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Wadia 121 Decoding Computer and 151 Digital Amplifier

January 9, 2009 By Geoffrey Morrison 47 comments
Wadia 151 and 121 DA and DAC.jpg

More iPod love

Designed to go with their 10 Best winning 170iTransport, the 121 and 151 are designed to work with the 170i to create a full system (sans speakers of course).

All the info after the jump.

B&W Panorama Soundbar

January 9, 2009 By Adrienne Maxwell 16 comments
B&W Panorama Soundbar

Setting the bar high.

B&W is entering the soundbar arena. And, in typical B&W fashion, they’re doing so with real panache. The new Panorama melds high performance with high style.

New Samsung LED LCDs

January 7, 2009 By Adrienne Maxwell 80 comments
Samsung 8000 Series LED LCD

New HDTVs offer advanced performance and advanced connectivity.

Samsung announced a number of new LCD and plasma TV models at its press conference, but the highlight was definitely the new crop of LED-based 1080p LCDs.

Philips 7000 Series 120Hz LCDs

January 14, 2009 By Adrienne Maxwell 120 comments
Philips 7000 Series 120Hz LCD

Philips’ LCD swan song?

This year, Philips is handing over its TV production to Funai, so the new 7000 Series of 1080p LCDs is likely to be the final series designed exclusively by Philips. Marketing materials are already being branded “P&F USA” for Philips & Funai.

Dueling 1080p LED Projectors? Sort Of.

January 8, 2009 By Adrienne Maxwell 43 comments
Vivitek H6080FD LED DLP Projector

There can be only one…okay, maybe two.

Is Vivitek’s H6080FD the industry’s first 1080p LED projector? Or is it Delta Electronics’ HT-8000? Both claim the title. Both are on display at the show. Neither has yet to hit the market. Who will win The Prize?

Meridian HD621 HDMI Audio Processor

January 13, 2009 By Adrienne Maxwell 18 comments
Meridian HD621 HDMI Audio Processor

Meridian embraces HDMI A/V switching…just not how you might think.

For those of you who've wondered when and if Meridian would add HDMI to its surround processors, the new HD621 might just render the question moot.

PS Audio PerfectWave Digital Audio System

January 14, 2009 By Adrienne Maxwell 11 comments
PS Audio PerfectWave suite

Catch this wave.

PS Audio showed off its new PerfectWave digital audio system, which includes the first transport capable of directly playing high-resolution WAV files recorded on both DVD and CD.

The company demoed the system using Reference Recordings’ high-definition HRx DVDs, which have a 24-bit/176-kHz resolution.

Sennheiser HD 800 Headphones

January 12, 2009 By Adrienne Maxwell 1299 comments
Sennheiser HD 800 Headphones

High end and high comfort.

The show may be over, but there are still a lot of cool products to highlight – beginning with Sennheiser’s new set of audiophile headphones, the HD 800. These over-the-ear headphones incorporate several new advancements from Sennheiser, including a new type of transducer and a special ear cup design.

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