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Apple Announces HomePod Speaker with Voice Assistant
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jun 07, 2017
Apple throws its hat in the smart speaker ring with the HomePod. Here's what was announced.
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Music Reviews
Paul McCartney: Flowers in the Dirt Super Deluxe Edition
Mike Mettler  |  Jun 07, 2017
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Paul McCartney was on quite the rollercoaster ride as an artist in the 1980s. He started the decade strong with the mostly one-man effort McCartney II and its on-the-mark hits like the pure pop perfection of “Coming Up” and the still influential electronica of “Temporary Secretary.” (I can also confirm firsthand that the latter track has been an early-set highlight of Sir Paul’s recent 2015-16 Out There! and One on One tour outings.)
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Yamaha Unveils First DTS Virtual:X-Enabled Soundbar
SV Staff  |  Jun 07, 2017
Yamaha’s next soundbar will be the first to incorporate DTS Virtual:X, a new virtual surround processing technology said to deliver immersive sound with a height dimension without the need for additional speakers.
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Audio Video News
Oppo 4K Blu-ray Players Now Support Dolby Vision
SV Staff  |  Jun 07, 2017
Support for the Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) format is now available for Oppo’s new UDP-205 and Top Pick-designated UDP-203 4K/Ultra HD Blu-ray players.
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Audio Video News
Sound & Vision Tech Tidbits June 2017
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 06, 2017
Denon Heos 1 Go Packs are being recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission due to potential fire hazard. If the battery you bought to go with your Heos 1 speaker has a serial number beginning with the number 5, or those between 601G913517 and 601G914004, call (844) 759-1987 or see usa.denon.com/gopackreplace to arrange for a free replacement...
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Klipsch Puts Reference Premiere Speakers in the Wall
SV Staff  |  Jun 06, 2017
Klipsch today introduced a series of in-wall speakers based on its Reference Premiere line of freestanding home theater speakers.
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A/V Veteran
Hi-Fi in La La Land
Tom Norton  |  Jun 06, 2017
Live (well, almost) from the Los Angeles Audio Show…
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New Products
Monitor Audio Transforms Speakers into Art
SV Staff  |  Jun 06, 2017
Traditional floorstanding speakers are alive and well but they’re not for everybody—especially when space is tight or décor rules the day.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Pioneer Unveils Budget-Priced Elite AVRs
SV Staff  |  Jun 05, 2017
Pioneer has expanded its Elite series of AV receivers with two feature-packed yet moderately priced 7.2-channel AV receivers.
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Audio Video News
Voice Speaker Usage to Double This Year
SV Staff  |  Jun 05, 2017
Individuals of any age who use a voice-enabled speaker at least once a month. Source: eMarketer, April 2017

More than 35 million Americans will use voice-enabled virtual assistant speakers such as the popular Amazon Echo speaker at least once a month this year, more than twice as much as they did last year, according to a new market forecast from eMarketer.

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