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Media Server Reviews
Zappiti 4K HDR Media System Review
Kris Deering  |  Dec 11, 2019

Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $4,739 (as tested)

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Easy setup and installation
Sleek, attractive user interface
Scalable—can add other rooms as needed
Minus
Does not retain HDR metadata
No Dolby Vision or HDR10+ Support
Requires wired network for best results

THE VERDICT
An easy to use digital ecosystem with a sleek interface that lets you rip your entire music and movie disc library and access it from any room in the house.

With today's streamers and smart TVs offering myriad apps to watch movies from, one thing has become painfully obvious about discs: they're clunky. While I'm a firm believer in pre-recorded media due to its superior technical merits, I'll admit that shelves overflowing with discs can get overwhelming. Also, let's face it: case spines aren't nearly as sexy as a slick onscreen interface. From early Windows Media solutions to the latest apps like Kodi, I've seen numerous solutions crop up over the last decade to bring pre-recorded media to a modern playback environment.

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Audio Video News
Fluance Rolls Out Turntable Deal for the Holidays
SV Staff  |  Dec 11, 2019
Canadian home-audio company Fluance has knocked $100 off its RT84 turntable for the holidays.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
McIntosh Mates Tube and Solid-State Amps in Bold Dual-Mono Design
SV Staff  |  Dec 11, 2019
McIntosh today introduced a one-of-a-kind dual-mono amplifier that combines a 300-watt tube amplifier, 600-watt solid-state amplifier, and crossover in one chassis designed to provide the "ultimate" bi-amping solution.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Denon Previews New Heos/AirPlay 2-Compatible Wireless Speakers
SV Staff  |  Dec 11, 2019
Denon today previewed a new series of compact speakers that incorporates its high-resolution-capable Heos wireless multiroom platform and supports streaming via Apple's AirPlay 2 and Bluetooth.
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Choosing the Right Projector for a WOW! Experience
Thomas J. Norton  |  Dec 10, 2019
Ready to create a WOW! big-screen experience at home but not sure where to start? No worries, I’ll guide you through the process.
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Audio Video News
‘Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood’ Now on Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2019
To coincide with today’s release of Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that it is accepting orders for a Collector’s Edition box set that includes a 7-inch vinyl record, vintage poster, and a mini edition Mad magazine parody inspired by the film.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
SVS ‘Reimagines’ its Most Popular Subwoofers
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2019
Subwoofer/speaker specialist SVS today introduced a new series of sub-$1,000 subwoofers to replace its popular 2000 Series models, including the Top Pick-designated SB-2000 and PB-2000 models.
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Audio Video News
2019 Holiday Gift Guide, Part 1
SV Staff  |  Dec 09, 2019
Santa’s coming in a couple weeks. Is your holiday shopping list complete? And let’s not forget about your own personal wish list. Here we present Part 1 of our 2019 Holiday Gift Guide, featuring gear that grabbed our attention for one reason or another. Unless otherwise noted, we haven’t done hands-on testing, so be sure to check return policies and, if possible, take items of interest for a test drive.
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Music Reviews
Abbey Road - Anniversary Edition (Super Deluxe Version)
Mike Mettler  |  Dec 06, 2019
Performace
Sound
The Beatles were, for all intents and purposes, over. While new, original music would follow in May 1970 with the release of Let It Be, the balance of the recording sessions for what ultimately became September 1969's Abbey Road is generally acknowledged as the in-studio swan song for those four Liverpool moptops who forever defined, if not outright created, the popular music artform in the 1960s.
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Should I Use My Oppo Player to Upconvert to 4K?
Al Griffin  |  Dec 05, 2019
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com

Q I use an Oppo UDP-203 Ultra HD Blu-ray player and an Apple TV as sources, with the signals fed through a Marantz SR7011 AV receiver to an Epson Home Cinema 5050UB projector. From what I understand, the player, projector and receiver can all upconvert standard- and high-def signals to 4K. Which one should I let do the upconversion? —Michael Antoniello, via email

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