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LG Preempts Black Friday with ‘Best Prices' of 2018
SV Staff  |  Nov 13, 2018
Black Friday used to be a big deal. Die-hard shoppers waited with great anticipation to see what kind of crazy deals retailers would come up with the day after Thanksgiving. These days you have to wonder about the fate of The Big Sale Day considering how retailers have been invoking Black Friday” in their advertising for months now. Black Friday is certainly not what it used to be.
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A Victrola By Any Other Name
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Nov 13, 2018
I don't usually shop for pasta bowls, but when I do, I shop at Bed Bath & Beyond. On the other hand, I never, ever shop for audio gear at Bed Bath & Beyond. Thus I was shocked, and almost dropped my damn pasta bowl, when I spotted one of the most venerable names in audio in their check-out area.

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Audio Video News
Global Outlook for Advanced TV Tech Is Strong
SV Staff  |  Nov 13, 2018
New data from IHS Markit, the London-based information services company, shows the global TV market moving rapidly toward larger screen sizes, which will help boost adoption of 4K and 8K TVs.
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Audio Video News
Naim Adds AirPlay 2 and Siri to its Music Systems
SV Staff  |  Nov 13, 2018
Naim Audio has announced a software update that adds Apple AirPlay 2 multiroom streaming and Siri voice control to its award-winning Mu-so and Uniti wireless music systems.
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CTA Announces CES 2019 Innovation Awards
SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2018
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has announced the winners of the annual CES 2019 Innovation Awards program that celebrates outstanding design and engineering in 28 wide-ranging consumer electronics categories.
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Smart Speaker ReviewsGrace Notes
Hands On with Amazon's Echo Plus 2 Smart Speaker
Leslie Shapiro  |  Nov 12, 2018
After checking out the Amazon Echo Sub recently, I thought the sound and features of the new Amazon Echo Plus (2nd generation) deserved a review of its own. It certainly performed admirably when paired with a second Plus and the Echo Sub, but how does it sound as a stand-alone player?

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Norway’s Hegel Unveils Monoblock ‘Flame-Throwers’
SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2018
Hegel Music Systems of Norway has unveiled a series of high-performance modular amplifiers based on 150-watt high-current Class AB monoblock modules.
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Blu-ray Movie ReviewsUltra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Ant-Man and The Wasp
Chris Chiarella  |  Nov 09, 2018
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The most fun thread in the Earth-bound tapestry of the Marvel Cinematic Universe owes much to the presence of star/co-writer Paul Rudd, whose comedic charms and dramatic sensibilities embiggen an otherwise diminutive hero. Two years after the fallout from Captain America: Civil War, when ex-con Scott Lang (Rudd) illegally fought as Ant-Man, he’s nearing the completion of his house arrest and ready to get his life back on track.
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Audio Video News
HDMI 2.1 Features Start Trickling into AV Gear
Joe Palenchar  |  Nov 09, 2018
Enhanced audio return channel (eARC), a key HDMI 2.1 feature that supports high-bandwidth audio formats, has begun rolling out in select 4K TVs, AV receivers, and soundbars as a firmware update, but the HDMI 2.1 feature supporting high-bandwidth video formats such as native 8K won’t appear in TVs and audio products until late 2019 or 2020, says the organization that licenses HDMI technology.
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Do Wall-Mounted Speakers Work in an Atmos Setup?
Al Griffin  |  Nov 09, 2018
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com

Q I’m upgrading my home theater for Dolby Atmos and have noted that various speakers are now being specifically marketed for this purpose. For example, I’ve seen compact speakers with sloped, downward-pointing baffles that are designed to be wall-mounted near the ceiling. Are these as effective in delivering overhead effects as an in-ceiling or Atmos Enabled speaker? Also, could an Atmos Enabled speaker be mounted in the same manner near the ceiling? —R. Hatton, via email

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