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Energy Power Bar Soundbar Preview The new Energy Power Bar, is only attempting to provide an improved sonic experience over your display speakers. When they come with a wireless subwoofer, we are all the more intrigued.

Atlantic Technology FS-7.1/SB-900 Surround Bar/Sub Preview Atlantic Technology has revoiced and redesigned the enclosure of their FS-7.1 Surround Bar. The $350 SB-900 sub dips to 32Hz and looks to be a good value. At $950, the FS-7.1 faces stiff competition.

Definitive Technology Mythos XTR-SSA5 Surround Bar Preview At $999 for the Def Tech Mythos XTR-SSA5 Surround Bar and $799 for the XTR-SSA3 Sound Bar, these aren't inexpensive solutions but they sit less than 2" off the wall and have the Def Tech heritage.

Aperion Audio Verus Surround Dipole/Bipole Speaker Preview At $299 each, the new Aperion Audio Verus Surround speaker shares the 4.25" woofer/1" tweeter coaxial driver of the Forte line but the $299 price of the Grand line.

MKSound Loudspeakers are Back in Black! MKSound is back in full force with the relaunch of the brand incorporating legendary loudspeaker and subwoofer designs and new products as well. No nonsense, well engineered products is MKSound.

PSB Imagine mini Speaker Preview With a response down to 55Hz both on and off axis, the specs on the PSB Imagine mini speakers (a speaker so small, it doesn't even get a capital letter) are almost too good to be believed.

Martin Logan ElectroMotion C2 and FX2 Center and Surround Speakers Preview The ElectroMotion C2 center and FX2 surround speakers share Martin Logan's new Folded Motion XT thin film radiating tweeters paired with paper cone woofers in a ported box.

Boston TVee Model 30 Soundbar Review The Boston TVee Model 30 is a new premium soundbar solution. As more and more flat panel TVs get sold, and more people realize just how awful they sound, soundbars continue to gain in popularity.

Paradigm MilleniaOne Speaker System First Look The Paradigm MilleniaOne system consists of five small satellites that are 7.75" tall, 4.5" wide and 5.75" deep. The MilleniaSub is a diminutive 14" by 18.375" by 8.875" and a paltry 24 pounds.

Onkyo HT-S5400 7.1 Channel HTiB First Look Technology in the Onkyo HT-S5400 is very impressive given the $600 price with things like Audyssey 2ED/Dynamic Volume/EQ, Dolby ProLogic IIz, and HDMi 1.4 with 3D support and Audio Return Channel.