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October 21, 2019
Why Do AV Enthusiasts Tend to Fight Technological Change?

When Blu-ray came around, the commentariat clung to their DVDs. When streaming finally got good, the die-hards rejected it even harder. Why is it that some enthusiasts cling so hard to the past?

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October 10, 2019
SVS Tours Five Cities with "Night of Sonic Thrills" Event Series

SVS has announced five new events in its "Night of Sonic Thrills" tour, with stops in and around the Great Plains and Pacific Northwest between October 15 and December 12 of this year. In addition to enjoying demos of the...

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October 9, 2019
McIntosh Announces New Five-Channel Amp and AV Preamps

The MX170 and MX123 AV processors and MC255 five-channel amp add to McIntosh's roster of home cinema products

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October 8, 2019
2019 Burning Amp Festival Returns to San Fran November 9

If you've ever been interested in building your own audio gear or just showing off the components you've already cobbled together in the workshop out back, and if you can make it to the Bay Area in November, you may...

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October 7, 2019
Amazon Enters the HD Music Streaming Business

Amazon has added 96/24 streams to its music service for a more palatable up-charge than other high-res streaming services. But why isn't this being included with Amazon Prime, the way the company's UHD video offerings are?

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October 4, 2019
Sound United Will Not Be Acquiring Onkyo's Home Audio Division

Looks like Onkyo, Pioneer, Pioneer Elite, and Integra aren't coming under the Sound United umbrella after all.

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October 3, 2019
Focal Powered by Naim Store Celebrates Grand Opening in Scottsdale

Focal and Naim have announced the opening of a new Focal Powered by Naim store in Scottsdale, Arizona. The grand opening of the new store will be accompanied by an evening of music, wine, and food, between the hours of...

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October 2, 2019
Sony UBP-X700 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Reviewed

Adrienne Maxwell reviews Sony's $200 UBP-X700, the lowest priced Ultra HD Blu-ray player in Sony's line. It omits some features found in the higher-priced models but adds support for Dolby Vision.

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October 1, 2019
TiVo Announces New TiVo+ Video Network and EDGE DVR/Streamer

The announcement this week of TiVo's new live-streaming video network, unsurprisingly called TiVo+, has been somewhat overshadowed by a concurrent announcement of a new TiVo player called the EDGE, which is being released in two forms: one for cable subscribers...

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October 1, 2019
McIntosh Intoduces MC257 Seven-Channel Amp

McIntosh has announced a new seven-channel power amplifier with 250 watts per channel into four or eight ohms with two channels driven, or 200 watts per channel with all channels driven. The MC257, as it's called, achieves these impressive figures...

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September 30, 2019
Best Buy... Worst Service

Jerry explains how Best Buy let him down when all he needed was an entry-level TV, like, today.

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September 27, 2019
Wireworld Announces New Coaxial Digital Cables

Wireworld announced this week the release of four new 75-ohm digital coaxial cables that run the gamut from ultra-affordable to luxury-level, with price dependent largely on the gauge of the conductor and the metals used in both conductor and connector....

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September 26, 2019
Epson Introduces LS500 Laser Projection TV

The LS500 promises to deliver 120 inches of bright and vibrant real estate for $6,000.

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September 24, 2019
Bowers & Wilkins Introduces Four New Wireless Headphones

Bowers & Wilkins has announced the release of four new models in its ever-expanding wireless headphone lineup, including a new flagship wireless over-ear NC model, the PX7 Wireless, which serves as a replacement for the PX Wireless we reviewed...

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September 23, 2019
CEDIA 2019 Report: A Tale of the Haves and the Have-Nots

In stark contrast with past year's shows, this year's CEDIA Expo seemed to be aimed at either the ultra-wealthy or the dirt-poor, with those of us in the middle mostly squeezed out of the mix.

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September 20, 2019
Paradigm's Introduces New Millenia LP Trio Soundbar

At this year's CEDIA Expo in Denver, Paradigm introduced a new passive soundbar dubbed the Millenia LP Trip, which is designed first and foremost for on-wall installations. Similar in many respects to the Décor speakers we reviewed earlier this year,...

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September 19, 2019
Roku Announces New OS 9.2 and Updated Player Lineup

Roku announced today a big new OS update slated to coincide with a refresh of the company's media player lineup. The new updated, dubbed OS 9.2, promises to bring with it better search and navigation functionality, as well as...

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September 18, 2019
LG Introduces 8K OLED and NanoCell TVs and a New 4K CineBeam Projector at CEDIA 2019

At this year's CEDIA Expo in Denver, LG released new details about its staggering 88-inch 8K OLED TV, as well as its new 75-inch 8K NanoCell TV (NanoCell being LG's new name for its proprietary implementation of quantum dot technology)....

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September 17, 2019
RBH Sound Debuts New Subs, Architectural Speakers, and a Powered Monitor at CEDIA 2019

At this year's CEDIA Expo in Denver, RBH Sound debuted three diverse new offerings, including a new Signature Series in-wall that borrows heavily from the company's renowned SVTR freestanding tower monitor; two new S Series subwoofers, one powered and one...

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September 16, 2019
MartinLogan Debuts Flagship Masterpiece CI Series at CEDIA 2019

At CEDIA Expo 2018, MartinLogan became the talk of the show by leading attendees into a darkened room and demoing a system that no one could see, with no details about form factor, specifications, pricing, or even the underlying technology....

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