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B&W’s Iconic Nautilus Gets a Stunning New Finish to Commemorate 30th Anniversary
Bob Ankosko  |  May 12, 2023  | 
It's been 30 years since Bowers and Wilkins introduced the world's most intriguing speaker, the utterly unique Nautilus — an example of outside-of-the-box thinking if there ever was one. To commemorate the milestone, the iconic British brand is offering a new made-to-order version of the speaker featuring a stunning Abalone Pearl finish.
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Bach to the Future
SV Staff  |  Jul 12, 2007  | 
"It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself." -Johann Sebastian Bach The bust at left resides in the onsite S&V soundroom (we've got an offsite facility...
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Back to (High) School (Musical)
SV Staff  |  Aug 17, 2007  | 
Quick, it's half past 7 p.m., Eastern time. You have only 30 minutes to LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS. What I mean is, the Disney Channel premiere of High School Musical 2 begins at 8 o'clock. And by then, your tweenettes (and possibly your slightly...
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Back to . . . Open-Reel?!
SV Staff  |  Nov 29, 2007  | 
You say you've (re)discovered vinyl? Fuhgeddaboudit! The LP simply isn't old-fangled enough. To really go reelin' in the years, it seems, you must go all the way back to open-reel tape! The Tape Project, a label for reissuing recordings on...
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Back to Stereo: Onkyo Debuts Classic Receiver
HT Staff  |  Aug 13, 2013  | 
It might be time to dust off your old turntable. Good old two-channel stereo is the focus of Onkyo’s latest receiver, the $199 TX-8020. The 2 x 50-watt model recalls the simplicity audio’s heyday with an all-metal front-panel and chassis, five analog inputs, an AM/FM tuner, a moving-magnet phono stage for playing vinyl records, and controls for bass, treble and balance. You won’t find any video switching on this puppy.

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Back to the Garden: ‘Woodstock’ in Theaters Thursday
SV Staff  |  Aug 13, 2019  | 
Are you ready to “get back to the garden”? If so, you need to go online now and get tickets for Thursday’s screening of Woodstock: The Director's Cut, a one-day-only event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the iconic Woodstock Music & Art Fair held on Max Yasgur’s Farm in Bethel, New York.
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Back to ’70s: Vinyl Premieres on HBO Sunday
SV Staff  |  Feb 12, 2016  | 
Vinyl, an HBO original TV series that delves into the underbelly of New York City’s music business in the 1970, premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
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Backstage at the Grammys
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 14, 2005  | 

The audio portion of the <I>47th Annual Grammy Awards</I>, held on Sunday, February 13, 2005, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, has been called the most complex of all the annual award shows, and with good reason: Virtually all music during the show was performed live. The only exceptions were the clips played as the nominees were announced and as the winners walked on and off the stage.

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Bafflingly Beautiful In-wall Sound
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Nov 02, 2006  | 
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the folks at SpeakerCraft think it's quite possible you've never seen a more beautiful rear - speaker, that is.
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Ballers: Season 2 Now Available on Digital HD
SV Staff  |  Oct 27, 2016  | 
If you’re looking for different spin on football, beyond the usual Sunday/Monday/Thursday night games, Season 2 of HBO’s hit comedy series Ballers is now available for download and streaming.
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Bamboo Speakers - Greening Your Computer
SV Staff  |  Feb 12, 2009  | 
There are tons of speaker options for your computer. But they're usually cheap plastic  jobbers, and never really environmentally friendly. Now you can get computer speakers, made from a very renewable source - bamboo!  Grows like...
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Bamboom goes the extra mile to (maybe) meet your mobile streaming needs
Michael Berk  |  May 31, 2011  | 

It's proven to be surprisingly difficult to get streaming TV - and we're not talking on-demand stuff, just live, local, over-the-air TV - onto mobile devices.

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Bang & Olufsen Teams with LG on OLED TV
SV Staff  |  Aug 30, 2017  | 
LG and Bang & Olufsen today unveiled an OLED TV at IFA in Berlin that is the result of a new collaborative effort between the companies.
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Bang & Olufsen’s B&O Play Now at Best Buy
SV Staff  |  Aug 11, 2017  | 
Bang & Olufsen, the Danish luxury audio brand known for its high-style products, announced that a select group of B&O Play-branded products are now available in Best Buy stores and on BestBuy.com.
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Bang and Olufsen announce BeoVision 103-inch rotating plasma
SV Staff  |  Mar 19, 2009  | 
In case the $70,000 103-inch Panasonic TH-103PF9 wasn't already fancy enough for your refined tastes, Bang and Olufsen have set it on an impressive-looking automated stand. The panel is designed to adjust to the proper viewing height and angle...
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