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Annie Get Your Glasses
 |  Jan 29, 2010  | 

I realize that, for movie fans, the presentation of the Oscars is the most anticipated awards show of the year. But I've always preferred the Grammys, primarily because it includes so much live music. This year's 52nd annual extravaganza will be no different, airing on CBS a week or so earlier than usual—Sunday, January 31, 2010, starting live at 8:00 PM ET and rebroadcast at 8:00 PM in each time zone across the country.

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Annual Klipsch Pilgrimage Kicks Off May 20
SV Staff  |  May 13, 2016  |  First Published: May 06, 2016  | 
One week from today diehard Klipsch fans will descend upon the small town of Hope, Arkansas to pay homage to Paul W. Klipsch who founded Klipsch Audio 70 years ago and to celebrate their collective passion for the special brand of speakers he created.
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Another Bad Copyright Law Passes
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 14, 2008  | 
Whenever the federal government tries some dubious stunt, fails miserably, and decides to fail on an even bigger and more embarrassing scale, it creates a "czar." After all, as a democracy, don't we need to maximize the number of Russian-monarch-like job descriptions in Washington? Those were the thoughts of consternation racing through the minds of electronic libertarians this week as President Bush signed the PRO-IP Act. That stands for Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property.
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Another Bad Day for HD DVD
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 12, 2008  | 

Despite Toshiba's attempts to keep HD DVD alive by cutting prices on their players, the format received two crushing blows today. First, Netflix announced it would drop its support for HD DVD and offer only Blu-ray titles to those seeking to rent high-def discs. The existing stock of HD DVDs will continue to be made available until their life cycle is over.

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Another Blu-ray Battle
SV Staff  |  Mar 24, 2008  | 
The odds of Columbia University professor Getrude Neumark Rothschild's complaint with the International Trade Commission evolving into a patent suit that wipes Blu-ray technology out of all the electronics companies in the world are so slim they're...
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Another Blu-ray/HD DVD Combi Player On The Way
 |  Apr 15, 2007  | 

Late last week stories began to circulate that Samsung will introduce a dual format Blu-ray/HD DVD later this year. The BD-UP5000, dubbed the "Duo HD," will be in stores in time for the holidays and it's been reported that the player will support the full suite of interactivity functionality used on both formats.

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Another HD Milestone For Blu-ray
 |  Apr 01, 2007  | 

Sony issued a press release last week announcing that the latest James Bond film, <I>Casino Royale</I>, has hit another milestone, surpassing 100,000 units shipped to retailers. This follows that same title's debut in the top ten in DVD sales at Amazon, and both feats are firsts for either HD format. In addition, according to Sony this early success also puts BD ahead of where DVD was at its inception.

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Another One Bites the Dust
SV Staff  |  Jul 30, 2008  | 
The TiVo webstore has a glaring omission. The popular Series3 unit is AWOL. The Series2 is chugging along, and the TiVo HD is prominent, but the Series3 is gone and labeled "Out of Stock." Retailers still have inventory ($593 at Amazon)...
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Another View of Music
SV Staff  |  Jun 27, 2007  | 
The view here, as you can see, is merely of the top of my head. Yes, it’s your humble Entertainment Editor with his humble Reporter’s Notebook, covering the 2006 South by Southwest Music Festival. And who are those two tykes? They’re band members,...
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Antelope Ships Reference-Grade A/D-D/A Converter
SV Staff  |  Apr 29, 2019  | 
Digital audio specialist Antelope Audio, the company that pioneered the adoption of atomic clock generators in audio, has announced that its “mastering-grade” Amári analog-to-digital/digital-to-analog (AD/DA) converter is now shipping.
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Anthem AVM 20 Boasts Unique Features
HT Staff  |  Oct 22, 2001  | 
Never a company to rest on its previous accomplishments, Mississauga, Ontario-based Sonic Frontiers International is pushing the limits of home theater performance with the Anthem AVM 20, its newest multi-zone preamplifier /processor/tuner. With inputs for up to 7.1 channels of audio, and full bass management capabilities, the AVM ("Audio Video Master") is certain to please the most exacting movie and music fans.
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Anthem Launches Advanced Multi-Zone Audio Distribution Systems
SV Staff  |  Aug 05, 2019  | 
Anthem Electronics, sister company of Canadian speaker powerhouse Paradigm, is targeting audiophiles with two hi-res-capable audio distribution systems.
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Anthem Unveils Next Gen Room Correction Software
SV Staff  |  Feb 05, 2019  | 
Anthem, sister-brand to Canadian speaker company Paradigm, today unveiled the third generation of the proprietary Anthem Room Correction (ARC) software that has been a staple of its AV preamps and receivers for years.
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Anthem Updates ARC Room-Correction Software
SV Staff  |  May 03, 2019  | 
Anthem Electronics today announced the release of an updated version of its proprietary Anthem Room Correction (ARC) software.
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Anywhere, anytime, anyhow
Michael Berk  |  Apr 13, 2011  | 

An interesting argument about the future of the music market is brewing over a newly released Nielsen study of online music li

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