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“The powerful sense of atmosphere that the One.R speakers conveyed conjure up memories of my time with the Triton Reference.” –Al Griffin, Sound & Vision GoldenEar Technology is pleased to announce the introduction of the new Triton One.R. This extra

Much to my dismay, Sound & Vision some time ago eliminated the 3D-Ness rating category from the reviews in the Entertainment section. I am a retired broadcast TV technician who has always been a fan of 3D motion pictures, starting with Bwana Devil in

Apple recently announced a new TV service called Apple TV+ that will feature an original slate of ad-free programming created by big names including Steven Spielberg, Reese Witherspoon, and Oprah Winfrey. Pricing and availability for the service, whi

I have a theory. Well, it’s not really a theory. It’s more of a hunch. Actually, it’s not even a hunch. Just a tingling. But sometimes my tinglings are surprisingly prescient. Here’s my tingle: Thanks to societal shifts, in the coming years there wil

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens penned those immortal words 160 years ago to open A Tale of Two Cities, his well-lauded 1859 historical novel set before and during the French Revolution. That telling assessment

At just under $500, Yamaha’s MusicCast BAR 400 soundbar/subwoofer system is a great value. When you add the company’s MusicCast 50 wireless speaker ($499) to use for surrounds, you get a stellar wireless 5.1 system that creates an immersive experienc

Q Is there any reason why I should invest in IMAX Enhanced A/V gear and discs? Do you think this technology can survive against the established Dolby and DTS competition? —DAVID RILEY / VIA EMAIL A Before I answer that, let’s review what we know so f

My last column (available at soundandvision.com) discussed the process I use to help clients decide on a new surround sound system installation. Basically, I encourage them to work back from how they want the project to look when it’s finished instea

YOU MAY BE EXCUSED if you thought that Apple’s AirPods are the first and only so-called “true wireless” earphones—completely cordless in-ear “buds” that connect both with each other and to your smartphone via Bluetooth—since their distinctive white s

IT TOOK a while, but JVC has finally updated its full consumer projector lineup to native 4K (4,096 x 2,160) resolution. Just over two years ago, Sound & Vision reviewed the company’s first native 4K model, the $29,995 flagship DLA-RS4500. For this r

MOST OF US remember the first time as a kid that seeing a movie had a profound impact on our young mind. For plenty of kids who came of age in the 1970s, that movie was the first episode of the original Star Wars trilogy, which was released in 1977.

Measurements were made in a variety of conditions with the bulk taken in the Natural picture preset with the 6500 Color Temperature and REC709 Color Profile settings active. The gamma preset was selected as Custom (2.3). All calibration was done with

NAD (New Acoustic Dimensions) gained considerable attention soon after its founding in 1972 by offering impressive sound quality at fair prices. Today, most of NAD’s more affordable products still proudly bear the unique, workpants cosmetics of its e

PRIMARE IS A small audio component manufacturer in Sweden founded by an industrial designer from Denmark. The Malmö-based firm’s quirky high-end electronics have found favor among in-the-know audiophiles for nearly thirty years. Recently, a new line

CANADA’S PARADIGM offers a truly impressive range of speakers for audiophiles and home theater enthusiasts alike. The company makes so many speakers, in fact, that I sometimes have trouble keeping track of what’s what in the Paradigm lineup. With lus

OVER THE PAST 15 years I’ve reviewed more A/V products than I can count, but the ones I most look forward to watching the FedEx guy hoist off the delivery truck are subwoofers. That’s mainly because I love hearing bass—the more bass the better. Also,

ACTIVE LOUDSPEAKERS, OR speakers with built-in amplification, have long been box-office poison in the U.S. market. That’s because we Americans like our big receivers, choosing them based on power ratings, and then hooking them up to conventional, pas

An animated Spider-Man movie? In the midst of the character’s latest live-action reboot? Using six different iterations of the character, all but one of which are only known to die-hard comic book fans? A direct-to-video tie-in, right? Wrong: Not onl

SET MOSTLY AFTER the events in 2017’s Justice League, Aquaman takes us back to the origin of reluctant amphibian hero Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa), and then to the present for a grand new adventure. We are introduced to men who would be king (including

BUMBLEBEE is the sixth entry in the live-action Transformers franchise, but for much of this film, the title character is the only robot that appears onscreen. Directed by Travis Knight, who previously directed Kubo and the Two Strings, it has its sh

FOR MY MONEY, Capernaum was the best film of 2018—similar to Roma (slice of life, untrained actors), not as cinematically breathtaking (though still impressive), but emotionally more gripping (fuller characters, deeper drama). The title is an Arab wo

“WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?” “I don’t know.” Stranger Than Paradise, the delightful deadbeat breakout film by writer/director Jim Jarmusch with its whack-character studies, unactorly acting, absurdist deadpan humor, and minimalist style brilliantly capt

IF YOUR CRYSTAL BALL predicted that someday the writer/director of There’s Something About Mary would take home an Academy Award for Best Picture, let’s hope you bet big and didn’t smash the thing. Peter Farrelly’s Green Book is an emotional smorgasb