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CTA Predicts Another Record Year for Consumer Tech
SV Staff  |  Jul 15, 2019
The growing popularity of streaming services, emerging technologies built around artificial intelligence (AI), and in-vehicle technology will help propel the U.S. consumer technology industry to a record-breaking $401 billion in retail revenues in 2019 — a 2.2% increase over last year, according to the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA) midyear forecast.
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Audio Video News
Ready for Prime Day? (Assuming You Even Care)
SV Staff  |  Jul 15, 2019
Amazon’s super hyped “Prime Day” sale extravaganza begins today and ends tomorrow (Tuesday, July 16) at midnight. Yep, last year’s event was so successful that the online retail king decided to extend it to a second day this time around.
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Grace NotesAudio Video News
SiriusXM Blurs the Line Between Satellite and Streaming
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jul 15, 2019
As a long-time subscriber to SiriusXM, I tend to ignore emails and notices from them. I pay and renew every six months and forget about them in between payment dates. So I’m glad I spotted the latest email from them because they’ve announced a host of new features, stations, and exciting new ways to listen to SiriusXM outside of the car.

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Blu-ray Movie ReviewsUltra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 12, 2019
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Extras
The village of Berk is now the overcrowded home not only of our favorite Viking clan, now led by a grown-up Hiccup, but also a huge and motley assortment of friendly dragons. After they encounter a revived gang of dragon-hunters led by the ruthless Grimmel, Hiccup decides that their only solution is to evacuate Berk, where they're an obvious target, and search for a new home where they'll be safe.
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Audio Video News
Sonos Streamlines Control4 Integration
SV Staff  |  Jul 12, 2019
Sonos has streamlined its integration with Control4 home-automation products as part of its latest software update.
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Vintage Gear
Ultra Rare Find: Nakamichi Dragon CD Changer
SV Staff  |  Jul 12, 2019
Nakamichi made a name for itself in the 1970s building high-end cassette decks that eked every last ounce of performance out of the tape format but the company also made CD players and changers for the home and car in the ’80s and ’90s.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Naim Upgrades Integrated Amps, Adds Phono Stage
SV Staff  |  Jul 11, 2019
UK-based Naim Audio has announced the third generation of its NAIT and SUPERNAIT integrated amplifiers, featuring a series of performance upgrades and a built-in phono stage.
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Do Any Bluetooth Speakers Use Audyssey Processing?
Al Griffin  |  Jul 11, 2019
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com

Q Are there any powered Bluetooth speakers on the market that use Audyssey or similar technologies? I have Audyssey Dynamic EQ available in my main listening area and I enjoy being able to listen at lower volume levels without losing proper frequency balance. It would be nice to have this ability in other rooms and also when I travel. —Dallas Holston, via email

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Audio Video News
LG Creates Pop-Up ‘Café OLED’ in NYC
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2019
LG has teamed with the Pantone Color Institute and artisan pastry chef Amirah Kassem to create a unique pop-up café that celebrates the “powerful presence of color.”
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Tower Speaker Reviews
SVS Prime Pinnacle Loudspeaker
Daniel Kumin  |  Jul 10, 2019

Performance
Build Quality
Value
PRICE $1,600/pair

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Accurate and dynamic sound
Excellent imaging depth of field
Impressive bass extension and weight
Minus
Bass balance may be less amenable to some rooms or placements

THE VERDICT
The latest tower from SVS is a top value/performance contender for full-range loudspeakers.

Certain geographies have long-held associations with loudspeaker design. Maidstone, Kent or Steyning, Sussex in Britain (KEF and Bowers & Wilkins, respectively) for example. Or Cambridge, Massachusetts (Acoustic Research/KLH/ Advent) and Los Angeles, California (JBL) here in the United States.

And Youngstown, Ohio?

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