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Best Gear of December 2018
SV Staff  |  Jan 01, 2019  | 
The editors of Sound & Vision would like to extend a heart-felt Happy New Year to all readers as we kick off 2019 by stepping back into 2018 briefly to revisit a handful of gems that may have gotten lost in all the holiday hullabaloo. Among them, a gift of sorts from the speaker connoisseurs at GoldenEar Technology, a no-holds-barred stereo integrated amp that looks as dazzling as it sounds, a super-sophisticated subwoofer that will delight inveterate tweakers, and a pixel-shifting 4K projector that delivers gigantic images with near perfect color for less than two-grand. May 2019 be prosperous and filled with the latest and greatest AV has to offer!
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Amazon’s Share of Smart Speakers Projected to Drop in 2019
SV Staff  |  Dec 31, 2018  | 
The popularity of voice-assisted smart speakers will continue in 2019 but the balance of power will begin to shift as Amazon’s leading two-thirds (66.6%) market share declines to just over 63%, while Google’s inches up from 29.5% to 31%, according to the latest forecast from the market research firm eMarketer.
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65 Years Ago Today: The First Color TVs Arrive
Stewart Wolpin  |  Dec 30, 2018  | 
The RCA CT-100 and Admiral C1617A were the first color TVs offer for sale on December 30, 1953. Both had a 15-inch screen.

Even though 4K TVs have been on the market for less than five years, numerous companies will announce they’ll start selling 8K TVs at CES next week. This despite the fact that less than half of U.S. homes own a 4K TV, and there’s no 4K programming available yet on U.S. broadcast TV networ

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Mastercard: Holiday Sales Were the Strongest in Years
SV Staff  |  Dec 28, 2018  | 
For those who worry about the demise of local retail stores and malls turning into ghost towns, here’s a bit of good news: U.S. retail sales grew 5.1 percent to more than $8.5 billion during the 2018 holiday season, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks in-store and online spending.
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Elite Unveils ‘2-in-1’ Portable Projection Screen
SV Staff  |  Dec 28, 2018  | 
Elite Screens has introduced a versatile “two-in-one” portable projection screen that can be hung on a wall or set up anywhere with a lightweight tripod stand.
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Google Assistant Wins Smart-Speaker IQ Test
SV Staff  |  Dec 27, 2018  | 
Source: Loop Ventures

Google Assistant answered the most questions correctly in a smart-speaker IQ test conducted by Minneapolis-based venture capital firm Loop Ventures just before Christmas.

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How 1950s Tech Is Making Amazon, Google, and Apple Play Nice Together
SV  |  Dec 21, 2018  | 
Voice technology is pervading our daily lives in a big way. According to insights from a Nielsen Research survey, at the end of June 2018 24% of U.S. homes owned a smart speaker. If my shoddy math is correct, that’s about 31.5 million smart devices (25% of 126 million homes).
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Parasound Adds Preamp/DAC to NewClassic Line
SV Staff  |  Dec 20, 2018  | 
Parasound has expanded its NewClassic series of two-channel power amplifiers with an analog preamplifier/DAC (digital to analog converter) that embodies a “new generation of affordable high-performance products.”
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Emotiva Unveils Affordably Priced Mini Tower Speaker
SV Staff  |  Dec 20, 2018  | 
Emotiva Audio today introduced a compact two-way tower speaker to round out its Airmotiv speaker series.
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Fox Celebrates ‘Die Hard’ 30th Anniversary with Christmas-Themed Trailer
SV Staff  |  Dec 19, 2018  | 
In case you forgot about one of the most charming — okay, crazy action-packed Christmas tales ever, the original Die Hard starring Bruce Willis— 20th Century Fox just released a “festive” Christmas-themed trailer for the 1988 movie.
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Dirac to Debut Multi-Sub Bass Management at CES
SV Staff  |  Dec 18, 2018  | 
Dirac Research, the Swedish company specializing in sound optimization software, today announced that it will unveil a new module for its Dirac Live speaker setup/room-correction system designed to significantly improve bass performance.
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Atlantic Technology Ships its Best-Ever Tower Speaker
SV Staff  |  Dec 18, 2018  | 
Atlantic Technology today announced that it is now shipping the “highest caliber” tower speaker the company has ever built.
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Last-Minute Holiday Offers & Deals
SV Staff  |  Dec 17, 2018  | 
A few last-minute holiday offers have been brought to our attention as Christmas Day draws near.
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Integra Adds MQA Decoding to Stereo Receivers
SV Staff  |  Dec 17, 2018  | 
Integra is the latest home audio company to embrace MQA technology.
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Fluance Unveils 4 Reference Series Turntables
SV Staff  |  Dec 17, 2018  | 
The internet-based Canadian home audio company Fluance today expanded its turntable offerings with the new Reference Series line, comprising four servo-controlled belt-driven models ranging in price from $299 to $499.
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