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Epson Home Cinema 5050UB Pro-UHD 3LCD Projector: $2,999

Kudos to Epson for figuring out how to bring high-end features and performance to an affordable projector. The 5050UB offers motorized lens shift and focus and uses a proprietary filter to deliver solid black-level performance and excellent contrast, hence the UltraBlack (UB) designation. Throw in HDMI 2.0, high dynamic range compatibility (with HDR curve adjustment), impressive brightness, and convincing “4K” images created by Epson’s 1080p-plus-pixel-shifting process, and you have a projector that can keep up with models costing much more.

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Extended color
Excellent brightness and contrast
Great value

Minus
Fan noise with High Power Consumption setting active

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RSL Speakers Speedwoofer 10S Subwoofer: $399

RSL’s Speedwoofer 10S stood out as an impressive performer in a 5.1 speaker system that otherwise fell short of Top Pick status. The subwoofer produces bass that is not only solid and deep but well-defined. Reviewer Michael Trei summed it up this way: “Bass definition and tunefulness were both excellent, making it easy to follow (Charlie) Haden’s bending of notes on his big acoustic bass.” That’s a combination that’s hard to beat for four hundred bucks.

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Great value
Punchy, tuneful bass
Minus
No wood finish option

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