Ken C. Pohlmann

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Onkyo DV-SP800 Universal DVD/SACD Player
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Mar 31, 2003
Beginning as barely a trickle, it is now becoming a steady stream as more and more "universal" optical-disc players reach store shelves. The latest models can play DVD-Video discs (and home-burned DVD-R/RWs recorded in the DVD-Video format), DVD-Audio discs, CDs (including CD-R/RW discs and those with MP3 files), and Super Audio CDs.
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Niro TWO 6.1 Home Theater Systems
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Feb 27, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza There's no shortage of home theater systems. There are big ones and small ones, black ones and silver ones, expensive ones and cheap ones. There are systems that come all in one box, and systems that come in half a dozen.
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Yamaha DVD-S2300 Universal DVD/SACD Player
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Feb 18, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza Not all that long ago, it seemed like the high-resolution DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD music formats were heading for a showdown. The two sides were entrenched on either side of no-man's-format land, and neither seemed willing to talk about a truce, let alone concede defeat.
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Marantz DV8300 Universal DVD/SACD Player
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Dec 18, 2002
Photos by Tony Cordoza

Back in the Stone Age of Digital Audio (circa 1990), discerning audiophiles paid big bucks for elegant-looking CD players. Today the emphasis is on performance rather than looks. Most DVD players are visually boring, and their lack of heft hardly inspires confidence. Sometimes I yearn for the days when a player's quality could literally be weighed.

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Yamaha CDR-HD1300 CD/Hard-Disk Recorder
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Dec 05, 2002
Photos by Tony Cordoza

Most people never see hard-disk drives, but their impact on our lives is becoming universal. We take them for granted, remembering how essential they are only when they occasionally fail. While CDs pretty much own the data of the audio world, hard-disk drives are providing exciting new possibilities. Take Yamaha's CDR-HD1300, for example.

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Gear for Giving
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Nov 18, 2002
Photos by Jayme Thornton
Also check out: Stocking stuffers Personal audio players
Spouses, children, in-laws, out-laws, parents, siblings, business associates, mailmen, mailwomen, girlfriends, and boyfriends all deserve a little something from you when the holidays roll around.
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The DVD Variety Show
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Sep 09, 2002
Photos by Tony Cordoza

Jump ahead: Features Checklist In the Lab

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DVD Deals
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jul 21, 2002
Photos by Tony Cordoza
Feel like some shopping? How about a brand-new Porsche 911 for $10,000? Or an Armani suit for $200? Or maybe a vacation in the Swiss Alps for $1,000? I'm sorry, but those items are not available.
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Satellite Radio A to Z
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jul 09, 2002
Photos by Brian Payne The temperature was chilly - at least to two southerners - but even the coldest day in Rocky Mountain National Park is sweltering compared to the frigid -450° void of outer space.
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High-Power Remotes
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jun 10, 2002

Unbelievably, in the distant past, primitive humans had to get up and walk across the room to change channels on their TVs. Then they invented fire - and remote controls. Today, languishing in our high-tech La-Z-Boy recliners, we wonder how our ancestors ever survived. From our sedentary positions, we also wonder why we seem to gain an extra pound every weekend.

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