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Surround Sound
 Yamaha’s MusicCast is a complete wireless music system, handling everything from storing music to broadcasting and controlling it throughout your house. The heart of the system is the MCX-2000, which Yamaha calls a digital audio server. The MCX-2000 serves up Internet radio, satellite radio, MP3s, CDs, regular old-fashioned radio, and just about anything else you’d care to feed it, and sends it out to units that can be wall-mounted or moved throughout the house. ($2,199.95; yamaha.com)
— Bryant Urstadt
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CD Slayer |
 With its slick metallic case, cool gray LCD readout, muted buttons, and sturdy-looking feet, the lovely Olive Opus sure looks like the answer to an audiophile’s dreams, especially if the fantasy in question includes recording and storing up to 1,100 CDs with full sound quality in a compact unit. The Opus works its magic with a 400 GB hard drive and a preinstalled, easily updated library containing label information for more than 2,000,000 CDs, and it connects to your iPod should you decide to take your collection with you. ($3,000; olive.us) — B.U.
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Two-Speaker Harmony
 Audio component maker Outlaw calls the RR2150 a “retro” receiver, but with a USB port in back, it’s very 2006. Still, it does nod to the past, with its phonograph input and a brushed aluminum exterior reminiscent of the art deco movement. Aimed at audiophiles who scoff at the notion of five-speaker sound, the RR2150 supports as many speakers as you have ears, which used to be plenty. With 100 watts of power, it offers more than enough juice to faithfully reproduce just about any recording, from the 1920s up to today. ($599; outlawaudio.com) — B.U.
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Not too long ago, speaker maker Atlantic Technology noticed something: Most subwoofers end up in the corner. So being a bunch of audio geniuses in white lab coats, they built a corner-shaped subwoofer. The 10CSB is a full-size 10-inch subwoofer in a wedge-shaped box that disappears in just about any room. With a built-in 180-watt amplifier, though, it’s no shrinking violet, and can shake a room with the best of its square rivals. ($899; atlantictechnology.com) — B.U.
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Photographs by: Brian Urkevic (Yamaha, Outlaw, Atlantic Technology)
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