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MQA Announces New Products and Partners
SV Staff  |  Oct 09, 2018  | 
MQA, the U.K.-based company that has developed technology said to capture studio quality audio in a file small enough to stream, announced new partners and MQA-enabled products at the recent Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF).
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CEDIA Survey Shows Strong Residential Tech Industry
SV Staff  |  Oct 09, 2018  | 
Smart-home features and systems are solidly on the radar of new home buyers and owners of homes under renovation, according to CEDIA’s annual “Size and Scope of the Residential Technology Systems Industry” survey, which pegs the value of the U.S. residential technology market at $19.5 billion, up from $18.9 billion in 2015.
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Remembering the Quintessential Hi-Fi Shop
SV Staff  |  Oct 08, 2018  | 
Are you old enough to remember when hi-fi shops were abundant and a visit to your local store was an event — especially when a new product or technology was introduced?
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New miniDSP Streamers Boast Dirac Live Room Correction
SV Staff  |  Oct 08, 2018  | 
Hong Kong-based miniDSP has introduced a series of DSP-based network streamers that incorporate the speaker setup/room-correction technology Dirac Live.
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Elite Launches Motorized Outdoor Projection Screen
SV Staff  |  Oct 08, 2018  | 
Summer is gone and Halloween is only a couple weeks away but that hasn’t stopped Elite Screens from introducing a new dual-sided outdoor projection screen that’s water-resistant and motorized.
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Focal Unveils High-End Closed-Back Headphones
SV Staff  |  Oct 05, 2018  | 
Focal, the French maker of high-performance speakers and headphones, today introduced is first closed-back headphone aimed at audiophiles who want to “dive into an intimate sound bubble without worrying about a noisy environment.”
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Columbus Day Sale at Shop Sound & Vision
SV  |  Oct 05, 2018  | 
Shop Sound&Vision has announced a Columbus Day Sale page with deals on AV gear ranging from TVs and AV receivers to speakers, headphones, subwoofers, and more.
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NAD Unveils Amp/DAC, Streaming DAC & Turntable
SV Staff  |  Oct 04, 2018  | 
NAD today announced three new products in advance of the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, which opens tomorrow in Denver: a streaming DAC (digital audio converter), an amplifier/DAC, and a belt-drive turntable.
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Samsung to Ship World's First 8K TV Oct. 28
SV Staff  |  Oct 04, 2018  | 
The next chapter of television technology is upon us. Samsung has started taking pre-orders for the 85-inch Q900 8K QLED TV it unveiled at the recent IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin and showcased at last month’s CEDIA Expo in San Diego.
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SVS Previews Wireless Speakers and Streaming Amp
SV Staff  |  Oct 03, 2018  | 
SVS today announced plans to ship a new wireless speaker system and streaming amplifier in the coming weeks. Both are hi-res capable and support the app-based DTS Play-Fi streaming platform.
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Zvox Expands AccuVoice Line of Dialogue-Boosting TV Speakers
SV Staff  |  Oct 03, 2018  | 
Soundbar pioneer Zvox has added a new model to its AccuVoice line of TV speakers that uses hearing-aid technology to boost dialogue
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Bluesound Upgrades Family of Wireless Hi-Res Audio Products
SV Staff  |  Oct 03, 2018  | 
NAD/PSB sister company Bluesound has announced a series of upgrades for products introduced five years when parent company Lenbrook launched the brand and its BluOS wireless platform.

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Onkyo Unveils $250 Integrated Stereo Amp
SV Staff  |  Oct 02, 2018  | 
Onkyo has brought high-end touches to a new entry-level integrated stereo amplifier that follows the A-9010 amplifier it introduced last year.

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SiriusXM + Pandora = ‘World’s Largest Audio Entertainment Co.’
SV Staff  |  Oct 02, 2018  | 
Satellite radio giant SiriusXM’s $3.5 billion acquisition of music streaming powerhouse Pandora will yield the “world’s largest audio entertainment company” with a combined audience of more than 100 million active users, according to the parties involved. Pandora alone has the largest digital audio audience in the U.S. with more than 70 million users.
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Best Gear of September 2018
SV Staff  |  Oct 01, 2018  | 
Three of the five audio products that achieved Sound & Vision’s Top Pick status in September prove that you don’t have to empty your wallet to get great performance. Among them is a soundbar that earned our new Top Value designation for combining an impressive set of features with authoritative sound at a price that’s hard to believe. At the other end of the spectrum is a reference-grade 4K Blu-ray player and a power amplifier reserved for listeners who will settle for nothing less than the best. When you’re finished here, be sure to visit our Top Picks page for more recommendations.
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