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December 12, 2017
Hulu Live Leads All Internet TV Services in Number of Local Stations

FierceCable reports that Hulu's Internet TV service, called Hulu Live, has a significant lead in the total number of local stations it offers around the country. Hulu Live recently added 23 more ABC affiliates and nine more NBC stations, bringing its...

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December 11, 2017
Sonos Partners with IKEA

Sonos and IKEA have announced that the two companies have partnered to provide music-related products and/or services, starting in 2019--with the goal of making it "even easier for people to play any song, anywhere in the home, without interrupting the...

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December 11, 2017
How Much Do Aesthetics Matter When Buying AV Equipment?

How much does a product's appearance factor in to your purchasing decision, especially with higher-end components? Are you willing to pay more to get the sexier speakers or electronics, or is performance all that matters?

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December 8, 2017
THX and Monoprice Team Up to Deliver New Headphone Amps

THX and Monoprice have teamed up to offer two new DAC/headphone amplifier designs, based on THX's AAA technology. Part of Monoprice's Monolith Series, the new Desktop Headphone Amplifier (shown here, $399.99) uses the THX AAA-788 amplifier design to deliver 1500 mW...

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December 7, 2017
Parasound Introduces the ZoneMaster 2350 Stereo Amplifier

The latest addition to Parasound's ZoneMaster line, the new 2350 stereo amplifier is rated at 350 watts per channel into eight ohms and 600 watts into four ohms. It uses a Class AB input stage with Class D power modules....

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December 6, 2017
Klipsch Introduces the Reference RF-7 III Tower Speaker

Klipsch has added a new passive tower speaker to its Reference Series. The RF-7 III ($1,799 each) features a new 1.75-inch titanium compression driver designed to improve sound pressure linearity at high frequencies, as well as a new Tractrix horn design and...

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December 5, 2017
Puro Sound Labs Debuts JuniorJams Wireless, Volume-Limiting Headphones

Puro Sound Labs has introduced a new volume-limited wireless headphone targeted at kids. Like other Puro Sound offerings, the JuniorJams over-the-ear headphones are volume-limited to 85 dB to help prevent noise-induced hearing loss. The headphones feature 40mm dynamic drivers, Bluetooth...

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December 4, 2017
New Philips Roku HDTVs Hit the Market

Back in mid-November, Roku announced that a new line of Philips-branded TVs would feature the Roku TV OS, and now we have specific details, release dates, and pricing for those TVs. The Philips Roku TV line will feature screen sizes...

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December 4, 2017
10 Great Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs Released in 2017

Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for the videophile in your life? Adrienne Maxwell picks 10 great Ultra HD Blu-ray discs that came out this year.

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December 1, 2017
Emotiva Adds E2 Surround Speaker to Its Airmotiv Line

Emotiva has added a new surround speaker to its affordably priced Airmotiv speaker lineup. The new wall-mountable Airmotiv E2 features a 5.25-inch woven fiber woofer and a pair of 32mm Airmotiv folded ribbon tweeters in a bass-reflex design with dual front...

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November 30, 2017
Where Are Smart Home Shoppers Buying Their Devices?

Parks Associates has announced the results of its most recent smart home research study, which found that a majority (26 percent) of smart home owners purchased their devices through brick-and-mortar stores like Best Buy, Home Depot, and Walmart. Researchers concluded...

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November 29, 2017
SVS Announces New 4000 Series Subwoofer Line

SVS has announced its newest subwoofer line, the 4000 Series. Incorporating technologies and features utilized in the flagship 16-Ultra Series, the 4000 Series includes three models: the SB-4000 sealed cabinet subwoofer, the PB-4000 ported cabinet subwoofer, and the PC-4000 ported cylinder...

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November 28, 2017
OPPO Adds MQA Support to the UDP-205 Universal Disc Player

OPPO Digital has announced the addition of MQA decoding to its UDP-205 universal disc player. A firmware update is now available to add this feature, which allows the player to identify and decode files encoded with MQA specifically when you use...

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November 27, 2017
New IE 800 S In-Ear Monitors From Sennheiser

Sennheiser has introduced an updated version of its IE 800 in-ear monitors. The new IE 800 S uses a "refined" version of Sennheiser's Extra Wide Band (XWB) driver, as well as a patented dual-chamber absorber system designed to neutralize the masking effect...

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November 27, 2017
Dolby AC-4 and MPEG-H Vie for ATSC 3.0 Adoption

You may already know about ATSC 3.0's video upgrades, but did you know that it will deliver enhanced audio, too? The question is, will those features come through the Dolby AC-4 or MPEG-H format? Jeff Berman gives us an update in this week's featured news story.

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November 24, 2017
New Omni Planter Speakers From James Loudspeaker

James Loudspeaker has introduced a new series of Omni Planter landscape speakers, designed for outdoor environments where the use of in-ground speakers is not practical or desired. Each speaker features a downfiring subwoofer and an array of satellites configured to...

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November 23, 2017
VUDU Adds HDR10 Support

Video streaming provider VUDU has announced the addition of HDR10 support in certain streaming media devices (listed below). Up to now, VUDU has only supported High Dynamic Range playback in the Dolby Vision format, which is available on a fewer...

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November 22, 2017
DTS Virtual:X Comes to Select Denon and Marantz AV Receivers

DTS and Sound United have announced that DTS Virtual:X technology is now available via firmware update in select Denon and Marantz AV receivers. DTS Virtual:X allows consumers to enjoy a more immersive, DTS:X-like 3D surround experience without the use of...

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November 21, 2017
BenQ Announces the HT2550 HDR-Capable UHD DLP Projector

In January, BenQ will launch its most affordable 4K-friendly DLP projector to date. The HT2550, which will be priced "under $2,000," is also the first HDR-capable model in BenQ's line, supporting playback of the HDR10 format. The HT2550 uses the...

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November 20, 2017
Audio Research Announces the VT80SE Tube Amplifier

Audio Research has announced an upgrade to its VT80 stereo tube amplifier. The VT80SE uses higher-performance KT150 tubes, compared with the KT120 tubes in the standard VT80. Audio Research burns in the KT150 tubes for 48 hours and hand-matches them in...

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