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Throwback Thursday
All in the Family: The Story of Grado Labs
SV Staff  |  Apr 14, 2016
Joe Grado hand-built phono cartridges in his BrookIyn home in the early 1950s and founded Grado Labs in 1953 when production exceeded the size of his kitchen table.
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Audio Video News
All Obama All The Time
SV Staff  |  Oct 02, 2008
I'm Barack Obama, and I want YOU to watch my TV channel. If you don't, I'll raise your taxes. Actually, Senator Obama does have his own TV channel. Channel 73 on the Dish Network is now The Obama Channel. As with any campaign, the Obama campaign...
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Other Tech
All Systems Are Go!
SV Staff  |  Jul 11, 2001

Do I get letters? You bet I do! Everyone has a question for the Gear Guy. I get letters from people who want to buy high-definition TVs, minisystems, exotic speakers - you name it. I also get lots of eviction notices, subpoenas, and an occasional letter bomb. But that's another story.

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Audio Video News
All that glitters
SV Staff  |  Jul 13, 2007
Yearn to unleash your inner Liberace? Jimmy Crystal can help. (I'm not sure if that's just the name of the company or the name of an actual guy. Billy's brother, perhaps?) He can encrust  pretty much anything in crystals, it seems, and some of...
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Audio Video News
Allio TV Does it All
SV Staff  |  Nov 10, 2008
You remember those awful TV's with built-in VCR's, right? The sets with the DVDs were a step up from that. Now, Silicon Mountain (clever - their based in Silicon Valley and Boulder, CO) has produced a line of HDTVs with everything: a...
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Sweepstakes
Allnic Speednic Sweepstakes
SV Staff  |  Sep 14, 2015
Register to win an Allnic Speednic universal turntable speed verification system (MSRP $399) we are giving away.

According to the company:

"Its price of $399 reflects its luxurious fit and finish. You'd lust to own one for it's handsome looks but Speednic's record player speed verification at any frequency during play with it's highly visible indicator makes this tool's ownership a must."

[This sweepstakes is now closed.]

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Audio Video News
Almost Half of TV Buyers Plan 4K Purchase
SV Staff  |  Jan 25, 2016
Of the one in four Americans who plan to buy a new TV this year, almost half (46 percent) are planning to buy their first 4K/Ultra HD TV, according to a national survey conducted by TNS Global on behalf of FatWallet, the cash back/online coupon website that bills itself as the “number one place to go to get insider information” on ads and deals.
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Audio Video News
Always Worrying About the Wrong Thing
SV Staff  |  Jun 26, 2007
Not always, really, but a lot. So I like it when people start talking about something I consider important but largely overlooked — color, for example. Maybe we take color for granted, or maybe it’s just too vague. The things people get hung up...
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Audio Video News
AM/FM Reaches More Listeners than Streaming Audio Services
SV Staff  |  Aug 24, 2015
Recent studies by Nielsen and others reveal that the audience for AM/FM radio greatly exceeds listening via streaming services such as Pandora and Spotify, according to a report by Advanced Television.
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Audio Video News
Amazing Footage from Prototype Camera Drone
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2015
Action cam maker GoPro has posted tantalizing video recorded by a prototype camera drone the company plans to offer in 2016.
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