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Mike Mettler  |  Aug 20, 2024
Def Leppard was an ’80s anomaly. The band wasn’t exactly part of the decade-opening NWOBHM (a.k.a. New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) scene, nor was it entirely aligned with the androgynous, hair-sprayed looks and vibes of metal-adjacent contemporaries like Mötley Crüe and Poison. Instead, Def Leppard took inspiration from their own ’70s heroes, fusing glam-slam and pub-rock roots with power-pop harmonies and arena-rock guitar riffage. Stir it all together, and you get one of that decade’s biggest albums, January 1983’s Pyromania.
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Aug 19, 2024
Truck. Stick shift. Left front tire needs airing up every 100 miles or so. Two-lane blacktop. Passing zone. No-passing zone. Day fades into night. Low beam. High beam. AM radio. Baseball game. Bottom of the ninth.

SV Staff  |  Aug 19, 2024
The 8K Association (8KA) today announced a multifaceted global education and promotion campaign intended to accelerate industrywide adoption of 8K content, products, and services.
Chris Chiarella  |  Aug 16, 2024
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Anne Parillaud stars as La Femme Nikita (or just plain “Nikita” on the title card), a feral young heroin addict convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, before a shadowy government organization swoops in and procures her for an elite training program. Her old life is over as she is polished into a resourceful super-agent, ready to do whatever her bosses ask whenever they call, even if it means killing at a moment’s notice. The 1990 French spy thriller is superbly restored on 4K Blu-ray.

Mike Mettler  |  Aug 14, 2024
Fifty-five years ago on August 15, 1969, 500,000 people gathered in upstate New York for the Woodstock Music & Art Fair — a long, heady weekend that lives on as a landmark soundtrack and film that deftly capture the counterculture zeitgeist.
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 13, 2024
Austrian turntable specialist Pro-Ject is previewing a new belt-drive model that boasts a “first-of-its-kind” balanced moving-magnet phono cartridge.
SV Staff  |  Aug 13, 2024
EISA, the Expert Imaging and Sound Association, is a unique collaboration of 56 member magazines and websites from 27 countries, specializing in all aspects of consumer electronics, including mobile devices, home theater video and audio products, photography, hi-fi, and in-car entertainment. This international association features expert members from Australia, India, Canada, the Far East, the USA, and the wider European community, ensuring that the EISA Awards and official logo are your guide to the best in global consumer technology.
SV Staff  |  Aug 13, 2024
Fluance, founded in 1999 by Deepak Jain in Niagara Falls, Canada, has become a significant player in the hi-fi industry. Jain loves music and wanted to recreate the live concert experience at home. So, he created high-quality audio systems that offer great value and founded the company! Fluance now provides a wide variety of affordable AV products, such as powered speakers, turntables, and home audio products, all of which are designed to produce high fidelity audio.
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 13, 2024
In my last blog — Rain's Gonna Fall: How to Protect Your AV Gear from Severe Storms — we focused mainly on protecting audio/video gear from possible electrical surges. This time, we’ll look at how to minimize potential damage caused by hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods.
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 12, 2024
Home entertainment furniture specialist BDI has introduced a line of low-profile AV cabinets featuring slatted, acoustically transparent oak doors, adjustable tempered-glass shelves, and storage for components as well as vinyl LPs and other media.

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