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LG LHB953

Photo gallery:LG LHB953When Blu-ray HTIBs first hit the market, they really didn't make sense as a product type. They were slow, and the value just wasn't there, as it was easy to put together superior systems from separate components. One year later, everything has changed; there are several excellent HTIBs...

Tags: subwoofer, speaker, LG LHB953, LG Electronics Inc., center channel

Product reviews 2009-08-14

Samsung HT-BD1250

Photo gallery:Samsung HT-BD1250DVD home-theater-in-box systems seem to offer a lot of value from the spec sheet, but are often seriously disappointing in use, with lackluster audio and video being the norm. So far our experience with Blu-ray HTIBs has been the exact opposite; almost all of the systems we've tested...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, subwoofer, center channel, Samsung HT-BD1250, Blu-ray HTIB, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., speaker

Product reviews 2009-08-14

2009 Land Rover LR2

Photo gallery:2009 Land Rover LR2Small SUVs and crossovers abound on the roads, terrain where they do very well. But get them in the dirt and they'll perform about as well as your typical sedan. The 2009 Land Rover LR2 fits in the small SUV segment, but manages to retain at...

Tags: subwoofer, LR2, Land Rover, Land Rover LR2

Product reviews 2009-06-23

Sony DAV-HDX589W

The big upgrade in home-in-a-box systems for 2009 is a built-in Blu-ray player. But those models start at $500. If you don't want to spend that much--and you're not ready for Blu-ray--there are still plenty of home theater systems with "just" DVD. Sony has three such models, each of which...

Tags: surround speaker, speaker, subwoofer, satellite, DCAC, Digital Cinema Auto Calibration, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-05-29

Sony HT-SS360

Photo gallery:Sony HT-SS360Home-theater-in-a-box systems have been around forever, but the latest marketing angle is the "Blu-ray ready HTIB." The new phrase simply means that the system consists of a surround-sound-speaker system and an AV receiver, so you only need to add a Blu-ray player to complete your home theater. The...

Tags: subwoofer, Sony HT-SS360, speaker, HTIB, Sony Corp., center channel

Product reviews 2009-05-21

Klipsch HD Theater 500

Few speaker manufacturers know as much about true movie theater sound as Klipsch. The Indianapolis-based company starting making speakers for movie theaters decades before the words "home" and "theater" were ever uttered together in the same sentence. But for better or worse, the company's home products had a reputation for...

Tags: Network technology, subwoofer, speaker, Klipsch HD Theater 500, HD Theater 500, satellite

Product reviews 2009-03-25

Denon DHT-FS3

After you've heard a few virtual surround speakers, you realize there's not a whole lot of surround sound coming out of these things. Yes, the better ones project sound beyond the width of the speaker and well into the room, but only if you're sitting directly in front of the...

Tags: subwoofer, Denon DHT-FS3, Denon, speaker

Product reviews 2008-10-30

Samsung HT-X710T

We recently looked at the HT-TZ512T from Samsung, a solid home theater-in-a-box that focuses on DVD playback and offers wireless rear surround sound. The TZ512 also offers a few additional audio inputs as well as compatibility with various digital file formats. The HT-X710T, reviewed here, keeps most of...

Tags: Corporate communications, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Consumer electronics, Monitors & displays, DVD, Samsung HT-X710T, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., TV, video, subwoofer

Product reviews 2008-10-06

2008 Audi A8 L W12

Photo gallery:2008 Audi A8 L W12The 2008 Audi A8 L W12 rests in a premier echelon of cars that combine extreme luxury with exceptional driving performance, cars that make it difficult to decide whether you'd rather be reclining in the back seat while a chauffeur drives or up there where...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, subwoofer, Audi A8, Audi AG, Bang & Olufsen, car, MP3

Product reviews 2008-07-24

Samsung HT-X810T

If the primary appeal of soundbar speakers is based on their significant reduction of wires and clutter--as compared with 5.1-channel home theater-in-a-box systems--then Samsung's new HT-X810T soundbar should be a winner. While it's not the first single-speaker system with a built-in DVD player or a wireless subwoofer--that'd be the Philips...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, Wi-Fi, subwoofer, Samsung HT-X810T, speaker, sub, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., TV

Product reviews 2008-06-23

Sony HT-CT100

It's a familiar story in consumer electronics: start with a luxurious, expensive, and exclusive product category, and within just a few years, you'll see a sea of imitators delivering the same basic item with more features, less money, and--ideally--better performance. Take single-speaker audio. Once the exclusive domain of Yamaha Digital...

