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Technician I and II Courses*
June 5-7
Iselin, NJ

Technician I and II Courses*
Sept. 10-12
Denver

Technician I and II Courses*
July 24-26
Los Angeles

*Technician I is a one-day class costing $500. It consists of training concerning introduction to THX, THX performance standards, THX home theater technologies, THX-certified home theater, DVD, game, and car audio programs. Also included are introductions to small room acoustics, home theater design, setup, confirmation, calibration and marketing of THX certification.

Technician II consists of the $500 Technician I program, in addition to two additional days (costing $1,000 to $1,500.) The first day of the class consists of training on acoustics, room isolation, room treatments, design, audio and video hardware and placement, seating placement, control system design, and project management. Day two is a hands-on workshop covering system setup, signal assignment, bandwidth, level and purity, aiming of speakers, acoustic room treatment, audio calibration, source products, controller functions, EQ and final reporting.

For more information, visit www.thx.com/training/events.html.

Onkyo Home Theater Package Delivers Up-to-Date Features and Outstanding Performance in Simple Package

Posted by Gordon Sell Public Relations on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 10:41 am:

HDMI Pass-Through, 7.1-channel processing, 110 watts per channel, XM and Sirius satellite radio ready, and Audyssey 2EQ/HTiB calibration

UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ (4/24/07) -- Onkyo has introduced the HT-SR800, a 7.1-channel home entertainment receiver and speaker package that supports the latest in high definition entertainment. Giving consumers a simple and high quality audio complement to the latest HD displays and source technology, the HT-SR800 features a complete satellite/subwoofer speaker package and a powerful AV receiver that includes HDMI pass-through switching, processing and amplification for multichannel audio formats, and compatibility with both XM and Sirius satellite radio subscription services.
Onkyo HT-SR800 in silver finish. For additional photos and high resolution JPEG files, please visit http://www.gspr.com/onkyo/htsr800.html

Theater Xtreme Tops 2000 System Orders

NEWARK, Del., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Theater Xtreme Entertainment Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TXEG), a nationwide seller and installer of real movie theaters for the home, today announced that corporate and franchise sales orders of front projection theater systems have topped the 2000 mark in less than four years of operation. Since April 1, 2006, over one thousand system orders were taken, with overall combined sales orders in all categories exceeding $10 million. System prices range from $3,000 to $15,000.

 "Theater Xtreme is our largest national retailer specializing in front-projection theater systems," said Marty Lash, Mitsubishi Electric's Retail Sales Manager for Home Theater Projectors. "They are popularizing the category and it's clear they know how to market powerfully to their customers."