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CES 2018Audio Video News
Sound United Acquires Classé Audio
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2018
On the eve of CES 2018, Sound United today announced that it has acquired Classé Audio, the Canadian maker of high-performance AV components.
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CES 2018Audio Video News
Fibbr to Launch 8K/HDR-Ready Optical HDMI Cable
SV Staff  |  Jan 05, 2018
“Here for today and ready for tomorrow” is how China-based Fibbr is positioning the imminent launch of Ultra 8K, a “plug-and-play” 8K/HDR-ready fiber-optic HDMI cable said to support transmission speeds up to 56 gigabits per second (Gbps) over distances up to 164 feet (50 meters).
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Audio Video News
Netflix Catches Up to Cable TV
SV Staff  |  Jan 04, 2018
The number of Americans who subscribe to cable TV is now the same as the number who subscribe to Netflix, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).
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CES 2018Audio Video News
LG Previews 2018 TV Technology
SV Staff  |  Jan 04, 2018
LG has announced details of the ThinQ artificial intelligence (AI) and image processing at the heart of the 2018 OLED and “Super UHD” LCD smart TVs it will showcase at CES 2018, which opens in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
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Audio Video News
AV Industry Mourns the Passing of Audio Veteran Joe Richter
SV Staff  |  Jan 03, 2018
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has announced the passing of audio champion, Kenwood veteran, and former CTA board member Joe Richter.
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Audio Video News
Smart Home Heavyweight Control4 Acquires Ihiji
SV Staff  |  Jan 03, 2018
Control4, a leader in smart home controls systems, today announced its acquisition of Ihiji, a company specializing in technology that enables home tech integrators to service connected homes remotely over the internet.
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Audio Video News
LG Turns to China to Secure OLED Future
SV Staff  |  Jan 03, 2018
LG is turning to the world’s factory — China — to help secure its future as the standard bearer of OLED.
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Audio Video News
Sound & Vision Tech Tidbits January 2018
SV Staff  |  Jan 02, 2018
Amazon’s New Fire TV is a cube-shaped dongle that brings Ultra HD to a middling price point of $70. Does it speak Alexa? Of course!...

Comcast Is Upping the cost of its Broadcast TV and Regional Sports Network services by $3.50 to $14.50 a month. These very charges have attracted a class-action consumer lawsuit claiming Comcast “secretly and repeatedly” increased them and employees “explicitly lie” by calling them government-related fees and taxes...

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Audio Video News
December 2017 Top Picks at a Glance
SV Staff  |  Dec 31, 2017  |  Published: Dec 30, 2017
We reviewed 13 products in December but only eight made the cut. Among them are three exemplary projectors ranging in price from $2,200 to $6,000, a fabulous sounding set of compact speakers with built-in power, excellent planar-magnetic headphones from a classic audio brand, a unique hi-res digital recording system that disciples of vinyl will love, and a separates-based 5.1-channel system that gives you everything you need except a source for just over two grand. As we ring in the New Year, any of these products would be a fine addition to your 2018 AV lineup.
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New Products
December 2017 New Gear Part 2
SV Staff  |  Dec 28, 2017
Electrocompaniet Tana SL-1 Wireless Speaker
Recently introduced to North America, the Tana SL-1 from Norwegian high-end audio maker Electrocompaniet is built to deliver hi-res music over an existing Wi-Fi network. The two-way bass-reflex speaker is housed in a compact 10 x 7 x 7-inch aluminum cabinet along with a 150-watt Class A/B amplifier, 192-kHz/24-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and 32-bit floating-point digital signal processor.
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