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The Departed starring Jack Nicholson and another unforgettable role features striking visuals and captivating sound on 4...
05/07/2024

The Departed starring Jack Nicholson and another unforgettable role features striking visuals and captivating sound on 4K Blu-ray.

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Loud and energetic: The battery-powered Soundcore Boom 2 Plus is a great speaker for backyard parties, especially July 4...
05/07/2024

Loud and energetic: The battery-powered Soundcore Boom 2 Plus is a great speaker for backyard parties, especially July 4th barbecues. It'll play for up to 20 hours on a single charge and costs $250.

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Cambridge Audio's new Melomania P100 headphones boast a 60-hour battery life and cost $279.
03/07/2024

Cambridge Audio's new Melomania P100 headphones boast a 60-hour battery life and cost $279.

U.K. audio specialist Cambridge Audio today announced its entry into the fiercely competitive wireless headphones space with its first over-ear model. Like the recently launched Melomania M100 wireless earbuds, the new Melomania P100 wireless headphones ($279) are equipped with active noise cancella...

The new high-performance Studio 89 speaker will be available in late July.
03/07/2024

The new high-performance Studio 89 speaker will be available in late July.

Monitor Audio today announced a high-performance bookshelf speaker that draws inspiration from the once-popular Studio Series it introduced way back in 1989. The new Studio 89 speaker, which is slated to sell for $2,499/pair when it ships at the end of July, features Monitor’s signature “point s...

John Sciacca helps a reader figure out the best way to power a 5.1 setup he's upgrading to Atmos.
02/07/2024

John Sciacca helps a reader figure out the best way to power a 5.1 setup he's upgrading to Atmos.

Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at [email protected] Q Greetings! I recently upgraded my 5.1 home theater to Atmos by adding a pair of in-ceiling speakers to create a 5.1.2 setup. I want to connect my seven MartinLogan Motion XT series speakers to my A/V receiver and an external am...

Deeezil Zappa on how remixing classic albums in Atmos is all about making an immersive connection with listener without ...
02/07/2024

Deeezil Zappa on how remixing classic albums in Atmos is all about making an immersive connection with listener without destroying nostalgic memories.

Atmos Stage Truckin’: Above, Dweezil Zappa, doing his thing onstage, while at the same time also thinking about his next Atmos project—one that may, in fact, come from his own original music created specifically for the format.

The days of seeing a Redbox video vending machine in the vestibule of your local Walmart may be coming to an end.
01/07/2024

The days of seeing a Redbox video vending machine in the vestibule of your local Walmart may be coming to an end.

The days of seeing a Redbox video vending machine in the vestibule of your local Walmart or supermarket may be coming to an end. Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, the financially beleaguered parent company of Redbox, has filed for bankruptcy protection. One of the last straws leading to the f...

Audio Advice expands its North Carolina footprint with the acquisition of The Audio Lab in Wilmington.
01/07/2024

Audio Advice expands its North Carolina footprint with the acquisition of The Audio Lab in Wilmington.

North Carolina-based AV specialist Audio Advice today announced the acquisition of The Audio Lab in Wilmington, NC, a move that will give the 46-year-old company showrooms in Charlotte, Raleigh, and now Wilmington. The Audio Lab, which has been serving the coastal Carolinas from its Wilmington store...

Ken Pohlmann wants to know why so many people are content watching TV on their phones.
01/07/2024

Ken Pohlmann wants to know why so many people are content watching TV on their phones.

Is this one giant step backward for technology? Another example of the evils of technology? Or just another case of misguided youth? It's hard to say. And I don't want to read too much into a small thing. But sometimes trends portend the future, and in this case, this is a future I don't particularl...

Reviewed: The Technics SU-GX70 all-in-one streaming amplifier is an excellent, fully featured streamer with the added bo...
01/07/2024

Reviewed: The Technics SU-GX70 all-in-one streaming amplifier is an excellent, fully featured streamer with the added bonus of an FM tuner but it’s a little light on power. bit.ly/45FQMzx

Partnership between Bluesound and Dirac will make more Dirac Live-capable products available for sale.
30/06/2024

Partnership between Bluesound and Dirac will make more Dirac Live-capable products available for sale.

