| Hello everyone, another winter has passed and we can all look forward to hopefully sunnier days ahead. However, all the ugly weather over this winter did force us into finding many new audio video toys. There have been major breakthroughs in price and performance of HDTV's, great new speakers and exciting home automation. Also, lets hope we get to see many Canuck games in HDTV deep into the playoffs. Go Canucks Go! |
New Arrivals |  | We are proud to announce that we will be an Exhibitor at this years DV Show. We hope everyone can attend this event. We will have a very ambitious display consisting of the latest in Home Automation, Theater and a few other exiting technologies as well. www.dvurbanlivingexpo.com/ | |  $1,100.00 |  TSG-3.8C1-W, Wireless Mini Touch Screen Imagine all the features of a full-sized touch panel and a remote audio server packed into a compact four-inch touch screen. Control4® brings this to life with the wall-mounted Mini Touch Screen, loaded with rich color graphics and touch screen convenience. Utilizing the Control4 on-screen interface, the Mini Touch Screen is simple to navigate and provides functionality designed with the homeowner in mind.
But it doesn’t stop there. This versatile touch screen can also become an "instant audio zone," providing music to the location where it is mounted. It can receive and deliver audio streams, wired or wireless, to an amplifier right from its location. | |  Floorstanding Speakers, Karat 707 DC They represent the essential elements of pure design and pure music. Side firing woofers and a narrow front baffle provide a contemporary appearance as exceptional as its pure and natural sound. The Karat loudspeaker Series combines the idea of pure design with totally faithful musical reproduction in a unique way. This provides the captivating experience of “pure music”.
The high quality lacquer finish and distinctive timeless shapes of the Karat series reflect Canton’s developmental aims: Karat represents clear, faithful musical reproduction without any adulterating effects. Tweeters with computer optimized “transmission front plates”, functioning up to 40,000 Hz, have a hand in this, as do the midrange speakers with their aluminium membranes, wave-geometry surrounds and optimised motor systems. Shock absorbers between the loudspeaker cabinet and base plate on the floorstanding speakers in this series ensure near perfect isolation from the floor. |  $2,900.00 | |  $7,000.00 |  CL-420, HD DLP Projector This member of the Reflection Series boasts many features that have made Runco projectors the first choice of the most discriminating viewers, and is packaged to introduce world-class viewing to aspiring home cinema enthusiasts. The CL-420 uses a DLP™-based pixel array using Runco's SuperOnyx™ DMD chip. With a high-definition pixel configuration of 1280 x 720, the projector is capable of producing digital images with the lifelike detail that makes watching films at home as exciting and immersive as high-quality professional theaters. Dazzling brightness, substantial lens shift flexibility, and on-board processing make the CL-420 perfect for watching the most advanced video sources in a variety of environments. | |  Digital Music Device, ZP-80 Now you can play all your favorite digital music, all over your house, on all your favorite audio equipment-your home theater system, powered speakers, stereo, and more. Just connect a ZP80 to any amplified audio device in any room, and that device is instantly and seamlessly part of a wireless, multi-room digital music system. Which means you can use the full-color Sonos™ Controller to control all your music, and all your rooms from the palm of your hand. You can also use a ZP80 to retrofit a conventional audio system with home-run speakers or as a wireless extender to increase the wireless range of your Sonos system.
No matter where or how you use the ZP80, the digital and analog outputs will deliver superior sound to every room. And because the ZP80 is so compact, you can put it just about anywhere. |  $1,200.00 Bundle | |  $3,800.00 |  5.3, CD Player The MOON CD 5.3 Player is the perfect companion source component for either the i-5 Integrated Amplifier or any MOON Classic series preamplifier/amplifier combination. Improving on technologies from the legendary MOON Eclipse and borrowing from the Evolution series SuperNova, the CD 5.3 incorporates highly advanced digital and analog circuitry. Raising the bar on the CD Red Book digital standard and producing an astonishing level of sonic performance with no equal in its price range, the CD 5.3 will lead you to effortlessly rediscover your entire digital musical collection. | |  Floorstanding Speakers, Mosaic Recent advancements in magnetic thin-film technology have resulted in MartinLogan’s extremely compact, new ATF (advanced thin film) transducers—pushing the limits of both performance and price. We found ATF drivers superior to traditional transducer technology, while at the same time approaching many advantages of our reference grade ESL transducer such as 3-dimensional sound staging and pinpoint imaging. By combining these new ATF drivers with our audiophile grade crossover, Clarity’s constrained layer, sonically welded cabinet technology, and a high-resolution aluminum woofer, Mosaic provides the highest performance and aesthetics! |  $2,750.00 | |  $2,300.00 |  MCX-2000, Digital Audio Server With the MusicCAST System, everyone in the family can store their music collection in one central location, have fun creating playlists and custom CDs, preserve vintage vinyl records as digital files, then transmit them anywhere in the home wirelessly. Capable of storing 2000 hours of music (approximately 40,000 songs,)* the server's self-contained 160GB hard drive has the ability to provide instant access to the vast selection of digital music. Music is saved to the hard drive in its original quality from CDs or external inputs, then converted to MP3 (160k / 256k / 320kbps compression rates) for distributing to clients. | |  Floorstanding Speakers, RS6 Created to meet the needs of the most demanding music lovers and home cinema enthusiasts, the new Silver RS range of loudspeakers takes the performance of the award-winning Silver S range to the next level with stunning new design, construction and driver engineering.
