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Audio Video News
Best Gear of March 2019
SV Staff  |  Apr 03, 2019
When it comes to great gear we can recommend without reservation, speakers were the name of the game in March, which brought us one of the most versatile preamps we’ve seen and three speaker systems: a high-performance wireless model audiophiles will appreciate, a state-of-the-art Dolby Atmos-enabled “immersive sound” setup from one of Britain’s top speaker companies, and a modest but very good sounding home theater package from a respected American brand that can be had for less than a grand.
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Home Movie Theaters
Urban Oasis
SV Staff  |  Apr 02, 2019
This installation, by Ed Gilmore and Gilmore's Sound Advice of New York City, is notable for its open, multi-purpose layout and clever concealment of audio/video components when the system is not in use. In its resting state, the main room is a stylish, comfortable loft area, complete with brick walls from the original industrial building and floor-to-ceiling windows that peer out onto NYC's Tribeca neighborhood.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
SVS Builds ‘Cost-No-Object’ Features into New $800 Tower
SV Staff  |  Apr 02, 2019
Youngstown, Ohio-based speaker specialist SVS today announced that the Prime Pinnacle tower speaker it previewed at CES 2019 is now available for $1,600/pair in black ash or $1,800/pair in gloss black.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Suspiria
Al Griffin  |  Apr 01, 2019
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It was a bold move for Luca Guadagnino, director of the 2018 Academy Award-nominated, Call Me by Your Name, to undertake a remake of Suspiria, the 1977 film from Italian horror auteur Dario Argento, as his next project. Buoyed no doubt by the critical acclaim Call Me by Your Name had received, Guadagnino, an avowed Argento fan, likely felt he could do Argento's cult classic justice.
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Audio Video News
Epson Sues Maker of RCA Projectors for Grossly ‘Exaggerating Lumens Claims’
SV Staff  |  Apr 01, 2019
Epson America today announced that it has amended its lawsuit against Curtis International Ltd. for “falsely advertising the lumens of projectors manufactured and sold under the RCA brand name.”
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Audio Video News
Vizio, Hisense Dispute Poor TV Reliability Ratings
SV Staff  |  Apr 01, 2019
Vizio has issued a scathing rebuttal to the results of a Consumer Reports (CR) TV reliability survey that led the magazine to remove its “recommended” designation from seven Vizio models TVs.

The report also singled out Hisense and removed the “recommended” badge from two of its TVs.

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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Samsung TVs Get HDMI 2.1, Adaptive Sound & More
Joe Palenchar  |  Mar 29, 2019
Samsung is serving up more 4K and 8K UHD TVs this year than last year, many with features not available before from the Korean electronics giant.
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Throwback ThursdayVintage Gear
Is This the Holy Grail of Classic American Hi-Fi?
SV Staff  |  Mar 28, 2019
Skyfi Audio thinks so. The New Jersey-based vintage audio specialist recently showcased this wonderfully nostalgic rack of classic Marantz components.
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Soundbar Reviews
Tiny Enhancer: Zvox AccuVoice AV203 TV Speaker
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 28, 2019
Audio Performance
Features
Build Quality
Value
PRICE $270

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Super compact
Nice build quality
Easy to set up and use
AccuVoice modes aid the hearing impaired
Minus
Sound could be fuller
Surround sound is subtle

THE VERDICT
The AV203 TV speaker just might be a godsend for viewers with hearing loss who have difficulty discerning voices and movie dialogue.

The small rectangular box sat in my foyer for days before I realized it was the Zvox soundbar I’d been waiting for. My god, this thing is small, I thought as I pulled the AccuVoice AV203 TV Speaker out of the box. I was immediately impressed with its heft and build quality and as curious as ever about how the diminutive bar would perform.

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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Beyerdynamic’s New Wireless Earbuds Boast Personalized Sound
SV Staff  |  Mar 28, 2019
Headphone specialist beyerdynamic has expanded its Byrd family of in-ear headphones with wireless earbuds that incorporate the company’s app-based MOSAYC sound personalization technology.
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