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Bob Dylan: The Rolling Thunder Revue – The 1975 Live Recordings
Mike Mettler  |  Jul 17, 2019
Performance
Sound
Bob Dylan has long seen the value in releasing extensive historical collections befitting his anointed artistic legacy. The latest entry in the Dylan archival canon is a massive 14-CD box set via Columbia/Legacy, The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, a 148-song, 10-hour collection that focuses on the first, late-1975 leg of the touring Revue. The box contains all five of Dylan’s full first-leg sets that were professionally recorded between November 19 and December 4, 1975 as spread over 10 discs…
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Other Source Component Reviews
Comparison: True 4K/HDR Gaming vs. Regular Gaming
Kris Deering  |  Jul 16, 2019
My recent article, High Dynamic Range Explained, covered what HDR is and how it gets implemented in different types of displays. The focus was movies on Ultra HD Blu-ray disc and on streaming services, but another topic worth discussing — one regularly overlooked — is HDR gaming.
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A/V Veteran
Choice Films for Choice Guests: Guaranteed to Wow 'Em
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 16, 2019
We've all encountered the problem: Guests who haven't yet seen or heard your home theater setup are coming over for a movie night. But which movie to choose? If you know the guests' tastes the choice should be easy. But that isn't always the case.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Como Audio Unveils Streaming Turntable, Smart Speaker
SV Staff  |  Jul 16, 2019
Como Audio, the Boston-based maker of the Top Pick-designated Solo and Duetto music systems, today unveiled its first streaming turntable and announced plans to ship a new voice controllable smart speaker in the fall.
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Audio Video News
CEDIA Cites Mitchell Klein for Lifetime Achievement
SV Staff  |  Jul 16, 2019
Mitchell Klein, a 30-plus-year industry veteran who helped shape the custom installation business in its early days, is the recipient of CEDIA’s 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Audio Video News
1More Knocks 50% Off Earbuds for Prime Day
SV Staff  |  Jul 16, 2019
China-based headphone specialist 1More has knocked 50% off its wired and wireless Dual-Dynamic Driver earphones for Amazon’s Prime Day sale extravaganza, which began yesterday and runs through midnight tonight (July 16).
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Audio Video News
CTA Predicts Another Record Year for Consumer Tech
SV Staff  |  Jul 15, 2019
The growing popularity of streaming services, emerging technologies built around artificial intelligence (AI), and in-vehicle technology will help propel the U.S. consumer technology industry to a record-breaking $401 billion in retail revenues in 2019 — a 2.2% increase over last year, according to the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA) midyear forecast.
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Audio Video News
Ready for Prime Day? (Assuming You Even Care)
SV Staff  |  Jul 15, 2019
Amazon’s super hyped “Prime Day” sale extravaganza begins today and ends tomorrow (Tuesday, July 16) at midnight. Yep, last year’s event was so successful that the online retail king decided to extend it to a second day this time around.
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Grace NotesAudio Video News
SiriusXM Blurs the Line Between Satellite and Streaming
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jul 15, 2019
As a long-time subscriber to SiriusXM, I tend to ignore emails and notices from them. I pay and renew every six months and forget about them in between payment dates. So I’m glad I spotted the latest email from them because they’ve announced a host of new features, stations, and exciting new ways to listen to SiriusXM outside of the car.

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Blu-ray Movie ReviewsUltra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 12, 2019
Picture
Sound
Extras
The village of Berk is now the overcrowded home not only of our favorite Viking clan, now led by a grown-up Hiccup, but also a huge and motley assortment of friendly dragons. After they encounter a revived gang of dragon-hunters led by the ruthless Grimmel, Hiccup decides that their only solution is to evacuate Berk, where they're an obvious target, and search for a new home where they'll be safe.
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