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Cleer Audio SCENE Water Resistant Bluetooth Speaker Sweepstakes!
SV Staff  |  Mar 31, 2023
Register to win a Cleer Audio SCENE Water Resistant Bluetooth Speaker (value $99.99) we are giving away.

"The SCENE Water Resistant Bluetooth speaker is portable and supports up to 12hrs of playback. IPX7 waterproof rated, giving you a high-quality music experience for any adventure. Scene features a digital amplifier, dual 48mm drivers and passive radiators bring the beats."

[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]

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Audio Video News
Hisense Partners with NBA, Brings Exclusive Content to North America
Mark Henninger  |  Mar 31, 2023
Hisense is a leading global consumer electronics brand known for its TVs. It has now partnered with the NBA to engage more fans across North America. As the NBA's Official TV and Home Appliance Partner, Hisense will exclusively present "X-Factor Moments," a weekly video series highlighting key plays from the 2023 postseason.
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Blu-ray Movie ReviewsUltra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Silent Running
Brandon A. DuHamel  |  Mar 31, 2023
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When Douglas Trumbull, the wizard behind the visual effects on Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, finally took to the director’s chair, the result was 1972’s Silent Running. The environmentally themed adventure set in the distant future stars Bruce Dern in a gripping early career performance as botanist Freeman Lowell.

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Audio Video News
Best Gear of Early 2023
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 30, 2023
Looking back over the first few months of the year, we find a dozen Top Picks worthy of consideration, whether you’re updating a long-cherished sound system or assembling your first hi-fi or surround setup.
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A/V Veteran
Audio Grins
Tom Norton  |  Mar 28, 2023
Cartoon by Charles Rodrigues.

In a flash of inspiration last week I decided it was time to sort through the mass of paperwork squirrelled away in my office. That’s when I discovered a long-forgotten folder labeled “Humor”…

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Music Reviews
Remaster Class - XTC: Nonsuch
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 27, 2023
Any Kind of Love Is Alright

XTC was indeed riding high following the both-sides-of-the-Pond success of February 1989’s psychedelically fulfilling Oranges & Lemons, but far be it from Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, and David Gregory to even think of doing the same thing twice.

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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Onkyo Previews New Flagship AV Receiver
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 27, 2023
Onkyo today announced plans to bring a new flagship 11.2-channel AV receiver to market this spring.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
KEF Breaks Out its First THX-Certified Dominus In-Wall
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 24, 2023
British speaker specialist KEF has once again expanded its range of Ci-Reference architectural speakers with two new THX-certified in-wall models, but this time the focus is on its “Extreme Home Theatre” collection and Dominus-level certification.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Velvet Underground
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 24, 2023
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The Velvet Underground is not for everyone—nor were they ever intended to be. The critically regarded avant-garde darlings of Andy Warhol's Factory scene of late-1960s New York, the VU forged a truly groundbreaking style of music that saw the doo-wop/pop songwriting and seedy poetry predisposition of guitarist/vocalist Lou Reed embed with the hypnotic, drone-centric playing style of violist/pianist/composer John Cale.

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Speaker TechAudio Video News
Tech Watch: Silicon-Based xMEMS Microspeakers
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 23, 2023
Mechanical drivers could become a thing of the past if xMEMS Labs has its way.
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