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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

Sharp SD-SP10

In the past, we haven't been terribly impressed with Sharp's high-tech home-theater systems (see the SD-AS10 or the SD-HX500, for example), but the company may finally be on to something good with its SD-SP10 virtual-surround home-theater system. Not only does the amplified speaker system feature Dolby Virtual Speaker technology (used...

Tags: Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, Sharp SD-SP10, speaker, Sharp Corp.

Product reviews 2006-07-26

Onkyo SKS-HT540

Onkyo is one of very few manufacturers of home-theater-in-a-box systems HTIBs confident enough to sell its speakers separately. The eight-piece speaker package we're reviewing here is included with the $500 Onkyo HT-S790 HTIB, but if you already have an A/V receiver, Onkyo sells the speakers separately as the SKS-HT540. Available...

Tags: speaker, Onkyo SKS-HT540, Onkyo

Product reviews 2006-07-21

Panasonic SC-HT640W

The Panasonic SC-HT640W boasts a singular "gotta have" feature unequalled by most home-theater-in-a-box systems HTIBs selling for a lot more than the Panasonic's $300 list price: wireless surround speakers. Or to be more precise, its wireless surround speaker--the two rear surround channels emanate from a single wedge-shaped box that you...

Tags: speaker, Panasonic SC-HT640W, Panasonic, wireless

Product reviews 2006-06-26

PSB Alpha Studio Theater System (2006)

Canada's PSB Speakers offers a wide range of models, but it's the entry-level, hugely popular Alpha series that consistently makes the biggest splash with budget-minded audiophiles. The original Alpha series was introduced in 1991 and has been upgraded a couple of times over the years (most recently in 2002), but...

Tags: Alpha, speaker, woofer

Product reviews 2006-06-22

JVC TH-C30

A lot of people these days are looking for space-saving home-theater-in-a-box HTIB systems that don't cost a lot but don't skimp on features or performance either. Over the years, small, inexpensive HTIBs have certainly improved, but it's still hard to find models that offer truly respectable home-theater performance. Enter...

Tags: Network technology, JVC TH-C30, JVC, satellite, speaker, HTIB

Product reviews 2006-06-08

Klipsch Synergy Sub-12

When it comes to subwoofers, size still matters. While smaller 6- or 8-inch subs can produce credible bass, once you experience what a well-designed 12-inch model can deliver, you won't want to settle for less. Most big subs come with hefty price tags, but Klipsch's mighty Synergy Sub-12 retails for...

Tags: Synergy Sub-12, Klipsch

Product reviews 2006-04-21

Additional Resources

BlueAnt M1 Stereo Bluetooth Speaker

Most Bluetooth speakers we see here at CNET are of the speakerphone variety, which you can pair up with a phone to make and receive calls. Since the rise of stereo Bluetooth, however, there are a few companies that make stereo Bluetooth speakers without the ability to handle phone calls....

Tags: Engineering, speaker, Bluetooth, BlueAnt

Product reviews 2008-08-26

Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP

The $2,000 Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP is a beautiful-looking display with a ton of features. Because of its 117 percent NTSC color gamut, however, we encountered many more color problems than we expected during DVD and Blu-ray playback. Be prepared to do a lot of color tweaking if you plan to...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell UltraSharp, display, Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP

Product reviews 2008-08-25