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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2016 Inductees
SV Staff  |  Dec 17, 2015
The Rock and Roll Hall has announced its short list of 2016 inductees: Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, N.W.A., and Steve Miller will be recognized at the 31st Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Friday, April 8, 2016.
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SmartStream
Sonos Gets Apple Music and Trueplay Tuning
Barb Gonzalez  |  Dec 17, 2015
With the Sonos Controller app's latest update, a public beta of Apple Music is now available for streaming to Sonos speakers. The update also adds Trueplay speaker tuning, which optimizes sound quality based on the acoustics of where a speaker is located.
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Audio Video News
Throwback Thursday: The Iconic Yamaha DSP-A1
SV Staff  |  Dec 17, 2015
Yamaha’s iconic DSP-A1 was named one of the year’s best products in the December 1998 issue of Stereo Review, predecessor to Sound & Vision.
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Audio Video News
A New Wrinkle for Public Wi-Fi
SV Staff  |  Dec 17, 2015
Technology truly is reaching all corners of our lives…and even beyond.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Sennheiser Updates Flagship HD 800 Headphone
SV Staff  |  Dec 17, 2015
Sennheiser announced plans to offer an updated version of its flagship HD 800 headphone in January.
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Desktop Speaker Reviews
Naim Mu-so Music System Review
Fred Manteghian  |  Dec 16, 2015

Performance
Features
Build Quality
Value
PRICE $1,499

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Powerful and dynamic
Faithfully reproduces acoustic instruments and vocals
Extremely well built
Minus
Expensive, to be sure

THE VERDICT
Unbelievable sound quality for a one-piece music system.

How proud are the English of the English? Pretty damn. It’s why Bentley chose Naim for their “in-cabin” sound systems. (They don’t even call it automotive sound. How cool is that?) I asked that an appropriately equipped Bentley be sent along for comparison to Naim’s one-piece Mu-so music system, but alas, no review samples were currently available (or so I was told). That’s OK, I’ll just sit in my easy chair and use a calf’s-leather-scented plug-in air freshener to re-create the ambiance while I listen to the Mu-so.

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Audio Video News
GoldenEar’s Sandy Gross to Demo Triton One in NYC on Saturday
SV Staff  |  Dec 16, 2015
Sandy Gross, audio innovator and founder of GoldenEar Technology, is making a rare appearance New York City's Stereo Exchange on Saturday.
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Apptitude
Get Thee to the Abbey
Michael Antonoff  |  Dec 16, 2015
Back in 2001 when the M.I.T. Media Lab unveiled a demo about social media and TV, it presaged greater things to come. At the bottom of the TV screen, viewers’ live comments appeared for all to see, demonstrating the potential of instant feedback shareable by everyone. My eyes opened wide as I experienced the idea of social media at a time when tweets were still for the birds and Facebook wouldn’t launch for another three years.

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Audio Video News
Denon Sends "Save-The-Date" for DTS:X Upgrades
Rob Sabin  |  Dec 15, 2015
If you're the owner of a new Denon A/V receiver awaiting the long-promised firmware update for DTS:X object-based surround sound, your wait is, well, still not over. But in what amounts to an invitation to the party, the company has now announced specific dates for the roll-out of that firmware for three 2015 models.

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Audio Video News
Lenovo Bows Atmos Tablet
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 15, 2015
Would a tablet computer benefit from height-enhanced Dolby Atmos surround sound? Lenovo customers are about to find out with a new series of Yoga Tab 3 models. Technically, what they offer is “virtual Atmos.” The top model, a 10.1-inch Android 5.0 tablet ($499), also boasts a 70-inch video projector that rotates 180 degrees. It delivers “virtual Atmos” through four built-in JBL speakers as well as through headphones. Two other Yoga Tab 3s, with 10-inch ($199) and 8-inch ($169) screens, deliver Atmos through headphones only.

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