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New Gear: Labor Day 2022
Michael Antonoff  |  Aug 31, 2022
Summer is ending. School is starting. Transitioning into a new season is an outstanding opportunity to consider new gear like the equipment that follows. This crop includes a TV with bragging rights, a pair of stylish earbuds that the company terms in-ear computers, a THX-certified home theater in a box, noise-cancelling headphones that let in the outside—or not, and a cool turntable that plugs into the company’s speaker system or your own receiver.
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New Gear: Late Summer 2022
Michael Antonoff  |  Aug 10, 2022
One way to take your mind off the dog days of August is to browse through the latest set of new product offerings in audio and video. As you read up on these projectors, earbuds, speakers, record players, headphones, and outdoor screens, just drop a fistful of ice cubes into a tall beverage of your choice.
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Sony and LG Prevail in Annual TV Shootout for the Second Year in a Row
Michael Antonoff  |  Aug 02, 2022
The results of the Value Electronics 18th Annual TV Shootout held in New York City over the weekend are in and it’s Sony and LG by a hair in the 4K and 8K test categories, respectively. For each brand, the win is a repeat performance of last year’s Shootout when Sony was crowned king of 4K TV and LG king of 8K TV.
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Vizio Starts Shipping 2023 4K TVs at Budget Prices
Michael Antonoff  |  Jul 19, 2022
With today’s introduction of its 2023 models, Vizio continues to push value and advanced TV technology at the same time. Among its new 4K smart TV offerings are its premium M-Series Quantum X (MQX) models in three screen sizes and its M-Series Quantum 6 (MQ6) in five sizes. Each series tops out with a 75-inch screen and starts shipping this month (July).
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New Gear: Summer 2022
Michael Antonoff  |  Jul 14, 2022
Summer is perfect for sitting back, relaxing and enjoying music and videos. There’s plenty of gear available to enhance the experience, including products that enable letting go on the go or while lounging on the beach or by a pool. Then, there are devices meant for inside use where you might be prone to switch on a fan or power up the AC. Just grab a cool beverage and pick your product!
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SVS Expands SoundPath Line with Affordable 8K-Certified HDMI Cables
Michael Antonoff  |  Jul 08, 2022
Cables are the least sexy parts of a home entertainment system, but without them your components may as well be talking to themselves. Enter the new line of SoundPath Ultra HDMI Cables from speaker manufacturer SVS.
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News & Gear: Early Summer 2022
Michael Antonoff  |  Jun 29, 2022
The power of music plus an eclectic mix of new gear from KEF, McIntosh, LG, and Klipsch.
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CTA’s 2021 Holiday Gift Rankings: The Wish-Give Gap
Michael Antonoff  |  Nov 23, 2021
Maybe it’s human nature, but when it comes to holiday presents there’s a chasm between what people desire and what they intend to give.
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Soundbar Reviews
Roku Streambar Pro Soundbar Review
Michael Antonoff  |  Jul 28, 2021

Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $180

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Room-filling sound
Enhances dialogue
Built-in Roku streaming interface
Minus
None worth noting

THE VERDICT
The Roku Streambar Pro offers a considerable sound upgrade over a TV's internal speakers and comes with the company's comprehensive streaming platform built-in.

Soundbars are popular for a good reason. The speakers in a typical flat panel TVs sound puny compared with the visual sway of increasingly larger, higher-resolution displays. Also, since not every viewing room can accommodate the separate components of a home theater, a narrow-footprint soundbar solves the problem of raising the impact of the audio and it does so with one cable.

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Throwback Thursday
Charlie's Playlist: Man vs. Machine
Michael Antonoff  |  Apr 01, 2021
It didn’t rise to the level of Kasparov versus Deep Blue, but still, it was another example of man vs. machine. This time it was radio DJ Charlie Bermant playing music from 1967 versus playlists I asked two different smart speakers to generate.
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