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Sweepstakes
Fluance FiSDK500 iPod Dock Sweepstakes
Jon Iverson  |  Jan 01, 2013  |  First Published: Jan 02, 2013
Register to win an Fluance FiSDK500 iPod Dock (MSRP $299.99) we are giving away.

"The FiSDK500 gives you exceptional room-filling sound that you can feel! A revolutionary leader in design and sound quality, this original member of the Fluance Fi Series is an elite, flawlessly-made music system encapsulated in an elegant lifestyle design."

[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]

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This Week
This Week New Movies for January 1st 2013: Billionaires and Aristocrats
Josef Krebs  |  Jan 01, 2013

 

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This Week
This Week New Movies for January 1st 2013
Josef Krebs  |  Jan 01, 2013

Looper

In 2074 time travel is a marvelous reality — and has therefor been immediately banned. As is always the case with laws, though, hoods rarely heed inhibitions and use the technology to dispose of enemies by sending them back thirty years to 2044 for execution by Loopers. In the future, no body no murder. In the past, no citizen no crime.

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Tech2
The Biggest Audio Story of 2012
Brent Butterworth  |  Dec 31, 2012

With hundreds of new headphones coming out last year, S+V got so wrapped up in product reviews that we never got around to covering what I think is probably 2012's most important audio story: a recent research project that should augment the audio world's spotty understanding of how headphones should be voiced.

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Grace Notes
Listen Up: "Les Misérables" hits the Silver Screen
Leslie Shapiro  |  Dec 31, 2012

The much-anticipated film adaptation of London and Broadway's smash hit, "Les Misérables" debuted last week with a fresh new approach to film-making. Unlike typical musicals, "Les Mis" didn't use a pre-recorded vocal score, but instead, the actors sang live on the set.

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Streaming Device Reviews
Samsung Smart Hub Streaming Platform
Barb Gonzalez  |  Dec 31, 2012
Barb Gonzalez uses and abuses the Smart Hub streaming platform Samsung builds into many of its TVs and Blu-ray players. Just how smart is this hub and is it all that it's cracked up to be?
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Projector Reviews
Review: ViewSonic Pro9000 LED/Laser Hybrid Projector
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Dec 30, 2012

Can I like the idea of a thing, better than the thing? This is the question I'm pondering as I write up this admittedly cool LED/laser hybrid projector from ViewSonic. Instead of UHP lamps or even "regular" LEDs, the Pro9000 adds a laser to the mix, because ... well because it's cool, right?

While it gets an "A" on the technology front, its performance grade is notably lower.

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Out Of The Blu
Samsara, Sleepwalk with Me, Hard Core Logo
Chris Chiarella  |  Dec 29, 2012
A 65mm/8K marvel dazzles the senses, then we check out a new take on the well-worn romantic comedy genre, and an enduring faux rockumentary. (No, not Spinal Tap.)
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Sweepstakes
A Holiday Surprise from Sonos to Malvin
Ariel Bitran  |  Dec 28, 2012
Congratulations to Malvin Richardson from Durham, North Carolina on winning the Sonos Ultimate Gift of Music Sweepstakes.
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AV Receiver Reviews
Yamaha RX-A1020 A/V Receiver
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 28, 2012

Audio Performance
Video Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
Price: $1,200 At A Glance: Top-flight build quality • Clean and detailed sound • Second-zone HDMI

Sing me a song. Come on, it will cheer me up. Hey, that’s good. Can you sing while juggling? Here’s the fruit bowl, let’s see what you can do. Wow, that was great. Now do the singing and juggling while standing on one foot. That was amazing! Can you sing and juggle while hopping on one foot? Incredible, although I must say the hopping affected your vibrato a little. Now let me see you sing, juggle, and hop on one foot while rotating—hey, where are you going? You were just starting to amuse me.

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