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Audio News for April 11, 2017

Hi-Res Streaming on Smartphones, PCs, and Tablets –  Qpbuz Sublime+ will offer hi-res streaming next month for about £300 annually. It will offer 24-bit hi-res streaming of 60,000 albums. Currently the highest Qobuz tier is Sublime, offering CD-quality 16/44.1 audio for £190 per year. If you want to purchase any hi-res album via downloading, there […]

Audio News for February 14, 2017

Dolby Atmos Soundbars – Since a vast majority of households are thining of home theater in terms of a TV display plus a soundbar, the era of Dolby Atmos soundbars is upon us. Systems from LG, Sony, Onkyo, Samsung, Yamaha, Pioneer, Philips and Creative create a choice for consumers. Some of them support DTS:X as […]

Audio News for January 6, 2017

LG’s Ultra-thin TV at CES –  The new LG Signature LED W7 might be – at 2.6 mm – the thinnest TV ever made. They call it a “Picture on  Wall” and it uses both magnetic hardware and nails to mount it nearly flush to the wall. And it is UHD, and allows you to […]

Audio News for December 27, 2016

Alexa Control4 Home Automation Setup  – Control4 is smart-home-as-a-service company which specializes in custom-installed connected entertainment setups. Fairly high end, the master receivers start at $600 and go as high as $2000, and to that must be added costs of your smart home gear. But it offers seamless, dealer-installed integration of all home AV needs, […]

Audio News for October 7, 2016

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest Starts Today – The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest starts today, October 7, from noon to 7 pm, in the Denver Marriott Tech Center. The three-day audio show, which ends on October 9 at 4pm, promises 128 exhibit rooms, 32 vendor displays, plus three more in the parking lot, 332 exhibit companies, […]

Audio News for August 23, 2016

Sennheiser Coming to the Big Apple – Headphones will take center stage in October when Sennheiser opens two retail outlets in New York. Both a flagship Soundscape showroom in Westfield World Trade Center and a pop-up store in SoHo will stock Sennheiser’s audiophile range of headphones, including the new HE 1 electrostatic reference headphone system, […]

Editorial for May 2016

Editorial for May 2016

The imported, limited edition 64-CD Leonard Bernstein Collection Vol. 2 is our May free drawing. The repertoire is supplemented by five American Decca CDs, analyses/performances of Beethoven’s Erocia, Schmann’s Second, Dvoraks’ New World, Brahms’ Fourth and Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique. It is rounded off with original cast selections from Fancy Free and On The Town. It is […]

Audio News for August 18, 2015

Astell & Kern Add Second Hi-Res Home Audio System; Sony Pictures to Offer Classic Films in Dolby Atmos Surround; Integra Expands Audio Components with Dolby Atmos and Upgrades for DTS:X; Smart Phones with Walkie Talkie Feature

Audio News for May 19, 2015

Blues Star B.B. King Dies; The End of Brick-and-Mortar Retail Stores?; Sennheiser’s Latest Headphones Let You Dial Up the Bass; Denon Upgrades Its Heos Technology for Multiroom Audio

Audio News for May 12, 2015

Spotify Now Available on DTS Wireless Home System; Electronic Devices Kept Plugged In When Not in Use Waste Money; Home Depot to Put Apple Pay in Its 2000 Stores; May 1946 – Sony Electronics Founded In the Ruins of Post-War Japan

Audio News for March 10, 2015

Simon Rattle Also Appointed Music Director of LSO; Latest Sonos Update is a Leap Forward; DTS Challenges Sonos in Wireless Music; Sony Electronics U.S. Shutting Down Most Standalone Stores; How to Improve Your Voice on Audio Chats

Audio News for March 3, 2015

PENTATONE Remastered Classics Series; M-GO to Provide Both DTS-HD Multi-channel Sound and DTS Headphone:X; Dolby Atmos Surround Appears in Two Entry-Level Android Tablets; IKEA Adds Qi Charging to Their Furniture; Pioneer Now a Subsidiary of Onkyo

Audio News for February 24, 2015

Tiffen Team Gets Oscar; BenQ Ships Bluetooth Speaker with Electrostatic Technology; AV Dealer ProSource Schedules Summit Agenda; Sony Offers Four New Bluetooth Headphones; Sales of LPs Surge 49%