John Sciacca

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CES 2014
IZON – Glasses-Free 3D TV
John Sciacca  |  Jan 06, 2014
For some, video’s Holy Grail has become the quest for glasses-free, 3D TV. IZON held a press event to put on a technical preview of their take on this technology. Along with a 3D Blu-ray player, IZON used a 20-inch monitor with their technology built-in and showed Man of Steel, the latest Superman movie, in 3D. Nary a pair of glasses was in sight.

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CES 2018
JBL BAR Series Offers Truly Wireless Surround
John Sciacca  |  Jan 11, 2018
JBL is cutting the cord and offering true wireless surround operation with its ingenious new BAR 5.1 sound bar.
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CES 2020
JBL L82 Classic Makes Old New Again
John Sciacca  |  Jan 09, 2020
Who doesn’t remember the iconic Maxell tape ad with the guy sitting in the chair and his martini being blown away by great audio? The speakers in that ad were JBL L100s, an all-time best seller for JBL, and a 3-way model originally released in 1970. A couple of years ago the company resurrected this design by introducing the L100 Classic, a retro-styled design with updated technology that quickly became a surprise hit. This year JBL is introducing a new model to this retro-styled line, the L82 Classic Bookshelf.
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CES 2020
JBL Offers Truly Wireless Atmos 9.1 Bar
John Sciacca  |  Jan 08, 2020
JBL launched a new suite of soundbars at CES, but by far the most exciting for Sound & Vision readers will be the company’s new Bar 9.1, JBL’s first soundbar with Dolby Atmos built-in. The bar not only delivers full 5.1.4 Atmos and DTS:X immersive audio playback, but does it with true wireless operation of the surround speakers.
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CEDIA 2019
JBL Synthesis Introduces Lower Price Immersive Controllers
John Sciacca  |  Sep 12, 2019
High-end home theater owners know JBL Synthesis as a brand that delivers high-end, no-holds-barred performance. The company today introduced two 16-channel immersive surround-sound controllers at CEDIA that bring renowned high-end performance and a fully loaded feature set to drastically lower price points.

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CEDIA 2019
JL Audio Brings the Boom to Architectural Audio
John Sciacca  |  Sep 13, 2019
JL Audio has long been known amongst discriminating high-end theater owners as being on the shortlist of companies capable of delivering ultimate performance and chest slamming bass through its Gotham and Fathom subwoofer lines. While the company has offered an architectural line of subwoofers in the past, at CEDIA they demonstrated the new ICS-108 in-wall/ceiling subwoofer system.

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CEDIA 2016
JL's Fathom In-Wall Sub Plumbs Bass Depths
John Sciacca  |  Sep 18, 2016
Known for manufacturing incredibly powerful and accurate subwoofers like the Fathom and Gotham, JL Audio introduced the smaller and more installation friendly Fathom IWS in-wall subwoofer system at CEDIA. This slimmed down model will allow theater owners and music lovers to enjoy deep and tight bass in a far more discreet manner.

Part of the magic of getting significant bass performance from this new design is a ported enclosure that mounts inside standard 16-inch on center stud openings. Yes, a ported in-wall subwoofer enclosure. This unique design vents through a slot located at the perimeter of the 8-inch speaker driver and enhances the sub’s efficiency and low-bass output. The enclosure measures 61.626-inches high and fits between standard 2x4 wall construction, and makes the sub’s effective displacement 27.5 cubic inches.

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CES 2017
Join the Vinyl Resurgence with Arcam’s rPhono
John Sciacca  |  Jan 08, 2017
Arcam expanded its rSeries of products with the release of the new rPhono phono stage preamplifier. The new executive-sized component resides in a stylish aluminum case with the sole function of allowing vinyl lovers to enjoy their collections regardless of hardware combination or configuration. To ensure maximum compatibility and optimal matching regardless of cartridge type, rPhono offers a huge variety of adjustments.

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Custom Installation How-To
Kaleidescape M500 Player
John Sciacca  |  May 25, 2010

Kaleidescape and I go way back. This is the fifth time I’ve had one of its systems in for review, and I must say, the company’s products just keep getting better and better.

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Custom Installation How-To
Kaleidescape M500 Player Page 3
John Sciacca  |  May 25, 2010

Kaleidescape and I go way back. This is the fifth time I've had one of its systems in for review, and I must say, the company's products just keep getting better and better.

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