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Do Any Bluetooth Speakers Use Audyssey Processing?
Al Griffin  |  Jul 11, 2019
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com

Q Are there any powered Bluetooth speakers on the market that use Audyssey or similar technologies? I have Audyssey Dynamic EQ available in my main listening area and I enjoy being able to listen at lower volume levels without losing proper frequency balance. It would be nice to have this ability in other rooms and also when I travel. —Dallas Holston, via email

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Audio Video News
LG Creates Pop-Up ‘Café OLED’ in NYC
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2019
LG has teamed with the Pantone Color Institute and artisan pastry chef Amirah Kassem to create a unique pop-up café that celebrates the “powerful presence of color.”
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Tower Speaker Reviews
SVS Prime Pinnacle Loudspeaker
Daniel Kumin  |  Jul 10, 2019

Performance
Build Quality
Value
PRICE $1,600/pair

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Accurate and dynamic sound
Excellent imaging depth of field
Impressive bass extension and weight
Minus
Bass balance may be less amenable to some rooms or placements

THE VERDICT
The latest tower from SVS is a top value/performance contender for full-range loudspeakers.

Certain geographies have long-held associations with loudspeaker design. Maidstone, Kent or Steyning, Sussex in Britain (KEF and Bowers & Wilkins, respectively) for example. Or Cambridge, Massachusetts (Acoustic Research/KLH/ Advent) and Los Angeles, California (JBL) here in the United States.

And Youngstown, Ohio?

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The S&V Interview
The Alarm’s Mike Peters: A Soul Survivor Among Equals
Mike Mettler  |  Jul 10, 2019
Mike Peters of The Alarm called us to discuss the band's deeply affecting new album Sigma, how the vinyl revival reconnects you with your music-seeking instincts, how a good producer acts as a creative compass, and how The Alarm’s approach to songwriting and song structure set them apart from the pack.
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Audio Video News
Poll: 1 in 3 Binged on Entire ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2019
Netflix created its own fireworks when it released the third season of Stranger Things on the July 4th.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
New McIntosh Preamp Boasts Advanced Digital Module
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2019
McIntosh today introduced a high-end, stereo preamplifier with an advanced digital audio module that builds on the DA1 module found in a handful of its products, including the C49 preamplifier introduced in May.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Denon Unveils its Least Expensive IMAX Enhanced AVR
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2019
Denon today introduced its least expensive IMAX Enhanced AV receiver — a feature-packed 9.2-channel model that lists for $1,100.
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Signals
My KEF Speakers Sound Much Better than Amazon Echo, But They Can't Save Me From Dying
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jul 09, 2019
You are asleep in your bed. You suffer cardiac arrest. Your smart speaker calls for help. It may save your life.

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Audio Video NewsNew Products
JL Audio M3 Marine Speakers: Ready for the High Seas
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2019
You might know Miramar, FL-based JL Audio for making some of the best home and car subwoofers money can buy, not to mention fine car stereo speakers and amplifiers, but did you know they also build killer marine speakers?
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SmartStream
Sling TV Lowers the Price of “Extra” Channels
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jul 08, 2019
While most live TV streaming services are raising prices, Sling TV is offering a deal that could lower monthly subscription rates for many of its users.
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