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July 2016 Top Picks at a Glance
SV Staff  |  Jul 29, 2016  | 
As you savor every moment of a summer in full swing and get ready to head out for the weekend, why not take a minute to scan our Top Picks for the month of July. More than one of ’em are road worthy. Like Optoma’s awesome micro projector that weighs less than a pound and fits in the palm of your hand or the sleek music player from Questyle that puts studio sound quality in your pocket or Mass Fidelity’s outstanding battery-powered Bluetooth speaker. Need a set of killer earphones? Check out the four-star-rated Cardas A8’s. And for when you’re back at home we offer up two very different yet very special tower speakers for your consideration—both guaranteed to bring pleasure with movies and music.
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Zvox Targets Clear Dialogue with “Smart Speaker”
SV Staff  |  Jul 27, 2016  | 
Years of rocking out to Zeppelin and any number of other now-classic rock groups has taken its toll on the hearing acuity of a generation. Of course, we’re talking about the Baby Boomer generation. Now soundbar pioneer Zvox has developed a “smart speaker” for people who have trouble discerning dialogue from movies and TV shows.
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TV Prices Could Go Lower with Vizio Acquisition
SV Staff  |  Jul 27, 2016  | 
LeEco, a China-based online video and internet TV content provider, is acquiring Vizio for $2 billion, the companies announced yesterday. The acquisition could mean even lower TV pricing from Vizio in the future.
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Twitter to Livestream Baseball and Hockey
SV Staff  |  Jul 26, 2016  | 
Twitter announced yesterday that it will live stream weekly out-of-market games for free from Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Hockey League (NHL).
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How Apple Blew it With Apple TV
SV Staff  |  Jul 26, 2016  | 
Next year marks the 10 year anniversary of Apple TV, which was groundbreaking product at the time. Today it is overshadowed by the competition. What went wrong?
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CEDIA Announces “Best New Product” Finalists
SV Staff  |  Jul 26, 2016  | 
As the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association gears up for it’s the CEDIA 2016 exhibition in mid-September it has announced finalists for its 2016 Best New Product Awards.
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Creative Marketing…and Audio Mixing
SV Staff  |  Jul 25, 2016  | 
Ya gotta hand it to the marketing geniuses at Klipsch (and plenty of other companies) for coming up with out-of-the-box ways to promote their products.
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Taking In the Northern Lights…on TV
SV Staff  |  Jul 25, 2016  | 
Imagine the view of Aurora Borealis from Reykjavik, Iceland, 2,600 miles northeast of New York City. It must be simply amazing. But there’s one problem: You can’t see the northern lights from the capital city between April and August—the “midnight sun” keeps the country lit almost 24 hours a day.
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Sharkk Crowdfunds Electrostatic Headphone
SV Staff  |  Jul 22, 2016  | 
Sharkk has launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund Bravo by Sharkk, an affordable over-the-ear hybrid electrostatic headphone that runs on 0.1 volts of internally generated power instead of needing an external power source.
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Paramount Releases DTS:X Blu-ray Titles
SV Staff  |  Jul 22, 2016  | 
Paramount has released four Blu-ray Discs featuring the DTS:X object-based surround sound technology DTS announced more than a year ago to compete with Dolby Atmos.
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Sony Unveils XBR-Z9D TVs, Demos Advanced HDR Processing and Backlighting
Tom Norton  |  Jul 22, 2016  | 
Late this summer, or shortly thereafter, Sony will attempt to upend the way we look at UHD and high dynamic range (HDR) with its new Z9D series of premier Ultra HD. Don’t look for them at Joe’s Video down the street, however, but rather in premier outlets such as Magnolia (located in or adjacent to selected Best Buy stores) and custom installers. They’re also likely to find their way into more than a few professional facilities.
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Samsung 837 Aims to Dazzle
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 21, 2016  | 
Nestled in the heart of the trendy Meatpacking District, Samsung 837 is Manhattan’s latest destination. It is not, however, a store...
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An AV Credenza Made of Reclaimed Materials
SV Staff  |  Jul 20, 2016  | 
We sometimes stumble upon interesting things at shows. The Credenza from Richmond, VA-based design house Fern & Roby caught our eye for its originality.
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Rega Updates Classic Turntable
SV Staff  |  Jul 20, 2016  | 
U.S. distributor The Sound Organisation has announced the availability of an update of the popular Planar 2 turntable U.K.-based Rega introduced more than 40 years.
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Sharp Announces 75-inch Aquos 4K TV
SV Staff  |  Jul 19, 2016  | 
Sharp, the venerable brand sold under license by Hisense of China under a deal struck in 2015, announced the availability of its first Aquos TV with a 75-inch screen.
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