Bluesound today announced a partnership with Sweden’s Dirac to bring its highly regarded Dirac Live room-correction processing to select products with the purchase of a license and microphone accessory kit. Without identifying specific products, the sister brand of NAD and PSB said “future Blues...

New NAD streaming amp supports Dirac Live room correction and adds phono input, remote control, Dolby Digital surround d...
30/06/2024

New NAD streaming amp supports Dirac Live room correction and adds phono input, remote control, Dolby Digital surround decoding, and more.

NAD today unveiled a high-resolution streaming amplifier that significantly expands on the capabilities of its popular C 700. Slated to ship in late August, the new C 700 V2 boasts an upgraded ESS Sabre digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and supports Dirac Live room correction and AirPlay 2 integrati...

Ultimate Gunfight: The 1952 B&W classic 'High Noon' on 4K Blu-ray looks like it was shot yesterday.
30/06/2024

Ultimate Gunfight: The 1952 B&W classic 'High Noon' on 4K Blu-ray looks like it was shot yesterday.

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Tom Norton gives a history lesson on World War II and recommends three videos on Winston Churchill, a pivotal figure in ...
30/06/2024

Tom Norton gives a history lesson on World War II and recommends three videos on Winston Churchill, a pivotal figure in the outcome of the War.

Earlier this month the West honored the 80th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944. The ceremonies commemorated the Allied invasion of N**i Germany's occupied Europe, which together with the then Soviet Union battering Germany from the east, would culminate in Germany's surrender almost a year later in...

Netflix is testing a new home screen it hopes will keep viewers engaged while making it easier to decide what to watch.
30/06/2024

Netflix is testing a new home screen it hopes will keep viewers engaged while making it easier to decide what to watch.

Netflix has started testing a new home screen with a select number of subscribers. The new home interface is considered the biggest app revamp in 10 years. It is designed to make it easier to choose what you want to watch through autoplay trailers, new menu navigation, and displaying extended inform...

Into the Great Wide Open: Mike Mettler looks back on 50 years of Tom Petty, one of the most passionate and powerful forc...
29/06/2024

Into the Great Wide Open: Mike Mettler looks back on 50 years of Tom Petty, one of the most passionate and powerful forces of the rock era.

Tom Petty was going for broke because he had no other choice. He and his then-band Mudcrutch were running on fumes in their Gainesville, Florida home base — so, on April 1, 1974, they decided to head west in search of the last chance saloon of beckoning record deals. Though Mudcrutch made a brief ...

Everyone knows KEF makes awesome speakers, but did you know the revered British brand also makes speakers built to brave...
29/06/2024

Everyone knows KEF makes awesome speakers, but did you know the revered British brand also makes speakers built to brave the elements?

KEF is known for its magnificent sounding home speakers but did you know the iconic British brand also makes outdoor speakers? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. KEF’s Ventura Series speakers are built to withstand extreme weather conditions, including direct exposure to sun, rain, and salt spray ...

Tom Norton gives a history lesson on WWII and recommends three videos on Winston Churchill, a pivotal figure in the outc...
29/06/2024

Tom Norton gives a history lesson on WWII and recommends three videos on Winston Churchill, a pivotal figure in the outcome of the war.

U.K.-based iFi Audio today announced a high-resolution DAC that doubles as a CD-quality Bluetooth transmitter/receiver with a low-latency mode for gaming. Hailed as the first DAC with a transceiver that supports “lossless” CD-quality over Bluetooth, the new Zen Blue 3 is slated to ship in early ...

Action-packed: 'The Beekeeper,' starring Jason Statham as a clandestine operative who comes out of retirement to seek ju...
26/06/2024

Action-packed: 'The Beekeeper,' starring Jason Statham as a clandestine operative who comes out of retirement to seek justice, looks and sounds great on 4K Blu-ray.

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England's iFi Audio Zen Blue 3 is a versatile DAC with unexpected surprises.
25/06/2024

England's iFi Audio Zen Blue 3 is a versatile DAC with unexpected surprises.

