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AVRev.com Monthly Giveaway Energy's act6 speaker system includes an 8� 80 Watt RMS, 300 Watt continuous subwoofer, which both blend with the act6 satellites to create a complete home theater speaker system.� Don't miss out - enter to win an Energy act6 speaker set this month only at AVRev.com... Enter to win an Energy act6 speaker set today! http://www.avrev.com/audiorevolutioncontest RHT: Enter to win a $4,000 Krell Showcase preamp/processor. Click below to enter... http://www.revolutionhometheater.com/rhtcontest AVRev.com Lead Story The Shuffle Phenomenon - A Technological Fix For a Creative Problem? You can�t go to far these days without seeing Apple Computer ads on television promoting their latest buzzword: �Shuffle.� Beyond it being Apple�s latest $99 iPod, the idea of Shuffle is more of a cultural phenomenon than a piece of hardware. The genie is long out of the bottle with downloadable music. The music industry, these days being comprised more of order takers than visionaries, have embraced the download model as their future, despite the fact that it takes their musical commodity and insults it with low profitability and even lower-quality sound. While consumers love the convenience and portability of downloadable music, the idea of selling feature-laden discs that offer high-resolution surround sound, 24-bit stereo tracks, video content and great new music is somehow not much of a priority for the aging baby boomer executives who run most major labels these days. DualDisc shows some hope of offering the kind of value needed to compete with DVD-Video movies, but wit h less than a few hundred DualDisc titles on the street so far, it is hard for anyone who invested in DVD-Audio or SACD to get too excited about re-buying their collection all over again on the new format. Click below for more... http://www.avrev.com/news/0305/10.shuffle.html Featured Equipment Review Polk Audio XRt12 XM Tuner Anyone who watches Wall Street or has been to a car dealership lately knows how hot satellite radio is. Up until now, there have been few ways to get the vast amounts of programming satellite radio offers into your theater system. See how Polk takes a high-end approach to this exciting new media. Click below to read the review... http://www.avrev.com/equip/polkxmtuner/ Click below for the receiver review archive... http://www.avrev.com/equip/receivers.html There�s a real BOB behind every Sunfire product. Ever seen a photo of Ronnie Rotel or Dick Denon? Unlike huge faceless corporations, Sunfire is the unique, personal vision of one audio genius, Bob Carver. Most audio geniuses would be content to have founded just two landmark audio companies. But after creating Phase Linear and Carver Corporation, Bob still had more innovative technology in his system. He wanted to express these ideas in meticulously-built, premium audio products that would offer exceptional value and sound quality. And that�s what you get when you buy Sunfire. A great product from the mind and soul of Bob Carver. http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/sunfire.html OneCall Now Offering "Lowest Prices Of The Season" HD televisions, home theater packages, A/V receivers, cameras and camcorders....Now through March 21st OneCall has more than 300 products, all priced at the lowest prices of the season. What better way to thaw out from winter than with some really hot deals. Click below or call OneCall's sales experts toll free at 1.866.340.9933. http://www.onecall.com/2005-02-28_LowestPrice.mpt?IncSPLID=616&PMNID=1163 Welcome to Rotel... Exceptional Sound. No Exceptions! Rotel manufactures some of the best value electronics available today. From home theater components to two channel stereo to custom installation products, our more than 40 years experience combined with our Balanced Design engineering philosophy allow us to produce outstanding quality products at very affordable prices. Don�t take our word for it though. Visit our web site and see what audio critics from around the world say about Rotel. Then, go see your authorized Rotel dealer for a demonstration. Click below to visit www.rotel.com today... http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/rotel.html PurePower: It's like plugging into Niagara Falls The only way to ensure your A/V system meets spec and is protected at all times is to de-couple it from the local utility power with a PurePower AC Regenerator. Conventional power conditioners merely filter the noise, protect against surges, and in some cases regulate voltage. PurePower connects you to a new, stable power source, off the power grid, as though you were hooked up to the cleanest power station in North America. Even if the inbound voltage is zero, PurePower keeps your system operating perfectly with its built-in back-up battery system. Perfect voltage sinewave, total freedom from line noise, distortion, surges, and sags. Click below to learn more... http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/audiophileaps.html Like what you read? Want to say something about it? Join the AudioVideoRevolution discussion group at Yahoo.com today! Click below to join the all new AudioVideoRevolution discussion group... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/audiovideorevolution/ More AVRev.com News Sirius Factory Installed Equipment Offered on New 2005 Volkswagen Jetta & Mitsubishi 2006 Raider - SIRIUS Satellite Radio announced this week that Volkswagen will offer SIRIUS as a factory installed option on the new 2005 Volkswagen Jetta beginning this month... Click below for more... http://www.avrev.com/news/0305/8.sirius.html Rotel Unveils Compact Seven-Channel Power Amp - The latest power amplifier from Rotel boasts space-saving efficiency and innovative design. The new RMB-1077 power amp is a slim, rack-mount component... Click below for more... http://www.avrev.com/news/0305/7.rotelrmb1077.html Onkyo Combines OMF Speakers with Flat Screen Video Stand to Reduce Clutter - Onkyo has introduced the CB-SP1200, a video display stand with integrated left, right, and center channel speakers for high quality audio, and no added clutter. The attractive gloss black stand is 17 inches tall, 47 inches wide and 17-3/4 inches deep, and it can be set up in under a minute. Click below for more... http://www.avrev.com/news/0305/9.onkyo.html Energy Expands Take Series With Take FPS and Take TWR - Energy has expanded the Take Series with two new models - the Take FPS and TWR. The Take Series is designed as a modular system, combining performance with flexibility, style and ease of installation. Click below for more... http://www.avrev.com/news/0305/11.energy.html AVRev.com Music Reviews Lynyrd Skynyrd - Then and Now DualDisc Lynyrd Skynyrd is one of those bands that trigger a whole rush of memories simply by being mentioned. Some of things that you think of when you hear the band�s name are great songs, awesome live band, impeccable musicianship and, unfortunately, tragedy. When Lynyrd Skynyrd decided to first come back in 1987 (after the plane crash in 1977), I had mixed feelings about this. After all, Ronnie Van Zant was one of the most identifiable voices and best frontmen in rock �n� roll history. How can you ever replace that? �Replace� is obviously the wrong word � Van Zant was irreplaceable. The question is really how do you front a band like that now? Click below to read the full review... http://www.avrev.com/music/revs/lynyrdskynyrd.shtml Please Support AVR's Sponsors http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/polk_xm.html http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/dtscrystal.html http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/paradigm_stylus.html http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/integra.html If you have AOL 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 or an email client that supports html emails and you'd like to switch to our full color email updates in the future, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject "html email" in the subject header. Audio Video Revolution and its publications are compliant with Business & Professional Code SECT 17529. To be removed from this list go the link below and follow the on-screen instructions or call us toll free at 866.235.0069. http://www.avrev.com/home/subscribe/ss_remove.html Click here for Audio Video Revolution's privacy policy http://www.avrev.com/home/privacypolicy/index.html
