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Dolby Atmos Coming to Apple Music App on LG TVs
SV Staff  |  May 02, 2024
LG today announced a software update that brings native support for Dolby Atmos music to the Apple Music app on its TVs.
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Blu-ray Player Reviews
Magnetar UDP800 Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Player Review
David Vaughn  |  May 02, 2024

Performance
Features
Build Quality
Value
PRICE $1,599

AT A GLANCE
Plus Fantastic build quality
Universal disc compatibility
Analog XLR audio output
Minus
No Wi-Fi or onboard streaming apps
Horrible remote

THE VERDICT
The player's build quality is top-notch, but there are a few quirks that need to be addressed.

Though the famous Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) quote, “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated,” has been twisted over time from the original quote, “The report of my death was an exaggeration,” both very much apply to the state of physical media today.

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Audio Video NewsNew Products
JVC Doubles Down on High-End Projection with Higher Contrast 4K/8K Laser Projectors
Bob Ankosko  |  May 01, 2024
At a time when TV screens are getting bigger by the day and fast approaching projection screen sizes, JVC remains undeterred and continues to push high-end projection TV with a focus on improved dynamic range and contrast. The company today announced two D-ILA laser projectors designed to input and display images at 8K60p and 4K120p resolutions.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Germany’s ELAC Previews Mix-and-Match Home Theater Speaker Series
Bob Ankosko  |  Apr 29, 2024
ELAC, the German maker of high-quality speakers, has announced a new series of mix-and-match home theater speakers that is the culmination of almost 100 years of experience in acoustic design and engineering.
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Music Reviews
Remaster Class – Neil Young: Harvest
Mike Mettler  |  Apr 29, 2024
When I spoke with Neil Young back in April 2014 about his ongoing search for how to share his music in the best resolution possible (Pono, we hardly knew ye), he was laser-focused on what he wanted his audience to experience. “Back when I started recording, we did everything we could so that our listeners could hear the music,” he told me. “The more we presented and the more you were able to hear, the happier you were.” And that brings us to one of the best examples of that superb-sounding emotional uplift impetus — February 1972’s Harvest, Young’s fourth and most successful solo album.
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Immersive Audio File
Brothers in Atmos: Guy Fletcher on Mixing Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits in Atmos
Mike Mettler  |  Apr 26, 2024

If anybody has Mark Knopfler’s ear, it’s Guy Fletcher. He’s the legendary British singer/songwriter/guitarist’s longtime go-to production partner, and he’s also the man (or guy) responsible for the stellar Atmos mix of Knopfler’s latest solo album, One Deep River. During a recent Zoom interview across the Pond, music editor Mike Mettler and Fletcher discussed how he convinced Knopfler he had no choice but to release One Deep River in Atmos, which Dire Straits tracks are his favorite Atmos mixes to date, and what Knopfler solo material he’d like to tackle in Atmos next.. . .

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Ultra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Marvels
Ralph Potts  |  Apr 26, 2024
Picture
Sound
Extras

The Marvels begins with Carol Danvers, a.k.a. Captain Marvel, journeying to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary. While investigating the strange phenomenon, her powers become inexplicably entangled with super-fan Kamala Khan, a.k.a. Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. This unlikely trio must team up and work together to save the universe.

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Audio Video NewsShows
MartinLogan, Ascend AV Immerse Listeners at AXPONA
Dennis Young  |  Apr 25, 2024
The Audio Expo North America showcases the biggest and best that the audio world has to offer, with products coming from all over the world to display. The 2024 show had a record turnout, notably a doubling of Gen Z/age 15-26 participants, an encouraging trend for our hobby. I enjoyed rolling around the various exhibits and checking out the best of the best, but what can be found there that is of interest to the Sound & Vision crowd?
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Hisense Announces New Ultra-Short-Throw “Laser TV” Projector
SV Staff  |  Apr 25, 2024
Hisense, the Chinese multinational appliance and electronics maker that was virtually unknown on these shores a decade ago, continues to expand its TV and projection lineups, most recently with a new 100-inch 4K LED-backlit LCD TV and now with word that it plans to add a new model to its line of ultra-short-throw (UST) “laser TV” projectors.
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S&V Gift Guide: The Sequel
Chris Chiarella  |  Apr 25, 2024
When you have a hit, don't quit! Inspired in some measure by Dune: Part Two's recent smash success on the big screen, we thought, why not revisit our curated sampler of new and exciting gifts you can treat yourself or someone else to? After all, Mother’s and Father’s Days are right around the corner, and then there are all those birthdays and anniversaries that fall throughout the year. So we bring you this “sequel,” packed with more 4K and Blu-ray discs and some cool gear — 25 items in all.
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