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Elac Debut ConneX Designer Series: Powered Speakers with Style
Jacob Green— May 23, 2024 00:15
Elac has teamed up with the fashion label Adsum to give the company’s small powered speakers a makeover. The $650 Debut ConneX Designer Series are lovely to behold, and sound just as good.
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PMC And Steven Wilson Bring Atmos Music to Munich High End
Jacob Green— May 07, 2024 00:00
Loudspeaker manufacturer PMC and musician Steven Wilson are staging a British Invasion at High End Munich. Together they will be showcasing immersive audio with a massive Dolby Atmos system. Read on.
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Sonos Launches ‘Reimagined’ App with Customizable Home Screen
Jacob Green— May 04, 2024 12:05
Sonos launched a new mobile app, merging content and controls on a customizable home screen, providing users a faster, better, personalized experience.
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Netflix and Meta Use Hologram Tech to Promote New Releases
Jacob Green— April 29, 2024 14:00
Big companies like Netflix, Meta, and even Nescafé are increasingly relying on high-tech launch events to create buzz for new releases. Does it work and is it worth the money? Read on to learn more.
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Hulu Begins Its Password Crackdown
Jacob Green— April 22, 2024 02:00
As of March 14th, 2024, Hulu has banned the sharing of account login information to friends and family outside the account-holder’s household. Rule breakers risk having their accounts suspended!
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7 Incredible Hi‑Fi Giveaways ‑ One LiveStream: Audioholics 25‑Years Celebration!
Wayde Robson— April 15, 2024 00:30
Audioholics Massive Giveaway Contest featuring 7 awesome prizes by Definitive Technology, SVS, RBH, Focal, Cambridge Audio & RSL. Celebrate 25-Years on one HUGE LiveStream w guests!
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Planned Las Vegas Stadium to Feature Largest LED Screen in Baseball
Jacob Green— April 11, 2024 11:30
A new ballpark for the Oakland A’s is scheduled to open in Las Vegas in 2028. The stadium is to feature an 18,000-square-foot video wall and an eye-catching design. Read on.
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Samsung’s 2024 TV Lineup Available Pre‑Order with Free TV Promo Deal
Jacob Green— April 07, 2024 00:10
Samsung announced pricing for its 2024 TVs, and a FREE TV promotion expiring April 11th. The 77-inch S95D QD-OLED will likely be the biggest draw for videophiles along with the new Tizen OS redesign.
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Tidal’s Hi‑Res Streaming Gets Cheaper!
Jacob Green— March 28, 2024 00:00
Tidal charges a hefty premium for high-res music. Starting on April 10th, 2024, Tidal will be discontinuing its tiered offerings and consolidating everything into a single service at $10.99/month!
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A Return to Blu‑ray as Streaming Value Evaporates
Wayde Robson— March 22, 2024 00:00
The SVoD market has found its ceiling as streaming services continue to chip away value for consumers, it only gets worse from here. There's no better time for a return to physical media!
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ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery Plan New Sports Streaming Service
Jacob Green— March 11, 2024 11:00
ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery are teaming up to create a new streaming service for sports fans. The joint venture will combine live TV with on-demand content, covering all major sports.
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EU Regulation to KILL Lamp Projectors for Mercury Hazards
Wayde Robson— February 29, 2024 00:00
An EU regulation will begin the decline of lamp-based projectors worldwide and toxic heavy metal, mercury inside the bulbs are to blame. Get ready to see growth in LED and Laser projector technology!
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Sony 360 Reality Audio Vs. Dolby Atmos Music: The New Format Wars
Wayde Robson— February 26, 2024 00:00
Sony 360 Reality Audio vs. Dolby Atmos Music may seem like a kinder, gentler format war. But it's part of a broader competition involving MPEG-H 3D Audio for the music & digital broadcast TV markets.
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JBL Synthesis and ARCAM Now ‘Certified for Envy’ By madVR Labs
Jacob Green— February 22, 2024 00:00
Harman Luxury Audio Group and madVR Labs have announced that several AVRs and processors from Harman brands have achieved “Certified for Envy” status from madVR Labs. Read on.
