Scott Wilkinson

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Calibration Training, AVR Connections, Frame Rates
Scott Wilkinson  |  Sep 01, 2010
Job Training
In looking for a good part-time job (hopefully working into full time), I ran into a guy who advised that I take a video-calibration technician course. Who is best to teach this? I heard that an ISF course is available through a school in Colorado. I have also heard you and Leo Laporte chat about THX in glowing tones, and I see online they hold courses in Las Vegas and Dallas.
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 32: Paul Thurrott
Scott Wilkinson  |  Sep 01, 2010
Paul Thurrott, host of TWiT's Windows Weekly podcast, discusses the changing paradigm of TV and movie delivery to the home, from traditional over-the-air, cable, and satellite to IPTV via Netflix, Hulu, etc., as well as image and sound quality vs. Blu-ray, how the Zune model differs from iTunes, media streaming around the home, and answers to chat-room questions.

Run Time: 54:13

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Premiere Design
Emillé Rapture Monoblock Amplifier
Scott Wilkinson  |  Aug 31, 2010
In 771 C.E., a huge bronze bell was cast by King Hyegong of the Silla Empire in what is now South Korea to honor his grandfather, King Seongdeok. Called the Emillé Bell, its remarkable sound can be heard evenly in all directions, and its reverberations last for three minutes, longer than any other bell in the world. Some 1220 years later, Korean high-end audio maker Emillé Labs took its name and inspiration from the famous bell, handcrafting all of its tube-based electronics, including the new Rapture monoblock power amp featured here, to sound as incredible as the company's namesake.
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JBL Synthesis Project Array Speaker System
Scott Wilkinson  |  Aug 30, 2010
In the pro-audio world—especially live performance and commercial cinema—no speaker company is better known than JBL. So it makes perfect sense that the California-based company would apply its considerable expertise to high-end consumer speakers, as it has in the JBL Synthesis line, which includes several models designated Project Array that seem ideally suited for upscale home theaters.
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Focal Maestro Utopia Speaker
Scott Wilkinson  |  Aug 27, 2010
Just because a product isn't the company's most expensive doesn't mean it can't perform exceedingly well. Take, for example, the Maestro Utopia, which occupies the middle of Focal's Utopia III lineup.
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DCS Scarlatti CD/SACD Playback System
Scott Wilkinson  |  Aug 26, 2010
Last month, I profiled the Puccini CD/SACD player from British dCS, an all-in-one package and the company's least-expensive audio-disc spinner at a mere $18,000. At the other end of the scale is the Scarlatti, a 3-box system that costs—well, a lot more.
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Audio Video NewsThe Big Picture
Shift Happens
Scott Wilkinson  |  Aug 25, 2010
In the fast-paced Web world, nothing remains the same for long. So it is with UltimateAVmag.com. We decided it was time for a major makeover, and the result is now staring you in the face—welcome to the new UAV!
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Wolf Cinema DCL-200FD LED DLP Projector
Scott Wilkinson  |  Aug 25, 2010
Wolf Cinema is well known for its DCX series of high-end home-theater DLP projectors—in fact, I've profiled them here and here. Now, Wolf is tackling the challenge of LED illumination in its new DCL-200FD.
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Tube Amps, Best Connections, Ripping Music
Scott Wilkinson  |  Aug 25, 2010
More Power!
How is it that tube amps only produce, say, 25 watts of power, and yet they provide enough output to drive speakers rated for hundreds of watts?
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Living Voice Vox Olympian Speaker
Scott Wilkinson  |  Aug 24, 2010  |  Published: Aug 25, 2010
I've seen plenty of horn-based speakers, but nothing like the Vox Olympian from British Living Voice. This magnificent monster is as much sculpture as it is speaker.
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