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RIP: CE Industry Legend Joe Clayton
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2018
The consumer electronics industry is mourning the loss of industry legend Joe Clayton who died on Saturday at age 69.
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Audio Video News
Rayva Adds Flexibility to its Turnkey Home Theaters
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2018
Chances are you’re familiar with the acronym BYOB (Bring Your Own Booze) but what about BYOG — Bring Your Own Gear?
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Ultra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Chris Chiarella  |  Nov 02, 2018
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Solo: A Star Wars Story is simply a terrific movie. Fans of Harrison Ford's timeless take on the flawed-but-gallant smuggler should rightly rejoice as Han has been handily rejuvenated by newcomer Alden Ehrenreich in this well-conceived “origin” story. We learn all of the things we never knew we wanted to know about him, like where he got his name, his furry co-pilot, and of course the keys to the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy back when it was shiny and new.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Denon and Marantz Get IMAX Enhanced Update
SV Staff  |  Nov 02, 2018
Sound United has announced a firmware update that will make the Denon AVR-X8500 AV receiver and Marantz AV8805 AV preamp/processor the first AV components equipped with IMAX Enhanced technology.
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Audio Video News
Best Gear of October 2018
SV Staff  |  Nov 01, 2018
The Halloween ghouls and goblins are gone but they left behind a delightfully eclectic mix of road-tested AV gear to ponder, ranging from an amazingly versatile amp/DAC to a 65-inch TV that will make you rethink what you should pay for a top performing 4K set. In between we had the pleasure of reviewing a new top-line TV from Sony and two stellar home theater speaker systems — one a reference-quality setup from a respected name in audio, the other a unique system from a company you’ve probably never heard of.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
KEF Unveils ‘Fully Wireless’ Compact Speaker System
SV Staff  |  Nov 01, 2018
KEF today announced a “fully wireless” follow-up to its award-winning LS50 compact wireless speaker system that uses a wireless connection between speakers instead of the usual clunky cable.
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SmartStream
Hands On: How Useful Is Voice Control with Popular Streaming Devices?
Barb Gonzalez  |  Nov 01, 2018
A number of streaming media players have recently been upgraded to include basic voice control via Amazon Alexa and Google Home, so I tested both systems on several players to see how close we’ve come to true hands-free control.
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4K TV ReviewsLCD TV ReviewsTV Reviews
Vizio PQ65-F1 LCD Ultra HDTV Review
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 31, 2018

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Value
PRICE $2,100

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Exceptional Value
Effective full array local dimming
Brilliant HDR
Minus
Limited off-center viewing angle
So-so sound

THE VERDICT
Three years ago, Vizio’s flagship 65-inch Ultra HD set carried a $6,000 MSRP. Today’s P-Series Quantum, the most advanced and highest-performing model in the company’s lineup, retails for $2,100. That’s a boon for consumers—and a serious throwdown to the competition.

Founded in 2002, Vizio is an American company headquartered in California that aims to offer top-quality TVs at prices appealing to a wide range of consumers. Vizio came close to being bought out by Chinese company LeEco in 2017. But that purchase fell through for a number of reasons and the company remains American-owned. HDTVs and UHDTVs remain its primary focus, but Vizio also markets a competitively-priced lineup of soundbars.

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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Kaleidescape Introduces Mobile App
SV Staff  |  Oct 31, 2018
Kaleidescape, the Sunnyvale, CA-based maker of high-end movie players and servers, today introduced a mobile app for iOS devices that can be used to buy movies and control playback of its movie systems.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Vincent Unveils Stereo Amp and Preamp Hybrids
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2018
Last week we reported that Vana has started distributing tubes from the Czech Republic. This week we received word that Germany's Vincent Audio has introduced a hybrid amplifier and preamplifier that “combine the best of tube and solid-state design.”
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