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Sound & Vision Tech Tidbits October 2016
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 04, 2016
MQA Is Coming to NAD’s BluOS operating system, which covers a variety of wireless-savvy audio components. MQA can stream hi-res audio at CDquality data rates.

Lionsgate Is Adopting Dolby Vision HDR, making it the second movie studio to do so after Warner, as well as Dolby Atmos surround, making it number six following HBO, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and Warner. Dolby Vision boasts 35 streaming titles, but no Blu-ray yet...

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Headphone Reviews
Bang & Olufsen Form 2i Headphones
Steve Guttenberg  |  Oct 04, 2016
Performance
Build Quality
Comfort
Value
PRICE $129

AT A GLANCE
Plus
So beautiful, it’s in the Museum of Modern Art!
Spacious sounding, especially for on-ear headphones
Ultra-light design
Minus
Doesn’t fold flat for storage

THE VERDICT
The Bang & Olufsen Form 2i may be pushing 30 something years old, but it’s stuck around because it still looks and feels great!

No doubt about it, the Bang & Olufsen Form 2i are remarkable headphones in a number of ways. Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen set up shop in 1925 in Struer, Denmark, and the company went on to make more than its share of iconic speakers, amplifiers, etc. But my interest in B&O first sparked in the late 1970s when B&O turntables and electronics were among the most astonishingly beautiful and technologically advanced products on the scene. The company has remained on the forefront of industrial design and technology.

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Audio Video News
LG Aims to Simplify Couch Potato Shopping
SV Staff  |  Oct 04, 2016
LG is looking to make it easier for owners of its smart TVs to buy goods and services directly through its webOS interface without having to budge from the couch.
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Signals
Tom Wheeler's Waterloo on Liberating Your Cable Box
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Oct 04, 2016
Thursday, September 29, was supposed to be the big day. The Federal Communications Commission was scheduled to vote on a plan to liberate our cable TV boxes from mandatory rental fees. Billions of (our) dollars hung anxiously in the balance. Then, abruptly, the vote was pulled from the meeting agenda.

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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Monitor Audio Unveils “Easy-to-Hide” Subwoofers
SV Staff  |  Oct 04, 2016
UK’s Monitor Audio has introduced a pair of high-performance compact subwoofers designed for easy concealment.
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Audio Video News
Star Trek Beyond Rollout Begins Today
SV Staff  |  Oct 04, 2016
Star Trek Beyond, released theatrically in July as the thirteen film in the 50-year-old Star Trek franchise, is available to purchase digitally today for $29.99 in 4K/Ultra HD high dynamic range (HDR) with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack or $19.99 in HD from vudu.com. iTunes and Amazon are offering only the HD version.

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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Audioengine Expands HD Speaker Series
SV Staff  |  Oct 03, 2016
Audioengine has introduced a passive version of its HD6 powered speaker, which was awarded Sound & Vision Top Pick status earlier this year.

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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Denon Introduces Double-Driver Earphones
SV Staff  |  Oct 03, 2016
Denon has introduced three new in-ear models ranging in price from $99 to $199, including a model that uses two drivers per ear for enhanced bass.

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Audio Video News
Japan’s RME Premium Recordings Embraces MQA
SV Staff  |  Oct 03, 2016
RME Premium Recordings, a label owned by Synthax Japan that specializes in live hi-res recordings, is the latest label to embrace the MQA music format invented by Meridian founder Bob Stuart.
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Tech2
Luxury Tech Show Los Angeles 2016
Lauren Dragan  |  Sep 30, 2016
The city of Los Angeles is no stranger to opulence, so an event such as the Luxury Tech Show feels as natural here as spotting Lady Gaga at Chateau Marmont. The annual event has showcased upcoming trends like smartwatches, 3D printers, and the now infamous hoverboard. So what will we call crazy today and want tomorrow? I braved the 405 traffic to the Petersen Museum just so I could tell you all about it.
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