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Polk MagniFi Mini Soundbar System Review
Michael Trei  |  May 10, 2017

Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $300

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Big sound from a tiny speaker
Carefully voiced with neutral tonal balance
Minus
No HDMI video passthrough
Sub’s performance limited by its small size

THE VERDICT
Despite its diminutive size, the MagniFi Mini speaks with a loud and clear voice at a bargain price.

Why is it that every year, TVs seem to get bigger while speakers seem to get smaller? Back when Stereo Review became Sound & Vision, a nice home theater had a 34-inch tube TV and a decent 5.1channel surround sound system with floorstanding tower speakers. Now, many years later, the TV has grown to 65, 70, or even 80 inches, but the speakers have shrunk to the point where they’re small enough to get lost at the bottom of the massive screen.

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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Control4 Unveils Triad Landscape Speakers
SV Staff  |  May 10, 2017
Home automation company Control4 today introduced a line of all-weather landscape speakers, the first such product to be announced since it acquired Triad earlier this year.
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Audio Video News
Como Audio Kickstarts Music System Spinoffs
Bob Ankosko  |  May 10, 2017
Como Audio, maker of the Top Pick-designated Solo and Duetto Wi-Fi-based multiroom music systems, launched a Kickstarter campaign in New York City yesterday to unveil two new spin-off models.

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Audio Video News
Revenge of the Antenna
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 09, 2017
The percentage of broadband-connected households using antenna-delivered broadcast TV has jumped from 9 percent to 15 percent over the past three years. And the percentage getting pay-TV service has dropped every year during the same period, to 81 percent of broadband households in 2016.
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Signals
In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  May 09, 2017
Saturn's rings are pretty cool. They are clearly visible with even a modest telescope. Going where no spacecraft has ever gone before, the Cassini spacecraft is diving through the rings and into the gap between the rings and the planet's surface. Enterprising scientists at JPL have created a file that lets you hear the "sound" of particles impacting the spacecraft as it passes through the rings and into the gap.

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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Pioneer’s Introduces Dynamic Hi-Res Duo
SV Staff  |  May 09, 2017
Pioneer has introduced a portable hi-res digital audio player with a balanced line output and matching “hi-res earbuds.”
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Audio Video News
Leon Speakers Turns 20
SV Staff  |  May 09, 2017
Leon Speakers, the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based maker of artfully-inspired custom speakers and entertainment centers is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month.
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Audio Video News
Tech Hoodie Has ‘Personal Area Network’ & 19 Pockets
SV Staff  |  May 09, 2017
Idaho-based tech wear company SCOTTeVEST has introduced a hoodie for tech-toting gadgeteers.
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Headphone ReviewsGrace Notes
Hands On: Sennheiser Flex 5000 Makes Wired 'Phones Wireless
Leslie Shapiro  |  May 08, 2017
Who doesn’t love staying up late and watching a guilty-pleasure movie while the rest of the household sleeps peacefully? The problem is that you can’t turn up the volume without fear of waking them or the neighbors. The Sennheiser Flex 5000 turns any headphone into a wireless option designed to let you watch TV using your favorite wired headphones. Plus it has features that help make TV audio clearer and enhances dialogue for better intelligibility.

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Audio Video News
GoldenEar Founder to Demo Triton Reference Speaker
SV Staff  |  May 08, 2017
Sandy Gross, audio legend and co-founder of GoldenEar Technology, will be making a rare in-store appearance to demonstrate his most ambitious project to date—the flagship Triton Reference speaker, one of Sound & Vision’s recent Top Pick-designated products.

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