Tags: Sony HT-CT100, speaker, HDMI, subwoofer, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2008-06-05

Yamaha Air Surround YAS-70

Yamaha's YSP Digital Sound Projector single-speaker surround systems have been popular for good reason: they produce room-filling sound from a single speaker. The catch is they're expensive: list prices start around $700 (the YSP-900) and go up to $1,600 (for the excellent YSP-4000), and--because the higher-end models include video connections...

Tags: sub, Yamaha Corp., speaker, YSP Digital Sound Projector, Yamaha YAS-70, subwoofer, cable

Product reviews 2007-12-19

Blaupunkt Velocity 2Go 6

As a powered subwoofer for your car, the Blaupunkt Velocity 2Go 6 installs easily and delivers a reasonably powerful bass thump. But this sub gives you more bang for your buck in that it works as a semiportable speaker system for an iPod or other MP3 player. In the latter...

Tags: Digital music, Media players, Digital media, Velocity 2Go, Velocity, Blaupunkt Velocity 2Go 6, subwoofer

Product reviews 2007-10-18

Samsung HT-X70 Five-Disc Home Theater Surround-Sound System

When we reviewed the Samsung HT-TQ85 late in 2006, we were impressed by its slick design, excellent feature set, and stellar sound. The HT-X70 has a similar feature set to the HT-TQ85--HDMI input and output, USB port, DVD upconversion, XM-ready--but features significantly smaller speakers, designed to blend into your living...

Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, HT-X70, speaker, subwoofer, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2007-07-05

Harman Kardon HS 300

In 2006, we gave the Harman Kardon HS 100 HTIB home theater in a box a good review, but there was definitely room for improvement--especially considering that it originally sold for $900. For this 2007 update, the HS 300, Harman bumped the price a notch, added HDMI and USB connectivity,...

Tags: Harman Kardon, HS 300, receiver, speaker, subwoofer

Product reviews 2007-06-22

LG LHT764

In today's competitive home-theater-in-a-box HTIB market, features and connectivity are key. Discriminating buyers scan a prospective purchase's spec sheet to see if it sports HDMI, USB, XM Satellite Radio readiness, and iPod capability, and so on, before deigning it a worthwhile purchase. Those buyers will find LG's LHT764, a fully...

Tags: LG LHT764, HTIB, LG Electronics Inc., changer

Product reviews 2007-05-14

JVC DD-3 Sophisti

When they first appeared at the beginning of the decade, home-theater-in-a-box systems HTIBs were revolutionary for taking everything you needed for a basic home theater system--an amp, five speakers, a subwoofer, and maybe even the DVD player--and wrapping it all together in one convenient box, leaving you to just add...

Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, TV & Home Theater, speaker, DD-3, subwoofer, JVC, JVC DD-3 Sophisti

Product reviews 2007-05-10

Verve IV

Benicia, California-based Now Hear This NHT has a long history of building affordable high-performance speakers. In recent years, the company successfully moved upmarket with a remarkably innovative series of products, including the Xd integrated electronics and speaker system, and a high-end surround processor and power amplifier. But with the introduction...

Tags: speaker, Now Hear This, V Large, V Woofer

Product reviews 2007-04-11

Onkyo SKS-HT740

Onkyo's home-theater-in-a-box systems HTIBs are exactly that: The company takes a receiver, a DVD player, and a surround speaker system, tosses them in a big box, then sells it at an attractive discounted price. But for those who don't need the complete package, the individual components are available a la...

Tags: speaker, Onkyo, Onkyo SKS-HT740, sub, woofer

Product reviews 2006-12-08

Paradigm Cinema 110 CT 5.1

Paradigm is a midsize Canadian company with an affinity for producing superb small speakers. Case in point: the brand's top-of-the-line Cinema 110 CT system. The six-piece package is designed to look great whether straddling the wall next to a flat-screen TV or sitting on stands next to a bulky, old-school...

Tags: speaker

Product reviews 2006-10-19