Harman Kardon Introduces Flagship AVR 7550HD and Advanced-Technology AVR 3550HD Audio/Video Receivers, and Showcases a Wide Range of Custom-Installation Home Entertainment Solutions at CEDIA Expo 2008

At CEDIA Expo 2008, Harman Kardon, Inc., is exhibiting a wide selection of home entertainment components, including its new top-of-the-line AVR 7550HD 7.2-channel audio/video receiver, and AVR 3550HD 7.1-channel audio/video receiver. The following products will also be showcased: the Harman......Read More

Integra Debuts World's First AV Pre/Pro with ISFccc Video Calibration Capabilities, Plus Latest from THX, Audyssey

The Integra DHC-9.9 Three-zone AV Preamplifier/Processor is THX Ultra2 Plus certified, has ISFccc video calibration, HQV-Reon VX video processing, 4 HDMI 1.3a repeaters, HD Radio, and the new THX Loudness Plus, and Audyssey's new Dynamic EQ and Dynamic Volume. Integra,......Read More

Integra Introduces World's First A/V Receivers with Onboard ISFccc Video Calibration for All Sources

Two THX Ultra2 Plus Certified models also feature HQV-Reon VX video processing, THX Loudness Plus, HDMI 1.3a repeaters, HD Radio, and new Audyssey Dynamic EQ and Dynamic Volume. Integra has introduced two new top-of-the-line THX Ultra2 Plus certified A/V receivers......Read More

Silicon Image (SIMG) Show First HDMI 1.4 Parts For "Liquid HD" Over Ethernet Systems

Now your even your home network isn't safe from HDMI's unreliable, copy protected connection nightmares. Silicon Image, Inc. today introduced the SiI9387 port processor and the SiI9334 transmitter, the first semiconductor products to incorporate the latest HDMI 1.4 specification features......Read More

Back To The Future With NAD's C 725BEE Stereo Receiver

NAD Electronics has introduced the NAD C 725BEE Stereo Receiver, which delivers the performance of "separate" (power amp and preamp) with the convenience of an all-in-one receiver. Most receivers today are digital surround sound A/V models, appropriate for Home Theater......Read More

Blu-ray Limits Its Growth Rate With Constant Firmware Updates

What are the Hollywood studios thinking these days with these feature-loaded Blu-ray titles that have the power to render a player to not play their newest films? While Blu-ray has tremendous power to be updated thus allowing new, sexy added......Read More

Can The Home Theater Business Re-price Itself Back Into The Hearts and Wallets of Consumers?

This recession is a bitch. The talking heads on the Sunday morning shows were shooting off this weekend about the fact that the American economy was headed into recession no matter what, but the collapse of the real estate market......Read More

CEDIA 2009 Show Report - Andrew Robinson

While not quite as jammed packed or exciting as previous years, CEDIA 2009 still proved to be the place to be for new product launches, as understated as those launches may have been. Before I get into what excited me......Read More

CEDIA 2009 Show Report - Jerry Del Colliano

For most of the past decade CEDIA has been picking up steam while the winter Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has struggled with its identity as it struggled to digest COMDEX and the computer geeks that came along with the merger.......Read More

CEDIA 2009 Show Report - Ken Taraszka, MD

CEDIA has been blowing up with new video technology over the last few years. 1080p was the big news just years ago, and while talk of 2K, 1440p and other formats have been thrown around and to some extent even......Read More

DENON ANNOUNCES FEATURE PACK UPGRADE FOR ADVANCED A/V RECEIVERS

Upgrade Includes Several Major Convenience Features; Will Be Available at Denon Website Beginning October 1st Denon Electronics will offer its valued customers additional opportunities for "Boundless Entertainment" with an advanced Feature Pack Upgrade for several of its high-end A/V receivers.......Read More

DENON OFFERS ADDITIONAL FEATURES IN NEW LINE OF A/V RECEIVERS

Ten New Models Now Available, Including Two More in the Custom Integration "CI" Line; All Feature Audyssey Dynamic EQ and Audyssey Dynamic Volume, HDMI 1.3a Capability and More Denon Electronics, a manufacturer of high-quality home entertainment components, recently announced that......Read More

Denon To Add VRS From Anchor Bay To Their Blu-ray Players and AV receivers For 1080p Scaling

Anchor Bay announced today that Denon Electronics has chosen to incorporate Anchor Bay video processing chips, with the latest proprietary Video Reference Series (VRS) technologies including Precision Video Deinterlacing and Precision Video Scaling, across their newly introduced product line. Seven......Read More

DENON TO PROVIDE ADVANCED PRODUCTS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS AT CEDIA

Special Presentations at Denon Booth #204 Throughout the Show Denon Electronics will provide product demos and educational presentations for custom integration professionals at CEDIA. Attendees will be able to participate first-hand in Denon®'s "Boundless Opportunities" proposition in three separate booth......Read More

