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This past August, AT&T launched a pilot version of its new AT&T TV video streaming service in 10 U.S. cities. Not to be confused with other AT&T services including AT&T TV Now and Watch TV, the new offering distinguishes itself by adding live TV stre

I have a confession to make: I love classical music. Okay, okay, you got me—that’s not really a confession per se, but I do feel it’s somewhat akin to admitting to an unspoken love I’ve had for decades that I don’t discuss as often as I should. And s

You have absolutely no idea how hip you are. Seriously. No idea. Well, what I mean is that if you time-traveled yourself 30 years into the future, you would be really hip. Maybe not now, but in 2049 you will be awesome. Some things age well, and some

After 20-plus years in the custom installation business, I’ve learned the value of making a project as future-proof as possible. In my last column (available online at soundandvision.com), I discussed the importance of prewiring, installing conduits

ACOUSTICAL TREATMENT is an essential part of any great sounding entertainment space, but most people look to hide it or subdue it with panels that blend into the room, often masquerading as modern artwork. Then there are people who crave the unconven

Q I have a vintage stereo and recently bought an Audioengine D1 external DAC so I can connect my laptop to it for music streaming. The Audioengine is probably a starter unit, but I’m just starting. The DAC supports decoding of 24-bit/96kHz signals vi

JUST A FEW YEARS BACK, if you wanted Bluetooth (BT) headphones equipped with noise-canceling (NC), a feature combo especially desired by frequent flyers, you pretty much had only one place to go: Bose and one of its Quiet Comfort models. Over the las

UHD BLU-RAY There is simply no precedent for a cinematic event of this magnitude. Avengers: Endgame is not merely the latest installment in the Marvel canon, but one that builds upon all that has come before to complete story arcs begun as far back a

EXPECTATIONS FOR the release of Alita: Battle Angel, the long-awaited film adaptation of the Japanese cyberpunk manga series, Battle Angel Alita, ran extremely high, no doubt due to the high-profile names involved in its production. Co-written and co

MARVEL HAS UNDENIABLY defined the modern comic book movie universe. As a consequence, much of Shazam!, the latest effort from rival DC, feels clichéd, and not just by superhero standards. Good young protagonists facing adversity, otherworldly forces

SET IN THIRD CENTURY A.D. CHINA, Shadow tells the story of the uneasy truce held by the Pei and Yang kingdoms. Years earlier, the Pei kingdom lost possession of the city of Jing following a duel between Pei army commander Zi Yu and the formidable war

GLORY IS THE 1989 Oscar-winning film (Best Supporting Actor, Denzel Washington) from director Edward Zwick that follows the true story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment—the Union Army’s second African-American regiment in the American Civil

TENSIONS, RIVALRIES, BANTER, squabbling, self-aggrandizement, and, above all, putdowns add to the hot air on this day in the life of Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn as the 98 percent Black (down to 70 percent in the last census) community and small mix

OLIVER STONE FIRST HEARD The Doors while serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam in the late-1960s, and the impact of their music never left him. Amid much controversy, the Oscar-winning director brought his singular vision for The Doors biopic to middli

AND LO, there was a new breed of musician who had come to town, and they were duly christened singer/songwriters. In the wake of the burgeoning rock era’s focus on volumedealing power trios and instrumentally propelled multi-member ensembles (whether