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NBC to Trim TV Commercials
SV Staff  |  Mar 22, 2018
If those blaring SUV ads are challenging your attention span or DVR trigger finger, here’s some good news: NBC recently announced plans to trim advertising time by 10 percent and reduce the number of breaks by 20 percent, starting with the coming fall season.
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Pioneer Expands Elite Lineup with $499 AV Receiver
SV Staff  |  Mar 22, 2018
Pioneer has expanded its 2018 Elite receiver lineup with a 7.2-channel base model that lists for $499.
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March 2018 New Gear Part 2
SV Staff  |  Mar 21, 2018
Klipsch Reference Premiere Designer On-Wall Speaker Series
Klipsch has the perfect solution for enthusiasts who want big sound but don’t have room for freestanding speakers. The latest iteration of its flagship Reference Premiere series trades bulky enclosures for slim, wall-mountable cabinets with wraparound magnetic grilles.
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New Audeze Headphones Embrace 3D Audio
SV Staff  |  Mar 21, 2018
Audeze has launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to introduce a new set of planar-magnetic headphones built around 3D audio technology developed by Israel’s Waves Audio.
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Audio Video News
3D Lives On Samsung's Cinema LED Screen
SV Staff  |  Mar 21, 2018
3D is dead as a doornail in major-brand TV lines but Samsung appears to think it has a future in theaters. It has created a 3D version of its 34-foot Cinema LED theater screen.
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Roxy Music’s Self-Titled ‘Re-Make/Re-Model’ of Rock Convention Gets a Rich 5.1 Upgrade
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 21, 2018
No one had ever seen or heard anything like it before. When Roxy Music released their self-titled debut in June 1972 — ironically enough, on the exact same day their spiritual brother-in-creative-arms David Bowie released The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars — the art-school-tempered British sextet instantly ushered in an immediate sea change for both the style and sonic character of an already sagging rock scene...
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Headphone Amp/DAC ReviewsIntegrated Amp Reviews
TEAC AI-503 Integrated Amplifier/DAC Review
Al Griffin  |  Mar 20, 2018

Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $1,000

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Clear, crisp sound
Cool, retro design
Can drive efficient speakers to reasonably loud levels
Minus
Hi-res Bluetooth requires LDAC source
Pricey

THE VERDICT
TEAC’s stylish, computer-friendly integrated amp is a great option for both desktop and living-room listening.

Integrated amplifiers designed for use both on the desktop and in the listening room are a niche category that we’ve looked at before, most recently in reviews of Elac’s $699 Element EA101EQ-G and Cary Audio’s AiOS. But of all the hi-fi manufacturers working this space, TEAC is the one that embraces it most enthusiastically.

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Audio Video News
Younger TV Viewers Turning to On-Demand Services
SV Staff  |  Mar 20, 2018
New research from Dallas-based Parks Associates finds that as live TV viewing continues to decline among U.S. broadband households, nearly 60 percent of the video viewed on a household’s main TV is on-demand content as opposed to traditional “linear” programming scheduled by broadcasters.
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Audio Video News
From London to Austin: MQA Live Debuts
SV Staff  |  Mar 20, 2018
London-based MQA Ltd. launched a live streaming version of its MQA audio encoding technology at simultaneous events held yesterday in London and Austin, Texas.
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Signals
Is Apple Developing a High-End Headphone?
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Mar 20, 2018
Keeping track of Apple rumors is a full-time job. And I must admit that since I am not an Apple fanboy, I don't really pay close attention. But one persistent rumor is that Apple will soon launch a new headphone — and dare I say it — it may be an audiophile headphone.

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