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A SMART SPEAKER
WORTH WAITING FOR
Finally, The Sonos One Adds Alexa Control
TALK IS CHEAP
TiVo Listens To You With The Affordable Vox Remote
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soundandvision.com
APRIL
2018
NO HEIGHT SPEAKERS,
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THEATER PACK
GOING
FOR
BLACK
JVC’S NEW DLA-X790R
HANDLES HDR
HIGHLIGHTS AND
DARK SHADOWS LIKE
NOTHING YOU’VE SEEN
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APRIL
2018 Volume 83 No. 3
ON THE COVER
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Flashback:
Charles
Rodrigues
poked
fun
at the
hobby we
take too
seriously.
That’s not so hot! I paid only $7.95 for a 1000 watt iron.
COLUMNS
Rob Sabin
Track One: A History of Lirpa Labs
Ken C. Pohlmann
Signals: Why Is Tesla
Killing AM Radio?
Michael Antonoff
Apptitude:
8 Startups to Soar
Al Grifn
Ask S&V:
State of Streaming
John Sciacca
The Connected Life:
The Big Screen Debate
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If Not
for
Charles...
The art of cartoonist
Charles Rodrigues.
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