Netflix Determines Which Episode Gets You Hooked

If you've become hooked on a series on Netflix and now you are bingeing, you are not alone. Netflix's research can determine the precise episode where you can't stop coming back for mor.

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September 2016 New Gear

Fiber-optic-over-HCMI cable, wireless noise-canceling headphones, electronic clutter eliminator, and more.

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Charlie Daniels Explores the Sound Quality Trail on Night Hawk

Charlie Daniels is an American treasure. Still going strong on the cusp of his 80th birthday, the man best known for fiddle-driven story songs like “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” “In America,” and “The Legend of Wooley Swamp” has just released a long-gestating passion project, Night Hawk (CDC Records), which covers all different shades of the authentic cowboy lifestyle. “It was a long time in the making,” Daniels recounts. “Night Hawk is an album I’d always intended to make for many, many years, so I had been collecting songs for it for a long time. I wanted it to be an album with songs about the working cowboy, because that culture still exists.” I got on the line with Daniels, 79, to discuss the changes in recording technology over the years, the art of storytelling, and the many ways his band transforms other people’s material into Charlie Daniels Band (CDB) songs. With Night Hawk, the Long Haired Country Boy finally comes full circle.

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September 2016 New Gear

Tributaries Aurora Active Fiber-Optic HDMI Cable
The Aurora hybrid fiber-optic cable is the first of its kind to be certified by DPL Labs to transport HDMI signals at data rates up to 18Gbps over cable lengths up to 98 feet—rates Tributaries says you’ll need with Ultra HD Blu-ray content that supports 10-bit color and high dynamic range (HDR). Glass Meets Copper: Aurora is a marvel of electro-optical engineering: Audio/video/clock and control signals are transmitted optically through glass fiber, while copper carries HDCP and other two-way data.

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Denon to Add Alexa Voice to Heos Line

All signs point to voice control playing an increasingly greater role in AV gear in the future. Denon is the latest company to embrace voice control...

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Return of the Iconic Dynaco ST70 Tube Amp

Back in April we reported on the return of two iconic brands—Hafler and Dynaco under the aegis of Radial Engineering. The Canadian company is making good on its promise to reintroduce the legendary Dynaco ST70 tube amplifier.

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GoldenEar's Invisible Dolby Atmos System Demo at CEDIA 2016

GoldenEar wanted to prove that you can have all the benefits of Dolby Atmos (and by extension DTS:X) in an all-architectural installation. We love immersive audio but want to make sure we give accurate impressions—not just marketing gimmicks. We sat in on GoldenEar's self-proclaimed "invisible Atmos" demonstration for a listen to see if they could pull it off. Read on to see what we thought about it and check out our little YouTube video teaser of their new impressive SuperSub X compact subwoofer.

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