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Chris Chiarella  |  Dec 06, 2023
In my experience, we home entertainment enthusiasts and physical media collectors enjoy sharing, bringing the gift of movies and music to like-minded loved ones and maybe even (if we’ve been nicer than naughty) building out our own personal libraries. To help y’all get a handle on some of the best offerings this year, we’ve taken the liberty of grouping our recommendations into a few tempting categories.
Bob Ankosko  |  Dec 05, 2023
Lenbrook, U.S. distributor of Denmark’s DALI speakers and the company behind Bluesound and the iconic NAD and PSB brands, is bringing holiday cheer in the form of discounts for hi-fi gifts to give and get.
Bob Ankosko  |  Dec 04, 2023
Will you be giving the gift of AV this holiday season? Of course, you will — you read Sound & Vision! In addition to fielding alerts about holiday specials, we’ve been keeping an eye out for deals. Here’s the latest round…
Bob Ankosko  |  Dec 04, 2023
This could have been the perfect gift for the right person. In a cryptic email, McIntosh announced on Friday afternoon it would be offering “something very special” in its on line store at 2 p.m. on Sunday. That something special turned out to be the limited-edition poster “Dancing with the Dead.” Price: $195. It sold out almost immediately...
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Dec 04, 2023
What does a roaring fire, crispy bacon, a rainy day, and an LP record have in common? I'll give you a moment to ponder that. Meanwhile, on a related note, let me opine that the best thing about LPs isn't their high sound quality. It's their lack of it. Let me explain.

Ralph Potts  |  Dec 01, 2023
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Director Howard Hawk’s Rio Bravo is based on the short story of the same name by B.H. McCampbell. It takes place in the American West and tells the story of a small-town sheriff, John T. Chance (John Wayne), who enlists the help of “Dude,” a hard drinker with a past, “Stumpy,” an ornery codger with a bum leg, and “Colorado,” a quick-with-a-gun whippersnapper, to help him prevent the leader of a local band of outlaws from busting his brother — whom Chance arrested for murder — out of jail.

SV Staff  |  Dec 01, 2023
Register to win an AudioQuest Cobalt portable USB DAC (retail value $349.95; limited-time $199.95) we are giving away.

"In the December 2019 issue of Stereophile, John Atkinson pondered: 'Is AudioQuest’s DragonFly Cobalt worth the extra $100 compared with the DragonFly Red? Yes. That sense of ease it offers with long-term listening is something I don’t want to do without.'"

Click on the picture above for details on how to enter.

Mike Mettler  |  Nov 30, 2023

Phil Manzanera likes thinking in 360 degrees. Ever since Steven Wilson turned in a stellar 5.1 mix of his band Roxy Music’s self-titled June 1972 debut album for inclusion in a 45th anniversary 3CD/1BD box set released in February 2018, he’s been hooked. Nowadays, the guitarist/composer is looking forward to hearing what Roxy will sound like in Dolby Atmos—and he just might get that wish granted sooner than later. Recently, Manzanera and music editor Mike Mettler got on Zoom to discuss which early Roxy Music track will be better served in Atmos, how Wilson’s 5.1 mix enhanced the palette of the band’s self-titled debut, and which Roxy release he feels will be the “ultimate” Atmos album.

Bob Ankosko  |  Nov 30, 2023
With Thanksgiving behind us and a little more than three weeks to go before Santa makes his rounds, it’s time to get your holiday shopping in gear. Here’s a dozen potential gifts to give (and get) — all Sound & Vision Top Picks.
Barb Gonzalez  |  Nov 29, 2023
With the ever-growing fragmentation of streaming services, we now need to search to find the Christmas movies and shows we watch year after year. Here’s a little help.

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