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Sonos ZP90 & The New S5 Wins What HiFi Group Test
Everyone is loving the new Sonos S5, even What HiFi! The latest edition of What HiFi tests the Logitech Squeezebox against the Sonos ZP90 & S5 system. To sum it up, the found the system incredibly easy to set up … Continue reading
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Tagged CR200 Controller, Music Streaming, Napster, S5, Sonos CR200 Controller, sonos s5, Sonos ZP120, Sonos ZP90, ZP120, ZP90
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NAD M15HD AV Processor Pre-Amp & M25 7 Channel Power Amp
We have had these two units in demo now for a couple of weeks and we still remain as impressed with their performance as we were on initial review. The NAD M15HD has transformed the picture quality of our Runco … Continue reading
Optoma Themescene HD86 Home Cinema Projector
We were given a demo of the Optoma ThemeScene HD86 Projector today and for the first time I didn’t suffer rainbow effect from a DLP projector. Suddenly the demo became more interesting! To start with it has a very … Continue reading
Denon AVR2310 Group Test Winner & 5 star review
Pitched against very strong competition in this category of AV Receivers, i.e. Onkyo TX-NR807 and Pioneer VSX-LX52, this was a good test to come out on top. The What HiFi quote sums the Denon AVR2310 up nicely – “It takes the … Continue reading
Posted in Amps and Speakers, News & Awards
Tagged AV Receivers, Denon AVR2310, Onkyo TX-NR807, Pioneer VSX-LX52, What HiFi 5 star
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Q Acoustics – New Products – What HiFi Five Stars
The latest What HiFi magazine states that Q Acoustics have reasserted their budget supremacy, with the 2000 Series Speakers achieving What HiFi 5 Star status. Quote -”sounding utterly absorbing, detailed and cohesive”. An innovative but simple idea is their hidden … Continue reading
Posted in Amps and Speakers, News & Awards
Tagged 5 stars, Q Acoustics, Q-AV, Q-TV2, Series 2000 speakers, What HiFi Awards
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Pioneer Product Launch
Yesterday we attended the Pioneer product launch meeting at rain soaked Heathrow Hilton! Pioneer have put a lot of effort into improving the specification of their AV and audio products, especially since they have closed down production of the … Continue reading
Let Us Entertain You
This piece is to provide an overview of the amazing technological advances that highlights how far we’ve moved in the field of home entertainment. Imagine a waterproof television built into your bathroom wall, with a heated screen to prevent it … Continue reading
Posted in Equipment Set Up & Calibration, Furniture, Home Cinema Installations
Tagged Audio, Front Row, Furniture, Home Cinema, Home entertainment, iPhone, iPod, Lighting, MAC, Multi Room, PC, Plasma, Projectors, Seating, Speakers, Subwoofers, Visual
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Panasonic PT-AE3000 – 5 Star Award in T3 Magazine
For some while now we have housed the Panasonic PT-AE3000 in our demo room 5 and delighted many customers with it’s performance, especially as it is in the £2-3000 projector price bracket. Well now it has just received a 5 Star … Continue reading
Posted in Home Cinema Projectors, News & Awards
Tagged Award Winner, LCD, Panasonic PT-AE3000, Projector, PT-AE3000, T3
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The Panasonic TX-P46Z1 Wireless Full HD Plasma Gets Home Cinema Choice Best Buy Award.
This made good reading as we have just positioned the Panasonic TX-P46Z1 on our new media wall. The Home Cinema Choice review can be found in the September 2009 edition and also here in the near future in their online … Continue reading
Posted in News & Awards, Plasma & LCD
Tagged Best Buy, HDMI, Panasonic DMR-BS750, Panasonic TX-P46Z1B, Plasma, Wireless
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U2 360 Tour – And Why We Need Great HiFi & AV
I’m blogging on this concert as it reminded me why HiFi and AV enthusiasts get all excited about kit that brings the live concert into the home. Over 88,000 people witnessed a spectacular performance from U2, on a stage that … Continue reading
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Tagged 360, 3D, Concert, Definitive Technology, NAD, Onkyo, Runco, Triad, U2
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