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CES 2015
Neil Young Delivers Pono News and Witticisms
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 06, 2015
Neil Young's Pono presentation was loaded with wit and wisdom and included three newsworthy developments. One is that Harman International will market a car audio version of the portable Pono high-res music platform, with early design efforts being shown at the Vegas Hard Rock Cafe. Another development is that Pono has licensed 2.1 million tracks from the big three record companies and is now courting the independent labels. And finally, Pono will make its retail debut on Monday of next week at 80 retailers throughout the U.S. But Young had so much more to say; I could hardly scribble fast enough. Here's a taste:

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NAD Pre-Pro Dreams of Doing 4K
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 06, 2015
NAD wisely hedges its bets with a modular design that enables the M17 surround pre-pro to accept a future 4K upgrade.
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Dual Does Car Electronics, Too
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2015
But didn't they used to make turntables? Or more specifically, record changers?
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Crystal Does Bars and Wireless Speakers
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 06, 2015
You're actually looking at two separate products from Crystal Acoustics, with two Cuby wireless speakers flanking a Teevy soundbar.
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Nakamichi Gets to Third Base
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 06, 2015
The Slim Base is the middle kid of three flattish soundbars from Nakamichi.
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CES Drive Time
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2015
On my walk from the Westgate hotel to the convention center I passed through the North Hall and ran into...a car show! Well not exactly, though most major car makers had room on the show floor. The emphasis was on car electronics and electronic car accessories.
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TAD Makes Waves
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 06, 2015
This experimental iteration of the TAD-CE1 from Technical Audio Devices—a.k.a. celebrity loudspeaker designer Andrew Jones—has a machined aluminum side panel that is patterned to resemble sound waves.
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reVox Bows Three DAC-Amps
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 06, 2015
Streaming DAC-amps always look better in blue, don't they?
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The Chinese Electronics Show
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2015
Fellow video scribe Pete Putman has described CES as the Chinese Electronics show. While not quite the case, you might think so if your only exposure to the show was the walk between the Las Vegas Convention Center and the adjoining Westgate hotel...
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QD Vision IS Quantum Dots
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2015
An increasing number of manufacturers are starting to use Quantum Dots as a light source for their LCD TVs, replacing LEDs. QD Vision is a major supplier of these devices...
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