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Luxman to Showcase New Gear at NY Audio Show
SV Staff  |  Nov 06, 2018
Luxman America, a subsidiary of the high-end Japanese brand that rose to prominence in the 1970s and ’80s, will showcase several products at the New York Audio Show, which opens Friday at the Park Lane Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.
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Audio Video News
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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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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Vizio PQ65-F1 LCD Ultra HDTV Review
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 31, 2018

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Ergonomics
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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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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