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The Sennheisers: Brothers in Sound
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Dec 06, 2016
It has become trendy to bash corporations. And in some cases, if a corporation is big enough and faceless, it's easy to suppose that it's merely a shareholder profit machine that is uninterested in the needs of individuals. But of course many companies certainly do not fit that profile. Instead, you'll find that many small and medium size companies take a very different view of their role in society and, in many case, are family-run businesses. Case in point: Sennheiser and the Sennheiser brothers.

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Audio Video News
Hulu Now Streaming in 4K
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2016
Hulu has announced that it is now streaming in 4K/Ultra HD.
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James Loudspeaker Introduces ‘Ultimate Landscape Speaker’
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2016
Outdoor speakers may be the last thing on your mind as the holiday season gets underway, but for those counting the days to the serenity of spring, James Loudspeaker is planting a few seeds with the introduction of the “ultimate landscape speaker.”
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Audio Video News
Mario to Make His Debut in Game App
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2016
Nintendo has announced that the iconic videogame character Mario is coming to an iPhone or iPad near you, marking his mobile-game debut.

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Humpback Whales
David Vaughn  |  Dec 02, 2016
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By the mid-1960s, it was estimated that 90 percent of the humpback whales were gone from the Earth when a moratorium was put in place throughout most of the world. Fortunately, the population started to grow again, and there’s now an estimated 80,000 throughout the world. I’m old enough to remember the “Save the Whales” campaign in the mid-1970s as well as George and Gracie from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home in 1986 where it took the songs of the humpbacks to save Earth from sure destruction by an alien vessel.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Jungle Book
Chris Chiarella  |  Dec 02, 2016
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So I guess revisiting in live action the catalog of Disney animated classics is officially a thing now. And that’s fine, if they can all manage to be as good as director Jon Favreau’s astutely conceived, beautifully realized take on The Jungle Book. The story here is different enough from the popular 1967 version to make the tale of man-cub Mowgli (endearing newcomer Neel Sethi) fresh and worth watching all over again. He’s been raised by wolves and lives happily among the animals until a ferocious tiger sets his sights on the boy, sending brave Mowgli on a dangerous journey back to the world of man. Yes, there are a couple of familiar songs along the way, but plenty of surprises as well, in addition to some rough beast-on-beast combat that might frighten the little ones.
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New Products
December 2016 New Gear
SV Staff  |  Dec 02, 2016
New gear from the land of AV, including a minimalist AV cabinet, 4K TV done right, and a classy turntable from...Klipsch.
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Audio Video News
YouTube Rolls Out Live 4K Streaming
SV Staff  |  Dec 02, 2016
Last month YouTube announced that it had added support for high dynamic range (HDR) video and this week the online video community announced that it is rolling out of 4K live streaming for 360-degree and standard videos.
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Audio Video News
Interest High in VR, Smart Home, and Drones
SV Staff  |  Dec 02, 2016
Holiday shoppers are showing record interest in virtual reality (VR) headsets, smart home devices, and drones, according to the Consumer Technology Association’s recently released study of holiday purchase patterns.
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Ears On
Hi-Fi or Head-Fi?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 02, 2016
If you have a limited amount of money to spend on audio gear, should you spend it on hi-fi or head-fi? In recent years head-fi has been gaining ground as sales of traditional audio components flatlined and sales of headphones and associate gear skyrocketed. Companies with long track records in hi-fi (and mass market audio) have conjured new headphone lines out of thin air. Companies with long track records in head-fi are making hay.

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