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Nugs.net Kicks off MQA Downloads with Metallica, Springsteen Concerts
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SV Staff • Posted: May 24, 2017 • 0 comments
Metallica photo: Ross Halfin

Nugs.net, the website dedicated downloading and streaming live music from some of the world’s largest touring acts, has adopted MQA’s Master Quality Authenticated audio encoding technology for the downloading and streaming services it provides for more than 1,000 artists.

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Are you a Webroomer?
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SV Staff • Posted: May 24, 2017 • 2 comments
The entry of showrooming into the retail lexicon a few years ago portended the death of brick-and-mortar retailing—or so it seemed at the time. Consumers would visit stores to inspect the merch, then order it online.
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iHome Launches Voice-Controlled Outdoor Speakers
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SV Staff • Posted: May 24, 2017 • 0 comments
iHome is kicking off Memorial Day Weekend with a line of funky outdoor speakers that play tunes on request.
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Marantz Addresses Tight Spaces with Slimline AVRs
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SV Staff • Posted: May 23, 2017 • 0 comments
Marantz has packed a full suite of home theater and multiroom features into a pair of slimline AV receivers designed for tight spaces.
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Smart Home Survey Probes the Tech-Savvy and the Tech-Reluctant
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SV Staff • Posted: May 23, 2017 • 1 comments
Nearly half of all Americans consider themselves to be tech-savvy, according a new survey by ReportLinker. Zero in on millennials and, not surprisingly, the figure rises to 58 percent.
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Integra Unveils Custom Install-Focused AV Receivers
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SV Staff • Posted: May 22, 2017 • 0 comments
Integra has introduced two 7.2-channel AV receivers with features designed to ease custom installation.
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ATSC 3.0 Spurs Consumer Interest in Smart TV
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SV Staff • Posted: May 22, 2017 • 0 comments
Interest in buying an internet-connected smart TV goes up when consumers learn about the capabilities of the next-generation ATSC 3.0 broadcast TV standard, according to the findings of a national survey conducted by market research firm SmithGeiger.
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HiFiMan Unveils ‘Zero Distortion’ Planar Headphones
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SV Staff • Posted: May 19, 2017 • 0 comments
Reaching ever higher, HiFiMan’s new $6,000 Susvara planar-magnetic headphones use acoustically invisible “stealth magnets” to improve sound quality by keeping sound waves intact.
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LG Demonstrates High Frame Rate 4K Broadcasting
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SV Staff • Posted: May 17, 2017 • 0 comments
LG and European satellite operator SES demonstrated 4K High Frame Rate (HFR) broadcasting at the recent SES Industry Days conference in Luxembourg.
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Flashback 1965: FBI Probes the Lyrics of “Louie Louie”
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SV Staff • Posted: May 17, 2017 • 2 comments
Almost a decade after Elvis Presley was dubbed “Elvis the Pelvis” for the “vulgar” act of gyrating his hips on national television, the FBI in reacting to an outcry from parents launched a formal investigation into the supposedly pornographic lyrics of the R&B standard “Louie, Louie,” written and recorded by Richard Berry in 1957 but popularized by The Kingsmen in 1963.
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