Cerwin-Vega Home Theater System
I have long been a fan of Cerwin-Vega’s deep rich base. With there 5.1 home theater system you will get that and much more. The Cerwin-Vega Cvhd-5.1 Cvhd Series 6-Speaker Home Theater System won’t win any awards for aesthetics (although, not ugly), however, if you want honest-to-goodness full range, rich sound you can’t go wrong.
The CVHD Series for high definition audio for home theater is true to the earthshaking legacy of Cerwin-Vega! It plays loud, delivers great bass, and brings home theater to an entirely new level. Finally you’ll hear what you’ve been missing, from the delicate overtones of a stringed instrument to increased vocal intelligibility of movie dialog. When the action begins, you’ll feel it like never before. The CVHD Series is just what you’ve always wanted from the company that defined bass! Read more
Sirius Satellite Radio on Apple iPhone and iPod Touch
Apple iPhone / iPod Touch owners and Sirius Satellite Radio Subscribers, you might want to sit down. (I guess you probably already are.) Oh yeah! A program called uSirius has brought you Sirius subscribers slash iphone and iPod Touch owners together. For you iPhone owners, isn’t that great? You can have your phone, iPod, camera, web surfing device and now Sirius radio all in one cool little package. What next?
You can stream Sirius radio tunes with an application called uSirius, developed by Millard Software, via Wi-Fi and EDGE. Once the iPhone 3G hits the streets you’ll have connectivity via HSDPA also. You are, of course, responsible for a Sirius subscription to get terrestrial tunes on your iPhone and iPod Touch.
Millard software has developed a software called uSirius - iPhone Edition BETA v.62 that is available for download at www.millardsoftware.com
Sony STR-DG820 AV Receiver
Sony Europe has announced a trio of new AV receivers, led by the powerful DG820. The headline features for this new AV receiver are as follows:
- High Definition Audio decoding: Dolby True HD, dts Master Audio and eight-channel Linear PCM
- HDMI v1.3 capability: four inputs, one output, with support for 1080p 24fps, Deep Colour/x.v. Colour
- Complete system control via BRAVIA Sync HDMI connection
- Digital Cinema Auto Calibration for fast, simple and accurate automatic set-up
- Digital Media Port connection for portable devices, plus Portable Audio Enhancer
- Enhanced surround modes: Digital Cinema EX, plus Neural-THX® Surround
- 7x 100W amplification
For more details on the DG820 AV receiver and its smaller siblings, check out the press release below. Read more
Polk Audio SurroundBar 50: Cnet First Look
Cnet has posted a VIDEO REVIEW of Polk’s SurroundBar 50. The SurroundBar 50 is a great all in one alternative to a full blown surround sound speaker system. Cnet (and most all other reviewers) recommend a subwoofer to complement the SurroundBar, however, high marks are given for its ability to reproduce music as well as TV and movie audio.
Click HERE to read my original post on the Polk SurroundBar 50, SurroundBar and SurroundBar 360 DVD Theater. Read more
Lamborghini and Sirius Team Up
What do you get when Lamborghini and Sirius Satellite Radio put their heads together? Well, starting in ‘09 you get a Murcielago with some of the greatest tunes on the planet. Lamborghini will install Sirius in every Murcielago. Standard. With a lifetime subscription. So if your in the market for a new 2009 Lamborghini, now you have one more reason to buy.
Press Release:
NEW YORK and SANTA AGATA, Italy, June 19, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) and Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. today announced that Automobili Lamborghini will offer SIRIUS as its exclusive satellite radio provider in Lamborghini vehicles. The first Lamborghini to include SIRIUS as standard factory installed equipment will be the Murcielago beginning with the 2009 model year in the U.S.
“We are very pleased to have Automobili Lamborghini as a partner.” said Mel Karmazin, CEO SIRIUS. “We look forward to working closely with Automobili Lamborghini to offer its customers the best in audio entertainment available for its prestigious vehicles.”
“SIRIUS was the natural choice for Automobili Lamborghini’s exclusive supercars,” stated Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. “Satellite radio gives our customers easy access to endless music options, therefore enhancing their ability to enjoy their vehicle on the road or track.”
SIRIUS will be standard equipment in each Murcielago and will include a lifetime subscription to SIRIUS Satellite Radio with every vehicle purchase.
MP3 Player Comparo
Cnet has posted an MP3 player comparison and you’ll be surprised at who’s top-of-the-stack. I am! The test was based on signal-to-noise ratio, total harmonic distortion, frequency response deviation, maximum power output, and stereo crosstalk, but who cares about that.
Here are the top contenders.
Cnet’s Review
eMusic: Get 50 Free Downloads
I just recently signed up with eMusic and thought I would pass on some basic information. eMusic downloads are completely DRM free so many of the big-name labels won’t use them, but if you’re an avid music lover check them out. They offer more than 3.5 million songs. With a paid subscription to eMusic you can enjoy 50 free MP3 music downloads DRM free. If you not sure about eMusic you can sign up for there 14 day risk free trial and get 25 free music downloads and 1 audio book download.
The basic monthly subscriptions are:
$11.99 (30 songs per month) = 40 cents per song
$14.99 (50 songs per month) = 30 cents per song
$19.99 (75 songs per month) = 27 cents per song
You can give the a try for 14 days for free and if you don’t want to continue service just cancel, but keep your 25 songs and there will be no further obligations.
eMusic has recently started offering audio books as well and if your an audio book lover you can get a monthly subscription for this service as well for $9.99 a month.
Sony STRDG720 7.1 AV Receiver
The Sony STRDG720 7.1 AV receiver is a feature-packed, reasonably priced home theater receiver. The receiver features HDMI with “Active Intelligence” and 1080/24p signal capability, making it compatible with Blu-ray Disc, the Playstation 3 and other HD sources. The STR-DG720 features 3 HDMI inputs and decodes uncompressed audio (LPCM via HDMI) so you can hear the original mix of Blu-ray Discs. Read more
Amazon MP3 Announces “Daily Deals” and “Friday Five”
Yesterday, Amazon announced “Daily Deals” and “Friday Five,” a pair of ongoing promotions that offer customers deep discounts on select newly released and catalog albums from bestselling artists on Amazon MP3, Amazon.com’s digital music download store with more than 5.4 million DRM-free MP3 tracks. “Daily Deals” is updated daily and offers a popular album at a significantly discounted price; “Friday Five” offers five great albums for $5 every Friday and through the weekend. Customers can check out these deals, along with new collections of free songs every week, at www.amazon.com/mp3deals. Read more
Klipsch and Circuit City Partner Up
Klipsch and Circuit City have just announced a partnership in which Circuit City will offer Klipsch Synergy Series speakers, along with Klipsch’s Energy branded home theater speakers and components. You should start seeing Klipsch Synergy gear in Circuit City and online at circuitcity.com soon. Read more
