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Fluance Unveils 4 Reference Series Turntables
SV Staff  |  Dec 17, 2018
The internet-based Canadian home audio company Fluance today expanded its turntable offerings with the new Reference Series line, comprising four servo-controlled belt-driven models ranging in price from $299 to $499.
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Audio Video News
Integra Adds MQA Decoding to Stereo Receivers
SV Staff  |  Dec 17, 2018
Integra is the latest home audio company to embrace MQA technology.
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Audio Video News
Last-Minute Holiday Offers & Deals
SV Staff  |  Dec 17, 2018
A few last-minute holiday offers have been brought to our attention as Christmas Day draws near.
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Audio Video News
2018 Holiday Gift Guide, Part 3
SV Staff  |  Dec 14, 2018
We combed through our recent Top Picks as we head into the final stretch of the 2018 holiday shopping season and came up with a list of 11 potential gifts — to give or get.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Andrei Rublev
Josef Krebs  |  Dec 14, 2018
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Set in the early 1400s, Russian writer-director Andrei Tarkovsky’s greatest masterpiece depicts the life of the famous icon painter, Andrei Rublev. But it also keeps everyday village existence, extraordinary events, and medieval Russian history moving from background to foreground in an episodic narrative tapestry. Princes and religion rule every aspect of Russian life, with motivation for actions stemming from belief in God (or the retribution of the church), subservience, and fear of the merciless Tartar invaders. Faith and art are put to the test in this overflowing epic as the painter travels through the decades of his time.
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Audio Video News
11 DTS Play-Fi Products Get Alexa Voice Control
SV Staff  |  Dec 14, 2018
DTS has announced that 11 more DTS Play-Fi-enabled products from three top audio brands are now compatible with Alexa voice control.
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Audio Video News
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announces 2019 Inductees
SV Staff  |  Dec 13, 2018
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame today announced its Class of 2019 inductees, comprising seven acts that launched influential music careers in the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s.
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Audio Video News
Astell&Kern Adds MQA Support to 3 Music Players
SV Staff  |  Dec 13, 2018
Astell&Kern has announced a firmware update that adds MQA support to three of its portable hi-res music players.
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SmartStream
Hands On: Fire TV Recast DVR Brings Live TV and Recording to Amazon’s Ecosystem
Barb Gonzalez  |  Dec 12, 2018
The release of the Fire TV Recast DVR highlights Amazon’s effort to offer a complete streaming solution. The Recast is a network connected tuner and DVR that adds live TV and recording to Fire TV’s current offering of streaming apps and Amazon Prime premium channels like STARZ, HBO, Showtime, and more. It’s everything a cord-cutter could want.
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Projector Reviews
Epson Home Cinema 4010 4K PRO-UHD LCD Projector Review
Al Griffin  |  Dec 12, 2018

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Features
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $1,999

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Extended color
Good brightness and contrast
Great value
Minus
Blacks could be better
High fan noise with picture optimized for HDR

THE VERDICT
he Epson 4010’s near-perfect color, good contrast, and wide array of setup features make it a strong under-$2,000 projector option.

Affordable, 4K-capable projectors are very much a reality — Sound & Vision has reviewed several such models plucked from the DLP, LCD, and LCOS camps. And in some cases, “affordable” can equate to $2,000 or less. One drawback you have to contend with when considering such projectors is their dependence on pixel-shifting technology to display a full Ultra HD image onscreen. But given the crisp pictures we’ve seen when viewing with pixel-shifting models from JVC, Optoma, Epson, and others, the lack of true 4K-resolution imaging chips ultimately isn’t much of a drawback at all.

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