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Marantz – Because Music Matters

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We are excited to announce our rekindled relationship with our old friends at Marantz. We are now Kitsap County’s exclusive Marantz Dealer.

Last year Marantz decided to invest over 25 million dollars in research alone
towards developing this new generation of innovative products.

We have already auditioned their new A/V receivers. Erich was so impressed, he was the first to purchase their new SR 7008 for his home theater. And as far as their reference stereo products are concerned, we are also happy to report that Marantz has more than hit the mark on feature sets and most importantly, sonic performance.

Here at Nuts About Hi-Fi we all believe in Marantz’s company motto… “Because Music Matters.”

Come in and audition the new Marantz line for yourself.

Flat Panel TV or Projector?

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As an audio video salesman, I have customers who ask the question almost daily whether to buy an LED/LCD flat panel TV or should they go to the next step and purchase a front projector. My reply is that there is generally room for both.

In most cases the LCD/LED TV is relegated to general, all-purpose duty: watching the news, cartoons, movies, streaming Netflix or Hulu. But, it’s great to have a place where you can watch movies in all their glorious widescreen (16.9 or 2.35) beauty.

Having multiple flat screens throughout the house is commonplace these days. And yes you can watch movies on them, but I believe to get the real home theater experience you should watch on a front projector with a screen larger than 90 inches. I know…I know, there are flat panel TV’s in excess of 90 inches, but they are just that, flat panel TV’s. To me, its still watching TV.

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Family Heirloom Restored to Perfection

We recently finished the restoration of this 1957 Ganco entertainment console. Thanks to our excellent tech George and good friend and cabinet maker Robert, it is now reborn and ready for the next 50 years or so. Our customer Cathy was thrilled and very happy to have this piece back in her family.

Robert

Robert (pictured above) did a wonderful job on restoring the aesthetic beauty of this historical piece. George (pictured below) used his years of experience to do the fine tuning. Together they renovated this classic console to its former glory.

George

Enjoy Summer with Music at the Touch of a Finger

Outdoor Speakers Summer is finally here so why not make it even more enjoyable?

This afternoon I am relaxing on the deck sipping a beer and listening to music off the Sooloos MC200. The outdoor planter/speaker from Niles sounds perfect. The volume is set just right so not to disturb the neighbors.

How magical it feels to be able to sit here, touch the Sooloos iPad application and select tracks from literally thousands of uncompromised recordings. The metal artwork in the picture is from our friends at Lisa Stirrrett Studio located right here in Silverdale.

To CD or not CD? That is the question.

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I recently lost the use of my CD player. It has been a staple in my system for years and I took great time in picking it out almost 7 years ago. This brought me to a choice, should I get my beloved Rega fixed or do I go digital and get a Sooloos system?

Well, I went through the regular thought process on this. How do I use the CD player? And should I spend the money on getting something fixed that is already a digital format, when I can go completely digital and put all my music (some 6000 CD’s) on to a digital server and access them on a touchscreen or an even more accessible iPad?

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