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New Product: Salamander Hampton 236 Equipment Cabinet
Peter Pachal  |  Apr 03, 2007  | 

CLASSY STORAGE If that Ikea TV stand you got in college is now looking like your system's idea of a studio apartment, Salamander's Hampton 236, from its new Chameleon series, is a four-bedroom house. With its elegant black finish and options such as a plasma mount, power conditioner, and cooling fans, your gear will be living a life of luxury.

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New Product: Hitachi P50H401 HD 50-inch Plasma TV
Peter Pachal  |  Apr 03, 2007  | 

YOU'RE SO MONEY A few short years ago, a 50-inch plasma TV was a toy of the super-rich, reserved for those who could drop as much coin on a set as their kids' college tuition. At $2,500, Hitachi's P50H401 HD plasma heralds a new era, where bigscreens are within reach of ... well, at least someone you know.

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New Product: B&W VM6 Speaker System
Peter Pachal  |  Apr 03, 2007  | 

NEW TRADITION Kevlar woofer cones, Nautilus tweeters, elegant lines - these are definitely B&W speakers. But there's a twist: The VM6 integrates the company's trademark components into a thoroughly modern design. It's only 4 inches deep, just enough for the tweeter's tapered tail to fit, so high frequencies sound free and clear.

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New Product: Pioneer VSX-917V A/V Receiver
Peter Pachal  |  Apr 03, 2007  | 

UPCONVERT, MARK DOWN Now that your piggy bank is empty since you blew all your savings on that 1080p HDTV, you probably don't have much left for a receiver. Good thing Pioneer's VSX-917V won't set you back too much, and it's totally ready for your HD set with its two HDMI inputs. So don't feel bad about splurging on that HD DVD player either.

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New Product: Backyard Drive-In Projection Screen
Peter Pachal  |  Apr 03, 2007  | 

GREAT OUTDOORS Too many people coming over for movie night? Move the festivities outside with the Backyard Drive-In screen, ready to serve up your flick on a huge screen after about 10 minutes of setup. Just park a projector in front of it, and your entertainment is stretched out on a 12-foot viewing area - 18 feet for the extra-large version.

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New Product: Samsung BD-P1200 Blu-ray Disc Player
Peter Pachal  |  Apr 03, 2007  | 

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New Product: Soundolier duo Wireless Speaker Lamp
Peter Pachal  |  Apr 03, 2007  | 

AUDIO DÉCOR Wireless speakers haven't exactly taken off, partly because they're never really cable-free since you have to connect them to power. The duo speaker from Soundolier (think "chandelier") skirts that problem by building the drivers into a lamp, which you'd be plugging in anyway.

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New Product: Sonance C4630SE Home Audio System
Peter Pachal  |  Apr 03, 2007  | 

ROOM WITH A CLUE The downside of having an entertainment room is that it demotes your other rooms' status. But not if you set up a multiroom system, and Sonance's C4630SE can spread the joy to six other areas in your house.

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New Product: Atlantic Technology System 8200e THX Speakers
Peter Pachal  |  Apr 03, 2007  | 

GLOSS AND SHINE If you're half as serious about sound as you are pictures, the THX Ultra2-certified System 8200e should be on your shortlist. AT has updated its acclaimed 8200, adding sexy gloss-back sides to the new front LR towers at a lower price!

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New Products for April 2007
 |  Apr 02, 2007  | 

•Apple iPhone •Apple TV •JVC DLA-HD1 Front Projector •Salamander Hampton 236 Equipment Cabinet •Hitachi P5

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New Product: Cambridge SoundWorks Radios
Ken Richardson  |  Feb 12, 2007  | 

Sure, satellite radio is great. But for many listeners, there are still times when they want to come back to earth, so to speak. For those listeners and those times, Cambridge SoundWorks offers a new line of high-performance radios, including this trio of terrestrials.

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Road Gear: Alpine PXE-H650 System Integration Processor
Doug Newcomb  |  Feb 07, 2007  | 

MAKE MUSIC NOT WAR The car-stereo aftermarket has been engaged in guerrilla warfare with superpower automakers ever since the first Bose system salvo crossed the industry's bow.

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New Product: Pioneer Elite PRO-940HD 42-inch Plasma HDTV
Peter Pachal  |  Feb 07, 2007  | 

TOUCHES OF CLASS If you suspect those cheapie plasmas at Costco must be missing something, you're right . . . and it's all found in Pioneer's PRO-940HD set. An arsenal of technologies - including a crystal emissive layer, glare-reducing filter, and improved phosphors - gives you the deepest contrast possible.

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New Product: Oppo DV-981HD 1080p DVD Player
Peter Pachal  |  Feb 07, 2007  | 

PIXEL FACTORY DVD isn't as exciting as it used to be, but Oppo's DV-981HD player still manages to impress. After all, you don't find a Faroudja video processor for upconverting video to 1080p format in any old bargain-basement machine. And with the HDMI output, hookup to your cutting-edge flat-panel TV is seamless.

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New Product: Straight Wire "SDMI" HDMI cable
Peter Pachal  |  Feb 07, 2007  | 

BIT PIPELINE One thing about HDMI - the supposed be-all and end-all of HDTV connectors - is that it's one of the most rapidly changing standards in A/V history.

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