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  • Cambridge Audio Drops Active “L/R” Speaker Series, Adds Fidelity Imports as US Distributor
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    Cambridge Audio Drops Active “L/R” Speaker Series, Adds Fidelity Imports as US Distributor

    ByMark Henninger January 11, 2026January 11, 2026

    A double dose of audio news coming out of England: Cambridge Audio has a new US distributor and it has announced a new line of active speakers. New L/R Active Series Cambridge is applying a “just add music” philosophy with the new L/R Series. These are active speakers, so no need for a separate amp,…

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  • Onkyo Updates its Integrated Amps and its Identity
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    Onkyo Updates its Integrated Amps and its Identity

    ByMark Henninger January 10, 2026January 12, 2026

    This year Onkyo turns 80. But lest ibe mistaken for some dinosaur, it came to CES 2026 with a new identity, new messaging, and new gear to back it up. Now a part of Premium Audio Company and a close partner with Klipsch, Onkyo’s new messaging is aimed at movie lovers, music fans, and avid…

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  • Klipsch at 80: American Muscle Meets Japanese Precision
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    Klipsch at 80: American Muscle Meets Japanese Precision

    ByMark Henninger January 7, 2026January 7, 2026

    CES 2026 is now going full-steam. The annual Vegas tech extravaganza is the ritual kickoff for the new year in AV tech, including audio. While the high-end audio show at the Venetian is a thing of the past, on the main show floor you’ll find major brands flexing their muscles. That’s where you’ll find Klipsch,…

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  • SVS Adds a Soundbar and Updates the 3000 Series at CES 2026
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    SVS Adds a Soundbar and Updates the 3000 Series at CES 2026

    ByMark Henninger January 5, 2026January 5, 2026

    Fresh new year, fresh new gear. That is the promise of the annual CES expo in Vegas. And on the show floor this year you’ll find SVS Sound demonstrating its newest addition to its lineup: The SVS R|Evolution Soundbar. No surprise, SVS focused on per-channel fidelity. That means 3-way driver architecture for each channel and…

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  • Audio Absurdity
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    Audio Absurdity

    ByMark Henninger December 27, 2025December 27, 2025

    I feel a need to plant a flag. It’s the flag of rationality. Audio needs a healthy dose of rational thinking, as evidenced by the polarization of discourse, which is focused on bullshit that does not “make a difference” Arguing about power cords and the sound of DACs is literally depressing. May as well be…

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  • Vegas and T.H.E. Show: A Losing Hand?
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    Vegas and T.H.E. Show: A Losing Hand?

    ByMark Henninger December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

    They say the House always wins, but in the case of T.H.E. Show’s highly anticipated “homecoming” to Las Vegas for its 30th Anniversary, everyone seems to have lost. In a press release dropped on December 22, right as the industry was winding down for the holidays, T.H.E. Show announced the postponement and relocation of its…

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  • The Editor’s Exit
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    The Editor’s Exit

    ByMark Henninger December 20, 2025December 20, 2025

    The clock has struck midnight. And thus ends my tenure as Editor of Sound & Vision. It was a tremendous experience, I learned a lot including how to put together a magazine. Sound & Vision’s origins date all the way back to 1958, when HiFi & Music Review first published. It became Stereo Review in…

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  • Emotiva’s New Nostala LB12 Speakers: An Homage to Vintage
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    Emotiva’s New Nostala LB12 Speakers: An Homage to Vintage

    ByMark Henninger December 20, 2025December 21, 2025

    Emotiva’s always about hitting a price/performance sweet spot that appeals to performance-minded hobbyists. And what the market was surely telling the company is that big, boxy wood-grained speakers made a comeback and did not go away. JBL has ’em. KLH has ’em. Klipsch has ’em, and McIntosh has ’em. But unlike those companies, Emotiva has…

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  • Do You Have a Preferred Tweeter Type?
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    Do You Have a Preferred Tweeter Type?

    ByMark Henninger December 5, 2025December 5, 2025

    When it comes to tweeters, domes have long been the most popular variety in consumer applications. First released to consumers in 1958, with soft-dome tweeters arriving nine years later in 1967, they were a huge step up from the cone tweeters of the time. Also, a lot smaller than the compression-driver horn tweeters, a technology…

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  • What Piece of Gear do You Wish You Still Had?
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    What Piece of Gear do You Wish You Still Had?

    ByMark Henninger December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

    Every audiophile has at least one piece of gear they wish they still possessed. But for whatever reason, it is just a memory now, yeh you can’t get it out of your mind. For example, I regret giving up my Sony TA-N 77ES amplifiers. Back in the early 1990s, I had a pair, each running…

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