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Marantz AV 10 and AMP 10 System Now Available
Mark Henninger  |  Feb 14, 2023  | 
Marantz has announced that it is taking orders for the AV 10 and AMP 10 starting today, February 14, 2023. The cost of each component is $7,000 ($14K for the pair) which puts it above AV receivers but still well below some other separates-based home theater AV solutions.

The AV 10 is a new, high-end AV preamp/processor that supports the latest AV formats and delivers an immersive, 3D sound and pristine picture quality. It comes with 15.4 channel processing and supports 8K resolution, making it an ideal choice for serious home theater enthusiasts.

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LG Expands Free Channels, Adds Fox Sports
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 13, 2023  | 
In the ultra-competitive world of 4K TVs, top brands have been going out of their way make free content readily available on the home screens of smart TVs. It’s an enticing feature. Who doesn’t love free, especially during these financially trying times? In the latest expansion of its ever-evolving LG Channels service, LG today announced a new slate of movies and TV series.
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Andover to Ship $300 Turntable in March
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 13, 2023  | 
Andover, the Massachusetts audio company behind the innovative Spin System we reviewed a couple of years ago, has announced an updated version of its original SpinDeck turntable.
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Sonus faber Looks to Spring with 1st Outdoor Speaker
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 09, 2023  | 
Sonus faber, the Italian company known for its striking speaker designs, previewed its first outdoor speaker at last week’s Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show in Barcelona.
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MartinLogan Remakes Motion Series Speakers
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 07, 2023  | 
MartinLogan has introduced an avalanche of new speakers in its Motion Series, which dates back more than a dozen years. When the line was launched in 2010, Motion represented a new direction for the Kansas-based company known for the magnificent sounding electrostatic and hybrid electrostatic speakers it had been producing since 1983.
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Samsung Gets Ready to Ship 77” QD-OLED TV
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 07, 2023  | 
Samsung today announced that the 77-inch S95C Quantum Dot (QD) OLED model shown last month at CES 2022 will be available later this month for $4,500 and is now available for preorder at samsung.com.
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KEF Showcases Flagship Tech in New R Series Speakers
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 07, 2023  | 
KEF today introduced an updated R Series of speakers that incorporates key technologies from its flagship Reference Series, which is topped by the $22,000/pair Reference 5 Meta tower.
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Sony Previews Lower-Cost Modular MicroLED Displays
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 02, 2023  | 
Yesterday’s announcement of a new ES line of AV receivers was big news for fans of Sony audio products but the company also recently revealed plans to start shipping two new series of modular MicroLED displays in March under its high-end Crystal LED banner.
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Klipsch Expands Heritage Wireless Speaker Lineup
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 02, 2023  | 
Klipsch has added two larger, more powerful speakers to its popular Heritage Wireless speaker series, which includes The Fives we reviewed in 2020.
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Sony Refreshes ES Series AV Receiver Lineup with First 8K Models
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 01, 2023  | 
Sony announced five new AV receivers, four in its upscale ES series, at a press meeting today in Austin, Texas.
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McIntosh Announces First AV Receiver in Years
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 31, 2023  | 
In what may seem like a curve ball, McIntosh today announced plans to ship the MHT300 “home theater receiver” in March. The pioneering audio company is first and foremost known for its iconic tube-based power amplifiers, which date all the way back to its founding in 1949, and an assortment of separates, including stereo preamplifiers, integrated amps, and more. But AVRs?
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Best Gear of January 2023
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 26, 2023  | 
If January is any indication, we can look forward to a stellar year for new gear. The first month of the New Year brought us several easy-to-recommend Top Picks: A new AV receiver from one of the most storied names in home audio, a killer ultra-short-throw projector, a subwoofer made for music, and a top performing streamer that is surprisingly affordable.
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LG Adds $600 Smart Portable to CineBeam Series
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 23, 2023  | 
The newest addition to LG’s CineBeam series of projectors is a versatile $600 portable that can project 16:9 Full HD images up to 120 inches (diagonal). Sorry, no 4K at this price but you do get a smart projector that’s ready to stream out of the box.
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Buyer Beware: Phony Apple AirPods Abound
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 19, 2023  | 
I saw a curious post on Facebook Marketplace with the heading: “*FAKE* Airpods Pro - $50.” My first thought was why would anyone want to buy a set of fake Apple earbuds? Then I decided to dig a little deeper…
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LG Expands Free Streaming Service
SV Staff  |  Jan 19, 2023  | 
LG today announced an expansion of LG Channels, the free streaming service available to owners of LG smart TVs.
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