There’s no better time to buy electronics, especially products for your home theater, than Black Friday. The year’s lowest prices on TVs, audio components, and video game consoles mean that you can put together an impressive entertainment system for under $1000. And this isn’t a collection of leftover no-name electronics—we’re including the latest technology from the best brands in the business. Getting the best picture and sound for your money At the…
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Polk Audio Adds to Personal Audio Line
Polk Audio plans to add to its personal audio collection with a series of devices that will include desktop audio products, including a successor to the company’s discontinued I-Sonic tabletop entertainment system. The company’s personal audio products currently consist of its first six headphones launched in mid-year . The I-Sonic 3 tabletop audio system will be available soon, according to Polk It will replace the out-of-production I-Sonic 2, which was a tabletop…
Polk Audio Instant Home Theater
I recently purchased a Sony 55″ LED LCD TV. Let me start by saying that this TV is AWESOME. It has a great picture, but the audio leaves much to be desired. In fact, my wife agreed much faster than I had thought when I suggested we look into a soundbar that we could place on the mantel just under the TV. I knew I wanted a soundbar that was easy to…
Hitmaster Will Make Anyone Sound Like They Are In A Rock Band
As the Abt team made their way through the myriad booths at CES, they noticed a new speaker from Polk Audio. This new speaker is made particularly for gaming systems; it’s a fun way to upgrade from computer speakers. The HITMASTER is a substantial speaker with an impressive volume level for $100. The HITMASTER will make XBox, Wii, or Playstation sound unbelievable—really cool for Rock Band. -Kelly B.…
New Goodies From the CEDIA Expo
September 9-12, 2009 was the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) expo in Atlanta. Mike Abt and Jim Kozicki checked out all the new electronics that we can expecting to see at the Abt store in upcoming months. They saw some really cool new technology. Pioneer and Yamaha both brought new iPod speaker systems and sound bars. Pioneer’s a new 2.1 speaker system and a new 2.1 soundbar system with a…