U.K.-based iFi Audio today announced a high-resolution DAC that doubles as a CD-quality Bluetooth transmitter/receiver with a low-latency mode for gaming. Hailed as the first DAC with a transceiver that supports “lossless” CD-quality over Bluetooth, the new Zen Blue 3 is slated to ship in early ...

Hearing is Believing: The owner of this magnificent home theater was shocked to learn how room calibration can turn a gr...
24/06/2024

Hearing is Believing: The owner of this magnificent home theater was shocked to learn how room calibration can turn a great sounding system into one that sounds thrillingly lifelike. soundandvision.com/content/hearing-believing

The AV experts at Sound & Vision answer your questions.
23/06/2024

The AV experts at Sound & Vision answer your questions.

Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at [email protected] Q Bluesound’s Node streamer has a built-in DAC and costs around $500. Meanwhile, companies like Lumin, Linn, and Naim sell streamers without built-in DACs for over $2,000 or $3,000. What do these more expensive streamers do to ...

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At Capital Audiofest 2023 Sound & Vision Editor Mark Henninger takes you on a walk-through tour of the pop-up record and accessory shops in the lobby of the hotel where the show is held.

Unboxing the new Sonos Move 2 portable wireless speaker. You can read the full review here: https://www.soundandvision.com/content/sonos-move-2-cordless-speaker-review

Behind the scenes at Audio Advice 2023 "This video is a perfect example of why it's advantageous to have a video capture kit that is fast to set up and ready to go, it lets you capture spontaneous content that might have been too much of a hassle to do with a bigger and more complex rig. On the morning of the last day of the Audio Advice Live 2023 show, I was lucky enough to run into Audio Advice CEO (and creator of the Revelation chair) Scott Newnam, which is when I shot this video. We literally decided on the spot to do the piece on the chair, and we got it done in one take. So, very little time out of his ultra-busy day, very little time out of my schedlue, and yet with a result that shows the features and benefits of this affordable (for what it offers) chair. The key thing is that I used an iPad Pro and captured directly into Final Cut Pro for iPad. It has proven to be the most efficient way to do on-the-spot interviews at a show. The capture is plain old 1080p, but I also have a GoPro kit that is bulletproof and shoots wide angle up to 5.6K. The sound comes from a pair of DJI wireless mics, with b-roll from an iPhone 14 mounted on a DJI Mobile 6 gimbal. I left the DLSR in the bag. In just 15 minutes I was able to try out the chair and then do a one-take, no edit interview with its creator. For what it's worth, the chair itself is absolutely more comfortable than my IKEA couch." - Mark Henninger #audioadvicelive #hometheaterseating

Behind the scenes at Audio Advice 2023 "At the Audio Advice Live show in Raleigh, I decided to abandon my quest for ultimate quality and instead embrace 'good enough but fast and easy' video for interviews. I'm completely pleased with the results, which look great on a phone or laptop, but are not 4K Hollywood-quality (which does not get you social media views anyhow). The primary interview was done with an iPad Pro's selfie cam, the b-roll is from an iPhone on a DJI Mobile 6 gimbal. The "focus" is literally on not having to focus or adjust exposure, to have good enough lighting with no setup required, and capture wireless audio where the focus is on intelligibility above all. Everything went as planned. This video interview with Chris Deutsch from Barco Residential is a perfect example of how it all worked out. This is the approach I plan to use at future shows such as CEDIA 2023, which is now just weeks away." - Mark Henninger #AudioAdviceLive #BarcoResidential

Video Demo: The Record Doctor VI
Video Demo: The Record Doctor VI

Make the most of downtime by giving your LP collection a deep clean with the Record Doctor VI (review up now on soundandvision.com). S&V Editor Al Griffin shows you how to do it in this video.

A quick look at LG's new 65-inch wallpaper-thin OLED. 1/10th of an inch thick!

Video Tour: What is an amp/DAC?
Video Tour: What is an amp/DAC?

What's an "integrated amplifier/asynchronous digital-to-analog converter combo" (a.k.a. amp/DAC)? Rob Sabin explains and presents an overview of the Sprout by PS Audio and the AI-301DA from TEAC Audio (EU) reviewed by Sound & Vision.

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