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CEDIA 2019
Arcam's AV Electronics Line Gets a Refresh
Al Griffin  |  Sep 13, 2019  |  0 comments
Britain's Arcam introduced an AV processor and a trio of AV receivers at CEDIA 2019. The new lineup takes its sonic and design cues from the company's high-end HDA range, offering both audiophile-grade DACs and sleek styling.
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Can I Split Audio From Video via Bluetooth?
Al Griffin  |  Feb 05, 2015  |  1 comments
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Q Is it possible to mirror videos (YouTube or Netflix) from my iPad to my Panasonic Viera TV while simultaneously using Bluetooth to send the audio to my receiver? —John Geloso

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CEDIA 2019
EPV Screens Makes ALR Awesome
Al Griffin  |  Sep 13, 2019  |  0 comments
The benefit to ambient light rejecting (ALR) screens is that they allow for bigscreen projection systems to be set up in living rooms and other spaces where there's typically a medium to high level of ambient light. The downside to ALR screens is that you have an enormous, blank rectangular object permanently situated on the wall of your living room.
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CES 2017
LG’s First Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Does Dolby Vision
Al Griffin  |  Jan 06, 2017  |  1 comments
The first few Ultra HD Blu-ray players to arrive in 2016 had one thing in common: no support for the Dolby Vision high dynamic range format. No surprise there, since Dolby Vision-format movies aren’t yet available on Ultra HD Blu-ray disc.
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CEDIA 2019
Paradigm Debuts Slim Three-Channel Soundbar
Al Griffin  |  Sep 12, 2019  |  0 comments
It should come as no surprise that CEDIA is filled with passive soundbars — custom installers generally prefer to go the passive route, which allows them to install a bar snugly in or on the wall below a flat-panel TV, with power coming from a separate, rack-mounted amplifier. It should also come as no surprise that passive soundbars are part of Paradigm's extensive speaker mix, which now includes the new Millenia LP Trio that made its debut at CEDIA 2019.
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CEDIA 2019
PSB Previews New On-Wall Speaker
Al Griffin  |  Sep 13, 2019  |  0 comments
PSB used CEDIA as a platform to show off its new PWM2, an on-wall model designed for vertical or horizontal installation as an LCR or surround channel speaker.
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CEDIA 2017
Stewart Filmscreen Turns 70, Rolls Out New Screens
Al Griffin  |  Sep 09, 2017  |  0 comments
Now in its 70th year, Stewart Filmscreen filled its CEDIA booth with eye-catching new screen options, including the Balόn Borderless and Gemini Dual-Roller ElectriScreen.
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What’s the Correct Crossover Setting for My Sub?
Al Griffin  |  Jan 29, 2015  |  2 comments
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Q I have owned receivers from Onkyo, Pioneer and Yamaha. With each one, the sound always seemed muddy after I used the auto-calibration function for speaker setup. In my experience, I get much better sound when setting all speaker crossovers to 200 Hz, or the highest available setting. Expert opinions I’ve read on the subject say this is wrong, though I’ve adjusted two friends’ systems in this way and they agree with me that the sound is better. Am I correct? —David Bone

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2001: A Space Odyssey
Al Griffin  |  Dec 28, 2018  |  0 comments
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Director Stanley Kubrick's seminal sci-fi epic, co-written with author Arthur C. Clarke, takes the whole of human history as its subject—from the initial flicker of intelligent thought in hominids, to the present day where humans live with the assistance of computer-generated artificial intelligence. The film literally works as a space opera: long stretches pass dialogue-free with just classical music serving to enhance the hyper-realistic images of ships and passengers aloft in the cosmos. (2001: A Space Odyssey won an Oscar for best visual effects, the only one it managed to take home from the 1969 ceremony.)
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2012 Editors' Choice Awards Page 10
Al Griffin  |  Dec 20, 2012  |  0 comments

If 2011 was the year that tablets took over, 2012 was unquestionably the year of the headphone. The market for headphones has exploded, and Sound+Vision has stepped up its coverage to handle the flow, with reviews of new 'phones, along with related gear such as portable and desktop speakers, amps, and DACs appearing on a weekly basis at soundandvisionmag.com.

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