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Survey: Mobile Time Outpacing TV Time for U.S. Adults
SV Staff  |  Jun 07, 2019
For the first time ever, U.S. adults will spend more time in 2019 using smartphones and other mobile devices than they will spend watching TV, according to new research from eMarketer.
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R.I.P. iTunes: Apple Announces New Music, TV and Podcast Apps
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jun 06, 2019
Apple’s iTunes will soon be a thing of the past. At its Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC 2019), Apple announced that iTunes will be put to rest.  Instead of the one-stop streaming media app for 18 years since it first launched alongside the iPod, each type of media will now stream separately to its own app.
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Best Home Theater Speakers of 2019 (So Far)
SV Staff  |  Jun 06, 2019
As we approach the midpoint of 2019, we’ve given our Top Pick blessings to a half dozen outstanding home theater speaker systems — from a value-busting 5.1 system from Klipsch that can be had for less than a grand to an audiophile-approved Dolby Atmos rig from KEF that costs 10 times as much. Two of the six systems netted our Top Value Pick designation for delivering excellent performance for the price.
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Cambridge Audio Unveils Affordable Hi-Fi Separates
SV Staff  |  Jun 06, 2019
U.K-based Cambridge Audio has unveiled a series of affordable hi-fi separates that balances performance and price.
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Signals
Does Anyone Care About Privacy Anymore?
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jun 06, 2019
Apple has a long history of creating compelling advertising like the legendary “1984” commercial that contrasted its maverick standing with the conformity of its competitors. In January Apple rented a billboard to deliver a message to attendees of the annual CES trade show: “What happens on your iPhone, stays on your iPhone.”
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Tower Speaker Reviews
JBL Stage A170 Loudspeaker Review
Michael Trei  |  Jun 05, 2019

Performance
Build Quality
Value
PRICE $500/pair

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Clear and dynamic sound
Bargain price
Minus
Plain-Jane appearance
Limited finish options

THE VERDICT
The A170 is a refined, capable speaker that draws the best from recordings, and punches way above its bargain price.

It's funny how old impressions die hard. Remember the loudspeaker wars of the 1960s and 1970s? I certainly do. Back then, people would describe speakers as having either an East Coast or a West Coast sound, with the buttoned-down and refined east represented by brands like Acoustic Research, Bozak, and Dynaco, and the more raucous, wild west dominated by Altec Lansing and JBL.

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Klipsch Goes for Reference Sound in New Soundbars
SV Staff  |  Jun 05, 2019
Klipsch today introduced two soundbar systems designed to “look and sound” like its flagship Reference series speakers.
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Stewart Filmscreen Streamlines Screen Selection
SV Staff  |  Jun 05, 2019
Stewart Filmscreen has redesigned its web site and created screen-finder tools that streamline the process of selecting the right projection screen.
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A/V Veteran
Audio Powerhouse Sound United Previews Future Plans
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jun 04, 2019
We go behind the scenes at Sound United's annual dealer/rep get-together in New Orleans.
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Samsung Smart Speaker Slated for Fall
SV Staff  |  Jun 04, 2019
Last summer Samsung teased its long-anticipated entry into the bustling smart speaker arena with a peek at the retro-futuristic Galaxy Home. Almost 10 months later, the speaker has yet to materialize but today Samsung CEO Hyun-suk Kim told The Korean Herald that it will launch in the “mid-second half of the year,” which suggests a September/October timeframe.
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