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January 2018 Top Picks at a Glance
SV Staff  |  Feb 01, 2018
If you’ve been paying attention you will notice something about January’s batch of top-rated AV products: All were deemed worthy of Sound & Vision’s Top Pick of the Year accolades. So here you have it: The return of an iconic turntable, two exemplary Dolby Atmos-enabled speaker systems at compelling price points, a set of in-ear monitors designed by the guy who invented the category for a price that will surprise you, and an ambient-light-rejecting screen made for the new breed of ultra-short-throw projectors that are giving big-screen TVs a run for their money.
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DTS Play-Fi Announces Whole-Home Streaming Update
SV Staff  |  Feb 01, 2018
DTS has announced a free software update for more than a dozen Play-Fi products that enables real-time audio streaming from any connected source, such as a TV, to Play-Fi speakers throughout the home.
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A Novel Approach to Explaining ‘Net Neutrality’
SV Staff  |  Jan 31, 2018
Have you seen Burger King’s ‘Whopper Neutrality’ ad? It’s hilarious — and ingenious.
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Integra’s Unveils New Research Series AVR, Controller
SV Staff  |  Jan 31, 2018
Integra yesterday announced plans to add an AV controller and AV receiver to its reference-grade Research Series.
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James Loudspeaker Unveils All-In-One 2.1 Soundbars
SV Staff  |  Jan 30, 2018
James Loudspeaker, the Napa, California-based speaker designer and manufacturer, has introduced a new series of 2.1-channel soundbars that team speakers for left- and right-channel audio with a built-in subwoofer in a low-profile enclosure.
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‘Homeland’ Season 6 Hits Blu-ray Feb. 6
SV Staff  |  Jan 30, 2018
20th Century Fox has announced that the season six of the award-winning series Homeland will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD February 6.
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Sonos Closes NYC Store for a Day In Protest of FCC Net Neutrality Ruling
SV Staff  |  Jan 29, 2018
Sonos closed its store in New York City’s trendy Soho district yesterday and blacked out its windows to protest the FCC’s December ruling lifting “net neutrality” regulations enacted to ensure equal access to the internet. Repeal of the regulations gives internet service providers greater control over the internet “pipe.”
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Survey: Super Bowl to Spark Sales of 8.3 Million TVs
SV Staff  |  Jan 29, 2018
American adults are expected to spend a whopping $15.3 billion on purchases related to 2018 Super Bowl, a significant part of which will be earmarked for new TVs, according to a survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
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Super Bowl TV Deals Better than Black Friday
SV Staff  |  Jan 26, 2018
Are you ready for Super Bowl LII? How about your TV? Is it of suitable size and quality? 4K? Ready to put you on the field as the Patriots and Eagles fight for pigskin supremacy?
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Apple Taking Orders for HomePod, Now Due Feb. 9
SV Staff  |  Jan 26, 2018
Apple announced that it will begin taking pre-orders today for the HomePod, its long anticipated entry into the bustling smart speaker market.
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