In the throes of less than exciting economic times, the 2008 CEDIA Expo in Denver was still upbeat, despite an overall drop in attendees of almost 14%.

In my second viewing of Meridian’s new 810 Reference Video System, the projector showed that it was capable of performance to match its lofty price tag. But the demo was not without its glitches.

D-Box Technologies chose CEDIA Expo in Denver to unveil their new demo reel, a tool that they hope will help dealers sell this expensive but uniquely entertaining home theater enhancement to well-heeled customers.

Antennas Direct CEO Richard Schneider displayed a prototype of his company’s upcoming Smart Antenna – an antenna which optimizes itself for the strongest reception on any digital or HDTV channel automatically. Is it a cable-killer? He certainly hopes so.

Diehard audiophiles have been waiting a long time for some high-end gear which supports all of the latest surround sound codecs and HDMI-switching. Well the wait is almost over as Bryston unveils a prototype of their new top of the line SP3 home theater preamp/processor.

At CEDIA Expo in Denver this week, Panasonic unveiled the latest projector in their home theater line. Notable features include improved brightness and contrast and a new 96 Hz mode for better support of 24 frame/second content, such as movies on Blu-ray Disc.

BG Radia’s impressive in-wall subwoofer ably addresses the common problems of both vibration and performance.

The undisputed King of Cables wants us to go wireless. Are they throwing in the towel? Quite the contrary.

THIEL’s advanced whole-home audio system combines easy setup, wireless distribution and legendary loudspeaker performance.

Sonance, known for their outstanding, virtually invisible in-wall loudspeakers, is turning heads with their insanely beautiful line of loudspeakers designed by NACSound of Italy.