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  • Seven Decades of Marantz Magic, Culminating in the AV 20 Masterstroke

    Marantzโ€™s AV 20 channels 70 years of audio legacy into a 13.4-channel processor, blending analog soul with modern techโ€”and a Sound Masterโ€™s earโ€”for cinema that sings.

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  • A Film Review: Becoming Led Zeppelin

    Writer Stuart Marvin shares interesting facts about Becoming Led Zeppelin, a documentary he calls “a fascinating, powerful look at Led Zeppelinโ€™s early success.”

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  • How Disneyโ€™s Fantasound Brought Surround Sound to Hollywood in 1940

    Walt Disneyโ€™s radical 1940 film Fantasia demanded a sound system that didnโ€™t yet exist. In response, William Garity and J.N.A. Hawkins built Fantasoundโ€”the first surround sound, decades ahead of Dolby. The system flopped commercially but changed cinema forever.

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  • The Legacy of Fantasia: How Disneyโ€™s 1940 Classic Revolutionized Music in Film

    Eighty-four years ago, Disney released Fantasia, and the world would never look at animated filmsโ€”or hear classical musicโ€”the same way again. November 13, 1940, marked the debut of a cinematic experiment so ambitious it mightโ€™ve seemed crazy at the time. A cartoon? Sure. But a cartoon with no dialogue, featuring Bach, Beethoven, and Stravinsky? This…

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  • Review: Hollywood Records’ 3-LP Queen Rocks Montreal

    Despite the generational fade of classic rock, Queen continues to thrive. With Queen Rock Montreal remastered in Dolby Atmos, the bandโ€™s epic 1981 performance reaffirms why Freddie Mercury and company still command global reverence.

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  • Cutting-Edge Home Theater Performance at High End Munich 2023

    Dirac, StormAudio, and Perlisten Team Up to Showcase the Cutting-Edge of Home Theater Performance at High End Munich 2023. MUNICH, GERMANY, May 11, 2023 โ€” Swedish audio pioneer Dirac has teamed up with luxury audio heavyweights StormAudio and Perlisten to showcase the most high-performing and immersive home theater demo ever delivered at High End Munich.…

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  • The Dayton Wright Hommageโ€”a state-of-the-art redesign of a classic speaker

    It promises to be one of the most endearing moments at this yearโ€™s Montreal Audiofest: On Friday, March 25, Franรงois Lemay, founder of Tenor Audio and now owner of Lemay Audio, will officially unveilโ€”curtain and allโ€”the Lemay Audio-manufactured Dayton Wright Hommage (French for homage)โ€”a state-of-the-art redesign of the iconic Dayton Wright XG-10 electrostatic speakerโ€”to Michael…

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