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AudioControl Announces New AV Receivers, Processors
SV Staff  |  Sep 09, 2019
AudioControl today announced that it will unveil three AV receivers and two AV processors at the 2019 CEDIA Expo, which opens tomorrow in Denver.
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Just Don't Call Them Hearing Aids
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Sep 09, 2019
You are a multi-billion-dollar audio corporation. Starting small, you grew big, then you bought out your competitors and got even bigger. You dominate entire segments of the audio market. Good work! But where do you go from here? How do you get even bigger? You create an entirely new audio category.

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Audio Video News
Samsung Makes Its Case for 8K at IFA 2019
Al Griffin  |  Sep 07, 2019
Samsung’s big 8K announcement at IFA 2019 was, curiously, a new TV with a modest-size 55-inch screen. The latest addition serves as an entry point to the company’s Q900 series, which also consists of 65, 75, 82, and 98-inch models.
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Alita: Battle Angel
Roger Kanno  |  Sep 06, 2019
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Expectations for the release of Alita: Battle Angel, the long-awaited film adaptation of the Japanese cyberpunk manga series, Battle Angel Alita, ran extremely high, no doubt due to the high-profile names involved in its production. Co-written and co-produced by James Cameron and directed by Robert Rodriguez, it stars Rosa Salazar as cyborg-warrior Alita, with supporting performances by past Academy Award recipients Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, and Christoph Waltz.
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Audio Video News
IMAX Announces Expansion of IMAX Enhanced Program
SV Staff  |  Sep 06, 2019
IMAX and DTS have announced a “significant expansion” of the IMAX Enhanced program they launched a year ago, providing a much-need shot in the arm to the fledgling ecosystem that hasn’t seen much action of late.
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Polk Announces its Most Advanced Speakers Ever
SV Staff  |  Sep 06, 2019
Polk Audio today introduced a new flagship line of speakers it says are the “most sophisticated and intensively engineered speakers” the company has ever produced.
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PSB Expands Alpha Series with New Affordable Subs
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2019
Canadian speaker specialist PSB Speakers has announced that it is adding two subwoofers to its popular Alpha Series of speakers in October.
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Integra Previews New Flagship Receivers & Processor
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2019
Integra today offered a sneak peek at three new “reference-grade” products that will be officially unveiled at 2019 CEDIA Expo, which opens in Denver next week.
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Sonos Unveils First Portable Wireless Speaker
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2019
Following months of speculation about what it would be and when it would be available, Sonos today unveiled its first battery-powered portable speaker along with a simplified version of its popular Sonos One smart speaker and a successor to the original Sonos Connect called Port that brings any receiver or stereo system into the Sonos wireless ecosystem.
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Blu-ray Player Reviews
Panasonic DP-UB9000 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Review
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 04, 2019

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PRICE $1,000

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Unique adjustability
Outstanding overall performance
Tank-like construction
Minus
Complex adjustments
Won't play SACDs

THE VERDICT
If you're in the market for an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc player that can do everything you want, and plenty of things you didn't know you wanted, Panasonic's flagship model leaves little on the table.

When Panasonic introduced its flagship DP-UB9000 Ultra HD Blu-ray player in early 2018, serious videophiles in the U.S. were set to drooling. Although a less expensive player, the DP-UDP820, had been widely available for some time, this new model clearly offered more. In late 2018, the New York A/V dealer Value Electronics ended up becoming the exclusive U.S. source for the DP-UB9000. That launch proved so successful that Panasonic's flagship player is now widely available, replacing the discontinued Oppo UDP-205 and UDP-203 players as the premium disc spinner du jour.

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