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CEDIA 2019
IMAX Enhanced Expands Program and Content
John Sciacca  |  Sep 14, 2019
Launched a year ago at last year’s CEDIA, IMAX Enhanced has been busy signing new device partners such as Anthem and Strom Audio, bringing their current number of certified television and A/V receiver partners to 14. However, there has been precious little in the way of Enhanced content available to watch save for a handful of IMAX documentaries. The company was at CEDIA to announce it has signed new streaming partners to deliver content as well as studios delivering titles on physical 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc.

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CEDIA 2019
Klipsch Adapts Pro Cinema Speakers for Behind Screen Use at Home
John Sciacca  |  Sep 14, 2019
You can usually tell how popular – or good – a demo is at CEDIA by how steady and long the line is, and on the last day of the show, when many integrators had already left Denver to return home, one of the booth’s that was still drawing a steady crowd for its surround demonstration was Klipsch's sound room where the company debuted its new Pro Cinema Home surround system. And the experience was definitely worth the wait!

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CEDIA 2019
Integra Launches Three Reference-Grade Surround Offerings
John Sciacca  |  Sep 14, 2019
Integra used CEDIA to do a refresh at the top of its cinema surround line-up, displaying two new reference grade receivers in its “Dot 3” series along with a new flagship pre-amp processor and matching 11-channel amplifier. All of the new products are fully featured, supporting Dolby Atmos and DTS:X formats in up to 7.2.4 channels with THX Ultra certification and IMAX Enhanced support along with a host of other top-shelf performance features.

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CEDIA 2019
You Call that a Sub?! THIS is a Sub!
John Sciacca  |  Sep 14, 2019
In a classic game of total one-upmanship, Ascendo Immersive Audio brought its SMSG 32 Subwoofer to CEDIA, with a immense 32-inch driver that basically called out all the other “large” subs at the show and told them to make it a sandwich. And the crazy thing? This is only the third biggest sub the company manufacturers!
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CEDIA 2019
Powershades Simplifies Shade Wiring and Retrofit
John Sciacca  |  Sep 14, 2019  |  First Published: Sep 15, 2019
For years, I’ve been telling Sound and Vision readers in my Connected Life blog that they should be pulling extra wiring throughout their home whenever possible — and that although they might not use that wiring today they would be thankful for having it tomorrow. PowerShades has totally validated my suggestion with its new line of PoE (Power over Ethernet) shades unveiled at CEDIA that can be fully powered and controlled by a single Category rated (Cat5/6) cable!

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CEDIA 2019
Revel Expands its Be Loudspeaker Range
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 13, 2019
The upscale Revel Be range has, up to now, been limited to a moderately large, 3-way floor-stander with dual 8-inch woofers ($10,000/pair) and a 2-way bookshelf.
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CEDIA 2019
Revel Rounds Out Be Series with New Center Speaker
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 13, 2019
Revel launched a Be center speaker to go with the new models in its Be lineup.
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CEDIA 2019
Epson's 6050UB Projector Scores a Knockout at CEDIA
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 13, 2019
One of Sound & Vision's latest Top Picks in projectors went to Epson's Home Cinema 5050UB. At CEDIA, the company was featuring its Pro Cinema 6050UB, which costs a thousand bucks more.
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CEDIA 2019
Screen Included with Epson Short-Throw Projector
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 13, 2019
The new LS-500 short-throw 4K Laser Projection TV system Epson introduced at CEDIA Expo 2019 includes an ambient light rejecting screen designed to work in "virtually any viewing environment."
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CEDIA 2019
JVC Rolls Out HDR Upgrade for its LCoS Projectors
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 13, 2019
JVC's line of LCOS projectors hasn't changed much this year except for the addition of a feature it calls Frame Adaptive HDR.
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