John Sciacca

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Sony PlayStation 3 Game Console
John Sciacca  |  Jan 01, 2007
By now you may have read Al Griffin's review of the Sony PlayStation 3 game console featured in the January 2007 Sound & Vision. Since Sony is the major driving force behind the development of the Blu-ray Disc format, it's no real surprise that Al found the PS3 to be a stellar movie player.
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Custom Installation How-To
Sooloos music storage and server system
John Sciacca  |  Feb 25, 2009
The Short Form
$11,600 / SOOLOOS.COM / 866-606-0333
Snapshot
Audiophile-level build quality and a terrific user interface let this server do much more than just manage a music collection
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Custom Installation How-To
Sooloos music storage and server system Page 2
John Sciacca  |  Feb 25, 2009
The Short Form
$11,600 / SOOLOOS.COM / 866-606-0333
Snapshot
Audiophile-level build quality and a terrific user interface let this server do much more than just manage a music collection
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Other Tech
Sooloos Nips at Kaleidescape's Heels
John Sciacca  |  Sep 05, 2008

Regular readers know I'm a nut for media servers, especially ones capable of managing and streaming DVD movies around the home. Not too long ago, if you wanted to enjoy this awesomeness, you were pretty much limited to the pricey Kaleidescape system.

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Speaker Buying TipsThe Connected Life
Soundbars: Are They Sonic Solutions?
John Sciacca  |  Oct 29, 2013
Perusing your favorite AV site (it’s this one, right?!), browsing real or virtual aisles of an electronics store, or surfing the Web, you’ve undoubtedly run across multiple companies offering to improve your audio by adding a soundbar. With models ranging from sub $100 to over $2,000, it’s a category that has exploded practically overnight.

In a way, soundbars can be likened to nuclear power; used correctly, they can improve your life, but misused can kill everyone in the world several times over. (I don’t have all the science needed to back that up, but I’m pretty sure it’s true.)

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Soundcast Outcast all-weather wireless speaker system
John Sciacca  |  Aug 24, 2008
The Short Form
$699 / SOUNDCASTSYSTEMS.COM / 800-722-1293
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CES 2017
Soundcast Unveils World’s First Outdoor PlayFi Speaker
John Sciacca  |  Jan 08, 2017
Nothing completes a pool party or day at the beach like some good tunes, but many companies shy away from offering truly portable, weatherproof speaker options. Most solutions involve small, Bluetooth speakers that have thin sound and are splash-proof at best. Soundcast displayed its upcoming VG10 which will be the world’s first wireless, truly portable, weatherproof speaker to be part of the DTS PlayFi family.
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Other Tech
Sounds Terrific
John Sciacca  |  May 27, 2004

Every day, in audio/video superstores across this great land, the same scenario plays out with frightening regularity. Someone, lusting after high-definition TV, spends thousands of dollars on the set of his dreams. And then, having been turned on to surround sound by hearing his buddy's home theater, he asks the salesman to recommend a speaker system.

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Other Tech
SpeakerCraft MODE Multiroom Audio System
John Sciacca  |  Feb 09, 2007

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CEDIA 2016
SpeakerCraft Previews In-Wall Height Speaker
John Sciacca  |  Sep 17, 2016
Designed to help in-wall speaker users maintain a discreet look while still being able to enjoy next-generation object-based audio soundtracks like Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, SpeakerCraft demonstrated its new AIM Series 2 ATX100, the company's first in-wall Dolby Atmos-enabled height module.
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