This undeniable fact has helped launch a new compact integrated component from audio manufacturer Rotel Electronics. The company’s new RSDX-02 combines a DVD player and powerful 5.1-channel digital-surround amplifier with AM/FM tuner in a single component ideal for systems where space is at a premium. Unlike low-quality DVD-receivers, the new RSDX-02 features plenty of power and simple, flexible operation. With 80 watts of output power in all five channels and a dedicated subwoofer output, the RSDX-02 needs only a video display and a 5.1 speaker system to complete a full home theater system.
A programmable LCD touchscreen remote control is one of the RSDX-02’s many upscale refinements. Others include precision digital processing, Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel decoding, Dolby Pro Logic II and DTS Neo: 6 for two-channel sources, and an “All-Channel Stereo” mode claimed to be ideal for spreading the sound evenly for parties or casual listening. Supported disc formats include DVD video, JPEG images, standard CD, CD-MP3, and DVD-Audio. The 30/15-preset FM/AM tuner section is an option not found on typical surround processors. Rotel’s “Balanced Design” technology, meticulous engineering and top-grade componentry enhance the unit’s audio and video performance.
Inputs and outputs: The RSDX-02 provides both coaxial and optical digital inputs, as well as analog inputs for older components such as VCRs, ensuring easy compatibility in any setup. Its wideband component-video input/output facilities simplify integrating video source components with HD-ready TVs and monitors.
“This unit is a ‘plug and play’ one-box solution ideal for small-room theater systems such as bedrooms, dens, vacation homes, dorm rooms, etc,” said Rotel America general manager Mike Bartlett. “For the consumer who has a modest home theater system and wants a simplified approach without a plethora of bewildering connections, we offer the RSDX-02.” Launched in October, the RSDX-02 sells for $1499. google_max_num_ads = 5; google_debug();
Instagram is making its way to yet another screen, and this time, Apple TV is getting a taste of the Reels rabbit hole. The company has launched a dedicated Instagram app for Apple TV, bringing Reels, longer videos, and live shows to the big screen. So, if watching one quick clip on a phone somehow turns into an hour of scrolling, there's now a much larger screen for that.
Instagram brings Reels and more to Apple TV
Audio-Technica, a brand well known for making some of the best studio and professional headphones on the market, has just come out with the ATH-AWX7000, which the company itself claims to be its "finest headphones ever." The new flagship closed-back headphone has debuted at an eye-watering price of $3,799. It combines hand-finished Japanese woodwork with a newly developed 58mm driver.
The earcups are made from Kiso cypress, a prized wood historically used for Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Each housing is finished by hand with traditional Echizen lacquer, which brings out the grain and is expected to darken over time. The frame and sliders are finished in a deep navy kachi-iro shade traditionally associated with samurai.
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