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Pyramat S2000 Sound Rocker

The Sound Rocker is not an essential buy, nor even a practical one, but sometimes it's fun to be a bit frivolous.

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Yamaha Digital Sound Projector YSP4000BSWi

The Yamaha YSP4000BSWi has a great range of features and is still one of the best 5.1 simulators, but it may not represent the best value for money.

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Philips SoundBar HTS8100

The Philips SoundBar HTS8100 is good value for money, and able to deliver powerful movie soundtracks and excellent video quality via the HDMI output.

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Denon DVD-1930

The Denon DVD-1930 is one of the best DVD players we've yet seen, with excellent features like HD upscaling and SACD playback -- proof that it pays to spend more on a good unit.

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Harman Kardon SoundSticks II

Some minor usability flaws keep these beauty queens from winning the high-end 2.1-speaker crown, but their audio quality is hard to match.

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DVD-Audio vs. SACD: Who cares?

Is the format war between DVD-Audio and SACD one that's even worth fighting?

Yamaha aims high and low

Yamaha is aiming to entice more consumers into the world of home theatre, introducing several products in its 2005 range for the budget conscious.

Philips's inexpensive HDMI home-theatre system

One of Philips's more intriguing announcements at this year's CES is an inexpensive, virtual surround home-theatre-in-a-box system that features HDMI connectivity.

Wi-Fi hi-fi: Avega Systems Oyster 802.11 Networked Speakers

Aussie company launches speakers with built-in wireless 802.11 networking, amplifiers and surround decoders so you can stream MP3s from a networked PC directly to the speakers themselves.

A breakthrough move on Apple tunes

Monique Farantzos tells how she and DVD Jon have pulled down the wall around iTunes and the iPod.

CNET.com.au's quick guide to surround sound formats

Everything you need to know about surround sound formats, explained by our experts -- now including the upcoming Dolby Digital Plus and DTS HD formats.

Five ways to make digital music sing

Dissatisfied with the listening experience offered by today's cheap, one-off music downloads? Here are five suggestions for hearing music the way it's meant to be heard.

How to rip audio from concert DVDs

There are many ways to rip audio from a live concert DVD so you can listen to the songs on your iPod, but here are two that are free and both Mac and PC compatible.

Digital photo basics

Whether you've just bought a digital camera or are in the market for one, you'll learn the basics of buying and using a digicam in this introductory primer on digital photography.

Headphone Buying Guide

Headphones come in all shapes and sizes, spanning the gamut from small and sporty to large and professional. Junking the set supplied with your MP3 player is also the easiest way to improve its sound quality. We step you through the ins and outs, as well as the technical mumbo jumbo.

PS3's got game: plus Blu-ray, MP3 and more

We take an in-depth look at PS3's non-gaming attributes and cover what you need to know about how it handles Blu-ray and DVD movies, music, photos, Internet browsing and more.

Format wars: the tech that should have won

Did you love Laserdisc? Were you bonkers over Betamax? Do you cry yourself to sleep because BeOS never hit the big time? Fret no more -- superdork Captain Tech is here to travel back in time and save the format losers that should have triumphed.

Desktop shopping checklist

Home PCs still have their place in the sun, thanks to falling prices and ease of upgradeability.

Vinyl rules: shopping for turntables in the digital age

Remember the old record player that you put out to pasture 15 or 20 years ago? Turns out that that "dead" technology offers the potential for sound quality that's far superior to what you're hearing from your CD collection or your MP3 player.

Top 10 mobile phones of May

Sony Ericsson's 2005 line-up attracted much attention in May, along with some stylish fashion phones and a new release from Nokia, the 3230.

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3D MP3 Sound Recorder G2 RL 4.10

Record sounds played through your sound card, microphone, or line-in jack.

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Extra DVD to Audio MP3 Ripper 4.21

Convert DVD movies to MP3, WMA, and WAV audio formats.

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Goo DVD to Audio Ripper

Rip audio files from a DVD movie to popular audio formats.

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Kat MP3 Recorder 1.6

Choose appropriate format and record audio from virtually any source.

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MP3 Audio Recorder 8.996

Record sound from a microphone, line-in, tapes, LPs, video, TV, DVD, and streaming audio.

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