Denon's New 9.3 Channel AVR-4810CI AV Receiver

Denon recently introduced theAVR-4810CI Audio/Video Receiver (SRP: $2,999), a next-generation 9.3 channel multi-zone A/V receiver that offers high-quality distribution of audio and video throughout the home*. With nine built-in amplifiers that can be configured to a host of system designs,......Read More

Denon's New AVR-4810CI 9.3 Channel Receiver

Denon just introduced the AVR-4810CI Audio/Video Receiver (SRP: $2,999), a next-generation 9.3 channel multi-zone A/V receiver that offers high-quality distribution of audio and video throughout the home. With nine built-in amplifiers that can be configured to a host of system......Read More

Denon's New Line of Affordble HDMI Receivers

Denon Electronics just introduced its line of advanced audio/video receivers with nine new offerings for 2009/2010, including three that feature industry-leading networking and Web access capabilities. New Denon receivers include the following, with expected availability dates in parenthesis: AVR-4310CI (SRP:......Read More

First Annual Loss for Sony in 14 Years

Sony reported their first annual loss in 14 years today; however the company beat their estimate as to how deep the loss would be. For the past year or so Sony has been slashing jobs, offering early retirements and closing......Read More

Harman Kardon® AVR 7550HD Audio/Video Receiver Offers Innovative Technologies, Including Dolby® Volume and Latest Texas Instruments Digital Audio Processor

At CEDIA 2008, Harman Kardon, Inc., becomes the first company to announce the inclusion of Dolby® Volume technology from Dolby Laboratories in an audio/video receiver. The new Harman Kardon® AVR 7550HD A/V receiver incorporates a host of innovations, including Dolby......Read More

HD Video Games Are The Gateway Drug For Generation Y To High End Home Theater and Surround Sound

These days nobody is questioning the economic power and generational reach of video games as they have long surpassed theatrical movies in overall revenue. Amidst the worst recession since the stock market crash of 1929, total hours spent playing video......Read More

HDMI 1.4 - Another New Example of Planned Obsolesce Imposed On The Home Theater Market

I just read an editorial by controversial filmmaker Michael Moore last week on the Huffington Post about one of his most popular topics, General Motors. Before he got to a pretty empowering outlook for what the company could do going......Read More

In-wall Speaker Company, SpeakerCraft To Sell an AV Receiver

SpeakerCraft announced the introduction of two A/V receivers. A first for the company best know for its custom installed loudspeakers, these two receivers are part of a larger overall focus on electronics. "Many of our dealers have expressed a desire......Read More

Integra's New 9.2 Channel AV Receivers

Integra is out with a new line of 9.2 AV receivers for the fall selling season. The four new network-capable A/V receivers and two preamplifier/processors include Integra's first 9.2-channel audio systems for the ultimate in home theater sound or expanded......Read More

Marantz Shows New Bluetooth iPod Doc

Marantz America recently annouced the introduction of its Bluetooth-capable IS301 Wireless Dock for iPod (SRP: $250). The Marantz IS301 system offers simple connection and wireless audio playback through a home entertainment system, allowing users to access their familiar iPod interface......Read More

MARANTZ TO DEMONSTRATE NETWORKING FUNCTIONALITY OF A/V SEPARATES AT CEDIA 2008

THX-Certified AV8003 Networking A/V Pre Amp; MM8003 Power Amplifier Marantz America, a provider of advanced home entertainment solutions, will showcase the advanced networking capabilities of its AV8003 A/V Preamplifier/Processor (SRP: $2,599.99) and MM8003 8 Channel Power Amplifier (SRP: $2,399.99) at......Read More

Meridian Offers Summer Trade-up Promotion

Meridian Audio has announced that it is offering owners of its CD players and Surround Sound Controllers a unique opportunity to trade-up to a higher level of performance this summer. The "Excellence to Perfection Program" will run from June 15th......Read More

Onkyo Introduces the World's 1st AV Receiver with Dolby ProLogic IIz

As the first installment of its 2009 product line-up, Onkyo has introduced three new home theater receivers, including the world's first to offer Dolby's new ProLogic IIz processing, which can produce sound effects above the listener's head. These models, which......Read More

Onkyo's New AV Receiver Plays Back Internet Radio and Network Sources

Onkyo has introduced and begun shipping its first network-capable home theater receiver configured for Pandora, Rhapsody, and Sirius' streaming internet radio services. The new Onkyo TX-NR807 also capable of playing computer music files from networked PCs, is fully compatible with......Read More

Onkyo's New HT Series of Receivers

Onkyo has introduced a new family of audio-video receivers called the Onkyo HT Series. The new HT line is an extension of AV receivers developed for the company's packaged systems line--building on Onkyo's core competencies, while streamlining feature sets. 

