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Onkyo's New 7.2-Channel AV Receiver Costs $400
SV Staff  |  Mar 16, 2018
Onkyo has expanded its 2018 AV receiver lineup with a 7.2-channel model that costs only $400.
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Audio Video News
TV Antennas Making a Comeback
SV Staff  |  Mar 16, 2018
Chart courtesy of Parks Associates.

New research from Dallas-based Parks Associates shows that a growing number of American are using good old-fashioned TV antennas to pull in pristine digital broadcasts over the air.

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Audio Video News
Washington State Affirms Net Neutrality
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 15, 2018
The State of Washington has become the first state to pass its own full-fledged net neutrality law, grabbing the regulatory reins from the FCC, which had axed its own net neutrality rules a few months ago.
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Throwback Thursday
Flashback 1998: Reflecting on 20 Years of Netflix
Michael Antonoff  |  Mar 15, 2018
When Netflix launched its DVD-by-mail service 20 years ago, the dozens of websites selling DVDs said the newcomer would never survive. Funny how almost all of those competitors are now long gone.
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What Can I Do to Overcome Spotty Streaming?
Al Griffin  |  Mar 15, 2018
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com

Q The idea of physical media going away bothers me because video streaming quality still seems so spotty. Even my wife — I’ll call her a home theater appreciator, if not an enthusiast — noticed how bad the last season of Game of Thrones looked when we streamed it on HBO Now. To be fair, that’s not the case with all streaming services. For example, Stranger Things looked great on Netflix in 4K. With both examples, however, you will most certainly get the definitive experience by watching the show on disc. Here’s my question: Which of the video streaming services currently offers the best possible AV quality? Are there any advances on the horizon? —Jason Acosta / via e-mail

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Disney’s Streaming Service Will Be More than Mickey Mouse
Barb Gonzalez  |  Mar 14, 2018
Disney will go head-to-head with the likes of Hulu and Netflix when it launches its own streaming service in late 2019. And, yes, they plan to stream more than Mickey Mouse cartoons.
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Audio Video News
McIntosh to Revive Fabled Amp Clinic at LA Audio Show
SV Staff  |  Mar 14, 2018
McIntosh has announced that it will revive its legendary “McIntosh Clinic” at the LA Audio Show in Irvine, CA, June 8-10.
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Headphone Reviews
Grado Labs PS2000e Headphones
Steve Guttenberg  |  Mar 14, 2018
Performance
Build Quality
Comfort
Value
PRICE $2,695

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Designed and handcrafted in Brooklyn
Best-ever sounding Grado
Freewheeling dynamics
Minus
The non-removable and not very flexible cable

THE VERDICT
The Grado Labs PS2000e takes the classic Grado sound to new heights, but it won’t please everyone.

Grado headphones all have a sound, and they sound like Grados. They’re some of the most viscerally dynamic and lively headphones I’ve heard, and they’re so open and spacious, you never feel like the sound is confined to the space between your ears. The new flagship, the PS2000e, takes the Grado sound to new heights.

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Audio Video News
Sony Adds Gesture Control to Xperia Touch Projector
SV Staff  |  Mar 14, 2018
The unique Xperia Touch mini projector Sony introduced to the U.S. market last fall is getting an upgrade.
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Audio Video News
FandangoNow Joins Movies Anywhere Streaming Service
SV Staff  |  Mar 13, 2018
Movies Anywhere today announced that video-on-demand service FandangoNow has joined its Hollywood-backed movie ecosystem.
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