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The new Yamahas: more details and pictures

Andrew Everard 21 October 2009 16:40
As reported in News , there's a whole stack of new home cinema equipment on the way from Yamaha over the next couple of months. Above is the £1100 RX-V2065 receiver. complete with set-up microphone and its two remote control handsets, while below are

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All the new Onkyos, all the pictures

Andrew Everard 17 August 2009 16:20
As promised in our news story , here's a closer look at all the new Onkyo products launched today. This is the new flagship AV receiver, the £2400 TX-NR5007... ... and here's the same model with its front flap open showing the minor controls. Meanwhile

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Simple, effective and a snip: Maplin's Mini SPL meter

Andrew Everard 09 August 2009 11:54
Answering a forum question the other day I was surfing around for the best price for an SPL meter, and stumbled across a bargain I felt I should pass on. Since Tandy vanished from our shores, and with it ready availability of the Radio Shack meters, setting

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USA: Boom-time for the Bed Theater

Andrew Everard 20 July 2009 11:55
The morning inbox usually contains all kids of strange press releases, more often than not as the result of handing out business cards at, or simply registering for, overseas shows. Just this morning I have been offered unbeatable prices on plastic mouldings,

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The height of sophistication? It's at least 3ft above your front speakers

Andrew Everard 15 April 2009 20:37
Been a lot of cut and thrust here in the WHFSV office in the past couple of days about the merits or otherwise of the new 'height' channel you can enjoy thanks to Dolby Pro-Logic IIz. Why? because the review moles are busy down in their burrow, rootling

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USA: Sony's 2009 AV receivers revealed

Andrew Everard 03 March 2009 15:40
It's that time of year again when the major manufacturers start having their big US trade shows, to introduce the products due in the shops over the next few months. One of the biggest is Sony's Open House, held in Las Vegas, and this year's is proving

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The Gospel according to Blu?

Andrew Everard 24 February 2009 09:47
It's a Blu-ray future: sales of discs are growing fast, with the UK leading Europe into the Blu-ray revolution. That's the result of research from Futuresource Consulting, a company not exactly known for keeping quiet about the success of Blu-ray Disc.

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How HDMI should have been from the start?

Andrew Everard 04 February 2009 15:05
Regulars on our Forums may have noticed that I'm not HDMI's biggest fan. Actually, let me be a bit more specific: I've no problem with the connection system itself, carrying everything from hi-def pictures to hi-rez sound – well, unless you have Sky+HD

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