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Choose Your Color with Meridian Select
High-end audio manufacturer Meridian has announced a new program called "Select", which allows buyers to uniquely customize their products. Similar to programs offered by some automakers like Audi Exclusive, the Select service lets you choose from a wide array of custom colors using the RAL Classic system - the European color reference standard. Meridian Select is available on all of the company's lacquer finished DSP speakers, the SW1600 and SW5500 subwoofers, and all 800 Series electronics.
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Second Skin Speaker Tweaker Pads
Second Skin, the sound deadening company has re-released their Speaker Tweaker Pads. The Speaker Tweakers are designed to sit three to eight inches behind your OEM or aftermarket door speakers and absorb and diffuse the reflections from the rear wave of the speaker. Without the interference of reflections from inside the door panel, distortion is reduced and response is improved.
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New Pioneer Receivers Get 3D
Pioneer has released their new 2010 receiver lineup, and the big new feature is HDMI 1.4 and 3D pass-through support for all models. The new lineup consists of the VSX-520-K ($229), the VSX-820-K ($299), the VSX-920-K ($399), the VSX-1020-K ($549), and the range topper VSX-1120-K ($749), in addition to HDMI 1.4, all models also support Bluetooth and Dolby ProLogic IIz.
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Advertise Your Favorite Artists on Your Headphones
Industrial designer Brian Garret Schuur has created some rather unusual headphones. They feature a sculpted headband custom made to order with the names of your favorite artists and some weird (and probably uncomfortable) earpads, and are simply known as the "Street Headphones".
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Monster Butterfly Phones by Vivienne Tam
If you're not excited about the prospect of having Dr. Dre or Lady Gaga in your ears, don't fret! Monster Cable still wants your money! Monster's latest famous person influenced headphones leave the world of music for the world of fashion, and feature a design that echoes uber fashion designer Vivienne Tam's "Butterfly Lovers" collection. Says Ms. Tam: "Fashion and music together give you a different journey, different world and experiences of life. Music gives my designs movement and rhythm. I dance with my designs. Double Happiness."
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Cambridge Audio 550A Integrated Amp and 550C CD Player Review
If you're in the market for a high quality integrated amp and CD player for under $600 each, take a look at the Azur 550A integrated amp and 550C CD player from value kings Cambridge Audio. The 550A uses a high quality Alps volume pot, oversized toroidal transformer, high-current Sanken output transistors, and produces 60 watts per channel. The 550C features a Wolfson WM8740 24-bit/192kHz DAC. Here's a quote from the recently posted Absolute Sound review:
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Imerge MS1-HD Media Server with Blu-ray
Imerge's latest MS1-HD media server one-ups most currently available servers thanks to the inclusion of a Blu-ray drive and Blu-ray storage capabilities. The MS1-HD can send music or high definition movies to any network connected room, with control provided by either a native touch screen interface or an iPhone app.
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New Audiojunkies Forum
We have recently updated our forum to a new vBulletin system. We've also created a bridge system that allows us to transfer your current account to the new forum. If you had an account previously, check your email for your new pass word. If not, you can always create a new account to join the community.
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Ultrasone Edition 8 Palladium Headphones
There seems to be a bit of a battle going on lately between several high end headphone makers trying to outdo each other with new flagship models seemingly coming every other minute. Ultrasone's current top model, the Edition 8, is not exactly old, but that hasn't stopped them from trying to steal thunder from Grado and Beyer with the new Palladium Edition 8.
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Naim Audio UnitiQute All-In-One Music Streamer
Naim has followed up on last year's Uniti all-in-one with a new more affordable music streamer called the UnitiQute. The UnitiQute loses the Uniti's CD player and a few of its analog inputs, but retains the five digital inputs and built in wired/wireless networking support for music streaming. The UnitiQute comes in a much more compact chassis and with a more compact price - $1995 rather than the Uniti's $3750 tag.
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