Scott Wilkinson

Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 24: Chris Kyriakakis
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 15, 2010  |  Published: Jun 16, 2010
Audyssey CTO Chris Kyriakakis explains his company's MultEQ room correction, Dynamic EQ tone correction, Dynamic Volume loudness leveler, DSX soundfield expander, and more, including answers to listener questions.

Run Time: 55:12

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Premiere Design
Audio Note Gaku-On Monoblock Power Amp
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 15, 2010

When you consider the price of a power amp, it's interesting to calculate the cost per watt. In that light, the Gaku-On monoblock from British maker <A href="http://www.audionote.co.uk">Audio Note</A> and distributed in the US by <A href="http://www.audiofederation.com">Audio Federation</A> is the most expensive power amp I know of.

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Premiere Design
Marten Coltrane Supreme Speaker System
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 14, 2010

I'm constantly amazed at the number and variety of super-high-end speakers out there. Among the many manufacturers I'd never heard of before is <A href="http://www.marten.se">Marten</A>, a Swedish maker whose flagship is the magnificent Coltrane Supreme.

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Audio Video News
2010 World Cup in 3D Begins Today
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 11, 2010

Today marks the start of a new era in TV broadcasting. ESPN launched its full-time 3D channel&#151;the first in the world&#151;with coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer championship being held in Johannesburg, South Africa, now through July 11.

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3D Tech
Panasonic 3D Briefing
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 10, 2010  |  Published: Jun 11, 2010

Tom Norton and I must have very bad traffic karma. After Wednesday's slog to Sony Pictures Studios for the Sony 3D Launch, we faced a similar hurdle yesterday on the Ventura Freeway as we made our way to a 3D briefing from Panasonic at the Hotel Intercontinental in Century City. Fortunately, it wasn't as far as the Sony event, and I had a few alternate routes up my sleeve, so we made our appointment on time.

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3D Tech
Sony 3D Launch
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 10, 2010

Traffic on the San Diego Freeway and surrounding surface streets was among the worst I've seen in many years as Tom Norton and I slowly made our way to Sony's big 3D launch event yesterday at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. We finally got past the accident—after a medevac helicopter landed right next to us on the freeway—and arrived shortly before Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer said, "Thanks for coming!"

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Ask S&V
Optimize Your New TV
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 09, 2010
Out of the Box
For the average consumer who takes a new LCD TV out of the box, what is the best way to set it up for home use? What is the name of the DVD used for adjusting and fine tuning?
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 23: Tom Norton
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 08, 2010  |  Published: Jun 09, 2010
Tom Norton, Senior Editor and Video Technical Editor of Home Theater magazine and contributor to UAV, celebrates 20 years working for Stereophile and its sibling publications, talks about his ongoing Blu-ray player tests as reported on UAV, answers listener questions about 3D, four-color displays, OLED, and more.

Run Time: 49:35

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Premiere Design
Edge NL Reference Monoblock Power Amp
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 08, 2010

Is the NL Reference from Florida-based <A href="http://www.edgeamp.com">Edge Electronics</A> just another high-power, high-priced monoblock power amp? I think not.

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Premiere Design
SWSpeakers Magic Flute Speaker
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 07, 2010

Of all the various types of audio and video products, speakers seem to offer the most potential for design variation. Case in point&#151;the Magic Flute from Swedish maker <A href="http://www.swspeakers.com">SWSpeakers</A>.

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