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McIntosh Tube Preamp Boasts Powerful Digital Chops
SV Staff  |  Aug 16, 2019
McIntosh has introduced a classic tube preamp with a secret weapon you wouldn’t expect to find: an upgradeable digital audio module built around a 32-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC).
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TCL Adds Quantum Dots, Mini-LEDs, Atmos to New TVs
Joe Palenchar  |  Aug 15, 2019
TCL is expanding its selection of step-up 4K Ultra HD TVs and adopting new performance-enhancing technologies to capture a larger share of big-screen TVs sales in North America.
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Best TVs and Projectors of 2019 (So Far)
SV Staff  |  Aug 15, 2019
For the latest installment of our continuing Best Gear series, we’ve compiled a list of Top Pick-worthy TVs and projectors we reviewed so far this year. Featured are three 4K Ultra HD TVs — a Samsung LCD model plus OLED sets from Sony and LG — and projectors from Epson, Sony, and JVC. The Epson comes in at three grand but JVC and Sony take it to the limit with cutting-edge light canons that will please even the most video-obsessed enthusiast.
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HDtracks Woodstock ‘Super Sale’: Historic Live Performances in Hi-Res
SV Staff  |  Aug 14, 2019
HDtracks, one of the largest digital stores specializing in high-resolution music, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Woodstock with a “Hi-Res Super Sale” offering discounts on historic live recordings from the iconic 1969 festival.
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If You Get Your TV Off-Air, Channel Rescanning May Be in Your Future
SV Staff  |  Aug 13, 2019
If you live in one of the estimated 16 million American households that use an antenna to receive live TV over the air (OTA), you might have to re-scan some of your local channels to continue receiving them.
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Back to the Garden: ‘Woodstock’ in Theaters Thursday
SV Staff  |  Aug 13, 2019
Are you ready to “get back to the garden”? If so, you need to go online now and get tickets for Thursday’s screening of Woodstock: The Director's Cut, a one-day-only event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the iconic Woodstock Music & Art Fair held on Max Yasgur’s Farm in Bethel, New York.
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Sennheiser’s Wireless Earphones Target Audiophiles
SV Staff  |  Aug 13, 2019
Sennheiser is for the first time targeting audiophiles with wireless earphones designed to match the performance of its popular IE 80S wired model.
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CEDIA Announces 2019 Best New Product Finalists
SV Staff  |  Aug 12, 2019
CEDIA today announced the finalists for its 2019 Best New Product Awards program. Winners will be revealed at the 2019 CEDIA Expo, which opens in Denver September 10.
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Game Downloads Surpass Discs for First Time
SV Staff  |  Aug 12, 2019
The traditional game console may be slowly losing ground but it is still strong — especially Sony’s PlayStation 4.
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Sonos/IKEA Symfonisk Wi-Fi Speakers Now Available
SV Staff  |  Aug 12, 2019
The Symfonisk line of wireless speakers Sonos developed in collaboration with Swedish furniture king IKEA are now available.
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Comcast Ups its Pay TV Game with Amazon Music
SV Staff  |  Aug 09, 2019
In the face of declining subscriptions, Comcast has upped its pay TV game with the launch of Amazon Music on its Xfinity X1 platform, marking the first time ad-free, on-demand streaming is available via cable TV.
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Naim Updates Award-Winning Mu-so QB Music System
SV Staff  |  Aug 08, 2019
U.K.-based hi-fi specialist Naim Audio today announced the second generation of its compact Mu-So Qb wireless music system, one of Sound & Vision’s Top Pick of the Year in 2017.
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Qobuz: We Got King Crimson in Hi-Res (and Lots More)
SV Staff  |  Aug 08, 2019
On the eve of its six-month anniversary, Paris-based music streaming and download service Qobuz says it's laser-focused on amassing "more hi-res content than anybody else and delivering the best sound experience possible" by providing access to a vast collection of music at resolutions up to 24-bit/192 kHz for streaming or download
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Best of Back to School Gear 2019
SV Staff  |  Aug 07, 2019
In a matter of days kids around the country will be heading back to school, many with fancy new duds and (hopefully) fancy new electronics to help transform drab college dorms into lively entertainment spaces (when studies are done, of course). Whether you’re an undergrad or just looking for a great deal, we’ve culled through Sound & Vision’s Top Picks to find AV gems that can be had for reasonable prices. Here’s what we found.
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Following Up on LG's Super Sexy Rollup OLED TV
SV Staff  |  Aug 07, 2019
If there's one TV that really captured the imagination of showgoers at CES 2019, it was LG's rollup OLED TV — an impossibly thin flexible screen that magically appears and disappears into a svelte aluminum enclosure the company calls Zero View.
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