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CEDIA 2018
Definitive Technology Updates Wi-Fi Soundbars, Shifts From DTS Play-Fi to Chromecast
Joe Palenchar  |  Sep 05, 2018
Definitive Technology updated its two Wi-Fi streaming soundbars by upgrading their TV connections, enabling voice control through Google Assistant-enabled devices, and shifting their underlying wireless multiroom-audio platforms to Chromecast built in (CCBI) from DTS Play-Fi. Meanwhile, sister brand Polk unveiled two entry-level soundbars.
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CEDIA 2018
Klipsch to Unveil IP-Controlled Subwoofers
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2018
Two new IP-controlled subwoofers and a high-end passive soundbar are just a few of the many products Klipsch will showcase under the “One Stop Shop” banner when CEDIA Expo 2018 exhibits open tomorrow.
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CEDIA 2018
Pioneer Spins Its First 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player
Joe Palenchar  |  Sep 05, 2018
Pioneer is bringing its first 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player to the CEDIA Expo, helping fill a premium-player void created by Oppo’s exit from the Blu-ray market.
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CEDIA 2018
Trinnov Establishes U.S. Subsidiary
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2018
Trinnov, the Paris-based maker of high performance AV gear, today announced the establishment of a U.S. subsidiary to manage the company’s expanding presence in the states and provide factory direct support for its products.
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Audio Video News
Imax and DTS to Launch Imax Enhanced Program for Home Entertainment
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2018
Imax and DTS yesterday announced plans to launch the Imax Enhanced licensing and certification program for home entertainment this fall.
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CEDIA 2018
CEDIA Expo 2018 Preview
SV Staff  |  Sep 04, 2018
CEDIA Expo opens today in San Diego and runs through Saturday, September 8. The 2018 version of the trade show will bring together more than 20,000 professionals involved in the $14 billion home technology industry. In addition to CEDIA’s robust educational program, this year’s show will feature 500-plus exhibits showcasing a broad range of the latest in audio/video, home theater, and smart-home technology.
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Audio Video News
Best Gear of July/August 2018
SV Staff  |  Sep 02, 2018  |  First Published: Aug 29, 2018
In case you lost track, Sound & Vision has added eight products to its prestigious Top Picks list in recent weeks. Among them you’ll find a great sounding soundbar with impressive wireless capabilities, two receivers at opposite ends of the price spectrum, a good old-fashioned stereo speaker system built by a noted designer, and an eight-piece Atmos-enabled home theater speaker system that delivers shockingly good value. When you’re finished reading our quick take summaries, don’t forget to visit the Top Picks page for many more recommendations.
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Wide AngleAudio Video News
IFA 2018: Up Close with LG’s 8K OLED TV
Al Griffin  |  Sep 01, 2018
Not to be outdone by Samsung, LG had its own 8K TV to show at IFA 2018, this one an 88-inch OLED model.
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Blu-ray Movie ReviewsUltra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
A Quiet Place
Al Griffin  |  Aug 31, 2018
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Directed by John Krasinksi (star of TV’s “The Office”) and produced by action film director Michael Bay, A Quiet Place is a curious mashup of sci-fi/horror and family drama. The world is under siege by alien creatures who are blind but have powerful hearing capability, which they use to locate human prey. To survive, a family at the story’s center of needs to remain completely silent at all times— not something that’s easy to do when the clan includes young children.
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Music Reviews
Love: Forever Changes - 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Mike Mettler  |  Aug 31, 2018
Performance
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Always the pauper, never quite the prince. Such was the case for Love, the racially integrated Los Angeles psychedelic/folk-rock hybrid who were always on the cusp of breaking through the ether during those heady revolutionary times of the late 1960s, but just couldn’t totally get there. While the sounds of other SoCal Sunset Strip brethren like The Doors and The Byrds made the leap into mass consciousness, Love’s impact initially came at more of the cult-favorite level—though their multicultural influence has only grown over the ensuing years, especially within the British alternative scene of the early ’90s.
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