LG’s AP3133 HD AV
home-theater system was co-developed with well-known American audiophile Mark Levinson,
the man originally behind the Mark Levison brand, now owned by Harman International, and
more recently Red Rose Music. This system features a receiver with 7 x 150Wpc of ICEpower
amplification, HDMI 1.3 with support for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master audio formats, and
Audyssey MultEQ room correction. A Blu-ray and HD DVD dual-format player is also included
as well as a 7.1-channel speaker system. What is the price for
all of this? A very un-Mark Levinson-like $6000.
Accuphase has updated its Digital Voicing Equalizer, now in
its third iteration ($15,000). The new DG-48 uses 40-bit floating-point DSP and features a
large touch-screen LCD display. It has both analog and digital inputs.
Like full-range sound from your
center-channel speaker? Paradigm has expanded the Reference Signature line of speakers
with the W5 v.2 on-wall center-channel speaker ($2999). It features two 7" bass
drivers, two 7" midrange/bass drivers, a 4 1/2" midrange driver and a 1"
Beryllium-dome tweeter. [www.paradigm.com]
Modern speaker meets modern art. Gradient demonstrated the
Helsinki loudspeaker, which is a three-way design using a waveguide for the tweeter and an
open baffle. The cost per pair is $7000.
GutWire introduced the new 6Bar line
conditioner, shown here in North American and European versions. The 6Bar's chassis is
machined from a solid block of aluminum. The unit sells for $2599.
