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<A HREF="http://www.sonystyle.com">Sony</A> is responding to consumer demand for DVD with an impressive array of new product announcements, including progressive-scan players, SACD-compatible DVD changers, a 400-disc changer, and a "dual compatible" DVD recorder. This last item bridges the gap between the DVD-RW and DVD+RW camps by working with both formats.

Bass Industries
Do you like comfy seats? Do you like good-looking seats? Do you like reasonably priced seats? Home Cinema Seating, a division of Bass Industries, may have the seat for you. The Millennium home theater seat features an upholstered back and seat bottom, flip-up armrests with integrated cup holders, a 42-inch pleated back, and a bolstered headrest to take the strain off of your neck as you watch movie after movie. The Millennium has that classic movie theater look and is available in numerous colors of velour, leather, or Nusuede. Prices range from $723 per seat in rows of three or more.
Bass Industries
(305) 751-2716
www.bassind.com

The adage goes something like this: "If you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything at all." I'm guessing Gayle Sanders, president of MartinLogan, heard that one a lot while growing up. As the leading manufacturer of hybrid electrostatic speakers, MartinLogan's product line has been largely silent on the subject of subwoofers, with the notable exception of the two imposing subwoofer stacks packaged with their flagship Statement system. But their dealers have said plenty, recommending third-party subs that satisfy the primal urges of home-theater natives.

V Inc. has upped the ante on Gateway Computer.