Atlantic Technology to Develop IP-Ready Loudspeakers for NetStreams' StreamNet Whole House Protocol

Atlantic Technology, a manufacturer of home theater and architectural loudspeaker systems, has announced plans to introduce IP-Ready loudspeakers that are compatible with the NetStreams® StreamNet™ whole-house Internet-Protocol (IP) A/V distribution technology. According to the company, Atlantic's StreamNet-Ready speakers deliver unsurpassed......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

Definitive Technology Launches Super-thin On-wall Speakers

Definitive Technology just announced three new speaker models. The first is the Mythos XTR®-50 an ultra thin (1.5″ deep) on-wall, on-shelf loudspeaker that delivers a level of high performance previously thought impossible in shallow enclosure speakers. The others are home......Read More

Embattled Final Loudspeakers Files For Bankruptcy In Belgium

Sources close to HomeTheaterReview.com have provided a full listing of assets being liquidated from Belgian-based Final Loudspeakers as the embattled electrostatic speaker company is giving up the ghost. Final Loudspeakers were among the first to make flat speakers that were......Read More

GENELEC CUSTOM INSTALLATION SYSTEMS CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT

A historical look at a pioneer in Active Monitoring technology Genelec first introduced its Genelec Active Monitoring Loudspeaker, the S30, thirty years ago. Since its inception in 1978, Genelec has concentrated its efforts and resources into the design and manufacturing......Read More

GENELEC EXPANDS RANGE OF ACTIVE ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTIONS WITH THE NEW AIWS5041A ACTIVE IN-WALL SUBWOOFER

Genelec Inc., a provider of Active Monitoring technology for three decades, offers home theater and custom installers active speaker solutions with its line of discreet, low profile models. The latest addition is the new AIWS5041A Active In-Wall Subwoofer, which joins......Read More

GENELEC INTRODUCES NEW RAM4 AND RAM5 RACK-MOUNT AMPLIFIERS FOR ACTIVE 3-WAY SPEAKER SYSTEMS

Genelec Inc. offers home theater and custom installers two new rack-mountable amplifier units, specifically designed to be used with corresponding Genelec products from the Custom Installation line. The new RAM4 tri-amplifier provides 180 watts to the woofer, 120 watts to......Read More

Infinity Systems Introduces Its Prelude® Forty Loudspeaker, and Showcases Custom-Installation Solutions at CEDIA Expo 2008

At CEDIA Expo 2008, Infinity Systems is exhibiting a wide variety of loudspeakers and systems, featuring the world premiere of the Infinity Prelude® Forty, a new flagship loudspeaker. Also making their CEDIA debut are the PSW310W, PS212W and PS210W wireless......Read More

Jamo's New 804 Wall-Mounted Speakers

The versatile A 804 from Jamo combines a contemporary design with the remarkable sound that emanates from its bassreflex ported cabinet. And, because it can be mounted both horizontally and vertically, it works just as well as a center channel......Read More

MartinLogan Introduces $499 Advanced Thin Film Center Channel Speaker

MartinLogan just announced the new $499 Encore TF center channel speaker for use either on- or off-wall. Designed to serve as a high performance center channel for home theaters, the compact Encore TF delivers exceptional detail. An ATF˙ (Advanced Thin......Read More

New Paradigm In-walls Match Today's Flat HDTVs

Ultra-slim flat-panel television displays finally have met their sonic and aesthetic match, as Paradigm Electronics announces its first-ever partly-in-wall/partly-out-of-the-wall speaker designs. The new Reference Hybrid Millenia 10 and 20 integrate reference-quality build materials into a form factor that protrudes less......Read More

NHT To Relaunch As An Internet-Direct Speaker Company

Now Hear This or NHT as they are known in the specially AV business announced yesterday that they were returning to the business after a few months in hibernation. Their new business model will sell speakers online, leaving the ultra-competitive......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

Revel® Displays Flagship Ultima2 Series Loudspeakers

Loudspeaker manufacturer Revel® is displaying its next generation of Ultima loudspeakers. A direct result of an extensive R&D initiative, the Revel Ultima2 Series consists of four models: the Salon2 and Studio2 floorstanding loudspeakers, the Gem2 on-wall or stand-mounted loudspeaker and......Read More

Revel® Introduces New Concerta™ On-Wall Loudspeakers

Loudspeaker manufacturer Revel® has expanded its Concerta™ Loudspeaker line, an affordable series of architectural loudspeakers, with four new on-wall loudspeakers. The new models include the M8 2-Way Loudspeaker System, the M10 2-1/2-Way Loudspeaker System, the C10 2-1/2-Way Center Channel System......Read More