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Format Changes Coming Soon to Tidal
Bob Ankosko  |  Jul 11, 2024
In case you haven’t heard, the high-resolution music streaming service Tidal will end its support of the MQA and 360 Reality Audio formats in less than two weeks, on July 24.
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Audio Video News
Redbox: Over and Out
SV Staff  |  Jul 11, 2024
The era of movie-disc vending machines has officially come to an end.
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The S&V Interview
Jesse Colin Young and S&V Get Together to Discuss the Core Elements and Key Sounds of Great Songwriting
Mike Mettler  |  Jul 10, 2024
The art of songwriting can sometimes be mysterious, frustrating, and even off-putting, to a certain degree—but when it’s done right, a songwriter can literally teach the world to sing. One such songwriter who has an inherent knack for consistently reaching the masses in a special way is Jesse Colin Young. During a recent Zoom call, Young and music editor Mike Mettler discussed the impetus behind The Perfect Stranger Songwriting Contest, how “Get Together” beat the odds to become an indelible hit, and why he feels “Darkness, Darkness” is among his best-loved—and most covered—songs. . .

Click here to enter The Perfect Stranger Songwriting Contest.

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Home Theater Systems ReviewsTower Speaker Reviews
SVS Ultra Evolution Titan Surround Loudspeaker System Review
Tom Norton  |  Jul 10, 2024

Performance
Build Quality
Value
PRICE $6,000 (system as tested)

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Dynamic, powerful sound
Tight, well-defined bass
Crisp detail
Minus
Best with subwoofers

THE VERDICT
SVS has earned a formidable reputation for producing loudspeakers and subwoofers that outperform their reasonable price points. With the new Ultra Evolution range, they’ve more than upheld their past record. While the Ultra Evolution speakers are the company’s priciest offerings to date, most home theater enthusiasts don’t need to win the lottery or take out a second mortgage to at least consider them.

It doesn’t seem all that long ago that SVS first entered the audio scene. But time does fly.

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Audio Video News
Audio Advice Live 2024 Set for August 2-4 in Raleigh
Bob Ankosko  |  Jul 10, 2024
The Audio Advice Live show hosted by its AV specialist namesake will return to the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Raleigh, NC on August 2-4, 2024 for the third consecutive year.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Mount-It! Makes One Beast of a TV Wall Mount
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2024
Mount-It!, a family-owned company specializing in a wide range of AV-related mounts and stands, recently introduced a $200 heavy-duty wall-mount designed to support TVs weighing up to 275 pounds with screens as big as 110 inches (diagonal).
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
SVS’s New Subwoofer Adapter Converts Speaker Outputs to Line-Level
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2024
SVS today announced the addition of a subwoofer adapter to its growing SoundPath line of A/V cables and accessories.
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A/V Veteran
Getting Organized
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 09, 2024
Whether new A/V fans are into basic two-channel audio, the full home theater schtick, or both, they'll eventually acquire a collection of physical (packaged) media that need to be stored somewhere. Here are some tips on how and where to store those precious discs — and maybe even a few tapes.
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The Gawker
Apple Vision Pro: Facing the Future
Michael Antonoff  |  Jul 08, 2024
We don’t often get a chance to peer into tomorrow, but spending half an hour for a free demo of Vision Pro at an Apple store is one of those opportunities not to be missed. My first encounter with the virtual reality headset that Apple refers to as “a spatial computer” was a jaw-dropping experience that had me reaching for my wallet — almost.
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Ultra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Departed
Ralph Potts  |  Jul 05, 2024
Picture
Sound
Extras

The Departed is director Martin Scorsese’s hard-hitting drama that tells the story of undercover South Boston rookie cop Billy Costigan, gangland chief Frank Costello, and Colin Sullivan, Costello’s state police mole. Costigan is assigned to get close to Costello to obtain the evidence necessary to bring down his criminal empire. Sullivan’s job is to keep Costello informed of all police movements and thwart their efforts. It isn’t long before it’s discovered by both sides that there are informers in their midst, which escalates the paranoia and the violence, leaving Billy and Colin to figure out each other’s identities in order to save their own lives.

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