John Sciacca

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Review: Acoustic Research HDP100
John Sciacca  |  Dec 07, 2008
The Short Form
$400 (as tested) / ARACCESSORIES.COM
Snapshot
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Review: Autonomic Controls MMS-2 Mirage Media Server
John Sciacca  |  Dec 28, 2011

Most new Blu-ray players are capable of streaming both movies and music, so why would you ever consider buying a dedicated music-streaming device? I mean, if you learned nothing else from your mother, you’re probably at least squared away on the concept of not buying the cow if you’re already getting the milk for free.

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Review: Dune HD Smart B1 Blu-ray and Network Media Player
John Sciacca  |  Jan 30, 2012

First impressions can be a dangerous thing, especially for an A/V equipment reviewer. Allowing yourself to become predisposed to thinking that one company’s component will be this and another company’s component will be that can cloud a review and allow for the praising of some unworthy products while subjecting others to unfair criticism.

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Custom Installation How-To
Review: Meridian Sooloos Control 15 Music Server
John Sciacca  |  Nov 16, 2010
Key Features
$7,500 meridian-audio.com/sooloos
• 500-gigabyte hard disk stores approximately 1,000 CDs in lossless FLAC format
• 17-inch, 1,280 x 1,024-rez color touchscreen with slot-loading CD drive for importing discs
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Review: Meridian Sooloos Control 15 Music Server Page 5
John Sciacca  |  Nov 16, 2010
Key Features
$7,500 meridian-audio.com/sooloos
• 500-gigabyte hard disk stores approximately 1,000 CDs in lossless FLAC format
• 17-inch, 1,280 x 1,024-rez color touchscreen with slot-loading CD drive for importing discs
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Streaming Device Reviews
Review: Meridian Sooloos Media Core 200 and DSP3200
John Sciacca  |  Aug 16, 2011

Wikipedia says minimalism “describes movements in various forms of art and design . . . where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features.” At Sound+Vision, we generally preach the exact opposite: a “go big or go home” view toward TVs, speakers, and subwoofers. Why settle for 5.1 and a 42-inch screen when 9.2 and a 100-inch screen would be so much better?

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Review: PS Audio PerfectWave System
John Sciacca  |  Oct 19, 2011

Peanut butter and chocolate. Wine and cheese. Lennon and McCartney. Some things are great on their own, but when they meet their perfect counterpart, the result can be pure magic.

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CES 2018
RIVA Central Works with All Speakers
John Sciacca  |  Jan 11, 2018
RIVA Audio has a great back story. Like a terrific, rock-and-roll, party-all-night back story. And the company’s WAND (Wireless Audio Network Design) series of speakers have gotten solid reviews for terrific sound design. (But don’t take my word for it. Read Sound & Vision editor-in-chief Rob Sabin’s full WAND review here. ) However the initial WAND series was limited to just two products, the Arena and Festival. This is great if you wanted to scatter desktop speakers around your home, but not so great if you wanted to enjoy great sounding tunes using your own speakers. RIVA has heard your cries and come to your aid! Meet the CENTRAL!
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CES 2020
Robbox Intros Smart Drill for Ultimate DIY Installs
John Sciacca  |  Jan 07, 2020
If there is one thing you can count on at CES, it is to expand the world of smart, connected, Internet of Things devices. From smart salt shakers, to smart toothbrushes, to connected sex toys, to every kind of fitness/health tracker imaginable, CES has it all. To that list you can now add Robbox Tools’ world’s first Digital Smart Drill.
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Runco D-73d 3D Projector
John Sciacca  |  Mar 14, 2011
I first experienced Runco’s new D-73d 3D projector at the CEDIA Expo last September and was pretty impressed. By “pretty impressed” I mean that it was the best display of 3D technology I witnessed at the show. I find myself prone to headaches and discomfort when viewing many 3D demonstrations, and the D-73d was the easiest-on-the-eyes solution I’d seen. But there is a big difference between being wowed by a 10-minute demo and evaluating something critically for hours on end. So, when an opportunity to review this new projector at Runco’s factory headquarters came up, I jumped at the chance!
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