SV Staff

Sort By: Post Date | Title | Publish Date
Audio Video NewsNew Products
Denon Adds 2 Budget Models to X Series Receivers
SV Staff  |  May 18, 2016
Denon has added two richly-featured budget models to the fourth generation of its X Series line of AV receivers.

Continue Reading >
Audio Video NewsNew Products
Philips Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Due Out in June
SV Staff  |  May 18, 2016
The Philips BDP7501 Ultra HD Blu-ray player demonstrated at CES in January will be available for sale in June, according to P&F USA, the exclusive North American licensee for Philips TVs and video products.
Continue Reading >
Audio Video NewsNew Products
Meet GorillaPod: The All-Terrain Speaker Stand
SV Staff  |  May 17, 2016
If you’ve ever wished you had a way to prop up your portable Bluetooth speaker when you relaxing out on the patio or at the park or beach, your prayers may be answered in the form of GorillaPod, a small, flexible speaker stand you can take with you.
Continue Reading >
Audio Video NewsNew Products
Yamaha Announces RX-A 60 Series AV Receivers
SV Staff  |  May 17, 2016
Yamaha today announced the Aventage RX-A 60 Series of AV receivers, comprising six models that will hit stores between May and July.
Continue Reading >
Audio Video NewsNew Products
TV Antenna Made from Recycled Cable Boxes
SV Staff  |  May 16, 2016
If you’ve been thinking about getting an antenna to see how many local HDTV channels you can pull in over the air for free, Mohu has a unique product it hopes you will consider: An indoor antenna made from recycled paper…and cable boxes.
Continue Reading >
Audio Video News
Samsung UHD Blu-ray Player Certified ‘Premium’
SV Staff  |  May 16, 2016
The UHD Alliance (UHDA) has certified that the first Ultra HD Blu-ray player to be released in the U.S.—Samsung’s UBD-K8500—meets the rigorous performance standards required for Ultra HD Premium certification.
Continue Reading >
Sweepstakes
SVS Ultra Bookshelf Speakers and SVS SoundPath Ultra Speaker Cables Sweepstakes
SV Staff  |  May 15, 2016
Register to win a pair of SVS Ultra Bookshelf Speakers (MSRP $999.98) and SVS SoundPath Ultra Speaker Cables (winner to choose length and terminations (MSRP $47.99 - $95.98). Total MSRP of all prizes $1,048.00 – 1,096.00.

According to the company:

An incredible accomplishment that redefined the bookshelf speaker category, Sound and Vision's Mark Fleischmann remarked, “The Ultra’s performance is through the roof, I recommend not only to those planning a purchase in this price category, but even to those who were planning to pay more.”

[This Sweepstakes is now closed]

Continue Reading >
Audio Video News
Hi-Res Music Logo Expanded to Streaming
SV Staff  |  May 13, 2016
The Hi-Res Music logo adopted by music industry in 2015 as a way to help music enthusiasts identify the highest quality digital audio files and the retailers that sell them will be available for adoption by streaming services on June 1, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and its member companies, including Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group.
Continue Reading >
Throwback Thursday
Flashback 1998: Birth of the MP3 Player
SV Staff  |  May 12, 2016
Apple didn’t invent the MP3/digital music player but it did single-handedly create the market for it with the iPod, which debuted in October 2001 with the enticing tagline “1,000 songs in your pocket.” By mid 2003, sales of the iconic device topped 1 million. So if Apple didn’t invent the MP3 player, who did?
Continue Reading >
Blu-ray Movie ReviewsBlu-ray Player Reviews
Eye on UHD: 14 Ultra HD Blu-ray Movies Reviewed
SV Staff  |  May 12, 2016
No format launch would be complete without movies to play, and UHD Blu-ray Disc boosters got more than they could have hoped for, with more than two-dozen titles from Sony, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, and Lionsgate available concurrent with the debut of the Samsung UBD-K8500 player and all mastered with HDR10 high dynamic range. We asked our movie reviewers Tom Norton and David Vaughn for their top-line observations on 14 titles in the first batch to help you separate the demo-worthy from the duds.
Continue Reading >

Pages

X