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Sonos Ups its Voice Game with New Updates
SV Staff  |  Apr 18, 2019
Sonos has announced an update that enables owners of the Sonos One smart speaker and Beam soundbar — both Sound & Vision Top Picks — to use Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant to access and control Apple Music.
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Record Store Day Releases to Quench Your Vinyl Thirst
SV Staff  |  Apr 17, 2019
If you’re hungry for new vinyl and somehow missed the festivities around Record Store Day this past Saturday (hey, it happens), fear not: A few hundred new releases are catalogued for perusal on the excellent website, RecordStoreDay.com.
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Parasound Readies Integrated Amp/DAC for Summer Delivery
SV Staff  |  Apr 17, 2019
Parasound has announced plans to deliver its most-affordable integrated amplifier/digital-to-analog converter (DAC) early this summer.
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U.S. Leads Global Smart Speaker Explosion
SV Staff  |  Apr 17, 2019
The U.S. will continue to lead the way in smart speaker adoption as the category explodes around the world — especially in China — with an installed base that’s expected to grow 82% in 2019, according tech research firm Canalys.
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BenQ Ships $2,500 Midline 4K DLP Projector
SV Staff  |  Apr 16, 2019
The latest 4K DLP projector in BenQ’s CinePrime series of home theater-focused models is available starting today.
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Sony Announces Pricing for 4K Blu-ray Player, More
SV Staff  |  Apr 16, 2019
Sony today announced pricing and availability for the 4K Blu-ray player, Bluetooth-enabled wireless turntable, wireless speakers, and other audio products it previewed at CES 2019 in January.
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Yamaha Adds AirPlay 2, New Streaming Options and Voice Control to Existing Products
SV Staff  |  Apr 15, 2019
Yamaha today announced a series of firmware updates that will bring Apple AirPlay 2 support and new streaming and voice control capabilities to a number of existing products.
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Disney Sets Launch Date and Pricing, Previews Content for New Streaming Service
SV Staff  |  Apr 15, 2019
At its Investor Day 2019 event last Thursday, Disney presented a detailed overview of the Disney+ streaming service it previewed a year ago and announced that the service will carry a $6.99/month subscription when it launches November 12.
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Pioneer Brings Back Home Theater in a Box
SV Staff  |  Apr 12, 2019
Pioneer is bringing back the once-popular home theater in a box (HTiB) with a $499 bundle that gives you almost everything you need to set up a six-speaker Dolby Atmos/DTS:X surround sound system. The only thing the package doesn’t include is a Blu-ray player or other source component.
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Fluance Introduces $80 Phono Preamp
SV Staff  |  Apr 12, 2019
Internet-based Canadian home-audio company Fluance has introduced an affordable phono preamplifier to complement its line of turntables.
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