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Want to achieve superior high-performance on a budget this holiday season? Yes, it is possible with this Home Theater System That Makes Sense. This is one gift array, you’ll want to keep for yourself.
The TV
LG 60PS80 60-inch HD 1080p Plasma TV
LG has stocked this enormous 60-inch set–and let’s face it, a bigger screen size is so much better–with an unbelievable suite of features. Let’s start with NetCast™ Entertainment Access that lets you access weather, news and stocks with Yahoo! Widgets and streams instant, and virtually endless, entertainment from Netflix® and YouTube™ direct to your TV from the Internet —no computer required. But it’s so much more than that. Think pure interactivity! The set also has THX Display Certification—a la the master himself George Lucas––which signifies that an HDTV with THX display certification delivers exceptional images, bringing more immersive movie, broadcast and video game experiences to your living room. The set also has solid connectivity with four HDMI and one PC input and beautiful styling. If you want an outstanding television this holiday season with a remarkable array of video streaming features, this is the one. MSRP: $2,700 www.lge.com
The Speakers
MartinLogan Source and Encore
MartinLogan, a world leader in electrostatic loudspeaker technology, has produced a system that budding audiophiles can afford. This is truly a high performance system with a low performance price tag. The Encore TF center channel speaker ($499) produces sound with lifelike clarity and openness and can be used either on- or off-wall. In fact you can use it for all 5 channels if you so desire, but for our purposes here and to take the performance level up, we have paired the Encore with MartinLogan’s Source floorstanding speakers. The Source is the world’s most affordable high-performance hybrid electrostatic loudspeaker ($1,995 per pair). Incorporating ultra-high-resolution AirFrame™ technology (originally developed for MartinLogan’s Summit loudspeaker), Source is capable of an exceptionally dynamic and realistic performance. An 8-inch woofer, MiniETC™ (Energy Transfer Coupler) spikes and high-end crossover engineering further reinforce Source’s high-end pedigree. What you really need to know is with this system, you can just sit back and let audio superiority envelope you. www.martinlogan.com
The All-In-One Solution
Yamaha neoHD Media Controller
Think of this streamlined box as your new best friend. You can enjoy all your AV sources with a single high quality media controller and one easy-to- navigate remote control to give you total media management. Gone are the numerous bulky remotes all of which are replaced by a singular simplified remote. The Yamaha neoHD YMC-500 paces you though an easy setup menu to configure how you use each of your sources and will even program the remote control with the IR codes of your devices for easy operation. As you go through the menu options, the remote control automatically changes over to operate the source you are using, eliminating any manual switching on the remote control and excessive buttons for multi purpose functions. The YMC-500 also incorporates five channels of Class D amplification which allows for such a small, energy efficient design. It does boast TrueHD decoding as well as DD/DTS. The 3 HDMI outputs are 1080p capable and supports upconversion to HDMI from all of the analog video inputs. I told you it was your new best friend. MSRP: $599.95 www.yamaha.com
The Upshot
LG 60PS80 60-inch HD 1080p Plasma TV: $2,700
MartinLogan Source and Encore Loudspeaker System:
Encore center channel: $499
Source surround array x4 speakers: $3,990
Yamaha neoHD YMC-500 Media Controller: $599.95
System Total: $7,788.95
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