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October 6, 2016
Google Launches Its Own Voice Assistant: Google Home

Google has officially launched its rival to Amazon's Alexa devices. Google Home can respond to voice commands to play music, stream video, search the Web, and control smart home products. It features a high-excursion driver with a dual passive radiator...

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October 5, 2016
Roku Announces New Players, Including Ultra Model with HDR Support

In late September, Roku unveiled its new lineup of streaming media players, priced from $29.99 up to $129.99. The new top-shelf Roku Ultra adds support for HDR playback, currently available through services like Netflix and Amazon Video. The company says...

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October 4, 2016
Oppo Introduces HA-2SE DAC/Headphone Amplifier

Oppo Digital has introduced an updated version of its HA-2 portable DAC and headphone amplifier. The new HA-2SE features an upgraded DAC (the ESS Technology ES9028Q2M) that supports PCM audio up to 384-kHz/32-bit and DSD audio up to 12 MHz, and...

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October 3, 2016
How to Gauge UHD Blu-ray's Success So Far

Is it too soon to gauge the success of Ultra HD Blu-ray? Jeff Berman discusses how the early players and discs are selling, as well as the challenges that still remain.

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October 3, 2016
Steinway Lyngdorf Introduces High-Performance IW-66 In-wall Speaker

At the recent CEDIA Expo 2016, Steinway Lyngdorf introduced its new high-performance cinema series, which features the IW-66 in-wall speaker and the IC-26 in-ceiling speaker. The IW-66 combines three Air Motion Transformer (AMT) tweeters with six 6.5-inch woofers and has...

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October 2, 2016
AT&T/DirecTV to Phase Out Satellite TV Service, Reports Say

Bloomberg is reporting that AT&T hopes to phase out DirecTV's satellite TV service in three to five years, to be replaced by the company's DirecTV Now online TV service. Scheduled to launch before year's end, DirecTV Now will begin as...

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October 1, 2016
Sony Pictures to Add Auro-3D Soundtracks to Select Titles

Auro Technologies has announced a partnership with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to add Auro-3D soundtracks to select titles, in the Ultra HD Blu-ray, standard Blu-ray, and digital formats. Each title will come with either a 13.1 or 11.1 Auro-3D native mix....

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September 30, 2016
Trinnov Adds Roon Support to Pre/Pros

Trinnov has announced that, in the first quarter of 2017, the company will add Roon support to all Amethyst and Altitude32 pre/pros. Roon is an advanced music server platform that provides in-depth info about your music--including photos, bios, reviews, lyrics, concert...

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September 30, 2016
DTS to Add Alexa Voice Control to Play-Fi Products

We have yet another Alexa-related announcement for you. DTS has announced that Alexa voice control is coming to the Play-Fi wirelesss audio ecosystem in early 2017. Owners of the Amazon Echo, Fire TV, and other Alexa-equipped devices will be able...

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September 29, 2016
Lexicon Announces DD-8+ Multi-room Amplifier

At the recent CEDIA Expo 2016, Lexicon announced an upgraded version of its DD-8 multi-room amplifier. Like its predecessor, the new DD-8+ is an eight-channel, 125wpc amp that uses the company's DriveCore technology, but it adds several new features--including four new...

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September 28, 2016
Optoma Debuts GT5500 Short-Throw Projector

Optoma has introduced a new ultra-short-throw 1080p projector, the GT5500. This single-chip DLP projector has a stated light output of 3,500 lumens and a stated contrast ratio of 25,000:1, and it can create a 100-inch-diagonal image from just 13 inches...

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September 27, 2016
Sony Adds Four Models to ES Receiver Line

Sony has announced the addition of four new models to its premium ES receiver line. All four models, which are priced from $799.99 up to $1,699.99, are seven-channel receivers targeted at the custom installation market and feature a number of...

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September 26, 2016
Oppo Gives Official Description of UDP-203 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player

Oppo Digital did not plan to show off its new Ultra HD Blu-ray player at CEDIA Expo 2016. Company representatives brought a couple prototypes to the show merely to test them with UHD projectors. But then people caught sight of...

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September 26, 2016
CEDIA Expo 2016 Show Report and Photo Slideshow

What were the hottest new products and emerging trends at this year's CEDIA Expo? Check out our show report and photo slideshow for all the details.

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September 25, 2016
Alexa Voice Control Is Coming to Crestron

Crestron joins the ranks of Control4, Sonos, and Denon in adding Alexa voice control to its home automation platform. Crestron users who own an Alexa-supported device like the Amazon Echo or Fire TV will be able to control individual devices or launch...

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September 24, 2016
Dynaudio Unveils New Architectural Speaker Series

Dynaudio has unveiled a new lineup of in-wall and in-ceiling speakers, dubbed the Studio Series. The lineup features two square in-wall models (the S4-W65 and S4-W80) and two round in-ceiling models (the S4-C65 and S4-C80). These two-way speakers combine a...

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September 23, 2016
Polk Introduces Signature Speaker Series

At last week's CEDIA Expo, Polk Audio introduced a completely new speaker line. The Signature Series features eight affordably priced speakers that pull technologies from the company's higher-end lines like the Monitor and LSiM Series. The lineup includes three tower...

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September 22, 2016
Control4 Adds Alexa Voice Control

Amazon has been busy lately, partnering with big names in home automation and entertainment to add Alexa voice control. In early September, we announced Amazon's partnership with Sonos. At last week's CEDIA Expo, Control4 also announced the integration of Alexa voice...

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September 21, 2016
McIntosh Introduces MHA150 Headphone Amplifier

McIntosh has introduced a new headphone amplifier, the MHA150. A follow-up to the MHA100, the MHA150 features a new DAC that supports playback of DSD and DXD files. This headphone amp uses McIntosh's Autoformer technology to produce three impedance ranges of...

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September 20, 2016
RBH Adds AMT Tweeter to Its Signature Reference Speakers

RBH Sound has announced an update to its Signature Reference speaker line. Starting at the end of October, all of the speakers in the series will feature an Air Motion Transformer (AMT) tweeter, which was previously only used in the...

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