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Bose SoundDock Portable

Bose SoundDock Portable

The slimmer, sleeker SoundDock Portable is almost sure to be a hit as it combines portability with great sound and smart design.

09/10/2007 10:36 AM

Soundmatters MainstageHD

Soundmatters MainstageHD

Soundmatters' fully featured virtual surround speaker system delivers home-theatre thrills in a supercompact design.

03/09/2007 03:30 PM

TEAC MCDV10

TEAC MCDV10

TEAC's MCDV10 sounds good on paper, with integrated CD, DVD, Digital TV and MP3 playback. Actually using it, however, reveals a rather more woeful state of affairs.

10/08/2007 12:13 PM

Logitech Squeezebox

Logitech Squeezebox   Editors’ Choice

You couldn't ask for a much simpler audio/Internet radio streamer than the Logitech Squeezebox, although you do pay a premium for that convenience.

26/07/2007 04:28 PM

Get ready for digital radio with DAB+

Get ready for digital radio with DAB+

The widespread introduction of digital radio in Australia has inched closer with the world's first test of the new digital radio standard, DAB+, in Sydney today.

17/07/2007 07:06 PM

B&W 685

B&W 685

The B&W 685 is the company's latest budget-level loudspeaker and uses some of the technologies developed for the flagship 800 series.

08/06/2007 04:21 PM

How does a speaker work?

How does a speaker work?

CNET explains the jargon behind the conventional loudspeaker, with a quick guide on the anatomy of this important home theatre component.

06/06/2007 05:38 PM

KEF KHT-5005.2

KEF KHT-5005.2

KEF's KHT-5005.2 is one of the few surround speaker packages to coax audiophile sound from lifestyle-friendly speakers and a subwoofer.

05/06/2007 12:35 PM

How to setup your home theatre speakers

How to setup your home theatre speakers

You don't have to be an electrician or an acoustics expert to get great surround sound from your home theatre system. Just follow the steps in this tutorial to setup your home theatre speakers for optimum sound.

21/05/2007 02:51 PM

Bowers & Wilkins designs speakers for Jaguar

Bowers & Wilkins designs speakers for Jaguar

Speaker specialist Bowers & Wilkins has teamed up with Jaguar to develop a premium in-car audio system.

07/05/2007 03:14 PM

JBL Studio L890

JBL Studio L890

A surprisingly neutral, yet powerful, set of speakers which require a bit of space but are well worth the money if you have a large set-up.

19/03/2007 05:11 PM

TDK Tremor Xa-10 speakers

TDK Tremor Xa-10 speakers

Part of TDK's Tremor range of speakers, the slimline Xa-10s are clean, lean, and available in lime green.

19/03/2007 12:22 PM

JVC UX-G70

JVC UX-G70

With several unique features -- including a five-disc changer, and USB-audio and DVD-Audio playback -- the UX-G70 is definitely a strong candidate in the DVD minisystem category.

07/02/2007 10:20 AM

KEF FiveTwo Series Model 11

KEF FiveTwo Series Model 11

While their surround effects fall a bit short of the best we've heard, KEF's beautifully crafted FiveTwo Series Model 11 speakers produce five channels of sound with exceptional audiophile-grade clarity.

06/02/2007 12:13 PM

KEF FiveTwo Series Model 7

KEF FiveTwo Series Model 7

KEF's FiveTwo Series Model 7 system produces audiophile-grade surround sound from two speakers -- that's a rare compliment for a virtual-surround system.

01/02/2007 12:22 PM

KEF HTB2

KEF HTB2

KEF's HTB2 subwoofer offers a great combination of unusually high style and excellent performance.

31/01/2007 11:00 AM

CES 2007 Unveiled: Photos from the show floor  Image Gallery

Not deterred by a mile-long queue, journalists, retailers and industry members waited patiently in line to enter a modestly sized exhibition room for CES Unveiled, a preview event held in the Sands Expo Center two days before the opening of CES 2007 in Las Vegas.

09/01/2007 11:52 AM

CES 2007: Philips' home theatre in a speaker

We heard about Philips' 1.1 virtual surround system, the HTS8100 SoundBar, before CES 2007, but now that we've got the final specs, we're even more eager to give it a whirl.

09/01/2007 09:12 AM

Is virtual surround worth it?

Is virtual surround worth it?

28/12/2006 10:08 AM

Infinity TSS-800

Infinity TSS-800

Infinity's TSS-800 satellite speakers produce a highly transparent sound, but the subwoofer's muddied bass is the system's Achilles' heel.

13/12/2006 05:45 PM

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