Category Archives: products for home theater

Recent Best Buy coverage gives a shout out to Avnera and Rocketfish RF-WHTIB

By mtc | Published: May 29, 2009

Recent article on Best Buy’s private label brands, Insignia, Rocketfish, Init, Dynex, Geek… mentions the RF-WHTIB and Avnera:
The Richfield, Minn.-based retailer also recently debuted low-cost wireless surround-sound speakers under its Rocketfish brand. Best Buy created the $99 speakers in partnership with startup Avnera of Beaverton, Ore.
Check out full article here.

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The leader of the pack (imo).

By mtc | Published: May 19, 2009

The Plantronics take on Avnera’s first gen AudioMagic chips seems to capture the yellow jersey.  Logitech, Creative, and Freetalk may very well still be selling at a strong clip, but the feature set and execution of the .Audio 995 seems to resonate with consumers more than the others – who admittedly are getting long in [...]

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Only one issue as Vizio Soundbar VSB210WS is reviewed on I4U (scored 8 out of 10)

By mtc | Published: May 19, 2009

Eight out of ten ain’t too shabby! I’ve written much about the Vizio soundbar and the next paragraph is no exception, but it’s nice to hear someone else’s take on products that wirelessaudioblog holds dear.  That said, a little more of my warm air follows…
I live the review, generally, but I do take umbrage with [...]

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NY press spreads the word on Vizio Soundbar

By mtc | Published: April 30, 2009

Check out the short writeup in The New York Times about the Vizio Soundbar VSB210WS.
It was also picked up in New York Magazine as a clutter reducing gadget for city dwellers.
At $350, it’s a pretty affordable lifestyle impact gadget in these tight economic times. Basically it’s a hi-fi makeover kit that will make you wonder [...]

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Vizio Soundbar (VSB210WS) available now… goodness within

By mtc | Published: March 17, 2009

The Vizio Soundbar (VSB210WS) is finally available!
Go get it now!  See Walmart and Sears.  Or check out more info at Vizio’s homepage.
Warning.  What you are about to read is a biased, but pretty informed review.  I encourage you to check out reviews from other parts of the internet, and I will also link as many [...]

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Sony’s BDV-IS1000 Blu-ray HTIB reviewed: probably a skip – Engadget HD

By mtc | Published: January 28, 2009

Sony’s BDV-IS1000 Blu-ray HTIB reviewed: probably a skip – Engadget HD.
What a shame… the one thing that killed this otherwise nice package was:
The wireless rear speakers didn’t work on either of its test units. Instead, they were troubled with dropouts and interference from other radio emitting devices. It seems that critics went out of their [...]

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