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Best Gear of Late 2023/Early 2024
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 01, 2024  |  4 comments
In the waning weeks of 2023, our last few Top Picks included small and large sets of speakers from two well-known but very different brands and two superb TVs — a quantum-dot OLED and a mini-LED Google TV, both reasonably priced. As we kicked off the New Year, the hits kept coming with an audiophile-caliber streaming amp combo, a state-of-the-art AV preamp/processor that leaves little to the imagination, and a high-performing yet affordable streaming amp. Let’s take a closer look...
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There’s a New Flagship AVR in Town: Marantz
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 31, 2024  |  3 comments
Marantz just put a cherry on the top of its AV receiver lineup with the Cinema 30, a new flagship model loaded up with the bells and whistles enthusiasts love and the same classy look introduced with 2022’s Top Pick-rated Cinema 50.
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Naim’s New High-end Streaming Amp Packs a Punch
SV Staff  |  Jan 30, 2024  |  0 comments
U.K.-based Naim Audio today introduced a powerful addition to its popular Uniti line of high-end streaming amplifiers.
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PhaseTech Introduces Variable-Length Soundbar
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 29, 2024  |  2 comments
PhaseTech, the American speaker specialist known for developing and patenting one of the world’s most widely used tweeter designs in 1967 — the soft-dome tweeter — has introduced an adjustable, three-channel soundbar that can be matched to the width and color of any TV for a seamless look.
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Lowest Prices Ever: SVS Is Closing Out its Ultra Series
SV Staff  |  Jan 26, 2024  |  0 comments
SVS is running a closeout sale on its popular Ultra Series speakers to make room for the new Ultra Evolution Series unveiled at CES 2024. All models will be sold at the “lowest prices ever” until inventory is depleted.
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Hisense Launches 100” 4K TV with Crazy 60% Super Bowl Discount
SV Staff  |  Jan 25, 2024  |  3 comments
This story was updated on 1/27/24.

China’s Hisense is making a splash in the New Year, launching its first TV of 2024 — the 100-inch U76N — at the sharply discounted price of what was first $3,000 and, as of Friday, was dropped to $2,000.

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‘Open-Ear Headphones’ Keep You Connected to Your Surroundings
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 25, 2024  |  0 comments
At a time when everyone is talking about immersive audio experiences, Japan’s New Wave Maker (NWM) is going in the opposite direction with “open ear headphones” built around its proprietary Personalized Sound Zone Technology (PSZ).
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PSB Focuses on Eliminating Resonances in New High-Performance Subwoofer
SV Staff  |  Jan 24, 2024  |  1 comments
PSB Speakers today unveiled a high-performance subwoofer designed to all but eliminate distortion and unwanted resonances.
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Sonos Expands Architectural Speaker Lineup with New 8” In-Ceiling Model
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 24, 2024  |  0 comments
Wireless-speaker pioneer Sonos continues to expand beyond its roots with a new high-performance in-ceiling speaker designed and tuned in collaboration with Sonance, another pioneering company that helped launch the custom-installation industry 40 years ago with a new category of speakers designed for in-wall mounting.
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KEF Lowers Pricing Across LS Wireless Collection to ‘Make Hi-Fi More Accessible’
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 23, 2024  |  1 comments
In these times of unrelenting prices increases, it’s rare for a company — any company — to reduce prices, let alone make an announcement about it. But that’s exactly what KEF has done.
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Popular ’80s Brand Adcom Is Being Relaunched in U.S.
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 22, 2024  |  1 comments
Adcom, the audio brand known for producing affordable, high-performance power amplifiers the 1980s and 1990s, is back.
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KEF Unveils Lower-Priced Version of Award-Winning LSX II Streaming Speaker
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 18, 2024  |  2 comments
Renowned British speaker brand KEF today introduced the LSX II LT, a less expensive version the LSX II wireless streaming speaker system that received a Sound & Vision Top Pick in 2022 for its superb performance and versatility.
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Juke Audio Ups its Multiroom Streaming Game
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 17, 2024  |  2 comments
Los Angeles-based Juke Audio Inc. has introduced a follow-up to the Juke multiroom streaming amplifier we reviewed last year that more than doubles the power output.
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2023 Top Picks of the Year
Mark Henninger  |  Jan 15, 2024  |  11 comments
The results are in! A total of 18 products have made Sound & Vision’s prestigious 2023 Top Picks of the Year list. See if your favorite pick made the cut.
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CES 2024 Demos: Klipsch, Focal, xMEMS
SV Staff  |  Jan 13, 2024  |  1 comments
First looks at new speakers from Klipsch and Focal plus the latest technology and product news from solid-state microspeaker pioneer xMEMS.
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