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Surround & Visionaries
SV Staff  |  Oct 18, 2007  | 
Porcupine Tree mastermind Steven Wilson (holding down the middle position and leaning on the center channel in the accompanying photo) dropped by the S&V offices yesterday for a 2-hour surround-sound listening session with yours truly (at right)...
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Surround Music Awards Nominees Named
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Nov 29, 2005  | 
The 2005 Surround Music Awards nominees, chosen from more than 100 submissions and judged by a panel of surround-sound producers and journalists, were announced yesterday. (No, I wasn't asked so I can say anything I want about the list of nominees, and you can't stop me...)
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Surround Scoop: Genesis Box 2
SV Staff  |  Jul 26, 2007  | 
That's right, you read it here first: The next installment in Rhino's boxed-set series of the complete Genesis studio recordings has been scheduled for October 23, according to a label spokesperson. That date "could move," however. As...
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Surround Sound All Around
 |  Mar 17, 2002  | 

Surround sound used to be a rare experience available only in the best commercial theaters and the most exotic home theaters.

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Surround Sound with Tubes? SAS Audio Labs Has It
HT Staff  |  Jan 22, 2001  | 
Audiophiles and musicians have long relied on vacuum tubes as a way to add some sweetness to the sound of their equipment. Home theater fans seeking the same benefit have had to resort to multiple amplifiers, an expensive and space-intensive solution.
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Surrounded With Surround Choices
Jon Iverson  |  Jun 18, 2000  | 

Surround formats are coming on the market fast and furious, which means yet more buttons on equipment. Last week, <A HREF="http://www.del.denon.com">Denon Electronics</A> announced the introduction of its new $3,800 flagship AVR-5800 A/V Surround Receiver, which the company claims is the world's first audio component to offer DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 and DTS Neo:6 surround sound decoding. The receiver also boasts THX Surround EX decoding, 24-bit/192kHz D/A conversion, FireWire capability and seven channels, each capable of 170 watts output power.

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Survey Finds Millennials Most “Irresponsible” With Tech Devices
SV Staff  |  Nov 17, 2015  | 
Not to bash Gen Y but a recent online quiz measuring how responsible (or not) people are when it comes to their tech devices found Millennials to be “America’s most irresponsible people,” according to insurance provider Protect Your Bubble, organizer of the survey.
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Survey Finds Smart Home Adoption Still Limited
SV Staff  |  Mar 08, 2017  | 
Adoption of newer connected home solutions is still at the early adopter phase, according to a recent survey by Gartner, Inc. The survey, of nearly 10,000 online respondents in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia during the second half of 2016, found that only about 10 percent of households currently have connected home solutions.
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Survey Says Digital Downloads Gaining Popularity
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2008  | 
I took a statistics class in college, but maybe things have changed. I was taught that to have statistical significance, a survey had to pull from a broad spectrum of the population. Would you poll on the popularity of smoking in the smoking lounge...
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Survey Says...
SV Staff  |  May 23, 2008  | 
While LCD televisions are seeming to reign supreme in the marketplace, a surprising figure was revealed in a recent survey conducted by DisplaySearch, a North American research firm, about the number two spot. Picture-tube CRT TVs, in all their...
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Survey Says: Age Effects Video Habits
SV Staff  |  Nov 07, 2008  | 
This one seems to be a no-brainer. According to a new study by ABI Research, age plays a part in how viewers access their video content. “The willingness to adopt new forms of entertainment delivery is in many cases determined by the age of...
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Survey Says: Electronics Market Has Room for Upgrades
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008  | 
We love market surveys.  No, really, we like knowing where our households fit into the average, and whether we're up on the latest trends. Who doesn't want to appear "normal," right? A new study by market research company The NPD...
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Survey Shows Most Unwanted Phones, Tablets, and MP3 Players Are Not Recycled
SV Staff  |  Apr 27, 2014  | 
Americans are well educated on the benefits of recycling bottles, cans, and paper but when it comes to electronics devices all bets are off. The proliferation of cell phones and tablets has led to a growing glut of "e-waste" piling up in people's homes, as well as a lack of understanding about what to do with broken, unwanted, or outdated devices.
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Survey: 2019 Could Be a Breakout Year for VR
SV Staff  |  Oct 26, 2018  | 
SuperData Research says 2019 will be a “defining moment” for virtual reality (VR) and other XR (extended reality) technologies.
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Survey: 45% of U.S. Households Have a Smart TV
SV Staff  |  Dec 06, 2017  | 

A recent consumer survey from Parks Associates shows that ease of use is a key factor in choosing smart TVs and other connected devices.

Almost half (45 percent) of U.S. broadband households have a smart TV, making it the most commonly used platform for streaming video content among this group, according to a new Market Snapshot from Dallas-based research firm Parks Associates.

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