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HIGH END 2012: Marantz plans to enter high-end streaming arena with €2999 NA-11S1

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:53:07 +0000

Whathifi.com: Shown at the 2012 High End event here in Munich, and on the way from Marantz, is this high-end network music player set to take the fight to models such as Naim’s ND range, the…

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Comcast rethinks bandwidth caps, trials two new policies that involve higher 300GB monthly limits

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 08:00:29 +0000

Comcast’s bandwidth policy has come under fire from several directions lately, and today it’s announced plans to test two new systems for managing capacity. In a company blog post, VP Cathy Avgiris describes the new “flexible” approaches it will be testing out in certain markets that start off by raising the limit to 300GB (from 250GB where it’s been since 2008) per month. One of the plans involves offering 300GB as a base on its Essentials, Economy, and Performance internet packages, and higher limits on its Blast and Extreme tiers, with extra data available as an add-on, possibly for 50GB or so. The other plan simply bumps all tiers to 300GB per month and offers the additional blocks of data as needed. For markets where it’s not testing the new plans, it’s suspending enforcement of the 250GB cap entirely for now, although it says it will still contact “excessive” users about their usage.

We’re currently on a conference call concerning the changes and Comcast is reaffirming its belief that the FCC has decided it can “manage” data usage on its network, and that it will continue to do so in a “non-discriminatory” way. Particularly since the launch of its Xfinity TV Xbox 360 app others like Netflix and some consumer and networking watchdogs would beg to differ, it will be interesting to see if these approaches change anything. Executives on the call noted “noise” around the Xbox 360 app in making the change, but also pointed to an “ongoing internal discussion” and simply that times have changed from four years ago. The words that keep coming up so far are choice and flexibility, as well as mentioning that even today, very few customers approach the previous 250GB limit. In response to a question, Avgiris indicated the median usage for customers is still around 8-10GB per month.We’ll find out more like where the test markets are later, for now hit the source link for all the information currently available.

Update: Netflix has responded to the move, and it’s about what you’d expect. In other words, it appreciates the notion, but it’s still mad.

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Road Trip Blu-ray Review

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:39:24 +0000

If you want to take a trip down memory lane, you’d better head out to Best Buy (or online to BestBuy.com) for this exclusive.

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Soundbar Market Doubles in 2011, Consumers Realize TV Speakers Suck

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:32:25 +0000

A new Futuresource report says that the number of soundbars has doubled from 2010 to 2011.

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HIGH END 2012: Marantz launches Consolette, an ‘aspirational’ iPod dock system

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:21:21 +0000

whathifi.com: Shown for the first time at the High End 2012 exhibition in Munich is the Marantz Consolette, an all-in-one iPod dock system drawing on past and present Marantz design trends, and aimed…

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New Pioneer audiophile Amplifiers and Super Audio CD Players

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:05:18 +0000

pioneer.eu: Pioneer Europe unveils eight new stereo components, developed in its pursuit of masterful sound quality. The new components complete Pioneer’s new stereo line-up, after the December ’11…

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Denon DHT-1513BA Home Theater System Preview

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:03:35 +0000

audioholics.com: When the DHT-1312BA Home Theater System came out, we were really excited. A full fledged (as in – actually sold separately) receiver with a 5.1 system from Boston Acoustics? It…

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Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay A3 iPad Speaker touches the ‘affordable’ mark

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:51:21 +0000

newlaunches.com: A lot of stuff by B&O doesn’t make it past the truly affluent or audiophile kinds. Yet, there are quite a few products that win you over merely by quality. To add that to…

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Download Music in Surround, Courtesy of e-Onkyo and Dolby TrueHD

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:23:30 +0000

The new offering will launch at the end of this month with 100 different titles in 5.1 surround sound.

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The Grey Blu-ray Review

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:03:35 +0000

Liam Neeson sinks his teeth into another action flick — and vice versa.

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