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2007 State of the CE Union Dolby Labs and AIX Records Interview [0.21] by clint,October 18, 2007 08:41

Clint DeBoer interviews Craig Eggers of Dolby Laboratories and Mark Waldrep of AIX Records at the 2007 Audioholics State of the CE Union Show in Clearwater Beach, Florida. Topics included the first ever showing of Dolby Labs new proposed 7.1 format with 'height' channels. AIX Records provided custom mixes to demo this new format and we talk about various surround formats and their impact on the listening experience. Discrete 7.1 is a new format that has really been made more relevant by the new HD-DVD formats and Dolby is excited about using that to its fullest.

Dolby TrueHD Dolby Volume Interview at 2008 Audioholics Expo [0.21] by clint,November 02, 2008 01:00

Craig Eggers, Senior Manager of Dolby Labs, speaks with us at the 2008 Audioholics Expo event in Orlando, Florida and discusses Dolby TrueHD as well as the new Dolby Volume which promises to revolutionize the way consumers listen to home theater and multi-channel music in their living rooms. In particular, Dolby Volume allows better sound reproduction of multi-channel movie and music content without losing surround channel information and eliminating the "pumping and breathing" artifacts so commonly found in typical 'loudness' controls.

Velodyne SPL-800 Subwoofer Review [0.21] by Gene,October 31, 2006 10:25

Subwoofers have been conventionally known for their deep bass extension and wow factor, essential for today's home theater systems, usually requiring a big heavy box loaded with large woofers to achieve ultimate impact and performance. Until my experience with the Velodyne SPL-800, I was happy with this stereotype about subwoofers as until that point, I haven't heard a small subwoofer that could do both music and movies justice. Enter the SPL-800.

THX - Managing Bass Modes [0.21] by clint,July 10, 2008 23:25

John Dahl from THX discusses room modes (or peaks) and various ways to deal with them, including the use of multiple subwoofers, room treatments, and certain isolation and bass-trapping products. This video gives a great overview of what it takes to tame the frequencies in your room below 200Hz - where the room really makes itself known.

Velodyne 1812 Signature Edition Sub [0.21] by clint,September 09, 2004 20:00

Seeing (and hearing) is believing. I actually had no idea how large this subwoofer was until Gene, Patrick and I found…

Yamaha YSP-1100 Video [0.20] by clint,January 04, 2007 20:00

Yamaha's new Digital Sound projector features 42 DSP-driven drivers that fire in waves to route sound in a way that recreates a full surround sound experience from a single enclosure. We listened to this unit and found it to provide an impressive, immersive experience that differs from anything we had witnessed before. The YSP bubble effect is like surround without speakers and is far different from other phase-based, DSP-only solutions.

Velodyne DEQ-15R Subwoofer Review [0.20] by tom,October 31, 2006 10:25

If you are anything like me, you've got Velodyne envy. If you don't have one, you want one. Even if you have a sub you are happy with, there is always that nagging question in the back of your mind… "What would a Velodyne sound like in my room?" There is no doubt that the Velodyne DEQ-15R delivers the bass. While the DEQ-15R may not do everything quite right, it certainly has enough going for it that I don't mind giving it a very strong recommendation.

Velodyne DD-18 First Impressions [0.20] by mark,October 31, 2006 10:25

Velodyne EQ-Max 15 Subwoofer Review Conclusion [0.20] by Josh Ricci,October 31, 2006 10:25

Loudspeakers [0.20] by clint,November 09, 2006 16:15

Here is our recommended list of loudspeaker manufacturers. These are typically companies whose products we have either reviewed or heard personally in a known environment. Not on the list - forgeddaboudit!