For RS, Monitor Audio's long-established expertise in high-end metal driver technology and cabinet design have been enhanced with further innovation to deliver elevated standards of sonic excellence and a bold new aesthetic appeal.
Incorporating a 6” (150mm) C-CAM bass driver, a 6” C-CAM bass/mid driver, and a 1” (25mm) Gold Dome C-CAM tweeter, the RS6 is a svelte floor-stander, equally at home in stereo and multi-channel applications. Its dynamic expression, natural voicing, and taut bass power will deliver outstanding levels of refinement and resolution. |  $1,500.00pr | |  $740.00pr | CDT-5800, In-ceiling Loudspeaker With integrated whole-house audio systems becoming more popular than ever, Klipsch designed the CDT-5800-C to meet the market's demand for a high-performance in-ceiling loudspeaker that easily challenges the inherent limitations of fixed locations. Thanks to a new patent-pending gimbal mechanism, known as Controlled Dispersion Technology™ (CDT), both the high and low frequencies of the CDT-5800-C can be directed towards the listening area. Because the tweeter is independently adjustable from the woofer, this speaker offers even more precise localization. | |  Home Theater Battery Backup with AVR Technology, AP30800-10 Modern home theater components contain microprocessors, hard drives, and delicate circuitry that can be easily and irreversibly damaged by blackouts and large power fluctuations. The PureAV Battery Backup maintains constant power delivery to your components ensuring that the memory, settings, and recordings on all of your equipment will be saved in the event of a blackout, brownout, or other large-or small-voltage fluctuations.
Over time small voltage fluctuations can cause damage to sensitive home theater equipment. Most battery backup units switch to battery backup mode only if a power outage occurs. This leaves your home theater unprotected from constant voltage sags and surges that can damage your equipment. For this reason, the PureAV Battery Backup employs Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR) Technology to maintain voltage at a constant level without the use of the battery. PureAV's AVR Technology constantly corrects for small voltage fluctuations to provide stable, clean power to all of your equipment. If a power outage occurs, the PureAV Battery Backup switches to battery backup mode until power is restored. |  $500.00 |  $600.00 |  G-304, Stellar Audio Stand The Stellar G-304 audio tower is a four "floating" shelf design for larger audio components. The Stellar series offers an exciting new low-profile appearance, a choice of durable powder coat finishes, welded steel construction, and integrated cable management. Available in Silver and Gloss Black | | Entertainment and Electronics news
LG's "ultra-multi" player could launch wave of HD DVD / Blu-ray hybrid components A spokesperson for LG Electronics in North America confirmed to Reuters today that his company had sent a memo to its retailers, urging them to prepare for the release this fall of a high-definition video disc player capable of playing both HD DVD and Blu-ray formats. LG sells components in the US and Canada, including under the Zenith brand. This news at least partially confirms speculation this week - the sort of thing that generally sweeps over the CeBIT show floor like a virus - that major CE manufacturers are planning rollouts of hybrid high-def disc players, which attendees are calling "ultra-multi" players, for lack of an official term. Such speculation was fueled by announcements from system-on-a-chip (SoC) manufacturers such as Atmel - the chipset producers of the CE world - of single, mass-produced components that could provide all the necessary logic for any kind of DVD player or recorder, high-def or low, blue-laser or red. More
Every year since 1996, audio professionals using M&K speakers have won Oscars for best sound or have been nominated for achievement in sound or sound editing.  | They did it again ! | | The 78th annual Academy Awards were held in Hollywood (Sunday, March 5) and once again, M&K was well represented. | | Christopher Boyes, a long time M&K user, won the Oscar for Achievement in Sound for King Kong. Mr. Boyes is no stranger to the Academy having also won Oscars for best sound for Lord of the Rings, Return of the King, Pearl Harbor and Titanic. More | |
