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May 22, 2016
Audio-Technica Ships New Headphones and Turntable

Audio-Technica is now shipping a number of products that the company first showed off at CES back in January. The lineup of new releases includes the ATH-AG1X and ATH-ADG1X gaming headsets ($299.95 each), the ATH-MSR7NC Sonic Pro headphones with active noise...

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May 21, 2016
Hisense Is Now Shipping Its Flagship H8 UHD TV

Hisense has announced that its flagship but still value-oriented H8 Series of UHD TVs is now shipping. The H8 Series includes 55- and 50-inch models that use full-array LED backlighting with local dimming and support HDR playback. The 55H8C carries an...

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May 20, 2016
Russound's XZone4 Multi-room Audio System Is Now Shipping

Russound has announced that its XZone4 multi-room audio system, first introduced at last year's CEDIA Expo, is now available. The XZone4 allows you to send up to four independent audio streams--from services like AirPlay, Spotify, Pandora, and TuneIn--to four different...

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May 19, 2016
Yamaha Launches New AVENTAGE RX-A 60 Receivers

Yamaha has unveiled details on its 2016 AVENTAGE RX-A 60 receiver lineup. The line includes six new models priced from $649.95 to $2,199.95. The flagship RX-A3060 is an 11-channel network AV receiver with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X decoding and 150 watts...

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May 18, 2016
Philips to Release BDP7501 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Next Month

Philips has announced that its BDP7501 Ultra HD Blu-ray player, first introduced at CES 2016, will ship in June and carry a price tag of $399.99. The BDP7501 supports HDR and Wide Color Gamut technologies, and it includes dual HDMI...

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May 17, 2016
Rotel Debuts New RA-1592 Integrated Amplifier

Rotel has introduced a new integrated amplifier. The RA-1592 is built on the company's RC-1590 stereo preamp and RB-1582mk2 stereo amplifier--a Class AB amp rated at 200 watts per channel into eight ohms. The RA-1592 has a variety of digital...

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May 16, 2016
Control4 Announces Its 2016 Dealer Training Tour

Control4 has announced details on its 2016 worldwide dealer training tour, which will begin in Dallas on June 1. Throughout the summer, Control4 will host training sessions in more than 40 cities in the U.S. and Canada, plus another dozen across...

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May 16, 2016
Classé Sigma SSP AV Preamp Reviewed

Jerry Del Colliano reviews the Sigma SSP AV preamp from Classé Audio. Features include seven HDMI inputs, USB and Ethernet connections, and both balanced and single-ended connections.

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May 16, 2016
First-Order Crossovers: Panacea or Problem?

Does the use of a first-order crossover really make a better speaker? Brent Butterworth explores the topic in this week's featured news story.

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May 15, 2016
Peerless-AV Introduces New Line of Outdoor TVs

Peerless-AV's new UltraView line of outdoor, weatherproof TVs includes screen sizes of 49, 55, and 65 inches. All three models are LED-backlit LCD TVs with a 1080p resolution. Each TV comes with an IP68-rated waterproof, dustproof universal remote that can control...

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May 14, 2016
Hafler Announces New P3100 Stereo Amplifier

Hafler has provided details on its newest stereo amplifier, the P3100, due out in July. This amplifier uses Hafler's trans*nova lateral MOSFET topology, and it offers 150 watts per channel into eight ohms and 200 watts per channel into four ohms. The...

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May 13, 2016
Denon Adds Two New Models to X Series of AV Receivers

This month, Denon will add two new models to its X Series of AV receivers: the AVR-X1300W ($599) and the AVR-X2300W ($799). Both are 7.2-channel receivers with support for Ultra HD (including HDR and HDCP 2.2), Dolby Atmos, DTS:X (via...

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May 12, 2016
Pioneer Debuts New Entry-Level VSX-531 AV Receiver

Pioneer has introduced a new entry-level AV receiver, the VSX-531 ($270). This 5.1-channel model supports Ultra HD pass-through, with HDR and HDCP 2.2, and it features built-in Bluetooth, USB playback, and Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding. The VSX-531...

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May 11, 2016
Definitive Technology Debuts BP9000 Bipolar Speaker Line

With its new speaker line, Definitive Technology draws its inspiration from its original speakers, launched way back in 1990. Like the company's first model, the BP10, the new BP9000 line uses bipolar designs, with speaker drivers mounted on the front...

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May 10, 2016
Bowers & Wilkins Introduces Flagship 800 D3 Diamond Speaker

This July, Bowers & Wilkins will complete its rollout of the updated Diamond Series with the introduction of the flagship 800 D3 floorstanding speaker. The company describes the 800 D3, which is priced at $15,000 each, as the "best performing,...

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May 9, 2016
Remind a Hipster That Vinyl Still Sucks

Vinyl may be enjoying a resurgence in popularity, but Jerry Del Colliano would like to remind everyone, especially hipsters, why we shouldn't embrace the format too wholeheartedly.

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May 9, 2016
Rovi to Acquire TiVo for $1.1 Billion

Variety and other outlets are reporting that Rovi will acquire TiVo for $1.1 billion. We first reported on this possibility a little over month ago, and now it appears to be official. Rovi CEO Tom Carson will lead the company,...

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May 8, 2016
MQA Partners with Warner Music Group

MQA has announced a long-term licensing deal with Warner Music Group. MQA technology is designed to deliver master-quality audio in a small file size that's easier to stream or download. Warner is the first major music label to partner with...

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May 7, 2016
Mark Levinson Introduces N° 534 Dual-Monaural Amplifier

Building on the success of the recently released N° 536 mono amplifier, Mark Levinson has announced a dual-monaural version called the N° 534. This amplifier uses the company's proprietary Pure Path circuit design and offers 250 watts per channel into...

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May 6, 2016
Sony Debuts New Speakers, Receivers, Blu-ray Players, and More

Sony has introduced a full slate of new audio products, including a soundbar, two new wireless speakers, two new AV receivers, a USB turntable, a 4K upconverting Blu-ray player, and a new universal disc player. Details on all the new...

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