By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 19 2013 - 1:01am

Quixel: Retail Soundbar Sales Up 82% In ‘12

Newport Beach, Calif. – Retail-level soundbar sales rose 126 percent in the fourth quarter to $245 million compared to the year-ago period and by 82 percent

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 15 2013 - 5:15pm

Pioneer Home A/V Sees Flexibility In New Subsidiary Status

Long Beach, Calif. - The consolidation of Pioneer’s home A/V business unit in Japan with two other business units will turn the unit into a leaner wholly-

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 15 2013 - 2:43pm

Marantz Adds High-End Network Player/DAC

Mahwah, N.J. – Marantz has begun shipping its second network player/DAC, the $3,499-suggested Reference-series

TWICE Staff On Feb 13 2013 - 3:02pm

NAD Adds Component-CD Player

Pickering, Ontario — NAD Electronics shipped its latest high-performance component CD player for the home.

Like the model it replaces, the $299-

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 12 2013 - 3:47pm

Bluetooth Speaker From Bēm Wireless Plugs Into Wall Outlet

Chicago — At least one more company has launched a wireless speaker that plugs into a home’s AC outlet like a night light.

Start-up

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 12 2013 - 3:07pm

Krell Ships Latest Integrated Stereo Amp

Orange, Conn. — Krell plans this week to ship its latest integrated amplifier, the $5,000 2x275-watt S-550i, which will join the 2x150-watt $2,500 S-300i

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 12 2013 - 9:54am

First Sonos Soundbar Connects To Wireless Multi-Room-Audio Network

Santa Barbara, Calif. — Sonos, the supplier of wireless multi-room-audio systems, entered the soundbar market with the $699-suggested Playbar, which connects

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 11 2013 - 12:00pm

Meridian Unveils Portable USB DAC

New York – Luxury-audio brand Meridian launched its first USB DAC, a portable USB-powered model that can be used with laptops for playing music through

TWICE Staff On Feb 7 2013 - 3:37pm

Orb Rolls Out Upgraded Mini Amplifier

New York – Orb Audio upgraded its mini amplifier for computers, TVs and mobile devices.

The new Mini-T is smaller than its predecessor and priced lower

By Joseph Palenchar On Feb 7 2013 - 3:32pm

Paradigm Ships First Soundbar

Toronto, Canada – Paradigm Electronics shipped its first soundbar, an active model equipped with wireless subwoofer at