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Power Amplifier Reviews
Primare SP31.7 & A30.5 Mk.II surround preamplifier-processor & 5-channel amplifier
Robert Deutsch  |  Mar 21, 2004

For a country with a population of fewer than 6 million, Denmark has an amazingly high profile when it comes to manufacturers of audio and home theater products. Bang & Olufsen, Dynaudio, Vifa, Peerless, Jamo, Gryphon, Ortofon, Thule, Dali, TacT—the list goes on and on. According to the folks at US importer Sumiko, Primare (pronounced "prime-AIR") has been around since the 1980s, and their products combine outstanding industrial design with an emphasis on sound quality. In the late '90s, the Primare team was joined by Michael Bladelius, well-known for his analog and digital design work for Threshold, Classé, and Pass Labs. Primare products are now manufactured in Sweden, while the head office and design center remain in Denmark.

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Audio Video News
Coming Attractions
HT Staff  |  Mar 19, 2004
TAW
Looking for a product that won't be obsolete any time soon? Then TAW's new ROCK PRO is the unit for you. The newest addition to TAW's line of video processors uses installable input devices to ensure that the processor is always compatible with the latest technology. The first available device allows high-definition ATSC, NTSC, and PAL/YUV/RGB/RGBHV inputs. The ROCK PRO will scale to 480p through 1536p in 2-pixel vertical and 8-pixel horizontal increments. Look for additional input devices, like DVI and FireWire, in the future. What's the price of a processor that will never be obsolete? It's all yours for $8,199.
TAW
(407) 363-5365
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Audio Video News
Latest Software Reviews
HT Staff  |  Mar 19, 2004
DVD: Dirty Pretty Things—Buena Vista
Video: 4
Audio: 3
Extras: 2
A London hotel houses the dirty secrets of a black-market, organ-trading operation in Dirty Pretty Things, starring Audrey Tautou and Chiwetel Ejiofor. The Academy Award–nominated screenplay follows an immigrant hotel worker who stumbles upon a human heart clogging the toilet of a recently occupied room, thus beginning a fast-paced thriller that is completely satisfying in its surprising resolution.
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Audio Video News
Sony Moves into Custom Install
HT Staff  |  Mar 18, 2004  |  First Published: Mar 19, 2004
Sony Electronics is making a bold move into the custom home theater and multizone installation market with the introduction of New Home Entertainment Solutions, a product line that "will provide complete pre-integrated home entertainment solutions in three-, five-, and seven-room packages. Each solution will include Sony's industry-leading home entertainment products and full system integration," according to a March 16 announcement from Los Angeles.
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Audio Video News
Samsung and Cable Industry
HT Staff  |  Mar 18, 2004  |  First Published: Mar 19, 2004
The cable industry was late to the HDTV party, but hopes to make up for its tardiness with a massive public relations campaign now that high-def is finally becoming a regular part of most cable providers' packages.
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Audio Video News
NASCAR on HDNet
HT Staff  |  Mar 18, 2004  |  First Published: Mar 19, 2004
Mark Cuban's HDNet never misses an opportunity. Major sports events are huge drivers of high-definition television, but none of the big networks sought out NASCAR for HD productions. Enter Dallas-based HDNet, to the benefit of racing fans throughout North America.
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Audio Video News
Paradigm's Seismic Subwoofers
HT Staff  |  Mar 18, 2004  |  First Published: Mar 19, 2004
Ontario's Paradigm loudspeakers have a well-deserved reputation for great performance at affordable prices. On March 16, the company announced a new addition to its product line, the Seismic Series subwoofers.
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Other Tech
Audio
John Sciacca  |  Mar 15, 2004

Fortunately, the saying "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" doesn't apply to CES. The technology introduced there quickly spreads to the rest of the world. This year, audio companies were especially anxious to have the show's magic rub off on their wares.

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Audio Video News
DirecTV Sued for "Extortion"
Barry Willis  |  Mar 15, 2004

Has DirecTV's campaign against signal theft crossed the line of legality? So claims a class-action lawsuit launched this month against the El Segundo, CA–based direct broadcast satellite service and parent company, Hughes Electronics.

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Audio Video News
Hitachi's 400GB Hard Drive
 |  Mar 15, 2004

Archiving high-def video and high-rez audio should become less problematic for technophiles in the near future thanks to a breakthrough development by Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST).

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