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4K Streaming Trial Opens Door to Future Events
SV Staff  |  Mar 21, 2016
Recent success with streaming trials of live 4K sporting events, including the first live North American soccer broadcast in 4K by Univision Deportes on February 10, will lead to more live 4K streaming events through the summer, according to Sony. The game/test event, which took place at Marlins Park in Miami, was streamed live to audiences in Florida, New York, and California via late model Sony HDR-capable 4K Ultra HD TVs, which have NeuLion’s 4K streaming platform integrated.
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Origin Acoustics Launches Landscape Audio
SV Staff  |  Mar 21, 2016
Spring is in the air and it’s time to start prepping those landscape beds for new flowers, shrubs…and maybe a few outdoor speakers.

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Pioneer Announces Affordable Network AVRs
SV Staff  |  Mar 18, 2016
Two affordable 7.1-channel network AV receivers will join Pioneer’s Elite series lineup in April.
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Crowdfund Watch: Min7 Bluetooth/Wi-Fi Speaker
SV Staff  |  Mar 18, 2016
Minfort’s crowdfunded Min7 wireless speaker is off and running, having exceeded its $15,000 goal by nearly $68,000 with two months left on the Kickstarter funding clock.
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Throwback Thursday
Flashback 1998: First Feature Film Webcast
SV Staff  |  Mar 17, 2016
The 1994 independent film Walls of Sand became the first feature film to be streamed over the Internet 18 years ago this week.

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Zvox “Full Metal Jacket” Soundbars Now Available
SV Staff  |  Mar 17, 2016
Soundbar pioneer Zvox has announced that the super-slim SB400 and SB500 soundbars it previewed in January are now available at bestbuy.com, amazon.com, crutchfield.com, and zvox.com.

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New Pioneer Headphone Includes Balanced Cable
SV Staff  |  Mar 17, 2016
Pioneer’s latest headphone has an unusual twist. The “Hi-Res-capable” SE-MHR5 ($300) includes a four-pole balanced 2.5mm cable in addition to a standard 3.5mm cable. The cable is designed to provide greater signal separation when used with an amplifier that has a balanced output.
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All Eyes (and Ears) on Voice Control
SV Staff  |  Mar 16, 2016
The success of Amazon’s voice-controlled Echo speaker/personal assistant apparently has AV companies scrambling.
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New Products
March 2016 New Gear
SV Staff  |  Mar 16, 2016
Legacy Audio Powerblock² Amplifier
“Incredible performance in a small package…at a fair price” is how Legacy Audio describes the Powerblock², the company’s first amplifier in more than a decade. Assembled in Legacy’s Springfield, Illinois factory, the amp is a dual-mono design boasting an ultra-wide 1.5-Hz to 70-kHz bandwidth and healthy power output of 2 x 325 watts into 8 ohms (or a rip-roaring 2 x 650 into 4 ohms). Ice Ice Baby: The low-profile Powerblock² is built around ICEpower Class D technology featuring self-oscillating closed-loop architecture and a robust power supply capable of supplying peak current of 30 amps per channel. High damping factor (1,000
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Onkyo Announces Budget AV Receivers
SV Staff  |  Mar 15, 2016
Onkyo has announced plans to introduce four AV receivers in April and May.
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