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Luxman to Showcase New Gear at NY Audio Show
SV Staff  |  Nov 06, 2018
Luxman America, a subsidiary of the high-end Japanese brand that rose to prominence in the 1970s and ’80s, will showcase several products at the New York Audio Show, which opens Friday at the Park Lane Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.
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RIP: CE Industry Legend Joe Clayton
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2018
The consumer electronics industry is mourning the loss of industry legend Joe Clayton who died on Saturday at age 69.
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Rayva Adds Flexibility to its Turnkey Home Theaters
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2018
Chances are you’re familiar with the acronym BYOB (Bring Your Own Booze) but what about BYOG — Bring Your Own Gear?
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Denon and Marantz Get IMAX Enhanced Update
SV Staff  |  Nov 02, 2018
Sound United has announced a firmware update that will make the Denon AVR-X8500 AV receiver and Marantz AV8805 AV preamp/processor the first AV components equipped with IMAX Enhanced technology.
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Best Gear of October 2018
SV Staff  |  Nov 01, 2018
The Halloween ghouls and goblins are gone but they left behind a delightfully eclectic mix of road-tested AV gear to ponder, ranging from an amazingly versatile amp/DAC to a 65-inch TV that will make you rethink what you should pay for a top performing 4K set. In between we had the pleasure of reviewing a new top-line TV from Sony and two stellar home theater speaker systems — one a reference-quality setup from a respected name in audio, the other a unique system from a company you’ve probably never heard of.
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KEF Unveils ‘Fully Wireless’ Compact Speaker System
SV Staff  |  Nov 01, 2018
KEF today announced a “fully wireless” follow-up to its award-winning LS50 compact wireless speaker system that uses a wireless connection between speakers instead of the usual clunky cable.
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Kaleidescape Introduces Mobile App
SV Staff  |  Oct 31, 2018
Kaleidescape, the Sunnyvale, CA-based maker of high-end movie players and servers, today introduced a mobile app for iOS devices that can be used to buy movies and control playback of its movie systems.
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Vincent Unveils Stereo Amp and Preamp Hybrids
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2018
Last week we reported that Vana has started distributing tubes from the Czech Republic. This week we received word that Germany's Vincent Audio has introduced a hybrid amplifier and preamplifier that “combine the best of tube and solid-state design.”
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Simaudio Aims to Improve Vinyl Playback with New Phono Preamp
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2018
Quebec’s Simaudio has introduced a little black box for vinyl enthusiasts who are looking to up their game.
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Vizio Expands SmartCast Capabilities for its TVs
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2018
Vizio today announced an automatic update that expands the content options and capabilities of its SmartCast Home platform.
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