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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
2018 Blu-Ray Gift Guide: 10 Standout Boxes
Chris Chiarella  |  Nov 14, 2018
As a year packed with wonderful new high-definition and 4K discs comes to a close, we’ve selected ten standout box sets that are certain to bring a smile to the home theater buff in your life. Each box is special in its own way: some are hefty with gravitas, others have actual heft. All are sure to deliver ample audio/video pleasure plus a bounty of bonus features to enjoy through the new year and beyond.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
New SVS Subwoofers Offer Flagship Tech and App Control at Lower Prices
SV Staff  |  Nov 14, 2018
SVS today introduced a mid-priced line of app-controlled subwoofers that borrows technology from its flagship 16-Ultra series to “set performance benchmarks at their price range and well beyond.”
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Audio Video News
LG Preempts Black Friday with ‘Best Prices' of 2018
SV Staff  |  Nov 13, 2018
Black Friday used to be a big deal. Die-hard shoppers waited with great anticipation to see what kind of crazy deals retailers would come up with the day after Thanksgiving. These days you have to wonder about the fate of The Big Sale Day considering how retailers have been invoking Black Friday” in their advertising for months now. Black Friday is certainly not what it used to be.
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A Victrola By Any Other Name
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Nov 13, 2018
I don't usually shop for pasta bowls, but when I do, I shop at Bed Bath & Beyond. On the other hand, I never, ever shop for audio gear at Bed Bath & Beyond. Thus I was shocked, and almost dropped my damn pasta bowl, when I spotted one of the most venerable names in audio in their check-out area.

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Audio Video News
Global Outlook for Advanced TV Tech Is Strong
SV Staff  |  Nov 13, 2018
New data from IHS Markit, the London-based information services company, shows the global TV market moving rapidly toward larger screen sizes, which will help boost adoption of 4K and 8K TVs.
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Audio Video News
Naim Adds AirPlay 2 and Siri to its Music Systems
SV Staff  |  Nov 13, 2018
Naim Audio has announced a software update that adds Apple AirPlay 2 multiroom streaming and Siri voice control to its award-winning Mu-so and Uniti wireless music systems.
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Audio Video News
CTA Announces CES 2019 Innovation Awards
SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2018
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has announced the winners of the annual CES 2019 Innovation Awards program that celebrates outstanding design and engineering in 28 wide-ranging consumer electronics categories.
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Smart Speaker ReviewsGrace Notes
Hands On with Amazon's Echo Plus 2 Smart Speaker
Leslie Shapiro  |  Nov 12, 2018
After checking out the Amazon Echo Sub recently, I thought the sound and features of the new Amazon Echo Plus (2nd generation) deserved a review of its own. It certainly performed admirably when paired with a second Plus and the Echo Sub, but how does it sound as a stand-alone player?

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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Norway’s Hegel Unveils Monoblock ‘Flame-Throwers’
SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2018
Hegel Music Systems of Norway has unveiled a series of high-performance modular amplifiers based on 150-watt high-current Class AB monoblock modules.
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Blu-ray Movie ReviewsUltra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Ant-Man and The Wasp
Chris Chiarella  |  Nov 09, 2018
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The most fun thread in the Earth-bound tapestry of the Marvel Cinematic Universe owes much to the presence of star/co-writer Paul Rudd, whose comedic charms and dramatic sensibilities embiggen an otherwise diminutive hero. Two years after the fallout from Captain America: Civil War, when ex-con Scott Lang (Rudd) illegally fought as Ant-Man, he’s nearing the completion of his house arrest and ready to get his life back on track.
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