Brit loudspeaker specialist KEF has unleashed its latest 5.1-channel surround sound bundle of goodness on the world in the shape of the KHT2005.3 K1, the latest upgrade to the KHT Series that promises ‘audiophile quality sound to affordable home entertainment’.

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Onkyo HT-S7200 $899 and HT-S6200 $699 Home Theater Systems

Onkyo has introduced two new 7.1-channel home theater systems that deliver leading edge AV processing and surround sound reproduction for today’s most advanced home theater programming, including HDTV and Blu-ray. The HT-S7200 and HT-S6200 each feature powerful AV receivers with 1080p-compatible HDMI inputs, 130 watt-per-channel amplification, processing for every major audio format on the market - including the option of incorporating front height-channel reproduction with Dolby’s newly introduced ProLogic IIz processing. Each package also includes a high performance 7.1-channel speaker system with a powerful active subwoofer, and Onkyo’s exclusive U-Port single-cable iPod dock and charging system. The Onkyo HT-S7200 and HT-S6200 feature five and four HDMI 1.3a inputs, respectively, and are completely compatible with 1080p HD video. The HT-S7200 also incorporates upscaling of component and composite video sources to 1080i, including Faroudja DCDi Edge deinterlacing to eliminate unwanted conversion artifacts. There is audio processing for every major surround format, including decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio lossless audio formats, as well as Dolby’s new ProLogic IIz algorithm, which introduces a third dimension to surround sound through the addition of a pair of ‘height’ channels above the front left and right channel speakers.

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This beauty, 42 inches long, is designed to fit above or below your flat panel HDTV.  But with artistic flair like that, which one are you going to be watching? The Aux Level is made by Italian hi-fi manufacturer Outline.

More photos and “artistic” speakers and the normal design can be found here at bornrich.org.  Even though in all honesty it doesn’t take a million bucks to splatter paint on a speaker grill.  Just drop into your nearest Guitar Center and check out some of the ‘returned’ speakers cabinets they have.

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