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Heat
Josef Krebs  |  Sep 22, 2017
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Michael Mann is a thief—a damned good one. In telling this bigger-than-life tale of a career-criminal takedown crew and their nemesis, the writer-director robs from the best, especially for his brilliant set pieces. He steals heavily from crime-caper master, Jean-Pierre Melville; the overnight break-in on a precious metals storage facility has all the precision and intense silences of Le Cercle Rouge, and the wham-bam bank holdup takes the look and military precision of Un Flic. Mann’s grand, operatic airfield finale is snatched straight from the end of Bullitt, while others scenes echo The Godfather or Goodfellas, and he even jacks himself by reworking Thief.
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The Connected Life
Top 4 System Install Mistakes
John Sciacca  |  Sep 22, 2017
Beyond designing and installing new AV systems, one of the things my installation company does is perform service calls on existing systems. Whether it has been installed by the homeowner themselves, a trusted friend/family member, or some other “professional,” we routinely run across the same kinds of installation issues when we pull open the rack or cabinet and start digging into the guts of the gear.
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Audio Video News
CEDIA Expands Availability of Certification Globally
SV Staff  |  Sep 22, 2017
CEDIA has announced that CEDIA Certification exams will now be available through Kryterion Global Testing Solutions, which has more than 1,000 testing centers worldwide.
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Audio Video News
Hisense Ships Roku-Enabled 4K TVs
SV Staff  |  Sep 22, 2017
Hisense, the Chinese electronics brand that holds a top-three ranking in worldwide TV market share, has started shipping its new three-model line of Roku-enabled 4K/Ultra HD smart TVs.
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Tower Speaker Reviews
Revel Concerta2 F36 Loudspeaker Review
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 21, 2017

Performance
Build Quality
Value
PRICE $2,000 pr

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Superb sound
Punches well above its price
Upscale construction and cosmetics
Minus
A touch more top-end air would be welcome

THE VERDICT
With this impressive redesign of the Concerta line, Revel is more than ready to give its competition sleepless nights.

Revel’s new Concerta2 loudspeaker range consists of five models. The M16 bookshelves, C25 center, S16 surrounds, and B10 subwoofer are covered in a separate review due out shortly. There are also two tower models in the group; the F35 employs three 5-inch woofers, while the larger F36, reviewed alone here, uses three 6.5-inch low-frequency drivers. Apart from the woofer and cabinet sizes, the F35 and F36 are similar in concept.

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Throwback Thursday
Flashback 1997: Microsoft Shows Off WebTV
SV Staff  |  Sep 21, 2017
Twenty years ago this week, Microsoft introduced a new and improved WebTV, the interactive TV service it had purchased from internet TV pioneer Steve Perlman a few months earlier.
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What Do I Need to Watch Movies in Dolby Vision?
Al Griffin  |  Sep 21, 2017
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com

Q I am buying an LG OLED TV that supports the Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) format. Will my Denon receiver support Dolby Vision as well? What other things will I need to make Dolby Vision work? —Dave Poulson

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Audio Video News
Apple Aims to Improve Siri as Part of iOS 11 Rollout
SV Staff  |  Sep 21, 2017
Apple has reworked Siri to give the virtual assistant a more natural voice and new capabilities.
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Audio Video News
A&K Previews New Portable Music Player & More
SV Staff  |  Sep 20, 2017
Astell&Kern (A&K) will unveil a new hi-res portable music player, limited-edition earphones, and a CD ripper at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) in Denver, October 6-8.
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New Products
Spinning in Style: Pro-Ject Special-Edition Turntables
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 20, 2017
I’ve been a hard-core Beatles fan for…well, let’s just say a very long time. So I was more than a little intrigued when I saw Pro-Ject’s Fab Four turntables (my name, not theirs) at the May press event unveiling Giles Martin’s stereo remix of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The thought of a “new” Beatles record being played on a table that pays homage to the greatest band ever was compelling. Maybe it’s time to revisit my long-dormant vinyl collection...
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