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How Do You Properly Integrate a Subwoofer In a Stereo Setup?
John Sciacca  |  Aug 07, 2023
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com

Q I have a follow-up to a previous question from one of your readers about connecting a subwoofer. Once the sub is correctly connected, how do you make sure it is set up to be fully integrated in a stereo system? —Benoit Blond

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Audio Video News
Best Gear of 2023 (So Far)
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 04, 2023  |  First Published: Aug 03, 2023
With the summer in full swing and Labor Day a mere month away, it’s the perfect time to take stock of Sound & Vision’s Top Picks for 2023. Whether you’re in the market for a TV or projector, a streaming device or speaker, or a full-on home theater speaker system, we’ve got you covered with multiple recommendations. Or maybe you’re looking for a good set of wireless earbuds to get you through the Dog Days of Summer. Whatever it is, we can pretty much guarantee that at least one of the 30 award-winning products we’ve cataloged here will strike your fancy.
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Director's Intent: Kaleidescape 4K
Black Book
David Vaughn  |  Aug 04, 2023
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Set in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation, the film follows the story of Rachel Stein (Carice van Houten), a Jewish singer who becomes involved with the Dutch Resistance after the family hiding her is killed in a bombing raid. Disguised as a blonde Gentile, Stein successfully infiltrates German headquarters as a spy, using her charm, wit, and sex appeal to gain valuable information. However, as her undercover work intensifies, she finds herself entangled in a web of deceit, danger, and unexpected alliances.
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Audio Advice LiveShows
Audio Advice Live Opens in Raleigh
SV Staff  |  Aug 04, 2023
Audio Advice Live is off and running at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Raleigh, NC.
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Subwoofer Reviews
Rythmik FV15HP 15" Ported Subwoofer Review
David Vaughn  |  Aug 03, 2023

Performance
Features
Build Quality
Value
PRICE $2,189

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Foundation-shaking bass
Outstanding Build Quality
Servo-control is the real-deal
Minus
Very Heavy
Large footprint can make room placement challenging

THE VERDICT
Rythmik’s direct servo technology isn’t a marketing slogan—it provides the most precise bass these ears have ever heard.

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Audio Video News
Dolby Atmos Coming to Sony PS5
SV Staff  |  Aug 02, 2023
The sound of PlayStation 5 is about to get better. Sony has announced that Dolby Atmos support is included in the latest beta software release.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Hisense Discounts U8K Mini-LED TVs Out of the Gate
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 01, 2023
Hisense today announced that the U8K series of mini-LED TVs it previewed earlier this year is now shipping. And for anyone who’s been waiting, there’s a surprise bonus: the Chinese company is sweetening the deal with substantial discounts right out of the gate.
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Audio Advice LiveShows
Audio Advice Live A/V Show Kicks Off Friday in Raleigh
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 01, 2023
Last year’s inaugural Audio Advice Live event was so successful that it will be back bigger and better when the 2023 edition of the show returns to the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Raleigh, NC this Friday. Are you going?
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Blu-ray Movie ReviewsUltra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Disc Roundup – Mission Irreversible: A Summer Vacation Trek with My Looney Bros.
Chris Chiarella  |  Aug 01, 2023
As students on their warm weather break wend their way through their summer reading lists, we tender to SoundandVision.com’s visitors our first-ever Summer Watching List, a menagerie of 4K discs, HD Blu-rays and DVDs selected to entertain us and perhaps even distract from the worldwide heat records that have been broken thus far.

From debut seasons of hot TV shows to complete series, from kid-friendly to adults-only animation, from magnificent restorations of genre classics to reissues of popular film franchises that are returning to the multiplex this season, you’ll find plenty of reasons to hole up in the home theater with the air conditioner blasting and your ice cubes clinking.

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Signals
May I Have the Envelope, Please? No, You May Not.
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jul 31, 2023
I guarantee that you will react to this news item in one of two ways:
First Way: “Oh, no! I wish they'd keep doing that!”
Second Way: “Wait. What? They're still doing that?”

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