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Vinyl: It’s Still Growing
Brent Butterworth  |  Nov 16, 2011

They say that when everyone’s hip to a trend, it’s no longer hip.

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The S&V Interview
Exclusive Video Interview: Steven Wilson
Mike Mettler  |  Nov 15, 2011

“I’ve been thinking about doing this for a long time,” Steven Wilson told me backstage about an hour before his groundbreaking live quad show unfolded at the Performing Arts Center at Temple University in Philadelphia on Saturday, November 12.

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Music ReviewsBlu-ray Movie Reviews
This Week in Blu-rays and Music, November 15, 2011
Josef Krebs  |  Nov 15, 2011

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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 87: Barb Gonzalez
Scott Wilkinson  |  Nov 15, 2011
Barb Gonzalez, aka the Simple Tech Guru, talks about Logitech's recent announcement that it will no longer produce the Revue with Google TV as well as other aspects of the Google TV service, including the impending update, Sony's implementation, and LG's rumored involvement. She also reveals her initial impressions of the new Roku 2 streamer, answers chat-room questions, and more.

Run Time: 1:03:51

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New Products
Altec Lansing Debuts Custom In-Ear Headphones
Michael Berk  |  Nov 15, 2011

Having already moved successfully into the iDevice docking and low-cost earphone spaces, Altec Lansing is testing the premium headphone market. But rather than looking to pick up a celebrity endorser, they've instead gone high-end, announcing today a full line of custom-fit in-ear 'phones: the A1, A2, and A3, offering one, two, and three balanced armature drivers respectively, in medical-grade silicone housings.

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Output Impedance: A Show and Tell
Brent Butterworth  |  Nov 14, 2011

Hanging out at the recent Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, I listened in on a conversation that S+V writer Mike Trei was having with an audio manufacturer who's getting into the headphone biz.

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Output Impedance: A Show and Tell Page 2
Brent Butterworth  |  Nov 14, 2011

Hanging out at the recent Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, I listened in on a conversation that S+V writer Mike Trei was having with an audio manufacturer who’s getting into the headphone biz.

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Output Impedance: A Show and Tell Page 3
Brent Butterworth  |  Nov 14, 2011

Hanging out at the recent Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, I listened in on a conversation that S+V writer Mike Trei was having with an audio manufacturer who’s getting into the headphone biz.

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Pioneer at Work: Steven Wilson’s Amazing Live Surround-Sound Experiment
Mike Mettler  |  Nov 14, 2011

Surround-sound guru Steven Wilson has upped the ante yet again on his Grace for Drowning solo tour by presenting the music itself in surround sound, an unprecedented feat. Well, ok, technically speaking, the show is in live quad, with two speakers placed in the back of the venue at hand.

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AV Receiver Reviews
NAD T 757 A/V Receiver
Fred Manteghian  |  Nov 14, 2011
Audio Performance
Video Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
Price: $1,600 At A Glance: Future-proof modular construction • Great ergonomics • Trades features for performance

Oh, it’s coming, all right. Are you ready for it? That’s right, Smell-O-Vision! I’m not talking about old-school scratch-n-sniff cards, but the real, electrified olfactory emitters specified in the HDMI 1.5 standard. OK, I’m clearly exaggerating the contents of the next HDMI version, but even if that travesty comes to pass, NAD’s Modular Design Construction topology means the T 757 can be upgraded by your dealer, instead of a forklift.

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