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I love old movies, and by old movies I’m talking about black & white murder mysteries from the 40’s & 50’s. There are a ton of them on YouTube and although I can put up with some of the faded images, it’s the horrible sound on many that makes them almost impossible to understand. Then, at a virtual press event, I found ZVOX. The CEO of ZVOX, Tom Hannaher, told me their system called AccuVoice makes dialogue in old movie understandable again. It’s different from other voice boosting systems which focus on equalization. AccuVoice combines compression, consonant-range boost, formant enhancement, minimization of bass output — plus other proprietary techniques they prefer not to divulge. The AV157 which I have, uses 12 levels of dialogue boost – 6 stages of AccuVoice boost plus 6 stages of their new SuperVoice technology. SuperVoice takes dialogue clarity to a new level by dramatically reducing non-vocal background sounds. Also helpful is a bright, easy to read alphanumeric display that shines through the speaker grill for a few seconds as you make adjustments. Inside the unit are three 2″x3” high-output full-range speakers powered by a 24 watt Class D digital amplifier with Dolby™ Digital decoding. The unit is small, just 17″w x 3 3/8″d x 2 7/8″h. There are three connection options: a minijack for analog hookups to older TVs (cable included), an optical digital port (cable included), and a minijack output for use with your headphones or subwoofer. MSRP is $299.99, but Tom said it’s always available at some retailer for $199.99. As of 5/1/21 it was $199.99 on Amazon. The ZVOX Mini is under $100. (6 levels of adjustment vs. 12 levels for the AV157.)
Giz Wiz w/ Tom Hannaher, CEO ZVOX: https://youtu.be/5S3881_GXw4
Company video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8EV3dpahfQ
ZVOX AV 157 – Amazon:https://amzn.to/3ea4LEv – As an Amazon Associate Giz Wiz Biz earns from qualifying Amazon purchases. You pay no more.
ZVOX Mini https://amzn.to/3gUflkX Under $100 – As an Amazon Associate Giz Wiz Biz earns from qualifying Amazon purchases. You pay no more.
See or hear this show: www.gizwiz.tv/episode/1829
