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• Ian Masters: Answer Man

  Like almost all audio nuts, I had picked up most of whatever early information I had from various sources, some of the most fruitful being the question sections of various magazines. Joseph Giovanelli and Herman Burstein offered scads of useful stuff Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 28, 2006 10:55 AM by | 3 Comments Filed under: Editorial

• What I didn't Know - Ian G Master's Blog

  Mentor Floyd Toole with his amazing 1970s sideburns My first few days on the job as an audio journalist all those years ago seemed like winning the lottery. In earlier jobs, I had always been the guy people came to to waste time talking about hi-f. Now, Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 22, 2006 10:20 AM by | 2 Comments Filed under: Editorial

• Microphones for Christmas

  Today, it seems hard to believe, but when I was growing up, the ultimate in high technology was audio. How I managed to get interested in the field is a mystery to me, as it certainly was to my family -- my parents thought they had spawned some kind of Read More... Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 9:59 AM by | 1 Comments Filed under: Editorial

• What's a Tonearm?

  Editor's Note: Please join TheaterFocus in welcoming Ian G. Masters to his first blog. Ian G. Masters Excuse me, let me just move a few of these boxes to make some space. As long as I'm going to inhabit this small corner of the blogosphere, I should give Read More... Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 5:42 PM by | 1 Comments Filed under: Editorial

• Monday Night Football Buys First 103” Plasma

  Remember the monster sized man-eating HDTV ? It was Panasonic’s 103” inch plasma the largest production plasma screen made to date. The cost is outrageous, get ready to pay some $70K for the devil’s HDTV. That’s almost as much Read More... Posted Friday, September 01, 2006 10:10 AM by | 1 Comments Filed under: News

• EISA Awards for Electronics Excellence

  EISA or European Imaging and Sound Association gives out awards every year for excellence in consumer electronics products. Like many awards they announce the winners before the actual event which seems a bit anti-climatic. EISA is a collective of Editors-in-Chiefs Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:16 PM by | 1 Comments Filed under: News

• Onkyo Moving in Stereo

  You thought stereo was dead, didn’t you? At a time when manufacturers are moving to nothing but multi-channel systems aimed at home theater, Onkyo has introduced a different idea. We hear about new HTiB systems and more channels being tacked on Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 09, 2006 12:35 PM by | 1 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors

• TV on the Net

  This link has been going around lately so I decided to chime in with it because it’s very good guide. It also verbalizes the state of TV/IP as we stand today. It’s Jeff’s Quick Guide to TV on the Net (TV/IP) found on Jeff Pulver’s Read More... Posted Friday, August 04, 2006 10:52 AM by | 6 Comments Filed under: Tech Advice

• Integra NVS-7.7 with ViiV

  Integra is a front company of Onkyo that ships higher end versions of its Onkyo counterparts. Now Integra has brought its "high end" approach to HTPC which is a bit of a surprise. Integra is known for components like DVD players. The company's highly Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 02, 2006 1:21 PM by | 1 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors

• A look at High End Hi-Fi

  I had an interesting chat yesterday with my local high end dealer. He has a store in town called Soundstage that specializes in really esoteric high end stuff. His store carries names like Conrad Johnson, Martin Logan, Arcam and a whack of others I've Read More... Posted Friday, July 28, 2006 11:22 AM by | 1 Comments Filed under: Editorial

• Sony Design AV System TAV-L1/R

  Personally, I don't see what the big deal is but … This is a new all in one Home Theater system coming up from Sony this summer. Model TAV-L1/R combines a Bravia 32" LCD screen with some integrated audio components designed for HT. The audio portion Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 26, 2006 4:02 PM by | 1 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors

• AMD Buys ATI

  Advanced Micro Devices, AMD the world's second largest microprocessor developer and bane of Intel announced that it agreed to buy ATI for $5.4 Billion dollars. ATI Tech is a Canadian graphics processor (GPU) manufacturer who makes many of the world's Read More... Posted Monday, July 24, 2006 2:41 PM by | 8 Comments Filed under: News

• Panasonic 103in Maneater Devours Girl: Are You Next?

  "The poor girl didn't stand a chance." Witnesses said at the scene. Panasonic unleashed a monster when it unveiled its world record breaking 103 inch plasma HDTV. Crowds gasped when the monstrosity was first unleashed at a public display. The crowd was Read More... Posted Friday, July 21, 2006 10:59 AM by | 8 Comments Filed under: News

• You can Download - Burn and Watch on TV

  Hollywood is slowly coming to grips with new economic opportunities to sell content over the internet. Movie and TV studios are actively seeking out contracts to distribute media files through the web. Both download to burn and media files that are playable Read More... Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 9:50 AM by | 1 Comments Filed under: News

• Outlaw 7500 and 7700, Still Affordable Despite Price Hikes

  Outlaw announced that it has had to roll with the times and increase prices on some of its most popular offerings. The 7500 and 7700 multi-channel amps are still the most affordable products in their class despite the modest price increase. Effective Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 18, 2006 5:37 PM by | 1 Comments Filed under: Editorial