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RIP: Gregg Allman, Voice of the Allman Brothers Band
SV Staff  |  May 28, 2017  | 
The music world lost another pioneering talent with the passing of Gregg Allman—singer, organist, and co-founder of the world’s greatest southern rock/blues/jam bands, the Allman Brothers.
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Outlaw Audio Updates its Longstanding Receiver
SV Staff  |  May 26, 2017  | 
Outlaw Audio is updating the venerable RR2150 stereo receiver it introduced more than a decade ago with an internet-ready model that supports high resolution audio.
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Netflix Cancels “The Get Down”
SV Staff  |  May 26, 2017  | 
In a surprise move, Netflix has canceled The Get Down,” a series about the birth of hip-hop after only one season.
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Networks Lure Binge Viewers
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 25, 2017  | 
Once a year, House of Cards fans cancel all social obligations and hole up to bingewatch the new season of the Netflix original series in an evening or two or three. Other networks want a piece of that action.
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Nugs.net Kicks off MQA Downloads with Metallica, Springsteen Concerts
SV Staff  |  May 24, 2017  | 
Metallica photo: Ross Halfin

Nugs.net, the website dedicated downloading and streaming live music from some of the world’s largest touring acts, has adopted MQA’s Master Quality Authenticated audio encoding technology for the downloading and streaming services it provides for more than 1,000 artists.

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Are you a Webroomer?
SV Staff  |  May 24, 2017  | 
The entry of showrooming into the retail lexicon a few years ago portended the death of brick-and-mortar retailing—or so it seemed at the time. Consumers would visit stores to inspect the merch, then order it online.
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iHome Launches Voice-Controlled Outdoor Speakers
SV Staff  |  May 24, 2017  | 
iHome is kicking off Memorial Day Weekend with a line of funky outdoor speakers that play tunes on request.
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Marantz Addresses Tight Spaces with Slimline AVRs
SV Staff  |  May 23, 2017  | 
Marantz has packed a full suite of home theater and multiroom features into a pair of slimline AV receivers designed for tight spaces.
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Smart Home Survey Probes the Tech-Savvy and the Tech-Reluctant
SV Staff  |  May 23, 2017  | 
Nearly half of all Americans consider themselves to be tech-savvy, according a new survey by ReportLinker. Zero in on millennials and, not surprisingly, the figure rises to 58 percent.
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Integra Unveils Custom Install-Focused AV Receivers
SV Staff  |  May 22, 2017  | 
Integra has introduced two 7.2-channel AV receivers with features designed to ease custom installation.
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ATSC 3.0 Spurs Consumer Interest in Smart TV
SV Staff  |  May 22, 2017  | 
Interest in buying an internet-connected smart TV goes up when consumers learn about the capabilities of the next-generation ATSC 3.0 broadcast TV standard, according to the findings of a national survey conducted by market research firm SmithGeiger.
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HiFiMan Unveils ‘Zero Distortion’ Planar Headphones
SV Staff  |  May 19, 2017  | 
Reaching ever higher, HiFiMan’s new $6,000 Susvara planar-magnetic headphones use acoustically invisible “stealth magnets” to improve sound quality by keeping sound waves intact.
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LG Demonstrates High Frame Rate 4K Broadcasting
SV Staff  |  May 17, 2017  | 
LG and European satellite operator SES demonstrated 4K High Frame Rate (HFR) broadcasting at the recent SES Industry Days conference in Luxembourg.
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Amazon Pop-Up Stores Rethink AV Retailing
SV Staff  |  May 17, 2017  | 
While traditional electronics stores continue to close their doors at an alarming pace, Amazon is well on its way to reaching its goal of opening 100 pop-up stores in malls around the country.
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Chinese Brands Embrace Screenless TVs
SV Staff  |  May 17, 2017  | 
Innovative technologies for displaying video without a glass panel are poised to offer consumers a new viewing experience and the opportunity to reinvent living room design, according to a new report from U.K.-based market research firm Futuresource Consulting.
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