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Vizio Rolls Out HDR10 Firmware Update
SV Staff  |  Feb 09, 2017
Vizio today announced the availability of a firmware update that adds HDR10 high dynamic range (HDR) decoding capability to a half dozen of its E-Series SmartCast Ultra HD displays.
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Audio Video News
‘Ticketed’ Virtual Reality Concert Has 360° Sound
SV Staff  |  Feb 09, 2017
Why leave home to attend a live concert when you can strap on a headset and replicate the experience of being there—complete with 360° sound?
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SmartStream
Hands On: Plex Adds DVR Features and Alexa
Barb Gonzalez  |  Feb 09, 2017
We revisit Plex to see how its new DVR and voice-control features work.
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Audio Video News
Make Your TV Disappear
SV Staff  |  Feb 08, 2017
Inca won’t win any awards for the pedestrian name it has bestowed upon its latest TV concealment system, but the “Vertical Step Back & Rise” mechanism (900806-VSR) is sure to elicit oohs and aahs from unsuspecting bystanders.
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Portable Player Reviews
HiFiMan SuperMini Music Player Review
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 08, 2017

Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $399

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Balanced and unbalanced output
Drives moderately demanding headphones
Hi-res capable, including DSD
Minus
No album art
No fancy DAC chip
No user-accessible internal RAM

THE VERDICT
The HiFiMan SuperMini combines the sonics of a gentle top end and luscious mids with light weight, long battery life, and enough power to drive slightly less efficient headphones.

HiFiMan was founded in New York by Dr. Fang Bian. The company now operates from China but does not outsource either manufacturing or design. Headphones come from a factory in Dongguan. Music players come from another factory in Kunshan. R&D runs in Shanghai, software is developed in Shenzhen, and headquarters are in Tianjin. Unlike so many storied audio brands that have cut loose from their original motivation, 11-year-old HiFiMan continues to reflect the vision of Dr. Fang.

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Audio Video NewsNew Products
B&W Applies 800 Series Knowhow to In-Walls
SV Staff  |  Feb 08, 2017
Bowers & Wilkins is applying knowledge gleaned from nearly 40 years of refining its iconic 800 series of floorstanding speakers to a new line of in-wall speakers.
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Audio Video News
Vizio to Pay $2 Million in FTC “Spy” Settlement
SV Staff  |  Feb 07, 2017
Vizio has agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and New Jersey’s Office of The Attorney General that it installed software to collect viewing data on 11 million smart TVs without consumers’ knowledge or consent.
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A/V Veteran
Sneak Peek: What We Know About HDMI 2.1
Thomas J. Norton  |  Feb 07, 2017
HDMI is about to get a major upgrade. Here's why you should care.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Amphion Announces Argon 7LS Speaker
SV Staff  |  Feb 07, 2017
Amphion Loudspeakers of Finland has announced a replacement for its Argon 7L floorstanding speaker.
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New ProductsPremiere Design
Play Me a Tune: Meet Yamaha's Amazing Disklavier Enspire Wholehouse Piano
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 07, 2017
I’ve been fascinated with player pianos ever since I visited the Alamo Saloon in Old Abilene Town years ago as a kid. The reenactment of Wild Bill Hickok’s famous gunfight was a hoot, but watching those cancan girls dance to an upright piano that was playing itself was downright mesmerizing. I recently visited the Yamaha Artist Services facility in New York to experience a modern, super-charged version of that old player piano—the Disklavier Enspire.
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