The cost of full HD-compliant HDMI-switching home theater receivers is dropping with Onkyo’s new TX-SR604 ($599) and TX-SR674 ($799).

Our favorite universal remote manufacturer puts out a high-performance speaker system for iPods, and we have a sneak-peek.

For those who want true multi-channel surround sound without big clunky rear speakers, Polk offers the RTS-100, the first THX Ultra2-certified in-ceiling loudspeaker.

In a hotel penthouse in Manhattan, Dolby Labs recently demonstrated their latest technologies designed to bring a high quality surround sound experience to more people in more places. It’s definitely not your grandfather’s Dolby any more.

High-end audio vendor Integra tries its hand at a Media Center/Home Theater PC with the NVS-7.7

In a sneak preview of the upcoming 2006 Digital Life show, home theater and electronics manufacturers and service providers such as Vongo, Polk Audio, Toshiba, Vizio, Yellow Machine (Anthology Solutions), Streamload and Logitech show what’s here today and what’s coming later this year.

Showing that they’re not taking any prisoners in the HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray Disc format war, Toshiba announces plans for a stand-alone HD-DVD recorder with built-in one terabyte hard drive to be released in Japan next month.

Toshiba’s new gigabeat PMC portable media player and Vongo’s subscription-based video download service join forces to deliver movies you can enjoy (legally) while on the move.

Toshiba takes their HDTV show on the road with twelve new LCD flat panel HDTV models in their REGZA line, featuring screens sizes up to 47 inches, resolution up to 1080p and 12-bit video processing.

In an age when the luster may be wearing thin on traditional ‘hifi’ high end audio systems, some manufacturers are concentrating on both style and substance in order to create high-end audio systems that look as good as they sound.