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Movie previews may get quieter
Barry Willis  |  Nov 30, 1997

Have you found yourself playing back movie soundtracks lower than the "calibrated" level? Do you instinctively try to cover your ears during previews at the theater? If so, you're not alone.

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Audio Video News
Home Theater Technology at Comdex '97
Jon Iverson  |  Nov 30, 1997

All of the major consumer-electronics "convergence" companies were in attendance at this year's computer panoply: Sony, Pioneer, Philips, Hitachi, Sharp, Samsung, and on and on. Expanding upon a trend begun last year, each of the majors was displaying roughly equal parts computer goods and home/consumer gear.

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Tower Speaker ReviewsSubwoofer Reviews
M&K S-150 THX surround loudspeaker system
Wes Phillips  |  Mar 03, 1997

In the summer of 1996, <I>SGHT</I> editor Lawrence Ullman made me an offer I couldn't refuse: "Wes," he asked, "how would you like to review M&K's new THX speaker package?"

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Tower Speaker ReviewsSubwoofer Reviews
Vandersteen Music-and-Cinema loudspeaker system
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 03, 1995

The Vandersteen 3A is a higher-end variation on the theme established by the company's first loudspeaker, the 2C. The latter is still available, though much updated into the current, highly popular 2Ce. A four-way design, the 3A has separate sub-enclosures for each drive unit; the whole affair is covered with a knit grille-cloth "sock" with wood trim end pieces. A rear-mounted metal brace allows the user to vary the tiltback&mdash;an important consideration for best performance with this loudspeaker.

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