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‘Cord Shaving’ Keeping Cable Execs Up at Night
SV Staff  |  Mar 03, 2016  |  8 comments
Pivotal Research analysis of Nielsen data.

Forget cord cutting. “Cord shaving”—the practice of paring back cable subscriptions to a bare-bones bundle offering only a handful of network channels—is apparently the latest threat keeping cable TV execs up at night.

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Audio Video News
LG to Bring Cloud-Based Gaming to Smart TVs
SV Staff  |  Mar 03, 2016  |  2 comments
LG announced plans to bring cloud-based gaming to its smart TVs starting in late April when the GameFly Streaming App becomes available on its webOS 2.0 (2015) and 3.0 (2016) smart TV platforms. The app will be added as part of a software update.
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Throwback Thursday: 10 Landmark Speakers
SV Staff  |  Mar 03, 2016  |  3 comments
John Strohbeen is an audiophile through and through. In 1964, he founded the legendary Boston-born retailer Tech Hifi and after serving as president for 14 years, went to work for Ohm Acoustics where he has served as president and chief designer since 1978.
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March Madness for Ultra HD Blu-ray, Dolby Atmos
SV Staff  |  Mar 02, 2016  |  0 comments
March is shaping up to be a good month for Ultra HD Blu-ray and Dolby Atmos with the release of seven new 4K titles, which brings the total to 13 with more on the way.
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AudioControl Ships Atmos/Dirac Receivers
SV Staff  |  Mar 01, 2016  |  1 comments
AudioControl is now shipping the Dolby Atmos-enabled 7.1.4-channel Concert AVR-7 and Concert AVR-9 receivers the company previewed at CEDIA last fall.
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Can I Use the Phono Preamp in My Old Receiver?
SV Staff  |  Feb 29, 2016  |  1 comments
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com

Q I am finally upgrading my Pioneer Elite receiver and plan to replace it with a new model that has HDMI 2.2 inputs. Unfortunately, the new receiver that I have in mind lacks a phono input. To get that feature, I’d have to fork over $500 more for a step-up model. Is there any way to use the phono preamp in my old receiver and hook it up to the new one? Also, how good are the built-in phono preamps in receivers compared to standalone models? —Kevin Olds /Via e-mail

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RSL Announces Speedwoofer 10S
SV Staff  |  Feb 29, 2016  |  0 comments
RSL has announced plans to introduce the Speedwoofer 10S, a more affordable version of its popular Speedwoofer 10.
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Audio Video News
Recording of John Lennon’s First Song Discovered
SV Staff  |  Feb 26, 2016  |  0 comments
The latest item in the never ending flow of Beatle’s memorabilia to go up for auction is an exceptionally rare 1962 recording of “Till There Was You” and “Hello Little Girl,” which is thought to be the first song written by John Lennon, according to Mashable.
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Doppler Labs Ships Unique App-Controlled Wireless Earbuds
SV Staff  |  Feb 26, 2016  |  0 comments
Doppler Labs announced that it has started shipping its Kickstarter-funded Here Active Listening system, a set of unique wireless earbuds controlled by a smartphone app that lets users “instantly control and personalize their live audio environment.”
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Giving a Voice to Forgotten Radios
SV Staff  |  Feb 25, 2016  |  1 comments
Vintage radio repairman Allen Chiang appreciates the sound and design of long-forgotten radios. Models dating back to the pre-TV era when families gathered ’round the “talking box” to listen to the news and iconic serials like The Shadow or Buck Rogers. Sixties-era radios that conjure images of The Jetsons and a quaint vision of the future.
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