The......Read More

Onkyo's Three New Network Internet Radio AV Receivers

Onkyo has introduced three network- and Internet-radio-capable, 9.2-channel THX Ultra2 Plus certified A/V receivers that deliver all the power, processing, and features to support cutting edge home theater and whole-house entertainment. The three new models, the Onkyo TX-NR1007, TX-NR3007, and......Read More

Onkyo's U-Port iPod Dock Connection

Onkyo today introduced a line of audio-video accessories, including the first to take advantage of the company's new proprietary Universal Port (U-Port) connection. The U-Port enabled models consist of a dock for iPhones and iPods, and an HD Radio module;......Read More

Pioneer's New Receivers Are iPhone and iPod Friendly

Pioneer Electronics just announced that it is now shipping A/V Receivers that seamlessly integrate Apple's revolutionary iPhone and iPod into a customer's home theatre. Pioneer's VSX-819AH, VSX-919AH and VSX-1019AH A/V receivers also feature proprietary technologies designed to restore compressed audio......Read More

Radio Shack Earns New Sales With Green Trade-in Program

If you thought sex sells then wait until you see how green sells. Radio Shack is the latest player in the consumer electronics space to cash in on the opportunity to open a sales dialog with consumers by suggesting that......Read More

Rotel Selected as CES Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Award Honoree

Rotel, manufacturer of affordable, high-end audio and home theater components has been named an International CES Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for the RSX-1560 Home Theater Receiver.  Products are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial......Read More

Saving Audiophila: How To Get a Young, New Generation of Audio Enthusiasts Hooked

Let's be honest with each other - audiophila has become more of a geeky hobby than a serious business or luxury goods market like it was in its hey days in the late 1970's through the early 1990's. Baby Boomer......Read More

Sherwood Starts Shipping The Netboxx R-904N Internet AV Receiver

Sherwood just announced its initial shipments of the R-904N Netboxx Internet A/V receiver. This highly compact and distinctively styled 7.1 channel receiver is equally adept at the playback of both physical disc media and Internet/streaming media, without requiring a PC.......Read More

Sherwood's New $439 Bluetooth AV Receiver - Can It Do It All?

Sherwood America Inc today introduced a new high-performance A/V receiver, the RD-7503. At an MSRP of $439.95, this 100 watt x7 receiver offers an extraordinary range of performance features for the dollar, including Bluetooth audio streaming, HDMI 1.3 audio repeater......Read More

Sherwood's New Netboxx R-904 Internet AV Receiver

Sherwood America Inc. announced recently its initial shipments of the R-904N NetBoxx™ Internet A/V receiver. This highly compact and distinctively styled 7.1 channel receiver is equally adept at the playback of both physical disc media and Internet/streaming media, without requiring......Read More

Sony and Best Buy To Sell Exclusive ALTUS Line of Electronics

Representing nearly two years of cooperation in market research and engineering efforts, Sony Electronics Inc. and Best Buy Co., Inc. today announced the new "ALTUS" audio product line. Featuring a stylish assortment of wireless music systems, speakers, and home theater......Read More

Two New Denon Network iPod Docks

Denon Electronics just introduced two new Network-Enabled iPod Docks, models ASD-51W and ASD-51N, both with Apple® iPod command and control, as well as a host of new capabilities and features. Both the ASD-51W (SRP: $299.99) and ASD-51N (SRP: $249.99) are......Read More

Two New Receivers From Integra: DTR-30.1 and DTR-20.1

Integra has introduced two mid-priced audio-video receivers designed to provide state-of-the-art home theater performance plus sophisticated integration with home automation systems. The new Integra DTR-30.1 and DTR-20.1 are, respectively, 7.2- and 5.2-channel, two-zone AV receivers designed for modern high-definition audio......Read More

Upgrade Module Program Adds Technologies to Existing NAD Products

NAD Electronics has introduced a unique Upgrade Program enabling dealers and installers to offer custom configurations to owners of NAD's high-value A/V products. Each Upgrade Module allows an owner to install one or more elements of NAD's innovative new mechanical......Read More

What Defines an AV Receiver These Days Anyway?

In the old days a "receiver" was roughly defined as an AV component that included a preamp, an internal power amp and some form of AM/FM tuner all in one chassis. While integrated amps (a preamp and amp all in......Read More

What if HDMI Actually Worked?

Let me be clear with the fact that without HDMI there wouldn't be volumes of 1080p HD content, complete with beaming video, 7.1 uncompressed HD audio and all of those feature-laden supplemental materials that we get from Blu-ray. At the......Read More

Wireworld Introduces New Glass Optical Cables For Use With Mac Computers

Wireworld has introduced a new series of optical digital cables that utilize conductors made of 280 glass fibers, rather than the common plastic monofilament conductor, to provide improved sound quality in home theater, computer audio and professional audio applications. In......Read More

Yamaha's RX-V1065 AV Receiver Gets New GUI, 4 HDMI Ins All Under $1,000

Yamaha just introduced its RX-V1065 7.2-channel AV receiver (105 W x 7; MSRP: $999.95) with better HD audio and video performance and enhanced user experience features for enjoying music, video from virtually any home or portable source component. Highlights of......Read More