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Colorado-based high-end audio company Boulder, until now best-know for its preamplifiers and power amps, has launched its first integrated amp. It's part of an all-new 800 Series from the company, and a matching CD player is said to be on ...

US speaker company Thiel is heading for the home cinema high-end with its compact PowerPoint 1.2 speakers, designed for mounting on ceilings or walls. Selling for £995 each, the 1.2s use a coaxial driver arrangement for optimum integration, ...

From the latest news from the Blu-ray/HD DVD battlefront, to new download services and some of the dinkiest amps we've ever seen, it's all here This week we've... • Been out to the Czech Republic to take a first look at the ...

Movie rental chain Blockbuster has announced it's backing Blu-ray over HD DVD in 1450 of its US stores, and that 1700 of its outlets will be stocking Blu-ray discs. The move, likely to be seen as a blow for the rival HD DVD format, has been ...

Pro-Ject, best known for its ever-growing turntable range, is branching out into electronics. Drawing on the success of its diminutive Speed Box turntable power supply and Phono Box phono preamp, it's now launching a whole line-up of ...

The BBC is making the most of its HD trial service for the annual Wimbledon tennis championships - it will be carrying the whole of its coverage in HD. And if you're away from your flatscreen, you can even watch live coverage on your ...

We're going full steam ahead to pack this site with news, comments and information to help you get the best buys in home cinema and hi-fi, and keep you up to speed with the latest developments in technology, whether it's projectors ...

The BBC is planning to evolve its existing HD trial, available on Sky and cable, into a full-scale HDTV service. And that could mean up to nine hours of HD content every night. The plan is that the service will be available entirely free on ...

Just when you thought you'd seen everything there was to be done with iPod docks – and indeed internet radio devices - along comes TerraTec with its Noxon 2. Not content with being a wi-fi music streaming device with internet radio ...

You know those people who're always grizzling on about how modern albums sound rubbish, and that they're nothing but noise? Seems they may have a point: an article in The Times recently talked to some producers of classic albums who ...