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Audio Video News
PBS Series on Recorded Music Kicks Off Monday
SV Staff  |  Nov 11, 2016
The first episode of Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music, the last project produced by legendary music producer Sir George Martin who passed away on March 8, airs on PBS channels at 10 p.m. ET, Monday (November 14).
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Audio Video News
4K Propels Home Entertainment Spending
SV Staff  |  Nov 10, 2016
Spending on home entertainment products is up about 4 percent over the same period in 2015, according to the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG).
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Throwback Thursday
Flashback 2007: Google Introduces Android
SV Staff  |  Nov 10, 2016
Google introduced its Android mobile platform nine years ago this month, which set the stage for the 2008 launch of world’s first Android-based smartphone: T-Mobile’s G1 (also known as the HTC Dream).
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New ProductsPremiere Design
Ultra Style: Samsung Serif Smart TV
Bob Ankosko  |  Nov 10, 2016
Once again, Samsung has partnered with a noted industrial designer to rethink modern TV. Last year it was the magnificent S9W, an ultra-wide 21:9 TV designed by Yves Béhar. This year it’s the modestly sized (and priced) Serif TV, created in collaboration with the Parisian design duo Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.
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Ask S&V
Can I Upgrade My TV to Support Dolby Vision?
Al Griffin  |  Nov 10, 2016
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com

Q I'm slow to bite on buying an Ultra HDTV because I’m waiting to see which high dynamic range format will stick. If I buy an HDR10-only set and Dolby Vision wins, can support for that format be added through a future software update? —Ray Blackburn

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SmartStream
Showdown: Google Home vs. Amazon Echo
Barb Gonzalez  |  Nov 09, 2016
Now that the Google Home smart speaker has arrived, find out how it compares with Amazon Echo. Will you be saying, "Okay Google" or "Alexa?"
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Dolby Atmos Speaker ReviewsBookshelf Speaker Reviews
Klipsch Reference Premiere RP-140SA Atmos Elevation Module Review
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 09, 2016

Performance
Build Quality
Value
PRICE $499 pr

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Flexibility of stand or speaker-top use
Strongly defined height effects
Horn-loaded tweeter
Minus
Potential timbre-matching issues
Footprint too large for some speakers
Requires flat or nearly flat speaker top

THE VERDICT
If you like your Dolby Atmos and DTS:X height effects well defined, the Klipsch RP-140SA and its horn-loaded tweeter do the ceiling bounce with vivid results.

Progress is great, except when it’s not. By now, you’ve probably read a lot about Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, the nextgeneration object-oriented surround standards, and pondered what they mean for your system. But maybe the news that height-enriched surround sound has finally come of age is bittersweet to you. What if you love your existing speakers and don’t want to let go of them? Which matters more: upgrading to the latest and greatest or holding onto the tried and true? You might prefer to stick with your existing 5.1- to 7.1-channel system and tell progress to take a hike.

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The Connected Life
Did Streaming Finally Kill Serving?
John Sciacca  |  Nov 09, 2016
I was stunned when in August I learned movie server pioneer, Kaleidescape, had closed its doors. The company remained closed for nearly three weeks—though it continued delivering movies via its movie store and systems in the field remained fully operational—before securing new funding and resuming operations.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
November 2016 New Gear
SV Staff  |  Nov 08, 2016
A beastly subwoofer, multiroom DAC, Atmos-ready micro satellite speaker system, and more.
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Audio Video News
Meet Kushion: Your Bluetooth Pillow Speaker
SV Staff  |  Nov 08, 2016
Kushion, the “world’s first” padded Bluetooth Speaker, gives new meaning to pillow talk.
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