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Prime Video Removes Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos Unless You Pay More
Jacob Green— February 13, 2024 13:30
Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service began running ads AND stripped off Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos! If you want them back, you have to pay for the ad-free tier which is an additional $2.99/month.
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‘LG Labs’ Exhibition Focused on Innovation at CES 2024
Jacob Green— February 06, 2024 00:00
At CES 2024, the “LG Labs” exhibition inside the LG Electronics booth showcased a vacuum tube OLED jukebox called the DukeBox, a high-tech camper, and a tiny 4K projector called the CineBeam Qube.
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Harman Buys Roon, But Why?
Jacob Green— January 29, 2024 10:30
Harman acquired Roon, the music management software company with a passionate audiophile following. Roon will retain its team and operate as an independent business within Harman. So why the acquisition?
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New ‘Lenbrook Media Group’ Formed with Focus On Content Delivery
Jacob Green— January 29, 2024 00:50
The Lenbrook Group of Companies has formed Lenbrook Media Group to commercialize BluOS, MQA, and SCL6 across the digital audio supply chain. This new entity will be led by Mike Jbara. Read on.
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IsoAcoustics Mobile App and Product Selector Now Available in 7 Languages
Jacob Green— January 27, 2024 00:30
IsoAcoustics has expanded the global reach of its Product Selector tool and mobile app with support for 6 additional languages. It’s easier than ever to find the right isolation products for your speakers.
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DALI’s New Grand Vokal Center Speaker Boasts High Output, NOT High Price
Jacob Green— January 23, 2024 08:00
DALI’s new Grand Vokal ($1,000) is designed for large rooms, offering more output (111dB SPL) and higher power handling. It should be a perfect match for DALI’s Oberon tower speakers.
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Wilson Audio WASAE Center Speaker Saves Space at a BIG Price
Jacob Green— January 22, 2024 00:00
The Wilson Audio WASAE Center speaker ($9,500) is a space saver for a premium price. It uses the same 5.75" mid-woofer and 1" soft-dome Convergent Synergy MK5 tweeter as larger Wilsons. Read on.
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New Scalable AURO‑CX Audio Codec Demoed at CES 2024
Jacob Green— January 18, 2024 00:00
AURO is back with a new, next-gen audio codec called AURO-CX. The folks behind AURO-3D say that AURO-CX delivers scalable quality, channel count, sample rate, and objects, in one powerful bitstream.
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Jacob Green— January 17, 2024 00:00
The Integra DRX-8.4, Onkyo TX-RZ70, and Pioneer Elite VSX-LX805 are now Roon Ready, and support Auro 3D. Dirac Live also gets an upgrade and you can stream Spatial Audio directly to your AVR!
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Apple Music To Offer Dolby Atmos Incentive To Artists, Record Labels
Jacob Green— January 12, 2024 00:35
Apple Music will reportedly pay higher royalties for streams of songs offered in Dolby Atmos. This incentive could encourage more artists and record labels to embrace the format.
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A/V In A Briefcase? The Focal P60 Porsche Kit and the LG StanbyME Go
Jacob Green— January 11, 2024 00:45
Both the Focal P60 Limited Edition Utopia loudspeaker kit for Porsche 911 cars and the LG StanbyME Go portable 27-inch entertainment screen boast an unusual cool-factor. Read on.
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Rockford Fosgate Roof Audio System For Polaris Ranger All‑Terrain Vehicles
Jacob Green— January 06, 2024 00:15
The Rockford Fosgate Ranger Roof Audio System is an all-in-one audio solution for Polaris Ranger ATVs. Available for both two-seater and four-seater Ranger models. Read on.
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MartinLogan Motion XT F100 New Year's Speaker Giveaway!
Wayde Robson— January 03, 2024 01:00
MartinLogan's Motion XT F100 Giveaway, free to enter, free shipping to receive your prize. This is your chance to WIN Audioholics Best of 2023, by the legendary MartinLogan speaker company.
