Audio Video News

Steven Stone takes the Marantz SA-12S1 multichannel SACD/DVD-Video/CD player out for a spin or two and asks, "Is the SA-12S1 worth its lofty price tag of $3800? Welcome to the wonderful world of early adoption."

Next, Fred Manteghian fires up the Phase Technology Premier Collection surround speaker system and rattles a few pots and pans. FM writes that these speakers are "another fine example of the whole being more than the sum of the parts."