Video, DVR Use Also Planned By Wireless Carriers New York — Sprint Nextel isn't the only carrier interested in expanding its video content or turning a cellphone into a long-distance DVR remote. Verizon joined TiVo in announcing TiVo Mobile service, which will let consumers use their cellphones to program their TiVos from anywhere that cellular service is available. (See TiVo story on p. 53.) For its part, Cingular expanded its video-on-demand (VOD) streaming service to offer 18 different channels of entertainment, sports and news featuring three- to five-minute clips for users of its 3G W-CDMA handsets, which are sold in the 16 markets where high-speed W-CDMA service is available. The handsets will also access the service when roaming in Cingular's lower speed EDGE markets. Cingular Video service requires a $19.99 subscription to the MEdia Net Unlimited data package, which entitles the subscriber to all content but HBO Mobile and HBO Family Mobile, which requires an additional fee of $4.99 and $2.99 per month, respectively. Cingular Video offers FOX News clips, news broadcasts from CNN and NBC, and content from Disney, Cartoon Network, FOX TV, ESPN and others. Addition channels planned include CBS Sportsline, made-for-mobile concert events, a weekly NASCAR program and a Turner Classic Movies' behind-the-scenes film show. RealNetworks is providing the technology for Cingular's new VOD service.
DualDisc Could Be Successor To Music CDs The venerable CD is being pummeled on two fronts, the most prominent beating coming from the online digital download side — iTunes/iPod, et al. But less prominent and far more significant to packaged music and CD/DVD hardware retailers is the emergence of DualDisc as the potential successor to the plain old CD. Marking its first anniversary, there are now nearly 150 DualDisc titles, including several high-profile discs. Logically, the twin successes of both iTunes — and its competitors — and DualDisc should spell the end to the stand-alone niche DVD-Audio and SACD formats. That logic is only half right. Since DVD-Audio versions, along with the standard two-channel, are available on most DualDisc titles, stand-alone DVD-Audio titles are likely to disappear. “In the past year, the major labels have moved away from dedicated DVD-Audio discs and have moved toward the idea of DualDisc,” said Craig Eggers, consumer electronics marketing senior manager for Dolby. “Every major label has introduced DualDisc content.” But with apologies to Mark Twain, reports of SACD's death are greatly exaggerated, at least according to Sony, its biggest promoter. SACD hardware is available from more than 30 manufacturers, which produce more than 150 different SACD-compatible DVD/CD player models. More
SportsCentre in High-Def
Toronto , ON , February 6, 2006: TSN has announced a landmark decision to transition its flagship news and information program, SportsCentre, to high definition. The switch will happen on September 5, 2006, and begin with the delivery of its entire studio portion in HD, along with the rollout of select reports and highlights from the field. Over time, TSN says that the entire SportsCentre production will hit its target of 100 per cent high definition, making TSN the first Canadian broadcaster to commit to the delivery of its daily news program, sports or non-sports, in high definition. TSN now projects that by September, nearly 50 per cent of its broadcast schedule will be presented in high definition for broadcast on TSN HD. It currently has HD programming confirmed for all of its popular properties including the NHL, NFL, NBA, CFL, IIHF World Junior Championship, Blue Jays baseball, Golf, NASCAR , U.S. College Football, and poker.
| Downloads In Multichannel Surround Sound Launched New York— Consumers who have made the transition from physical media to downloaded music are now able to enjoy select downloaded songs in multichannel surround. Instant Live has begun offering WMA downloads of live concerts that it records and mixes in stereo-compatible SRS Circle Surround II, a 5.1-channel matrix technology that can be decoded by home and car stereo systems incorporating Circle Surround II matrix decoders or other-format matrix decoders, SRS said. The songs, available on www.instantlive.com, play in 5.1 when burned to a CD or streamed directly from an MP3 portable connected to a home or car stereo system. Some of the songs became available on the Napster download site in late 2005, SRS Labs said. Later this year, Music Giants plans to launch multichannel downloads to PCs and to HDD music servers sold through custom-A/V installers. Last year, Music Giants launched high-fidelity stereo downloads in the WMA lossless format, which uses a variable bit-rate encoder to compress music files by up to 50 percent and decompress the files with bit-for-bit accuracy. Multiple digital audio and A/V portables that support Windows Media 9 are capable of playing back MusicGiants' stereo downloads. With a three-minute song requiring about 12MB of storage space, more than 1,600 songs could be stored on a 20GB portable. More |
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