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Free Discs for Everyone!
Barb Gonzalez  |  Aug 25, 2023
Well, okay…not everyone but as Netflix gets ready to exit the disc rental service it has run for 25 years, it is offering subscribers to its DVD/Blu-ray mail-order service a chance to get up to 10 more free titles.
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Got Tech Questions? Ask S&V!
SV Staff  |  Aug 25, 2023
Got tech questions? Looking for advice on how to get the most out of your A/V gear? The experts at Sound & Vision have answers! Email your questions to AskSandV@gmail.com.
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Audio Video News
Sony Interactive Entertainment Ups its Game with Audeze Acquisition
SV Staff  |  Aug 24, 2023
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), keeper of all things PlayStation, today entered into an agreement to acquire Audeze, the Santa Ana, California-based company specializing in high-performance electrostatic and planar-magnetic headphones for the professional audio, gaming, and audiophile markets.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
TCL’s New Entry-Level 98-Inch 4K TV to Sell for $5,000
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 24, 2023
The gloves are off in the battle for super-big-screen dominance with today’s announcement that TCL will sell its new 98-inch 4K TV for $5,000.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Bowers & Wilkins Refines Entry-Level 600 Series
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 24, 2023
Apart from being one of the world’s most respected speaker companies, Bowers & Wilkins is known for its relentless pursuit of sonic perfection. That mission started a half a century ago with founder John Bowers and continues today with a fresh round of upgrades to the brand’s popular 600 Series.
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Audio Video News
LG Adds Luna Cloud Gaming to its Smart TVs
SV Staff  |  Aug 23, 2023
LG today announced new gaming options that owners of its smart TVs in the U.S. can access from the home screen.
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Audio Video News
Netflix Bumbles Bonus Disc Offer
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 23, 2023
When Netflix announced that its disc-by-mail service would end on September 29th, many have wondered what would become of its massive library of discs. The company shed a tiny bit of light on the subject the other day.
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AV Receiver Reviews
Onkyo TX-RZ70 AV Receiver Review
Daniel Kumin  |  Aug 23, 2023

Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $2,800

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Impressive amplifier power, dynamics, and quality
Simple, straightforward ergonomics
THX-Select certified
Full-bandwidth Dirac Live included
Minus
No global user-preset feature
Limited on-board streaming

THE VERDICT
A powerful, fine-performing 11-channel amplifier section anchors a flagship AVR that delivers the goods and is mostly free of excess baggage.

It’s been a few years since I’ve had a big Onkyo AV receiver under the operating lights. And the brand’s new flagship model, the TX-RZ70, certainly qualifies: nearly 8 inches tall and some 19 inches deep, and tipping the beam at almost 50 pounds, the TX-RZ70 is no lightweight. As a line-topping design it incorporates all the lead features you’d expect: 11 channels of on-board power, Atmos, DTS:X, and Auro-3D object-oriented surround decoding, 8K HDMI 2.1 all around, and THX Reference certification, plus Dirac Live room-correction EQ with Dirac’s Bass Control.

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Director's Intent: Kaleidescape 4K
The Greatest Showman
David Vaughn  |  Aug 22, 2023

Picture
Sound
Kaleidescape Scenes
Extras
The Greatest Showman is a musical inspired by the life of Phineas Tayler “P.T.” Barnum, creator of the world famous (and now defunct) Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus. It’s the story of how an ambitious and imaginative entertainer rises from humble beginnings to become a showbiz pioneer and one of the best looking and sounding movies available on home video.
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A/V Veteran
Music, Movies, and the Classics
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 22, 2023
Inspiration for a blog can come from any number of places. In the August/September print edition of Sound & Vision, Ken C. Pohlmann writes about the issues involved in cataloging classical music for access on music streaming sites.

Classical music as a category is a catch-all term for compositions originally played in front of a live audience. Most such music is a century or more old, but adventurous composers are still writing it today. It's similar to modern "popular" music (rock, country, metal, and more) mainly in the fact that it's now experienced more from recordings than viewed and heard live. The late J. Gordon Holt, founder of our sister publication, Stereophile didn't, as far as I know, deprecate popular music, but was a strong proponent of well-recorded classical music, viewing it as the only genre fully suited for judging audio gear. Was he right?

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