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DropLabs 'Engages the Senses' with Vibrating Sneakers
SV Staff  |  Nov 27, 2019
You’re an AV aficionado and you’ve seen it all, right? Well, maybe not…
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A/V Veteran
9 Outstanding Movie Soundtracks
Thomas J. Norton  |  Nov 26, 2019
It's hard to say whether my interest in music and audio started with my first experiences with multichannel sound in the movie theater or whether my interest in movies in theaters, and later in home theater, started with my interest in music. But the fact remains that the film score, mainly of the orchestral variety but sometimes of other sorts (looking at you, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol.1 and Vol.2), remains one of my favorite forms of music.

Film music doesn't have an enviable reputation among classical music connoisseurs. But I see no reason to disparage it because it was written for a more popular type of entertainment...

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Audio Video News
SiriusXM Offers Free Listening Through Dec. 3
SV Staff  |  Nov 26, 2019
Starting today, SiriusXM is offering anyone with an inactive SiriusXM car radio or SiriusXM app the opportunity to listen free through December 3 without having to enter credit card information.
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Audio Video News
Roon Update Takes Personalization to the Next Level
SV Staff  |  Nov 26, 2019
Roon Labs, maker of the popular Roon music playback and library management system, has announced an ambitious update that makes personalization… well, more personal.
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Projector ReviewsProjector Tech
Hands-On With JVC’s Dynamic Tone Mapping Update
Kris Deering  |  Nov 26, 2019
In a departure for JVC, the company didn’t announce new D-ILA projector models at CEDIA Expo in September 2019. Instead, JVC’s key announcement at the show was a firmware update for the native 4K projector line it had unveiled at the previous CEDIA Expo in 2018.
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SVS Rolls Out Killer Black Friday Subwoofer Deals
SV Staff  |  Nov 25, 2019
SVS is getting a jump on Black Friday with an “all-time low price” deal on its popular SB12/PB12-NSD subwoofer.
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Hisense Announces 55” and 65” Roku 4K TVs for $500 and $700
SV Staff  |  Nov 25, 2019
Determined to beat the competition with “best-in-class” performance, China’s Hisense today announced 55- and 65-inch 4K/Ultra HD LCD TVs built around the popular Roku streaming platform that list for $500 and $700 but will likely sell for even less.
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Your ICE Car is the Next LP
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Nov 25, 2019
You have absolutely no idea how hip you are. Seriously. No idea. Well, what I mean is that if you time-traveled yourself 30 years into the future, you would be really hip. Maybe not now, but in 2049 you will be awesome.
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Blu-ray Movie ReviewsUltra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Rocketman
Mike Mettler  |  Nov 22, 2019
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Few biopics could get away with recurring nonlinear narrative beats the way Rocketman does, but given the larger-than-life nature of its titular subject, Sir Elton John, the movie's storytelling trajectory makes perfect sense. Director Dexter Fletcher's unabashed commitment to occasionally mirroring those classic MGM musical moments of yore—with Elton's full blessing, of course—succeeds with much audio/visual aplomb.
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The Pre-Holiday Deals Keep Comin’
SV Staff  |  Nov 21, 2019
The list of companies opting to bring on the deals well before Black Friday continues to grow.
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