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Enter the Dragon
Chris Chiarella  |  Oct 20, 2023
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Under the guise of an invitation-only tournament for the world’s most elite fighters, the notorious crime lord Han is in fact planning something far more sinister. After some convincing from British intelligence, martial arts master Lee (Bruce Lee) agrees to participate, with the dual agenda of gathering the evidence needed for a government takedown plus revenge upon the man responsible for the death of his sister. A couple of newfound friends share Lee’s opposition to Han, but it will take more than these three to win this fight.

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Shows
The UK Hi-Fi Show Live 2023: Ascot's Grandstand Set the Stage
Mark Henninger  |  Oct 19, 2023
Have you ever wondered why audiophile extravaganzas often feel like they're confined to your average Holiday Inn? Yes, we get it: the rooms, the isolation, but come on—doesn't high-fidelity deserve a high-class venue? Enter the UK Hi-Fi Show Live 2023, staged at the Ascot Racecourse Grandstand. It is where high-end audio got the royal treatment it's long yearned for.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Hisense Now Shipping C1 Portable Laser Projector
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 19, 2023
Hisense today announced that it is now shipping the C1 portable 4K laser projector it previewed in January at CES 2023.
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Audio Video News
Industry Group Says New Plug-In for Developers Will Expand the Reach of HDR10+ Gaming
SV Staff  |  Oct 19, 2023
HDR10+ Technologies LLC, the industry group that supports the HDR10+ high dynamic range (HDR) standard with over 150 adopters and more than 8,000 supported devices, today announced a new HDR10+ Gaming plug-in for game developers who use Epic Games’ Unreal Engine (a.k.a. UE).
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Audio Video News
Why Wait for Holiday Discounts?
SV Staff  |  Oct 19, 2023
At least that appears to be the thinking at Atlantic Technology and Zvox, two New England-based companies that announced pre-holiday-season discounts this week.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Panasonic Puts Players in the Game with Wearable Gaming Speaker
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 18, 2023
Panasonic aims to help gamers get inside the game with a new wearable version of the SoundSlayer gaming speaker it introduced in 2020.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
PSB Brings Flagship Tech to Popular Imagine Series
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 18, 2023
The pursuit of sonic perfection at reasonable prices endures at Canadian speaker stalwart, PSB, which today announced the latest edition of the popular Imagine Series that received immediate acclaim when it was introduced a decade-and-a-half ago.
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Tower Speaker Reviews
Dynaudio Emit 50 Loudspeaker Review
Dennis Young  |  Oct 18, 2023

Performance
Build Quality
Value
Top Pick: yes

PRICE $2249/Pair

AT A GLANCE
PLUS
Soundstage and imaging properties
Near full-range capability
Enjoyable at high, mid and low sound levels

MINUS
May heat up an AVR
Favors placement away from boundaries
Needs current to hit more than moderate SPL

THE VERDICT
The Dynaudio Emit 50 makes use of its evidence-based R&D and its heritage in professional sound production, delivering a capable tower at an affordable price.

Founded in 1976, Dynaudio is well-known in the world of audio. As one of the few loudspeaker manufacturers that make their own drivers, combined with the massive Jupiter acoustic measurement facility, the company gains a significant advantage when integrating the multiple parts of a loudspeaker into one system.
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A/V Veteran
Television: The Way We Were
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 17, 2023
In television, as in all things, you can't fully appreciate where you are, and where you're headed, without knowing where you've been. Not all that long ago plasma was king but that was only one step in an ongoing parade of TV designs...
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How Do I Play Music on My iMac Through a Vintage Stereo Receiver?
John Sciacca  |  Oct 16, 2023
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com

Q Is there a way I can play music from my iMac’s music app through my [vintage] Pioneer SX-1250 stereo receiver? — Paul A.

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