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Bruno Putzeys: Head of the Class (D, That is)
Bob Ankosko  |  May 16, 2017  | 
You may not have heard of Bruno Putzeys but if you’re an audiophile and have purchased a high-performance power amplifier in the recent past, you might know his work. Putzey’s ground-breaking NCore Class D amplifier module, created under the aegis of Netherlands-based Hypex Electronics, is used in amplifiers from ATI, Marantz, Jeff Rowland, and Bel Canto, to name a few. That Morris Kessler, founder of ATI and long-time champion of Class AB amplification, chose NCore for his new AT527NC and AT524NC amplifiers, is telling. Both models received Sound & Vision’s Top Pick designation, earning five stars in the Performance category, suggesting designs that are a far cry from Class D devices of just a few years ago. We tracked down Putzeys, now CTO at Kii Audio, to learn more about the new Class D and the apparent revolution he has started.
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Vizio Releases HDR Update for E-Series Displays
SV Staff  |  May 16, 2017  | 
Vizio today announced a firmware update that enables support for HDR10-encoded high dynamic range (HDR) content on E-Series Ultra HD displays with screen sizes 55 inches and up.
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MQA Strikes Deal with Indie Music Labels
SV Staff  |  May 16, 2017  | 
MQA, creator of the end-to-end audio encoding technology Master Quality Authenticated (MQA), has entered into a multi-year agreement with digital rights agency Merlin that paves the way for the independent music labels it represents to encode their master recordings in the MQA format.
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Smart Speakers Now in 1 in 10 Internet Households
SV Staff  |  May 15, 2017  | 
In just two years, smart speakers have found their way into one in 10 U.S. broadband households as sales continue to grow rapidly, according to a new study from Parks Associates.
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Onkyo Ships New Personal Music Players
SV Staff  |  May 15, 2017  | 
Onkyo has announced that the DP-X1A ($800) and DP-S1 ($450) personal audio players unveiled at CES in January are now shipping.
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MQA Momentum Continues with New Partnerships
SV Staff  |  May 12, 2017  | 
Music technology company MQA, creator of the end-to-end audio encoding technology Master Quality Authenticated (MQA), has announced new partnerships and the availability of an MQA-enabling firmware update for AudioQuest’s popular DragonFly series of portable USB DACS.
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Onkyo to Add Mid-Price Receivers to RZ Series
SV Staff  |  May 11, 2017  | 
Onkyo is expanding its RZ Series of AV receivers in June with three 7.2-channel Dolby Atmos/DTS:X-equipped models, ranging in price from $900 to $1,400.
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Starke Sound to Host Dolby Atmos Demos in LA
SV Staff  |  May 11, 2017  | 
Starke Sound, the Carson, California-based maker of high-end speakers, is constructing two Dolby Atmos demonstration theaters for the Los Angeles Audio Show, which is open to the public and runs Friday, June 2 through Sunday June 4 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Los Angeles.
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Control4 Unveils Triad Landscape Speakers
SV Staff  |  May 10, 2017  | 
Home automation company Control4 today introduced a line of all-weather landscape speakers, the first such product to be announced since it acquired Triad earlier this year.
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Como Audio Kickstarts Music System Spinoffs
Bob Ankosko  |  May 10, 2017  | 
Como Audio, maker of the Top Pick-designated Solo and Duetto Wi-Fi-based multiroom music systems, launched a Kickstarter campaign in New York City yesterday to unveil two new spin-off models.

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Burn, Baby, Burn Blu-ray
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 09, 2017  | 
Pioneer has introduced the world’s first Ultra Blu-ray rewritable disc drive for computers—in Japan, anyway. They can write to four-layer Blu-ray Discs (capacity 128 gigabytes) and rewrite to three-layer discs (100 GB).
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Revenge of the Antenna
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 09, 2017  | 
The percentage of broadband-connected households using antenna-delivered broadcast TV has jumped from 9 percent to 15 percent over the past three years. And the percentage getting pay-TV service has dropped every year during the same period, to 81 percent of broadband households in 2016.
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Pioneer’s Introduces Dynamic Hi-Res Duo
SV Staff  |  May 09, 2017  | 
Pioneer has introduced a portable hi-res digital audio player with a balanced line output and matching “hi-res earbuds.”
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Leon Speakers Turns 20
SV Staff  |  May 09, 2017  | 
Leon Speakers, the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based maker of artfully-inspired custom speakers and entertainment centers is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month.
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Tech Hoodie Has ‘Personal Area Network’ & 19 Pockets
SV Staff  |  May 09, 2017  | 
Idaho-based tech wear company SCOTTeVEST has introduced a hoodie for tech-toting gadgeteers.
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