Tom Norton

Yes We Arcam
Tom Norton  |  Sep 04, 2008
A year or so ago I reviewed an Arcam AV receiver. It was one of the best sounding pieces I have experienced. But its HDMI inputs were switching only--no audio over HDMI. That has been corrected with the new AVR600 ($4000; $4500 with Internet LAN connectivity). It will also decode all of the latest audio formats, including DTS HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD. It's also one of the first AVRs to feature Dolby Volume. 120 Wpc, availability expected in late November.
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Breathing Easier
Tom Norton  |  Sep 04, 2008
The Oxygen Bar. Here last year, back by popular demand.
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Getting Proficient
Tom Norton  |  Sep 04, 2008
Proficient is not a new company, but this is its first line of receivers. Of the three designs here (one of them 2-channel stereo), the M80 ($1250) is the most interesting. Rated at 130Wpc x 7, it offers full decoding for DTS HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD. Available early in 2009.
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Sony Demos New PJ
Tom Norton  |  Sep 04, 2008
Sony demonstrated its new VPL-VW70 projector (about $8000) in a dedicated theater booth featuring Watt Puppy loudspeakers from Wilson Audio--driven by one of its own AV receivers. The demo featured a 2.35:1 screen, with the projector supplemented by an anamorphic lens.
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Sony VPL-VW70 Part II
Tom Norton  |  Sep 04, 2008
Here's a better shot of Sony's VPL-VW70, one of the two new projectors Sony introduced at the show. More details in our report on Sony's press conference, below.
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Sony's New SXRD Part III
Tom Norton  |  Sep 04, 2008
Here's Sony's new VPL-HS10 SXRD projector ($3500). More details below in our report on the Sony press event.
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Stewart Cabaret
Tom Norton  |  Sep 04, 2008
There's something about having to post blogs in reverse order to be able to show more than one photo, and than not doing it...which is why you'll be reading more about Stewart Filmscreen's new Cabaret decorative and functional screen case, shown here with a partially extended screen, and further on in other postings. All very confusing for what is a very simple and interesting product.
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More on Cabaret II
Tom Norton  |  Sep 04, 2008
This shows how Stewart Filmscreen's Cabaret screen case can be cantilevered out from the wall to clear a flat panel display or other obstruction.
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Come to the Cabaret
Tom Norton  |  Sep 04, 2008
Stewart launched a new cosmetic and convenience option for its retractable, non-masking screens. It's called Cabaret, and is available in a wide range of standard and custom colors, together with decorative lighting (assumably switchable during actual use!.) The convenience part is that the screen case may be cantilevered out from the wall by several inches--enough to mount a flat panel behind it.
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NAD Adds Processing
Tom Norton  |  Sep 04, 2008
NAD has added an advanced Sigma Designs VXP image processor to its two preamp processors, the M15 HD (at $4499, a major update from the previous M15 Masters' Series), the T175 HD Preamp-Tuner-Processor ($2999), and the T785 flagship AV receiver ($3999f-shown). In addition, these products will now fully decode Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio from bitstream.
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