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Audio Video Revolution Reader Survey AVR wants to hear from you about our publication. What we do well and what would make it better for you. One reader will win a 20GB Apple iPod. Click below to take the survey... http://www.avrev.com/audiorevolutioncontest Sony Qualia 004 SXRD Projector Reviewed Years ago when AVR video reviewer, Mike Levy, was the head technician at Vidikron he worked with clients and dealers looking to get the best video picture for home theaters all over the world. Up until recently that meant some sort of dual nine inch CRT projector rig with a powerful video processor and included a price tag of over $150,000. Sony's new Qualia 004 video projector smashes all of those archaic price barriers with a new technology in a $30,000 video projector that is good enough to challenge for the crown of "best video available in the world" at a fraction of the price of what state of the art used to cost. If you want the best in HDTV today and the power to make a picture that can hang with any and all of the future video formats that are coming - the Qualia 004 is for you. Click below to read more... http://www.revolutionhometheater.com/equip/sonyqualia/index.html Read more video reviews below... http://www.avrev.com/equip/video.html Check out the AVR review archives... http://www.avrev.com/equip/equipmain.shtml Revolution Home Theater Feature Film Reviews Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Reviewed By Abbie Bernstein Rating: Four and a half stars Remember all the anticipation that greeted �Star Wars: Episode I � The Phantom Menace�? The feeling most �Star Wars� fans were hoping to have at the time (a few, bless their hearts, loved �Phantom� unreservedly either for its virtues or, Mt. Everest-style, because it was there) is finally engendered with �Star Wars: Episode III � Revenge of the Sith,� which succeeds at tying most of the �Star Wars� mythology together in a manner that is both resonant and kick-ass. Writer/director/producer George Lucas has succeeded in creating something that genuinely feels epic, as opposed to just expensive and popular. In case you have somehow missed the �Star Wars� saga so far � in which case, you may want to brush up on the last three decades of Western culture, because otherwise it�s been pretty hard to avoid � �Revenge� fills in the events that set the stage for 1977�s �Star Wars: Episode IV � A New Hope� (that�s the one commonly called plain old �Star Wars� or �the first one� by most folks), 1980�s �Star Wars: Episode V � The Empire Strikes Back� and especially �Star Wars: Episode VI � Return of the Jedi.� We know that Anakin Skywalker, who we�ve seen grow from a cute little boy (Jake Lloyd) in �Phantom Menace� to a well-intentioned and fervent but also deeply troubled young man (Hayden Christensen in �Star Wars: Episode II � Attack of the Clones� and the new film), will become the formidably evil Darth Vader, but not before fathering the first trilogy�s heroes Luke Skywalker (played by Mark Hamill in Episodes IV-VI) and Princess Leia (played by Carrie Fisher in IV-VI). We also know th at the Galactic Senate will be disbanded in favor of a fascist Empire, headed by Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid), who is secretly a Dark Lord of the Sith, and that wise and noble Jedi knights will largely be exterminated. Click below to read the full review. http://www.revolutionhometheater.com/movies/revs/starwarssith.shtml Anthony Gallo Acoustics The Reference3 Speaks For Itself "... Not since the Vandersteen 2 has a loudspeaker come on to the audio scene with such assuredness of success. Not since the Vandy has a speaker so outpaced the competition in terms of quality and value at its price point as has this Gallo loudspeaker." Martin DeWolf - Bound For Sound "... This speaker combines so much unconventional thinking, novel applications and build quality in such a balanced, physically compact but sonically gargantuan and full-range design, and for such an exceedingly fair price that some drastic measure of formal recognition was required to truly separate it out from the crowds that make up the $3,000 - $10,000 floorstanding speaker field." Srajan Ebaen - sixmoons.com Click below to visit Anthony Gallo Acoustics. http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/rbh1004.html Introducing the completely redesigned RBH MC Series Mark II Designed for both audio and home theater enthusiasts, the MC Series features RBH's proprietary aluminum cone technology; the same technology in their flagship products. Because of the inherent stiffness, low mass and self-damping properties found in aluminum, these advanced drivers deliver crisp, clear sound with the immediacy and accuracy needed to deliver the realism of today's high-definition music and movies. Computer optimized crossover networks allow smooth integration between drivers while increasing power handling and minimizing distortion. To learn more click below... http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/rbh1004.html Revolution Home Theater Featured DVD Reviews Read Two More George Lucas DVD Reviews on RHT... Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Digital special effects seem to advance with the speed of spaceships in hyperdrive. No sooner have we marveled at one breathtaking technological achievement than another whooshes past, taking the lead. This thought may occur to viewers of "Star Wars: Episode I � The Phantom Menace," now on DVD two-and-a-half years after its theatrical release. When "Phantom Menace" first opened, its technical craftsmanship was a complete blast. It�s still excellent, and the fact is that if the computer mages at ILM hadn�t done their stuff, what came after would be impossible, but it tends to stand out just a little less these days. The trouble is that, especially on a repeat viewing, once you�ve adjusted to the fabulous imagery and terrific directional sound, things like lackluster dialogue become more noticeable. Click below to read the full review... http://www.avrev.com/dvd/revs/phantommenace.shtml Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones �Star Wars� is arguably the largest science fiction franchise in the history of filmmaking. The initial three offerings ignited a whole world of dreamers who went to sleep at night reaching out for lightsabers and longing to be one with the Force. Back in 1977, most viewers had lost touch with the Joseph Campbell views of the quintessential hero in his marvelous book, �The Hero with a Thousand Faces,� and the 12-step outline of a world myth. Today�s audiences are more jaundiced, more in step with how such stories are presented. Perhaps that intimate grasp of story structure and the place of the hero are to blame for George Lucas� latest trilogy not quite catching on the way first trilogy (Episodes 4, 5, and 6) did. �Star Wars: Episode VI -- Return of the Jedi� was released in 1983. Sixteen years later, in 1999, Lucas gave his audience �Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace.� Click below to read the full review... http://www.avrev.com/dvd/revs/starwars2.shtml Check out our DVD review archive. Click below... http://www.revolutionhometheater.com/dvd/main.shtml And now for something completely different... The Qsonix Q100 is an Apple iPod on steroids! Imagine storing up to 500 CD�s (on one unit no larger than the average CD player) with lossless compression (i.e. audiophile sound quality)! Or store up to 3,000 CD�s compressed. That�s a lot of music either way you cut it. All music selections or albums are easily searched and played at the touch of a button. You�ve must experience the Q100 for yourself! As an Evolution Audio & Video exclusive, you can order the Q100 with the 15� touch screen panel and receive the panel ($1,795 retail) absolutely free. Come into Evolution Audio & Video for an amazing demonstration! Call (818) 879-1312 or email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for further information. Please visit this week's sponsors: http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/martinlogan250.html http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/energy.html http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/transparent.html http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/polk_xm.html To be removed from the RevolutionHomeTheater.com weekly email list click here and follow the simple on-screen removal instructions. http://www.revolutionhometheater.com/newsletter/index.html The AudioRevolution Inc. and its publications are compliant with Business & Professional Code SECT 17529. To be removed from the AudioRevolution.com weekly email list call us toll free at 866.235.0069. Privacy Policy http://www.revolutionhometheater.com/privacypolicy/index.html
