLin XT-IP Network Audio System, announced a cooperative marketing program with premiere loudspeaker

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NHT Demonstrates New DSP Controlled Speakers in NYC

— June 23, 2004 20:00

NHT Demonstrates New DSP Controlled Speakers in NYC

NHT invites you to see and hear the future of home audio loudspeakers. On hand will be company representatives, as well as representatives of NHT's two partners for the project, DEQX and Power

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NHT Offers Advance Preview of Upcoming DSP Speaker System

— June 23, 2004 20:00

NHT Offers Advance Preview of Upcoming DSP Speaker System

As previewed at the January Consumer Electronics Show (CES), NHT will soon unveil its first speaker system incorporating digital signal processing (DSP).

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Onkyo/Integra Ships DTR‑7.4 and DTR‑8.4 THX Receivers

— June 23, 2004 20:00

Onkyo/Integra Ships DTR-7.4 and DTR-8.4 THX Receivers

Integra has announced immediate shipments of its DTR-7.4 and DTR-8.4 THX Select-certified 7.1-channel network A/V receivers, delivering 7 x 100 and 7 x 110 Watts of power, respectively. Each features

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Onkyo's New LS‑V955 Integrated DVD Player /Receiver

— June 23, 2004 20:00

Onkyo's New LS-V955 Integrated DVD Player /Receiver

Onkyo has introduced an easy-to-use and attractive home theater system that adds stunning DVD video and multichannel surround sound to any TV in minutes. The LS-V955 system consists of a one-piece

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Onkyo TX‑NR801 sub‑$1000 Receiver with Net‑Tune

— June 23, 2004 20:00

Onkyo TX-NR801 sub-$1000 Receiver with Net-Tune

Onkyo has announced immediate dealer shipments of its TX-NR801 Net-Tune™ home theater receiver, which was first shown to the press in prototype form at CEDIA Expo in September. This is Onkyo's second

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Onkyo TX‑NR901 Receiver Gets Net‑Tune & Component Video Upconversion

— June 23, 2004 20:00

Onkyo TX-NR901 Receiver Gets Net-Tune & Component Video Upconversion

Onkyo has announced dealer shipments of its TX-NR901 THX Select A/V receiver, featuring 7 x 110-Watts, Net-Tune™ functionality to play streaming MP3 files via Ethernet, upconversion of both composite

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Panamax Expands PRO Series With New MAX® 5410 A/V Component

— June 23, 2004 20:00

Panamax Expands PRO Series With New MAX® 5410 A/V Component

Panamax, the leading manufacturer of power protection and conditioning products, introduces the newest addition to its custom installation-centered PRO Series . The Panamax MAX® 5410 Pro (model

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Panasonic Starts New Blu‑Ray Disc Product Certification Service

— June 23, 2004 20:00

Panasonic Starts New Blu-Ray Disc Product Certification Service

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic) announced that its Format Verification Laboratory has started offering verification service for Blu-ray Disc blank rewritable media and Blu-ray

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Philips to Move Out of Front Projector Business

— June 23, 2004 20:00

Philips to Move Out of Front Projector Business

Royal Philips Electronics today announced its decision to stop its front projector business. As a consequence, Philips will cease to be an independent manufacturer of front projectors. Philips

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Pioneer & Big Band Technologies Improve On‑Demand Cable

— June 23, 2004 20:00

Pioneer & Big Band Technologies Improve On-Demand Cable

BigBand Networks, Inc., a leading provider of broadband multimedia platform solutions for broadcast television and on-demand services, and Pioneer Digital Technologies, Inc., a leader in interactive

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River Cable Introduces VPX PRO 3 Plus and VPX PRO 5 Plus Video Cables

— June 23, 2004 20:00

River Cable Introduces VPX PRO 3 Plus and VPX PRO 5 Plus Video Cables

RIVER CABLE engineers, the brains behind the "Original" DigiFlex Gold and the universally lauded FLEXYGY 6 Loudspeaker Cable, have developed two outstanding, new component video cables for the

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Rives Audio, RPG, Talon, Harbeth, Von Schweikert at CES/T.H.E.

— June 23, 2004 20:00

Rives Audio, RPG, Talon, Harbeth, Von Schweikert at CES/T.H.E.

Only one year after the Rives Audio debut at CES, Rives Audio teams up with 3 unique and top level speaker companies to display at both CES and T.H.E. Show. Rives Audio will demonstrate their