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SGHT home-theater predictions for 1998
 |  Dec 06, 1997

This is the year that the computer industry and the home-theater companies start to seriously rub edges, and the sparks are set to fly. But fear not---we have seen the future, and it looks (and sounds) pretty good for the folks at home. At least, it will be fun to watch.

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Stereophile Guide to Home Theater hatches a website!
Jon Iverson  |  Nov 30, 1997

The last few years have witnessed a revolution in how we watch movies at home. Likewise, the Internet has forever changed the way we track down information around the world. Because <I>SGHT</I> covers the former, it only makes sense that to do it well, we should use the latter.

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Movie previews may get quieter
Barry Willis  |  Nov 30, 1997

Have you found yourself playing back movie soundtracks lower than the "calibrated" level? Do you instinctively try to cover your ears during previews at the theater? If so, you're not alone.

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Home Theater Technology at Comdex '97
Jon Iverson  |  Nov 30, 1997

All of the major consumer-electronics "convergence" companies were in attendance at this year's computer panoply: Sony, Pioneer, Philips, Hitachi, Sharp, Samsung, and on and on. Expanding upon a trend begun last year, each of the majors was displaying roughly equal parts computer goods and home/consumer gear.

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SVS to Demo New Ultra Evolution Series Speakers in Philadelphia on Thursday
SV Staff  |  May 28, 2024
SVS is hosting one of the first public demonstrations of its new flagship Ultra Evolution Series speakers at World Wide Stereo in metro Philadelphia on Thursday (May 30th)
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Lovin' the LP: my first weekend with PerspeX
SV Staff  |  Apr 28, 2009
Longtime S&V readers know how much your humble Editor-In-Chief loves vinyl. But my old turntable was, well, old, and the more I listened to my LPs, the more I realized I had to bite the bullet and get a new 'table. I never enter new-gear...
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Audyssey Labs introduces 10-channel surround
SV Staff  |  Apr 30, 2009
Yesterday, Audyssey Labs announced DSX, a new technology designed to add extra channels to a 5.1 or 7.1 surround-sound system. DSX, or Dynamic Surround Expansion, adds two front height-channel speakers, just as Dolby’s new Pro Logic IIz technology...
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Boxed Set of the Month: Jane's Addiction
SV Staff  |  Apr 30, 2009
I'm not the world's biggest fan of Jane's Addiction (far from it), but the Limited Edition of A Cabinet of Curiosities (Rhino) is so compelling visually that it draws me in, like C.S. Lewis's wardrobe. As such, it's a lock...
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Sonance starts shipping stealth speakers
SV Staff  |  Apr 30, 2009
Sonance is now shipping its Invisible speaker series, in-wall speakers designed to blend completely in with the decor. While they still reflect light (and are not, technically speaking, invisible), the speakers are completely flat and sit flush...
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MIT's Second Skin: Mocap system for $1,000
SV Staff  |  May 01, 2009
It's easy to write off movie special effects as "computer generated," and leave it at that. Take film, run it through a computer, and effects happen! Of course, the actual production of these effects is much more complex than simply feeding video...
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Star Trek Blu-ray gives fans daily Fedcon updates
SV Staff  |  May 01, 2009
Today through Sunday, Star Trek fans are meeting in Bonn, Germany for Fedcon, Europe's largest Star Trek convention. If you're stateside right now, you're probably not heading to Fedcon. Fortunately, if you have the Star Trek Season One Blu-ray...
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Coldplay's live album to be free May 15
SV Staff  |  May 01, 2009
Let me start off by saying that I don't really want a Coldplay album, even if it is free, but fans of Chris Martin and co. will be glad to know that they can download the band's nine-track live record, Left Right Left Right Left, at no cost...
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Move every sig: real movie-star autographs
SV Staff  |  May 04, 2009
There are three types of celebrity autographs: Sports autographs, convention autographs, and fake autographs. Sports autographs are signed balls, mitts, trading cards, and other memorabilia that bear the signature of a professional athlete....
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Sennheiser sounds the casting call
SV Staff  |  May 04, 2009
Sennheiser calls it the ultimate summer job. I call it a pretty interesting marketing campaign. Either way, it might be your ticket to spending the summer gallivanting around the continent in the name of high-end headphones. The company is...
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Atlantic Technology's new speakers
SV Staff  |  May 05, 2009
Atlantic Technology has unveiled three new series of home theater speakers, along with a set of new, powered subwoofers. The inspirationally-named System 1400, System 2400, and System 4400 speakers replace the System 1200, System 2200, and...
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