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Bang & Olufsen Announces High-End Smart Speakers
SV Staff  |  Aug 27, 2018
Denmark’s Bang & Olufsen has announced that it will begin shipping two Google Assistant-enabled smart speakers in September.
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AudioQuest Unveils Refined In-Wall Speaker Cables
SV Staff  |  Aug 27, 2018
AudioQuest has introduced a refined version of its popular SLiP in-wall series of speaker cables.
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Coco
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 24, 2018
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Miguel, a feisty youngster in small town Mexico, loves music, particularly the work of his hero, the long dead guitar and singing star, Ernesto de la Cruz. But because his great-great grandfather abandoned his wife and daughter for a career in music, his family remains virulently opposed to music and forbids Miguel’s having anything to do with it.
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Survey: 5G Trials in High Gear
SV Staff  |  Aug 24, 2018
5G readiness among mobile operators who responded to a survey conducted by IHS Markit.

If you like the speed of 4G mobile networks, you’re going to love the next-generation 5G platform, which promises data speeds that are 20 times faster than 4G LTE and faster than the fastest home broadband networks.

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Monitor Audio Adopts NAD’s BluOS Music Platform
SV Staff  |  Aug 24, 2018
U.K.-based Monitor Audio and sister brand Roksan have announced that they will integrate the BluOS multiroom hi-res music platform into future products.
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Four IAG Brands Embrace DTS Play-Fi Platform
SV Staff  |  Aug 24, 2018
DTS has announced that International Audio Group (IAG) brands Audiolab, Mission, Quad, and Wharfedale will integrate its Play-Fi wireless multiroom platform into their amplifiers, soundbars, and speakers.
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Revived KLH to Unveil Speakers, Voice-Enabled Keypad
SV Staff  |  Aug 23, 2018
The iconic KLH speaker brand, relaunched in January under the direction of former Klipsch president David Kelley, will unveil the “world’s first” voice-enabled in-wall keypad, a new line of home theater speakers, and a line of architectural in-wall/ceiling speakers at the upcoming 2018 CEDIA Expo.
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DVR ‘Power Save’ Modes Waste $1.8 Billion Annually
SV Staff  |  Aug 23, 2018
The headline of a recent blog from Sense was provocative and to the point: “Cable DVRs Promote Fake Power Saving Mode.”
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Vizio Announces $600 Labor Day Discount on Flagship 65” 4K TV
SV Staff  |  Aug 23, 2018
Vizio has announced that Costco and Sam’s Club are offering a $600 Labor Day discount on its flagship 65-inch 4K/Ultra HDTV.

Note: Click HERE for more great Labor Day deals in addition to Vizio.

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Bookshelf Speaker ReviewsSubwoofer Reviews
ELAC Adante AS-61 Loudspeaker Review
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 22, 2018

Adante AS-61 Speakers
Performance
Build Quality
Value

SUB3070 Subwoofer
Performance
Features
Build Quality
Value
PRICE $2,500/pair

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Detailed, clean highs
Superb vocal reproduction
Bloat-free bass
Minus
Relatively low sensitivity
Limited bass extension

THE VERDICT
Elac's step-up AS-61 standmounter gets most everything right. Combined with the company's well-matched SUB3070 subwoofer, it makes for a highly appealing, high-performance speaker package.

Germany-based ELAC was well known in the 1960s and 1970s for its automatic (Miracord) turntables. The company disappeared from North America in the ensuing decades while transitioning into a major European loudspeaker brand. A few years ago, it decided that the time was right to return to the U.S. market. To produce new designs for that move they lured veteran speaker designer Andrew Jones away from his extended gig at TAD/Pioneer. The ELAC Debut line (now in its second generation) came first and seriously shook up the budget speaker sector. That was followed not long after by the pricier, but hardly pricey, Uni-Fi series.

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