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T-Mobile Binges On
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 01, 2016
Binge On is the name of T-Mobile’s new streaming service for mobile devices, which delivers major channels and platforms with no data caps or overage fees.
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AudioControl Ships Atmos/Dirac Receivers
SV Staff  |  Mar 01, 2016
AudioControl is now shipping the Dolby Atmos-enabled 7.1.4-channel Concert AVR-7 and Concert AVR-9 receivers the company previewed at CEDIA last fall.
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The S&V InterviewAudio Video News
Audio Statesman: Meridian Founder Bob Stuart
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 01, 2016  |  First Published: Feb 29, 2016
Few have done more to advance the state of the art in audio reproduction than J. Robert Stuart, co-founder, chairman, and technical director of England’s prestigious Meridian Group, Life Fellow of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), and recipient of the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association’s 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award. In a recent video commemorating the honor, Meridian co-founder and long-time collaborator, Allen Boothroyd—the man responsible for the brand’s elegant designs—observed: “I never realized when I set up business with Bob that the guy’s a genius.” Genius, indeed...
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Headphone ReviewsGrace Notes
AfterShokz Wireless Trekz Titanium Bone Conduction Headphones
Leslie Shapiro  |  Feb 29, 2016
Bone conduction technology has been around for a while, even before Beethoven pressed his ear against a piano and clasped a rod in his teeth to hear his compositions. But AfterShokz is bringing it mainstream to the active community with the new Trekz Titanium (MSRP $130) wireless headset. While you might not think bone conduction is right for you, there are plenty of advantages of the technology, including situational awareness, that you might want to consider.

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RSL Announces Speedwoofer 10S
SV Staff  |  Feb 29, 2016
RSL has announced plans to introduce the Speedwoofer 10S, a more affordable version of its popular Speedwoofer 10.
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Can I Use the Phono Preamp in My Old Receiver?
SV Staff  |  Feb 29, 2016
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com

Q I am finally upgrading my Pioneer Elite receiver and plan to replace it with a new model that has HDMI 2.2 inputs. Unfortunately, the new receiver that I have in mind lacks a phono input. To get that feature, I’d have to fork over $500 more for a step-up model. Is there any way to use the phono preamp in my old receiver and hook it up to the new one? Also, how good are the built-in phono preamps in receivers compared to standalone models? —Kevin Olds /Via e-mail

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Tech2
You Should Buy a Gear VR*
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Feb 26, 2016
*if you have a phone that works with it.

Samsung’s Gear VR is one of the most amazing devices I’ve ever reviewed. Wonderous. I’ve lost hours spinning in circles exploring the far reaches of the world and beyond. I can’t think of a better way to spend $100 on a product.

Here’s why.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Love & Mercy
Anthony Chiarella  |  Feb 26, 2016
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A year before The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper, Brian Wilson had completed “Good Vibrations,” the first pop song with orchestral backing and the most expensive single ever produced. By then, its genius composer had begun his descent into madness, which, by the 1970s, would find him bedridden for several years before being placed under the care of Dr. Eugene Landy (Paul Giamatti). Astonishingly accurate to its finest detail, Love & Mercy, which flashes between Wilson, “Rock Star” prodigy of the mid-’60s (Paul Dano) and “Rock Bottom” burnout of the late ’80s (John Cusak), is compelling on historical, musical, and emotional levels.
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Pixels
Guido Henkel  |  Feb 26, 2016
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Traditionally, I avoid Adam Sandler films, for the simple reason that I just don’t think he’s funny. In the case of Pixels, however, I made an exception because the theme of retro arcade machines definitely appeals.

As aliens invade Earth, disguised as digitized characters from old-school arcade favorites, the military is stumped. Nothing could prepare them for an assault of video-game nemeses, and neither their tactics nor their weapons are a match for these attackers. That’s when the president calls upon old pals from his nerdy teenage days spent at the arcade, and with their lightning-fast reflexes and ingrained strategies, they set out to stop the onslaught of deadly avatars.

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Audio Video News
Doppler Labs Ships Unique App-Controlled Wireless Earbuds
SV Staff  |  Feb 26, 2016
Doppler Labs announced that it has started shipping its Kickstarter-funded Here Active Listening system, a set of unique wireless earbuds controlled by a smartphone app that lets users “instantly control and personalize their live audio environment.”
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