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Can I Stream Surround Sound Music?
Al Griffin  |  Oct 22, 2015  |  First Published: Oct 21, 2015
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Q I own a Roku streamer plus a Blu-ray player and TV with streaming apps. I'm also aware of websites for downloading "Hi-Res" audio to computers and portable players. Here’s my question: Which of these sources support surround sound music?

If you put together the thousands of SACD releases, plus releases on the DVD-Audio and Blu-Ray Audio formats, you’d think somebody should be offering streaming surround by now. I sent a question to Roku support and the answer I got was that basically "all" Roku apps support surround sound. But that sounds like a“technical capability” answer; I haven't found any content yet. —Wayne Erfling

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Review: Amazon Fire TV 2015 Edition
Barb Gonzalez  |  Oct 21, 2015
The new Amazon Fire TV streams beautiful 4K video but it doesn't yet have all the features listed in its product description.
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Audio Video News
Survey: Lack of Familiarity, Price Hold Back 4K TV
SV Staff  |  Oct 21, 2015
U.S. broadband households likely to buy a flat-panel TV in the next 12 months but not looking to purchase a 4K/UHD TV. Source: Parks Associates.

A lack of familiarity and high prices are two key factors holding back sales of 4K/Ultra HD (UHD) TVs, according to new research from Parks Associates.

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Indy Audio Labs (IAL), keeper of the iconic Acurus and Aragon brands, has announced production of the Acurus ACT 4, a state-of-the-art preamp/processor featuring Dolby Atmos and DTS:X surround processing that fueled a number of riveting immersive surround demos at the recent CEDIA Expo.

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SV Staff  |  Oct 21, 2015
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Sears Goes High-Tech with Connected Solutions
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 20, 2015
Yes, you read that right—Sears. The iconic (and stodgy) retailer has opened a Connected Solutions store-within-a store in San Bruno, California.

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China’s Xiaomi Gets Creative with Smart TV
SV Staff  |  Oct 20, 2015
Xiaomi, a Chinese electronics company that sells millions of smartphones in Asia, takes an interesting approach with a 60-inch 4K TV it plans to sell in China for RMB 4,999 ($786).
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Monitor Audio Debuts High-Performance In-Walls
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 20, 2015
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[Your Name Here] Audio Corporation
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Oct 20, 2015
When we think of audio companies, images of tall buildings, rows of cubicles, and loading docks usually come to mind. And it’s true that many audio companies are still like that. But a more contemporary image of an audio company would be you in your pajamas. You see, technology manufacturing isn’t what it used to be.
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CEDIA 2015
KEF Refines and Impresses
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 19, 2015
KEF's October 16 press event at CEDIA 2015 firmed up its already formidable loudspeaker lines with new in-walls and in-ceilings, some of them THX certified, as well as refinements of existing products and new portable audio goodies.

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