Yamaha RX-V3800BL 7.1-Channel Network Home Theater Receiver (Black) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I confess, I am a electronic consumer nut. After "getting by" on SVHS and component hookups for my electronic equipment, I bit the bullet and started looking for a receiver that had enough HDMI inputs, enough SVHS inputs, an input for my iPod and RCA-phono/USB-phono, LAN and computer. Previously, I had...

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Harman Kardon HK3480 Stereo Receiver Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)A couple of months ago my old and very simple Sony equipment started to give up on me after years of use. So I started to look for a good replacement for it.Since this was meant to be a replacement to be located at my bedroom and mostly for music playing, my first idea was to look for one of those popular...

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Panasonic SA-XR55S Home Theater Receiver (Silver) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)(The following is from my review on the ecoustics.com forum but you can also do a search for this model at the much bigger avsforum.com to read the massively positive feedback this receiver has won.)Initial impressions:1. I'd be lying if I said the Panny were as warm as my Marantz 5400 or NAD separates,...

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Axion ACN-5507 5-Inch Portable TFT LCD TV Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This portable has excellent picture quality and very good reception. The LCD screen makes it much more compact than other 5" color TV's. I carry mine in an old Zip drive tote bag - including all its accessaries. The low power consumption of the LCD is also why it uses smaller batteries (8 AA's) than...

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Yamaha NS-555 3-Way Bass Reflex Tower Speaker (Each) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I bought these speakers only after I made the mistake and purchased the NS-125s. After being very disappointed with those speakers, I was looking for anything to cheer me up. Then when my package of NS-555's came, and I set them up...wow!! I am using them as my main speakers, along with my Yamaha receiver,...

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Onkyo TX-SR307 5.1-Channel A/V Surround Home Theater Receiver (Black) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The advantage to this receiver (as well as the 507) is the depth fits most standard cabinets. This was my primary reason for looking at this receiver. I believe Onkyo is a good brand, and this receiver is better than my last, but it suffers in the high end features.The HDMI passthrough is bunk. It does...

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NETGEAR Digital Entertainer Live (Black) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Traditionally known for their routers and network devices, Netgear offically entered the growing home media player market this September with the Digital Entertainer Live. After owning the superb but ethernet-less Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player, I was looking for a device that could play all the...

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Monster HTS 1000 MKIII 8-Outlet Power Center with Clean Power Stage 2 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I received the Monster HTS 1000 MKIII from Amazon about a week ago, after losing my DVD player, VCR, Tivo, and Wii to a massive power surge. I was immediately surprised by the size and weight of the unit. It is quite large, weighing several pounds and measuring just over 16" long by 5" wide by 3" high...

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Apple iPod Audio Stereo Y Cable for Home Stereo System Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Much cheaper than the one Apple makes and it works great. A dock would be nice but, this is 1/4 of the cost and it works fine.Click Here to see more reviews about: Apple iPod Audio Stereo Y Cable for Home Stereo SystemClick here for more information about Apple iPod Audio Stereo Y Cable for Home Stereo...

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MOBI MobiCam System Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I was really looking forward to having a monitor so I could see my son at night. When I started using it the monitor had lines running through the picture and I couldn't hear anything. The manufacturer said that it doesn't work when you have a wireless network. I was really disappointed so I sent it...

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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex TV STAJ100 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Ok, let's get something straight right away. The biggest thing I was looking forward to with this little device was if and how well it handled ISO files. I have great news, in that it does so very nicely. You basically browse to where the ISO files are located, and just click on the file. It starts playing...

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GE 23292 Stereo Turntable Pre-Amplifier Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I was pleasantly surprised after hooking up the new pre-amp. I am converting my LPs to MP3 files and realized that I needed a pre-amp with my turntable. This one needed a 9 volt battery or a DC adapter (neither was included). I elected to purchase an adapter (it cost more than the pre-amp), hook it up,...

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Terk VR1 Automatic TV Volume Controller Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The TERK VR-1 Volume Regulator is an electronic device that automatically limits the amount of audio that can be fed to an external stereo amplifier or home theater system, so that variations in audio levels between TV stations on a cable system or satellite receiver will be more or less "leveled out"....

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Kenwood VRS-N8100 Audio/Video Control Center with Network Function Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)After 7 years with my old Kenwood 1080VR, I was in the market for a new receiver to take me through the next several years of technology. This VRS-N8100 Networked receiver does just that. Its all digital processing delivers amazing sound and the ability to stream media files from your PC or home network...

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Yamaha RX-V659BL 7.1 Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver (Black) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I am an A/V novice, and this is how/why I bought this receiver:I originally bought it while looking for a 6.1 receiver in the $400.00 range. Best B** had a Pioneer that was THX certified for about $475. I had them put a rain check on it, then went to another store to listen to what they had (Best B**...

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PIONEER AVHP5700DVD In-Dash 6.5 Monitor DVD Player Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I am not the type of guy who invests half (or even more) his paycheck on "pimpin' his ride". That said, plus the fact that I've a couple of toddlers that need to be kept entertained while daddy's stuck in traffic. So I went out shopping for a DVD player that would fulfill my necesities while keeping...

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Sony DVPNS725P Progressive-Scan DVD/CD Player Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The picture quality of Sony DVPNS725P is better then SONY DVP-NS425P in 480i & 480p mode. No distortion or blurring is found even w/o the progressive scan, just a little gritty. Once you turn on progression scan the picture clears up. Sony DVPNS725P has only a 10% difference in sharpness/clarity/color/hue/contrast...

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