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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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What the hell is this trying to illustrate?

By mtc | Published: March 15, 2009

Some wireless audio marketing is so busted… I won’t publicize which company this is from, but keen viewers should be able to figure it out…
To be clear I find this graphic lazy, misleading, and totally ineffective.  Thankfully it isn’t something from any of my past employers…
That it is trying to illustrate the portable media case [...]

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Onkyo’s announces the MHP-UW2 wireless headphones for Apple iPod

By mtc | Published: October 9, 2008

Both Gizmodo and CrunchGear picked up on today’s announcement by Onkyo of the release (in Japan) of the MHP-UW2 wireless headphone that come bundled with an adaptor for transmitting audio from either a iPod via 30-pin dock connector as well as through standard 3.5 mm minijack.
When used with the Apple 30-pin dock connector, the headphones [...]

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Wireless audio… A to Z… ah hell, why not?

By mtc | Published: September 14, 2008

I’ve been giving this some thought for a while – of course I enjoy writing about Avnera-enabled products, but I also want to bring this blog’s readership some discussion about a wider swath of products that maybe don’t involve Avnera at all, but maybe use our competitors or alternate wireless technologies to stream audio. It [...]

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AWD209 is AWD210’s new little brother…

By mtc | Published: September 11, 2008

… they both have balls.  Something of a product line from Acoustic Research.  Rock on.

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Acoustic Research launches their second set of wireless 2.1 headphones based on Avnera

By mtc | Published: September 11, 2008

For some reason, compared to the AWD210 which were introduced last year, the AWD209 look like a more compelling companion for my crowded messenger bag.
Anyone who has used the AWD210 knows that AR wasn’t messing around when they tuned these true 2.1 headphones.  The bass is breathtaking, and the highs are bright and clear.  Comfort [...]

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