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The Best of the Week - 06/07/07

By Andrew Everard | Fri, 6 Jul 2007, 11:04am

We've been recovering from our trips to the annual CEDIA UK Expo, a huge show covering all aspects of custom installation - oh, and wondering if it'll ever stop raining. Meanwhile down in the bowels of WHFSV Towers, dangerously close ...

NEWS: Denon delivers home cinema surround sound from a single speaker (and a sub)

By Andy Clough | Fri, 6 Jul 2007, 10:22am

Home cinema 'soundbars' are nothing new - Yamaha first introduced the concept a couple of years ago with its YSP range - but they are a neat solution for those who want better sound from a flatscreen TV without all the clutter of a ...

NEWS: NAD returns to its hi-fi roots with £180 budget amplifier

By Andy Clough | Thu, 5 Jul 2007, 5:21pm

NAD has a long tradition of making fine budget amplifiers, and its latest model - the £180 C315BEE - aims to build on the success first enjoyed by the legendary 3020 back in 1978. With only slightly less power than its C325BEE sibling (40W ...

LG brings a dash of panache to small LCD TVs

By Andy Clough | Thu, 5 Jul 2007, 5:03pm

Not all flatscreen TVs have to be enormous, as this stylish new 20in model from LG proves. It's part of the Korean firm's designer range, available in four different designs. Shown here is the 20in LG LS3R with its so-called ...

NEWS: Arcam's 400GB music server holds up to 80,000 songs

By Andy Clough | Thu, 5 Jul 2007, 10:54am

Want a high-end CD player that can hold up to 80,000 songs? Then Arcam believes it has the answer in the shape of its new FMJ MS250 music server. The £3000 device can be fully integrated into large-scale installations, supports streaming to ...

NEWS: CSE launches Planar LCD TVs and world's first THX-approved plasma

By Andy Clough | Thu, 5 Jul 2007, 10:27am

Distributor CSE Solutions is bringing a range of new flatscreens to the UK this summer. First up is a range of four LCD models from Planar: all feature Full HD, 1080p capability, Advanced Colour Management II and Faroudja TrueLife Technology ...

NEWS: Consumer electronics in the green firing line

By Andrew Everard | Wed, 4 Jul 2007, 12:01pm

By 2010, our love affair with home entertainment systems, computers and other electronic gadgets will mean a huge increase in domestic energy consumption, needing the equivalent of 14 average-sized power stations just to keep us informed and ...

NEWS: The Chord Company changes its Chorus - after 10 years of success

By Andrew Everard | Wed, 4 Jul 2007, 10:44am

After 10 years in production, The Chord Company's Chorus interconnect cable is being replaced - with Chorus 2! The new cable draws on a decade of research into shielding techniques, and is claimed to give significant improvements in dynamics ...

NEWS: Naim label launches 'best ever' sampler CD

By Andrew Everard | Wed, 4 Jul 2007, 10:32am

Now available is the latest sampler from the Naim label, the recording offshoot of the British hi-fi manufacturer. Claimed to be the company's best sampler yet, the disc covers a wide range of music from jazz to classsical, all recorded in ...

NEWS: Sennheiser wants to tickle you pink

By Clare Newsome | Tue, 3 Jul 2007, 4:46pm

Jordan's just had a baby, hasn't she? She must fancy some noise-blocking headphones then. Well, she's in luck: Sennheiser has launched pink versions of its CX300 in-ears - the ideal accessory for pink iPod nanos, Shuffles and ...