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SV Staff  |  Jun 08, 2018  | 
Onkyo USA has announced that the “Works with Sonos” firmware update for more than two dozen AV receivers from Onkyo, Pioneer, and Integra is now available.
SV Staff  |  Jun 08, 2018  | 
Amazon has expanded its popular Fire TV family of streaming media players with a new 4K/HDR-ready model featuring Alexa voice control.
SV Staff  |  Jun 08, 2018  | 
MQA has announced that Essential Products, the Palo Alto, CA-based company started by Android co-founder Andy Rubin in 2015, has equipped its Essential Phone with MQA decoding and streaming capability.
SV Staff  |  Jun 07, 2018  | 
Zvox has announced the next generation of its innovative AccuVoice TV Speaker.
SV Staff  |  Jun 07, 2018  | 
Vanco International, a specialist in AV distribution and electronic accessories, has announced updates and enhanced features for its EVO-IP HDMI-over-IP system custom installers use to manage, transmit, and receive audio/video signals and control hundreds of devices over a local network.
SV Staff  |  Jun 06, 2018  | 
Sonarworks, the Latvia-based developer of the unique True-Fi app has announced that its patented sound-enhancing platform now supports more than 150 headphones, including popular models from AKG, Beats, Beyerdynamic, Bose, Focal, HiFiMan, Sennheiser, Sony, and others.
SV Staff  |  Jun 06, 2018  | 
Just in time for summer, Peerless-AV has added four weatherproof outdoor video displays to its Xtreme High Bright (XHB) series.
SV Staff  |  Jun 06, 2018  | 
Vizio has announced that the three TVs it added to its P-Series in April have arrived in stores and on vizio.com.
SV Staff  |  Jun 05, 2018  | 
If Samsung has its way, artificial intelligence, or AI, will continue to permeate every imaginable device as we move into the future — from smart speakers and TVs to smartphones and all types of home appliances.
SV Staff  |  Jun 05, 2018  | 
LG has announced that the CineBeam HU80KA portable 4K laser projector it previewed in January at CES 2018 will start rolling out to “select retailers” this week.
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jun 04, 2018  | 
In honor of its upcoming 35th anniversary, THX hit Twitter with a post that sent music and movie fans alike into a tizzy. THX just released the written musical score of the THX logo theme, satisfying fans and showing us all how wonderfully simple, yet brilliant the piece is. 35 years ago, in time for the premiere of “Return of the Jedi,” Dr. James “Andy” Moorer created the THX musical icon, and it became one of the most recognizable scores in movie history. Now, we can finally see what they were talking about.

SV Staff  |  Jun 04, 2018  | 
The latest research from Dallas-based Parks Associates reveals that almost 40 percent of internet-connected U.S. households now have a streaming media player.

SV Staff  |  Jun 04, 2018  | 
NAD Electronics has introduced a performance-oriented CD player “engineered for musicality, simplicity and value” at a time when many brands have abandoned the category that dominated music playback for more than three decades.
SV Staff  |  Jun 01, 2018  | 
What’s not to like about an $800 THX-certified subwoofer? Or how about a set of comfy planar-magnetic headphones that get the job done and then some for only 500 bucks? Add to this an integrated amplifier for the 21st Century, a great sounding home theater speaker system that trades cosmetics for performance, plus a faux-4K projector that’ll convince you you’re watching true 4K, and you have a far-flung batch of exemplary gear that screams for attention. Read on and, please, try not to drool.
Al Griffin  |  Jun 01, 2018  | 
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) convention in Antwerp, Belgium. At this annual event, magazine editors from around the globe are given the chance to preview new audio, video, and digital photography products, many of which are yet to hit the market. For me, a highlight of the event was a demo of Panasonic’s DP-UB9000, a flagship Ultra HD Blu-ray player designed for high-performance video and audio playback.

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