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Throwback ThursdayAudio Video News
Flashback 1999: Nailing Napster
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2015
In December 1999 the music industry sued (and ultimately shut down) downloading service Napster. Three years later Apple opened the iTunes Music Store, pointing the way to the future of music distribution and turning the recording industry on its ear.
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New Products
December 2015 New Gear
SV Staff  |  Dec 09, 2015
A micro soundbar from Def Tech, LG's first HDR-capable OLED TV, $300 Atmos-enabled speakers, and more new stuff to ogle.
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Audio Video News
Denon Adds Amazon Prime Music to Heos
SV Staff  |  Dec 09, 2015
Denon has announced that its Heos wireless multiroom Sound system now supports Amazon Prime Music, bringing the total number of supported services to 10.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Onkyo, Iron Maiden Launch 'Metal' Headphones
SV Staff  |  Dec 08, 2015
Onkyo has teamed up with metal gods Iron Maiden to create headphones tuned by the band’s founding member/bassist Steve Harris to appeal to fans of rock and heavy metal music.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
New Healthy Ears Headphone Shows Volume in dB
SV Staff  |  Dec 08, 2015
Puro Sound Labs, maker of wireless headphones for kids, today announced a wireless headphone for adults that monitors volume and reports the level in decibels (dB).
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Sweepstakes
The Aiaiai Studio Modular Headphone Preset Sweepstakes
SV Staff  |  Dec 07, 2015
Register to win a pair of Aiaiai Studio Modular Headphone Preset headphones ($225.00 Retail Value) we are giving away.

According to the company:

"AIAIAI boasts a world-renowned network of industrial designers, audio technicians and DJs as part of its unique and highly collaborative development process. Exploratory and experimental, the process enables AIAIAI to develop new products on the leading edge, independent of current market trends."

[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]

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Audio Video News
HiFiMan Launches High-Sensitivity Planar Headphone
SV Staff  |  Dec 07, 2015
HiFiMan has introduced an open-back, planar-magnetic headphone that boasts a remarkable 103 dB sensitivity, enabling them to be driven by a smartphone and other portable devices.
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Audio Video News
Monitor Audio Upgrades Flagship Speaker Series
SV Staff  |  Dec 04, 2015
Monitor Audio is not shy when it comes to boasting about its new flagship series of speakers, hence the opening line of its press release: “The Platinum II range has produced the most musical, accurate, and beautiful loudspeakers Monitor Audio has ever made.”
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Audio Video News
S&V Poll: 4K TVs Top Black Friday Purchases
SV Staff  |  Dec 04, 2015
Earlier in the week we asked what your top AV purchase was if you ventured out to shop on Black Friday...
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Audio Video News
Sony to Stop Making Betamax Tapes (Seriously)
SV Staff  |  Dec 03, 2015
Yes, we know…you (and everyone else) thought Sony stopped making Betamax tapes decades ago but it turns out they’re still in production—that is until Sony puts the final nail in the Betamax coffin in March 2016.

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