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WiSA Wireless Speakers to Support Dolby Atmos
SV Staff  |  Mar 11, 2020
The Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) has announced plans to release a firmware update that will enable support for Dolby Atmos surround sound in WiSA-enabled speakers and transmitters.
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A/V Veteran
Will Coronavirus Impact the Flow of 2020 TVs?
Thomas J. Norton  |  Mar 10, 2020
Every year as LG gets ready to release new TVs into the market, the company invites reviewers from all over the country to its Los Angeles facility to introduce the new lineup. Just this week I was scheduled to travel to that annual event for an up-close look at LG’s 2020 TV lineup. I thought seriously for days about whether or not to attend as coronavirus (COVID-19) slowly spreads across the country...
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Audio Video News
Klipsch Cranks Up its Spring Deal Machine
SV Staff  |  Mar 10, 2020
Chalk it up to March Madness or maybe just plain old Spring Fever but Klipsch is running deals on a variety of indoor and outdoor speakers, including up to 25% off on select home theater models. Here’s a sampling…
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Audio Video News
Vizio Offers Free CuriosityStream Preview
SV Staff  |  Mar 10, 2020
Through the end of March, Vizio is offering owners of its SmartCast TVs a free preview of the CuriosityStream video-on-demand service. Sign up now and you can watch for three weeks without paying any fees.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Take Your Marshall Stack Outside
SV Staff  |  Mar 10, 2020
Marshall, U.K.-based maker of the iconic guitar amplifier that has defined the “rock sound” for more than a generation, has been making well-crafted Bluetooth and Wi-Fi-enabled multiroom home speakers for several years. The company recently expanded its line of portables with a water-resistant, battery-powered model that looks like a mini version of the vintage Marshall cabinet used by countless guitar gods (past and present).
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Sonos Drops ‘Recycle Mode’ Requirement for ‘Trade Up’ Program
SV Staff  |  Mar 09, 2020
Sonos is apparently looking to win back favor from longstanding customers who were pissed when the company announced in January that some of its older products would stop receiving updates in May.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Optoma Unveils 240 Hz-Capable 4K Gaming Projectors
SV Staff  |  Mar 09, 2020
Hot on the heels of last week’s introduction of three budget projectors, Optoma today unveiled two 240-Hz-capable 4K Ultra HD projectors aimed at home theater and gaming enthusiasts.
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Kickstarter Campaign Aims to Fund Cassette Player
SV Staff  |  Mar 09, 2020
Paris-based Mulann SA has launched a Kickstarter campaign under the brand RecordingTheMasters to fund the development of a portable cassette player it calls Mystik.
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Vintage GearAudio Video News
Enter the (Nakamichi) Dragon
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 06, 2020
It’s always interesting to see what new treasures turn up at New Jersey-based vintage hi-fi specialist SkyFi Audio. There’s certainly no shortage of gear to drool over — like the 1963 Fisher SA-1000 tube amp. Or the Nakamichi Dragon we spotted on the “just arrived” list.
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Music Reviews
Remaster Class: King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 06, 2020
Few artists have oh-so-quantifiably defined their own uncopiable sound as definitively as King Crimson did with their October 1969 debut, the full-title-mouthful In the Court of the Crimson King: An Observation by King Crimson. This five-track, beyond-progressive salvo brought together forward-thinking pastoral, orchestral, jazz, and blues-rock sounds into a distinctive blend that only served to widen the overall aural palette of the most formative decade in popular music.
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