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Editor's Eye
Buh-Bye, 3D? Alas, We Hardly Knew Ye
Rob Sabin  |  Dec 16, 2013  |  16 comments
I had the unexpected and unexpectedly pleasant experience recently of viewing the 3D version of the theatrical blockbuster Gravity in what proved to be a perfectly competent RealD (i.e., not IMAX) presentation. I say unexpected because I’d actually recommended that our group that day skip the 3D entirely and just watch the (undoubtedly brighter) 2D version—such has my need for theatrical and at-home 3D dropped off the cliff. I only walked into the theater reservedly after a mishap in which the wrong tickets got purchased online in advance of our arrival.
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Editor's Eye
By The Time They Got To Woodstock...
Rob Sabin  |  Dec 08, 2017  |  2 comments
...We Were More Than a Decade Strong

A recent visit to The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, site of 1969’s Woodstock Music & Art Festival, inspired me to dig into the stored archive of our magazine as we set sights on our 60th anniversary year. And what a library it is. Sound & Vision was founded in February 1958 as HiFi & Music Review, when the big news in audio tech was the transition from mono to stereo.

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Editor's Eye
Can Object-Based Audio Save the AVR?
Rob Sabin  |  Aug 31, 2015  |  5 comments
Dolby Atmos and DTS:X may not be enough.

We are finally starting to see the new 2015 model year AV receivers trickle in, the first generation to more or less universally include HDMI 2.0 connections along with HDCP 2.2 copyright management.

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Other Tech
CEDIA Installer Boot Camp: Making the Grade
Rob Sabin  |  Sep 14, 2006  |  1 comments
It all began with my obsession with snakes. Not the slithering, on-a-plane type; I mean the kind that pull wires through walls. What is it about hidden cables that so impresses people? As A/V buffs, we conquer the imposing web behind our racks with hardly a bored yawn from our wives or girlfriends.
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Other Tech
Cedia Installer Boot Camp: The Last 10 Feet
Rob Sabin  |  Oct 11, 2007  |  0 comments

Although I'm a little embarrassed to admit it, I was a high-school A/V geek. Some kids go out for track or baseball, others for student theater. But I, along with my (still) best friend Burt, found my haven in a small interior office full of rolling TV carts and overhead projectors.

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CES 2012
CES 2012 Anthem M1 Class D 1000 Watt Amp
Rob Sabin  |  Jan 13, 2012  |  0 comments
CES 2012
CES 2012 Definitive Technology Cinema Bar
Rob Sabin  |  Jan 12, 2012  |  0 comments
CES 2013
CES 2013: GOLDEN EAR TRITON 7 SPEAKER
Rob Sabin  |  Jan 10, 2013  |  0 comments
CES 2013
CES 2013: INDY AUDIO LABS ACURUS COMPONENTS
Rob Sabin  |  Jan 10, 2013  |  0 comments
CES 2013
CES 2013: KRELL SURROUND PROCESSOR
Rob Sabin  |  Jan 10, 2013  |  0 comments

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