MQA has announced a new hardware partner, Integra, along with the latest products to receive MQA upgrades from Pioneer, Onkyo and Astell&Kern. More »
Arcam has announced its partnership in the IMAX® Enhanced programme, a new certification and licensing programme combining consumer electronics products with IMAX digitally re-mastered 4K HDR content and DTS audio technologies to offer consumers “a new level of quality in immersive sight and sound experiences for the home”. The debut line of IMAX Enhanced Arcam AV receivers will comprise the AVR390, AVR550, AVR850 and AV860. More »
Eclipse, the Japanese loudspeaker brand, has joined forces with UK A/V retailer Richer Sounds, to bring permanent-demonstration 5.1 systems to a number of select stores in the south of England. More »
The Fyne Audio F3 Series subwoofers combine innovative DDX Direct Digital amplification, advanced DSP and Fyne Audio’s know-how in driver and cabinet design. More »
Pioneer and Onkyo customers can now enjoy native support for Amazon Music with a Prime Music or Amazon Music Unlimited account. Prime Music is an on-demand music streaming service available free of charge for Amazon Prime subscribers and features a library of about two million tracks. Amazon Music Unlimited, meanwhile, offers a discounted monthly subscription to Amazon Prime members and has tens of millions of songs. More »
French audio brand Focal launched the Kanta N°2 in October 2017, now, Focal has launched three new Premium Hifi loudspeakers: Kanta N°1, Kanta N°3 and Kanta Center. Focal used the CEDIA 2018 Expo to unveil the new additions to the range. More »
McIntosh will debut a new line of Custom Install products at the 2018 CEDIA EXPO. The new line of Distribution Amplifiers and In-Wall & In-Ceiling Speakers will be demonstrated throughout the show in the McIntosh sound room #SR-13. More »
Melodika, a Polish manufacturer of cables and loudspeakers, has introduced new models of installation speakers dedicated for both home and professional use, the in-wall BLI6W (pictured) and in-ceiling BLI5. More »
PMC, Bryston’s UK distributor is introducing the SP4 surround processor to the UK high-end home cinema market. More »
TAGA Harmony have launched their newest series of in-ceiling active speakers with the first model in the line, the RB-1650BT. More »
Onkyo and Pioneer have confirmed that they will be releasing a free firmware updates throughout the month of August to add Deezer support to a large number of their AV receivers and networked audio devices. Deezer is one of the most popular subscription-based, streaming music services, with access to a library of more than 53 million songs. More »
AV Industry from France has announced the launch of the Infinite Series, a new range of dedicated home theatre speakers. Made in Elipson’s factory in France, the Infinite Series includes three different speakers offering a solution for dedicated viewing rooms. More »
Dynaudio, the Danish speaker manufacturer, has teamed up with Custom AV Distribution to take it to launch their custom install architectural range of speakers in the UK. The Dynaudio Custom Studio range harnesses the same core technology and research from the past 40 years of the company’s work. It places it all in i pre-install mounts, tool-free clip-in speaker modules, and completes the picture with paintable magnetic grilles. More »
Lindy, who supply connectivity solutions and professional AV & IT systems has introduced four new “Cable Lines”. These products are designed to meet “the complex requirements of a variety of AV & IT applications in any environment”. More »
AV Industry from France has announced their entry into the ATMOS speaker sector with Dolby certified products across their three audio brands, Elipson, Tangent and Eltax. More »
The Onkyo and Pioneer Corporation has launched the 9.2-Ch VSX-LX303 and VSX-LX503 AV Receivers. More »
The newest member of the DALI Subwoofer range is the DALI SUB C-8 D. More »
Denon have announced the new HEOS HomeCinema HS2 wireless soundbar and subwoofer system, the latest addition to their HEOS wireless multi-room range. More »
Denon is introducing a pure AV-Amplifier after a long absence from the AV market. This will be the first AV-Amplifier Denon have released since their AVC-A1HDA back in 2009. The AVC-X8500H is a 13.2 channel AV Amplifier and features Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and Auro 3D surround decoding, with 13 channels of built-in amplification. More »
Integrating a subwoofer into a 2-Channel Hifi system is often far more difficult than adding one in a Home Cinema setup. Both require fine tuning in order to convey a cohesive response and unilateral load of the room, but in order to achieve the speed, poise and polish needed for convincing musical playback, the task of joining the lower frequencies of a subwoofer to the main speakers can be extremely frustrating, yet ultimately rewarding. Dan Worth integrates the £1000 REL T9i Subwoofer into his system. More »
Onkyo has combined Dynamic Audio Amplification with wireless multi-room audio technologies, 4K video support, and 3D audio in a 165 W/Ch (6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 1%, 1-channel driven) THX-certified Select A/V receiver, the TX-NR686. More »
KEF has announced a new in-wall architectural loudspeaker, the Ci5160REF-THX. More »
French loudspeaker brand Triangle has introduced two new subwoofers, expanding its Thetis and Tales ranges. More »
Danish loudspeaker manufacturer Dynaudio has rebooted its Xeo active wireless hifi speaker family. The new Xeo 20 and Xeo 30 speakers replace the Xeo 4 and 6, and join the Xeo 2 in the company’s range. More »
2018 sees the launch of two new built-in speaker ranges from Focal, with the introduction of the all new entry-level 100 Series and additional products added to the mid-priced 300 Series. More »
