Just be sure to audition speakers that have seen about 20-hours of audio before passing judgment -- the treble on Paradigms can be kind of "hot" out of the box.
The first time he fired up his double hot plate, the fuse-box door was open and he witnessed a cerulean flash and a rattail of smoke, the first of four fuses it took to fry one egg.
Its first Chinese movie, "Hot Summer Days, " took the top slot at the box office this year over the Chinese New Year weekend, one of the most competitive in the calendar.
Dollar retailers are hot among value investors, who find their liquid inventories and low margins attractive, compared with larger big-box discount retailers in the U.S. which must contend with food inflation costs and competitive pricing.