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Sonus faber Previews Architectural Speaker Collection
SV Staff  |  Feb 06, 2019
Sonus faber announced a new line of in-wall and in-ceiling speakers at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show that opened yesterday in Amsterdam.
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Q Acoustics 3000i Series Speaker System Review
Daniel Kumin  |  Feb 06, 2019

Speakers
Performance
Build Quality
Value

Subwoofer
Performance
Features
Build Quality
Value
PRICE $1,499

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Rich, full-range sound
Fine imaging
Great-looking and nicely finished
Minus
Center-channel not a perfect timbral match with towers
Subwoofer output and extension does not fully complement towers

THE VERDICT
This highly affordable Q Acoustics 5.1 package offers big, warm, dynamic stereo sound from compact towers, and good movie sound with or without the included sub.

Q Acoustics is a relatively new British loudspeaker manufacturer who has made a goodly amount of noise in the value/performance speaker arena for a dozen years now. I count the firm among the 21st-century flowering of affordable-speaker-makers catalyzed by partnerships with Chinese manufacturing firms and ever-more powerful and widely accessible computer-modeling design processes. The result of this confluence has been a bounty of excellent designs in the most competitive price ranges, from new and old names alike, that in the aggregate make the home-theater dollar go further than ever before.

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Audio Video News
Denon and Marantz Expand IMAX-Enhanced Lineups
SV Staff  |  Feb 06, 2019
Sound United today announced a firmware update that brings IMAX Enhanced technology to a five AV receivers and a preamp/processor from Denon and Marantz.
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MartinLogan Relaunches Custom Install Speaker Line
SV Staff  |  Feb 06, 2019
MartinLogan announced the relaunch of its Installer Series of speakers at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show that opened yesterday in Amsterdam.
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Anthem Unveils Next Gen Room Correction Software
SV Staff  |  Feb 05, 2019
Anthem, sister-brand to Canadian speaker company Paradigm, today unveiled the third generation of the proprietary Anthem Room Correction (ARC) software that has been a staple of its AV preamps and receivers for years.
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HDTV Tech
HDR (High Dynamic Range) Explained
Kris Deering  |  Feb 05, 2019
My experience covering home video extends back to the early days of DVD. But of all the new technologies and formats I've covered in that time, none has generated as much confusion as high dynamic range (HDR). In this article, I will attempt to demystify the subject of HDR, a technology that I find to be the most significant development to hit home video in years.
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Sonos and Sonance Partner on Architectural Speakers
SV Staff  |  Feb 05, 2019
Sonos today announced a new line of in-wall/ceiling and outdoor speakers designed and built in partnership with Sonance and optimized for use with the Sonos Amp.
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Signals
Cortana, Who Is Medea?
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Feb 05, 2019
"Of all creatures that can feel and think, we women are the worst treated things alive. Medea, Euripides, 431 BC.

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InFocus to Relaunch ScreenPlay Projector Line
SV Staff  |  Feb 04, 2019
InFocus today announced plans to reintroduce the ScreenPlay line of DLP projectors at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show that opens tomorrow in Amsterdam.
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Audio Video News
Best Gear of January 2019
SV Staff  |  Feb 04, 2019
Speakers are front and center in our January 2019 mix of Top Picks — from a full-on audiophile-approved 5.1 speaker system to a Dolby Atmos-enabled soundbar system that provides an easy path to immersive surround sound plus two distinctly different takes on the ever-popular wireless speaker. Rounding things out is an impressive (and long overdue) update of the original Sonos Connect:Amp and an AVR that nabbed Top Value Pick status for packing an insane level of performance and features into a $700 piece of gear.
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