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KEF Lowers Pricing Across LS Wireless Collection to ‘Make Hi-Fi More Accessible’
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 23, 2024
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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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Popular ’80s Brand Adcom Is Being Relaunched in U.S.
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 22, 2024
Adcom, the audio brand known for producing affordable, high-performance power amplifiers the 1980s and 1990s, is back.
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Signals
Vacuum Tubes: A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Electrons
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 22, 2024
I love tubes. You love tubes. Everybody loves vacuum tubes. Of course, the ultimate vacuum tube is a cathode-ray tube — the glowing heart of good, old analog televisions. What a cool invention — a device that can input electrical signals and convert them into visible moving images. Hmm — would it be possible to build your own CRT as a DIY project? You betcha!

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CES 2024Shows
Sound & Vision CES 2024 Editor’s Picks
Mark Henninger  |  Jan 21, 2024
Introducing Sound & Vision CES 2024 Editor's Picks! Every year, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas sets the stage for the latest trends in audiovisual (AV) technology, serving as a prime platform for companies to unveil and exhibit their newest products, technologies, and services to an international audience. Here are some that caught our eye.
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Ultra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Double Bill: The Exorcist & Three Days of the Condor
Brandon A. DuHamel,  |  Jan 19, 2024
We revisit two very different but, nonetheless, riveting films from the mid-70s: The Exorcist, the head-turning tale of demonic possession that put Linda Blair on the map, and Three Days of the Condor, the political conspiracy thriller starring Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway that was filmed in the wake of the Watergate scandal that led to the downfall of President Richard Nixon.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
KEF Unveils Lower-Priced Version of Award-Winning LSX II Streaming Speaker
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 18, 2024
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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SmartStream
Hulu Now Available in Disney+ App
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 17, 2024
In May 2023, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that the company would launch a "one-app experience" combining Hulu and Disney+ content. As promised, the beta was released in December, so we now know what that "one-app" looks like.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Juke Audio Ups its Multiroom Streaming Game
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 17, 2024
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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Power Amplifier ReviewsStreaming Device Reviews
Teac UD-701n Network Player & AP-701 Power Amplifier Review
Daniel Kumin  |  Jan 17, 2024

Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $4300 (UD-701N), $3800 (AP-701B)

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Faultless sound quality
Superb headphone amp
Outstanding build, finish quality
Minus
Less-than elegant app, interface
Expensive

THE VERDICT
Jewel-like stereo separates deliver definitive stereo audio performance.

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Signals
The Six Billion Dollar Earplugs
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 17, 2024
We are equipped with five senses: Sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch. The thought of losing any of them is frightening. Setting aside the question of aging, even the thought of only diminishing any of our senses is unsettling. So, the question is, if a faulty product caused you to suffer an impairment of one of your senses, what kind of compensation would be appropriate?
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