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Sonos Announces Sonos One ‘Bundle’ Deal
SV Staff  |  Jan 25, 2018
Sonos today announced a limited-time deal on its new Sonos One smart speaker, one of Sound & Vision’s 2017 Top Picks of the Year in the Value category.
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Audio Video News
Tablo ‘Cord Cutter’ DVRs Get New Recording Options
SV Staff  |  Jan 25, 2018
Nuvyyo today announced a significant expansion of recording options for its hardware-based Tablo DVRs. Aimed at cord cutters, the DVRs are built to record over-the-air (OTA) TV programming.
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SōLIS Goes Retro with Tube-Based Minisystems
SV Staff  |  Jan 25, 2018
SōLIS, a new audio brand “created for people who value iconic styling and exceptional sound quality in equal measure,” has introduced two reasonably priced compact stereo systems featuring a pair of speakers and a hybrid tube/solid-state amplifier that supports wireless streaming.
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New Products
January 2018 New Gear
SV Staff  |  Jan 24, 2018
Severtson ALR Projection Screen
Severtson has been developing projection screens since 1986 when Ron Severtson invented a special optical coating for the screens used in military flight simulators. Today, the company produces an array of fixed and motorized screens for commercial venues, cinemas, and home theaters. Its newest residential screen is a 0.8-gain ambient light rejecting (ALR) model designed for use in sun-drenched rooms that destroy standard projection screens.
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Procella Previews In-Wall/Ceiling Height Speaker, Amp
SV Staff  |  Jan 24, 2018
High-end home theater speaker specialist Procella Audio has announced an in-wall/ceiling speaker intended primarily for height and surround applications.
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Pioneer Shows Personal Sound ‘Clarifier’
SV Staff  |  Jan 24, 2018
Hundreds of press announcements crossed our desks in the weeks leading up to, and during, CES 2018. One of the many products we didn’t have a chance to investigate in person was Pioneer’s PHA-M70 Personal Sound Amplifier, which is nick-named “Nani?” (Yes, the question mark is part of the unusual moniker…)
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Tributaries Ships ‘Most Advanced’ 18G HDMI Cables
SV Staff  |  Jan 23, 2018
Tributaries has announced that it is now shipping its most advanced HDMI cables ever to meet the increasing demand for cables that can handle content with high dynamic range (HDR), wide color gamut, and 60fps at lengths that extend beyond 4 meters (13 feet).
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EPA Recognizes Electronics Brands for Sustainability and Recycling Efforts
SV Staff  |  Jan 22, 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized several electronics manufacturers and retailers for “making significant contributions in designing products sustainably and diverting electronics from landfills by sending them to third-party certified recyclers” as part of the agency’s Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Electronics Challenge.
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Monitor Audio Announces ‘Fun’ Speaker Series
SV Staff  |  Jan 22, 2018
U.K.-based Monitor Audio has announced a new six-model “fun” speaker series featuring a contemporary design and a compact bookshelf model with an unconventional driver layout.
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Top Picks
2017 Top Picks Of the Year
SV Staff  |  Jan 19, 2018
The year 2017 in the world of audio/video gear proved mostly evolutionary, with a touch of the revolutionary thrown in. The former was seen clearly in the flat-panel television category, which wholly gave itself up to not just Ultra HD resolution this year but also to the idea of high dynamic range (HDR) and wide color gamut displays. We saw Dolby Vision finally make its way to a few UHD Blu-ray Discs, and critically, watched OLED mature into a commanding market presence. Meanwhile, we got more, and cheaper, options for 4K signal-friendly front projectors.
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