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Amazon Echo Link Streaming Amp Review
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jul 30, 2019
Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $299

AT A GLANCE
Plus
High-quality DAC
Alexa voice control
Includes headphone amp
Minus
Cumbersome input selection
No aptX Bluetooth
No hardware remote control

THE VERDICT
The Amazon Echo Link Amp offers an easy way to connect music streaming services to your existing stereo speakers.

With the new Amazon Echo Link Amp ($299), Amazon is sending Alexa off into unchartered territory. The goal: get music out of the phone and into the home, where it can be shared with family and friends. Such a warm, fuzzy idea! Good thing the Link Amp's sound is crisp, clear, and not fuzzy at all.

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Audio Video News
‘Avengers: Endgame’ Now on Digital, 4K Blu-ray Aug. 13
SV Staff  |  Jul 30, 2019
Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame, the climactic conclusion to an 11-year cinematic journey spanning 22 superhero films and the second highest grossing film of all time, is available in digital release starting today and slated to arrive on 4K/Ultra HD Blu-ray August 13.
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HDTV TechA/V Veteran
TV Tech Explained: Mind Your Gamma
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 30, 2019
Unless you're accustomed to turning on your new set and never touching any of the controls beyond volume (and if you're reading this that's probably not you) Gamma is a control and a subject worth knowing more about.
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Signals
The Coming Boom in Home Theater
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jul 30, 2019
I have a theory. Well, it’s not really a theory. It’s more of a hunch. Actually, it’s not even a hunch. Just a tingling. But sometimes my tinglings are surprisingly prescient. Here’s my tingle: Thanks to societal shifts, in the coming years there will be a huge resurgence — a boom — in the popularity of home theater.
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Audio Video News
CEDIA Announces 2019 Home Tech Pro Awards
SV Staff  |  Jul 29, 2019
CEDIA today announced the winners of its 2019 Home Technology Professional Awards competition, which recognizes the best custom-installation projects completed by member companies over the past year.
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Audio Video News
StormAudio Develops Advanced HDMI Card
SV Staff  |  Jul 29, 2019
StormAudio, the French maker of high-end surround processors, has developed an advanced 4K-compatible HDMI card that delivers “improved switching time and compatibility with all HDMI connectable devices.”
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Space-Age Coffee Table Has Built-in Fridge, Speakers
SV Staff  |  Jul 26, 2019
Hong Kong-based Coosno has set out to redefine the everyday (boring) coffee table with something quite unusual…and dynamic: The Coosno Bar.
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Audio Video News
Klipsch ‘Christmas in July’ Promo Ends Tomorrow
SV Staff  |  Jul 26, 2019
Klipsch’s “Christmas in July” promotion, offering discounts up to 30%, ends tomorrow (Saturday, July 27). Here are a few of the deals…
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Severtson Projection Screen Boasts Removable Bezel
SV Staff  |  Jul 26, 2019
Severtson Screens, the 33-year-old family-run company that operates three production facilities in Sun Tan Valley, Arizona, has announced that it is now shipping the 4K Thin-Bezel Series of fixed projection screens.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Nativ Adds Lossless Classical Music Streaming
SV Staff  |  Jul 25, 2019
Nativ, Hong Kong-based maker of the Vita high-resolution music player/server, has teamed with Idagio to bring lossless classical music streaming to its player.
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