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Why Wait for Holiday Discounts?
SV Staff  |  Oct 19, 2023  | 
At least that appears to be the thinking at Atlantic Technology and Zvox, two New England-based companies that announced pre-holiday-season discounts this week.
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Panasonic Puts Players in the Game with Wearable Gaming Speaker
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 18, 2023  | 
Panasonic aims to help gamers get inside the game with a new wearable version of the SoundSlayer gaming speaker it introduced in 2020.
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PSB Brings Flagship Tech to Popular Imagine Series
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 18, 2023  | 
The pursuit of sonic perfection at reasonable prices endures at Canadian speaker stalwart, PSB, which today announced the latest edition of the popular Imagine Series that received immediate acclaim when it was introduced a decade-and-a-half ago.
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Best Buy Will Stop Selling Physical Discs in 2024
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 16, 2023  | 
As if we needed more evidence that the end of physical media is coming, Best Buy has confirmed that it will stop selling DVDs and Blu-ray Discs both in-store and online in early 2024.
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Will LG’s Move to Exclude NextGen TV Tuners in 2024 TVs Hurt the New TV Format?
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 16, 2023  | 
In what could be a potential setback to the progress being made in the NextGen TV rollout, LG has informed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that it will not include ATSC 3.0-compatible tuners in its 2024 TVs due to a recent patent dispute and court ruling.
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Soundboks: Our Bluetooth Party Speaker Will Rock Your World
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 12, 2023  | 
Soundboks, a young company specializing in Bluetooth speakers with offices in Denmark and Santa Monica, promises to rock your world with an industrial-grade speaker designed to keep the tunes cranking all day and all night, whether you’re partying in your backyard or hanging at an outdoor festival.
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Video Trends Report: Frustration Runs High Over Content Discovery
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 12, 2023  | 
If you hate opening multiple apps to search for something to watch, you’re not alone. According to TiVo’s latest Video Trends Report, finding TV shows and movies to watch remains a major thorn in the side of Americans and Canadians who simply want to sit down to watch TV without the hullabaloo.
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OLED Prevails Over Mini-LED LCD in TV Shootout
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 11, 2023  | 
Scarsdale, NY-based AV retailer Value Electronics has been rounding up flagship TVs from the top brands and pitting them against one another for two decades running in an effort to isolate the best of the best. The recent 2023 TV Shootout pegged OLED as the clear-cut winner over mini-LED LCD models in both the 4K and 8K categories.
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McIntosh Brings Back the Standalone Graphic Equalizer
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 10, 2023  | 
The standalone graphic equalizer that was once a staple of hi-fi systems is making a comeback at McIntosh.
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Arcam Radia Series Unveiled: Tradition Meets Modernity in London
Mark Henninger  |  Oct 04, 2023  |  First Published: Oct 03, 2023  | 
Today in London, Arcam unveiled its latest audio line, the Radia Series, during a live event at the Vinyl Factory. The series features three integrated amplifiers: the Arcam A5, A15, and A25, alongside the Arcam CD5 CD player and Arcam ST5 high-resolution streamer. This initial offering represents a harmonious blend of Arcam’s established British audio heritage with modern design aesthetics and technology.
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Best Gear of Late Summer/Early Fall 2023
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 28, 2023  | 
When it comes to products tested, the past couple of months have paid dividends in the form of nine Top Picks, ranging from a killer AV receiver that does everything but pop the popcorn to an 85-inch TV that approaches the grandeur of a projection setup at a price that will blow your mind. Subwoofers also figure prominently into the mix along with an audiophile-caliber desktop system and a rolling party-in-a-box sound machine built for special occasions, inside or out.
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SVS, NAD & McIntosh Host Live Listening Experiences Around the Country
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 27, 2023  | 
Three admired brands in home audio are hosting live listening experiences around the country this fall. McIntosh has set up a listening space in New York City while SVS and NAD and taking the show on the road and making stops in a handful of cities.
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BenQ Targets Gaming with New 4K Smart Projectors
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 26, 2023  | 
Taiwanese projection specialist BenQ previewed three new 4K gaming projectors at the 2023 Tokyo Game Show that ended over the weekend.
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Klipsch Refreshes Popular Tabletop Music Systems
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 25, 2023  | 
Klipsch today introduced improved versions of two popular tabletop Bluetooth music systems it introduced several years ago, both Sound & Vision Top Picks: The One and The Three.
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ZapperBox TV Tuner/DVR Offers a Way to Cut TV Subscription Fees
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 21, 2023  | 
At a time when Americans face a staggering choice of streaming options and escalating subscription fees for streaming and cable TV services, Des Moines-based ZapperBox Inc. is offering an alternative: An inexpensive TV tuner/DVR that lets you receive and record high-definition TV signals over the air without any fees.
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