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Audio Time Machine: The Garrard 401 Spins Again
SV Staff  |  Apr 05, 2019  | 
This spectacular stereo specimen is a new arrival from New Jersey-based vintage audio specialist SkyFi Audio. Introduced in 1965 and produced until 1976, the Garrard 401 turntable — and its predecessor, the Garrard 301 — were designed and built in the U.K. and exported around the world. As a testimony to their build quality, the sister turntables were also used by the BBC and European radio stations.
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Audio Trend Report Finds Sound Quality Matters
SV Staff  |  Oct 21, 2016  | 
The music-loving public may be finally coming back to the notion that sound quality matters after years of putting convenience over quality and accepting whatever’s offered, including plenty of bad sounding MP3 files.
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Audio world mourns passing of Jim Thiel
SV Staff  |  Sep 18, 2009  | 
Audio enthusiasts the world over were saddened this week to learn that Jim Thiel, co-founder of Thiel Audio Products and its chief engineer for all of the company's 33-year history, has passed away. Thiel was known as one of the world's...
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Audio Xperts Coulda Been a Contenda
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 04, 2014  | 
One of the most promising new stars in audio-for-video technology has unexpectedly left the stage. AudioXperts, founded by Harman International veteran Eli Harary, specialized in luxury-level TV consoles and bamboo-sheathed Bluetooth speakers. Its first products were just about to hit the street when the lead investor pulled the plug. Delays in bringing products to market were blamed. We’re mentioning this because some of the products may eventually be sold through other channels. One of those 4TV smoked-glass soundbar consoles might be just the thing to spruce up your flat-panel TV—not to mention that it’s now a collector’s item. Harary has made arrangements to service products already purchased.
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Audio-Technica Embraces the “Art of Analog” on its 60th Anniversary
Howard Kneller  |  Oct 21, 2022  | 
Audio-Technica celebrates the accomplishments of its founder Hideo Matsushita and the milestone of the company’s 60th anniversary at New York’s vintage-cool Turntable LP Bar & Karaoke Club.
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Audio-Technica Ships All-Digital Wireless Headphones
SV Staff  |  Jul 18, 2017  | 
Audio-Technica today announced that the all-digital wireless headphones it previewed seven months ago at CES 2017 are now available.
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Audio-Technica: Wood Makes a Difference in Headphones
SV Staff  |  Feb 17, 2020  | 
Apart from looking beautiful, does making a headphone’s ear cups out of wood make a difference sonically? Audio-Technica thinks so.
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Audio/Video Hard-Disk Technology Announced for HDTV Applications
Jon Iverson  |  Mar 14, 1999  | 

Using hard-drive technology to store audio and video data has become a growth industry of late, with startups <A HREF="http://www.tivo.com">TiVo</A> and <A HREF="http://www.replaytv.com">Replay</A> taking the lead (see <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?353">previous</A> articles). Consumer-electronics giant Sony has also gotten into the act with its <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?321">announcement</A> last December that it will team up with Western Digital to develop hard-disk-based products.

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AudioControl Adds DTS:X to Receivers, Flagship Processor
SV Staff  |  Dec 12, 2016  | 
AudioControl has announced the availability of DTS:X and DTS Neural Surround firmware updates for its Concert AVR-7 and AVR-9 AV receivers and flagship Maestro M9 surround processor.
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AudioControl Announces New AV Receivers, Processors
SV Staff  |  Sep 09, 2019  | 
AudioControl today announced that it will unveil three AV receivers and two AV processors at the 2019 CEDIA Expo, which opens tomorrow in Denver.
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AudioControl Celebrates 40th Anniversary
SV Staff  |  Jun 29, 2017  | 
Left to right: Tom Walker, who led AudioControl for nearly three decades, Jay Small, and CEO Alex Camara in 2011.

AudioControl, the Seattle-based maker of home and car audio products known best for its signal processors, is celebrating 40 years in the consumer electronics business.

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AudioControl Celebrates 45 Years with 8K-Ready X-Series Gear
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 29, 2022  | 
AudioControl is celebrating 45 years in the audio business with a series of new products aimed at the custom installer, a few of which are sure to catch the attention of home theater enthusiasts.
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AudioControl Introduces Versatile 4-Channel Amplifier
SV Staff  |  May 03, 2019  | 
AudioControl has introduced a versatile power amplifier that can be easily configured for two-, three-, or four-channel operation.
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AudioControl Issues IMAX Update for AVRs, Processors
SV Staff  |  Feb 07, 2019  | 
AudioControl has entered into a partnership with IMAX and DTS to offer IMAX Enhanced AV receivers and preamp/processors.
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AudioControl Joins The Cinema Designer
SV Staff  |  Mar 12, 2018  | 
AudioControl, the Seattle-based maker of home and car products known best for its signal processors, has announced that it is now part of The Cinema Designer (TCD), a powerful cloud-based tool/database used by professional integrators to design home theaters and media rooms.
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