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Am I Losing Sound Quality If My Gear Isn’t Spec’d to 192 kHz?
Al Griffin  |  Mar 30, 2017
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Q My Sony Blu-ray player can play DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks with up to 192-kilohertz/24-bit resolution. However, my receiver’s specified bandwidth is 20 Hz to 20 kHz, and my Polk 330T speakers only cover a frequency range of 33 Hz to 25 kHz. Am I losing sound quality because the receiver and the speakers aren’t spec’d to handle frequencies up to 192 kHz? — Javier Feliciano / via email

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Onkyo Announces New AVRs and Dolby Vision Update for 2016 Models
SV Staff  |  Mar 29, 2017
Onkyo is adding two more receivers to its 2017 AV receiver lineup in addition to the $349 entry-level model announced on Monday.
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Music Reviews
Lou Reed: The RCA & Arista Album Collection
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 29, 2017
Performance
Sound
“Isn’t that amazing? I mean, there it actually is. I can’t believe it. I lived long enough to hear it right.” That’s Lou Reed, lifelong audiophile, commenting to his longtime friend and producer Hal Willner while listening to the in-studio playback of the remastered version of “I Wanna Be Black,” from his landmark 1978 album, Street Hassle.
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Apptitude
Retro Apps Resurrect Analog Ancestors in Digital Form
Michael Antonoff  |  Mar 29, 2017
There’s a whole new class of mobile apps that resurrect analog ancestors in digital form. Some real, some imagined.
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Audio Video News
Hogwarts Revealed in all its 4K Glory with HDR, DTS:X
SV Staff  |  Mar 29, 2017
The last four of the eight films in the Harry Potter series have arrived on Ultra HD Blu-ray.
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Headphone Reviews
Beyerdynamic iDX 200 iE In-Ear Headphones
Steve Guttenberg  |  Mar 28, 2017

Performance
Build Quality
Comfort
Value
PRICE $199

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Designed in Germany
Titanium earpieces
Neutral sound balance
Minus
Wish they were a little cheaper

THE VERDICT
At first listen, the Beyerdynamic iDX 200 iE’s charms may not be immediately obvious, but over time you’ll start to realize how good they are.

When you listen to as many headphones as I do, you start to notice trends. The first and most obvious one is bass, and there’s usually too much of it. Next, headphones look and feel so similar, you start to think most of them, but especially in-ear headphones, are all made in the same factory in China. That may or may not be true, and yes, the Beyerdynamic iDX 200 iE is Chinese made, but it was designed by Beyerdynamic’s engineers in Germany.

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Yamaha Announces New Entry-Level AV Receivers
SV Staff  |  Mar 28, 2017
Yamaha has added four new models to its entry-level RX-V series of AV receivers at prices ranging from $300 to $650.
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Vizio Unveils New Entry-Level Smart TVs
SV Staff  |  Mar 28, 2017
Vizio today introduced a dozen new smart TVs in its entry-level D-Series, ranging in price from $140 for a 24-inch HD model to $900 for a 65-inch Ultra HDTV.
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Audio Video News
Yes Looks Back and Forward as its Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Nears
SV Staff  |  Mar 28, 2017
Photo: Glenn Gottlieb. Logo: Roger Dean c.2016.

As the members of Yes prepare for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Class of 2017 next Friday (April 7) at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, NY, drummer Alan White looks back on the band's nearly 50-year history and what's still to come for one of the world's most influential, ground-breaking, and respected progressive rock bands.

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Signals
Will Your Headphones Explode?
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Mar 28, 2017
Perhaps you remember the story from two weeks ago. A woman (pictured) wearing headphones on a plane was burned when the headphones exploded and caught fire. The woman was relatively okay, but it's never good when a piece of gear catches fire, especially when it's on a plane and especially if it's near your face. With the rise of battery-powered headphones, are in-ear explosions yet another thing to worry about?

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