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Velodyne, Playback Distribution Partner for U.S.; SPL-X Subs to Debut at CEDIA
Mark Henninger  |  Aug 15, 2025

Velodyne Acoustics has appointed Playback Distribution as its U.S. distributor. The partnership will debut at CEDIA 2025.

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Projector Reviews
BenQ TK710 Gaming Projector Review
Michael Hamilton  |  Aug 15, 2025
Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $1,999

AT A GLANCE
Plus

  • Input lag lower than a snake's tummy
  • Three-point, easily accessible leveling feet
  • Larger 0.65-inch (2716x1528 pixel) Texas Instruments Single DMD
  • Preset modes tailored to FPS and RPG gaming
  • 3-year/20,000-hour warranty
Minus
  • No Color (Saturation) or Tint (Hue) main controls
  • No HDMI 2.1 features such as ALLM or VRR
  • Anemic onboard 5W Mono audio
  • Compressed color gamuts dull cinematic nuances
  • Some might feel the asking price outweighs the provided amenities

THE VERDICT
BenQ's résumé for its TK710 intimates it seesaws back and forth between being defined as a gaming or entertainment projector. From the gaming perspective, it provides an excellent, class-leading big screen platform for bright, fluid images with ultra-low input latency. Its long-lasting, zero-maintenance laser illumination has ample oomph to adequately overcome moderately elevated ambient light environments.

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Ultra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Best TV on Disc: Summer 2025
Chris Chiarella  |  Aug 15, 2025
Long days, late nights: Summer’s made for bingeing, and S&V readers know there’s no better way to revisit our favorites or catch up on recent hits than with a complete series package: every episode, every story arc, every watercooler moment on 4K, Blu-ray, or DVD. Some arrive newly remastered, others are just finally getting their due, but all arrive shelf-ready to defy the capricious whims of streaming. Whether you're a longtime fan or just checking a title off your wish list, these TV treasures were made to be owned, watched, and proudly displayed.
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Ultra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Summer in Steel (Updated)
Chris Chiarella  |  Aug 14, 2025
The hot weather’s here: Skip the beach and catch a cool wave of new SteelBooks instead. No pesky sand, seaweed or seagulls, just a refreshing splash of movies and TV, mostly in 4K and all in distinctively designed, collectible metal cases that are cooler than an icy tallboy straight out of the Yeti.
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Audio Advice Live 2025
Focal Diva Mezza Utopia Speaker System Demoed at Audio Advice Live
Mark Henninger  |  Aug 11, 2025

One of the show’s headline demos was Focal’s Diva Mezza Utopia, the larger, more powerful sibling to Diva Utopia. Launched July 2025 at $69,000/pair, it is sold exclusively through the Focal Powered by Naim dealer network (Audio Advice included). Focal positions Mezza as “the new hi-fi”: an ultra-connected, all-in-one, high-end system designed to deliver a full-range experience without the usual rack of separates.

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Audio Advice Live 2025
Lyngdorf Audio TDAI-2210: North American Debut at Audio Advice Live
Mark Henninger  |  Aug 11, 2025
Lyngdorf Audio introduced the TDAI-2210 integrated streaming amplifier at Audio Advice Live 2025 in Raleigh, NC, the next generation in the company’s True Digital Amplifier line. Rated at 2 × 210W into 4 ohms, the TDAI-2210 keeps the signal in the digital domain and incorporates RoomPerfect room correction.
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Audio Advice Live 2025
madVR Labs Previews Dynamic Subtitle Overlay at Audio Advice Live 2025
Mark Henninger  |  Aug 09, 2025
New firmware moves subtitles into the image, moderates their brightness, and adapts color to the scene—aimed at preserving immersion on scope screens without the resizing used by conventional subtitle fixes.
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Audio Advice Live 2025
Marantz’s Grand Horizon Aims to Marry Hi‑Fi Sound with Living‑Room Design
Mark Henninger  |  Aug 09, 2025
At Audio Advice Live 2025, Masimo Consumer’s Phil Jones described Marantz’s new Grand Horizon as “musical art”—a single‑chassis, luxury wireless speaker built to deliver hi‑fi scale without the usual stack of black boxes. The target owner is clear: someone who wants serious sound and a statement object that can live in plain sight.
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New Products
Audio Advice Debuts Revelation Luxury Home Theater Chair
Mark Henninger  |  Aug 08, 2025

At Audio Advice Live 2025, North Carolina–based retailer Audio Advice showed the latest addition to its house-brand seating line: the Revelation Luxury theater chair. It follows earlier “Revolution” and “Revelation” models and adds heating, massage, and other usability tweaks aimed at feature-hungry buyers at a mid-tier price. According to Audio Advice, the Revelation Luxury is designed to deliver the feature set found in higher-priced home-theater recliners at a lower cost.

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Subwoofer Reviews
SVS SB-5000 Subwoofer Review
Jim Wilson  |  Aug 05, 2025

Performance
Features
Build Quality
Value
PRICE: Gloss black $2,099, Black ash veneer $1,999

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Decor friendly size
Near automotive-quality black paint
App offers a lot of customization
SVS's exclusive Bill of Rights

Minus
On the high end of the price spectrum for its class
Amp tends to get warm when pushed hard
Auto Room Equalization feature still not available

THE VERDICT
Like the other subwoofers in SVS's R|Evolution series, the SB-5000 is a marvelous combination of technology and features. With great sound, impeccable protection mechanisms, a comprehensive app and the company's peerless Bill of Rights, it checks all the boxes.

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