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Vizio Announces March Madness Deals on 4K TVs
SV Staff  |  Mar 04, 2019
Vizio is back on the discount trail, this time to promote “March Madness Deals” on a handful of HDR-enabled 4K TVs and two Dolby Atmos-enabled soundbar systems.
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Nordost Setup Disc Unlocks Your System's Potential
SV Staff  |  Mar 04, 2019
Nordost has introduced an upgraded two-disc set to help set up and fine-tune any audio system.
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Audio Video News
Security, Interoperability Big Concerns for Smart Speaker Buyers
SV Staff  |  Mar 04, 2019
New research from Strategy Analytics reveals that concerns over security and interoperability loom large for consumers who are considering buying a smart speaker. The report also found that, apart from early adopter “techies,” usage of smart speakers has actually gone down among many owners.
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Blu-ray Movie ReviewsUltra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
A Star Is Born
Chris Chiarella  |  Mar 01, 2019
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A Star Is Born manages to rise above the nigh-unavoidable clichés of the music drama genre through the sheer, undeniable force of Bradley Cooper's love of his craft. Were this not already the third remake of the 1937 film, the potential cinematic pitfalls of this tale of frustrated singer/songwriter Ally (Lady Gaga), who struggles amid the boozy, druggy stumblings of entrenched headliner Jack (Cooper) would still be many.
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Luxman Aims to Reach More Vinyl Enthusiasts with New High-End Turntable
SV Staff  |  Mar 01, 2019
Luxman is hoping to reach a “slightly wider range of vinyl enthusiasts” with a new turntable that’s based on the highly regarded PD-171A turntable it introduced several years ago.
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The Connected Life
Home Theater Planning: Walk Back the Design, Part 1
John Sciacca  |  Mar 01, 2019
When I first began my job as a custom installer back in 1998, I frequently had to explain to people exactly what our company did. “We install home theater systems; it’s like having a movie theater in your house,” I’d usually say.
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Acoustic Geometry Offers Acoustic Treatment Kits at Best Buy Magnolia Locations
SV Staff  |  Mar 01, 2019
Acoustic Geometry, a Minnesota-based company specializing in affordable acoustic solutions, wants audiophiles and home theater enthusiasts to know that its acoustic treatment kits are available at Best Buy’s Magnolia Home Theater locations around the country.
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Audio Video News
Best Gear of February 2019
SV Staff  |  Feb 28, 2019
The month of February yielded a short but sweet list of Sound & Vision Top Picks that run the gamut from a low price/high performance 5.1 home theater speaker system and combo amp/digital-to-analog converter (DAC) to a decidedly upscale video projector that will leave enthusiasts drooling and a super refined, seven-channel power amplifier from a brand that is synonymous with “high end.” Can you guess who it is?
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Throwback Thursday
Flashback 2010: Apple Sells 10 Billion Songs
SV Staff  |  Feb 28, 2019
Nine years ago this week, Apple announced that “music fans have purchased and downloaded over 10 billion songs from the iTunes Store.”
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The S&V Interview
80 Years Strong: Legendary Canadian Songwriter Gordon Lightfoot
Mike Mettler  |  Feb 27, 2019
Legendary Canadian songwriter Gordon Lightfoot called us from his homebase in northern Ontario to discuss why he personally tunes his guitars before every show, how and why he made the choices about where his vocals appear in studio mixes, and the continuing importance of historical accuracy in his songwriting.
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