By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 18 2013 - 11:29am

THX Sues Apple Over Speaker Patent

San Jose, Calif. – THX Ltd. sued Apple in federal court here, alleging that Apple is using patented THX speaker technology in select iOS mobile devices and in

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 14 2013 - 4:16pm

Onkyo Builds Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Into AVRs

Upper Saddle River, N.J. – Onkyo is bringing embedded Wi-Fi and stereo Bluetooth to its lineup of A/V receivers (AVRs) for the first time with the launch of

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 14 2013 - 2:51pm

Bluetooth Meets Boombox

New York — Remember when boomboxes had an AM/FM tuner and CD player, or tuner and dual cassette mechanisms?

The latest boomboxes strip out those

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 14 2013 - 2:49pm

Audio Supplier Bryston Branches Out Into Speakers

Peterborough, Ontario — High-end audio supplier Bryston is diversifying from electronics to speakers in a big way with plans to offer eight models.

The

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 13 2013 - 3:22pm

Autonomic Expands Multi-Room-Audio Lineup

Armonk, N.Y. — Autonomic, the supplier of multi-room media servers, launched its first multi-room amplifiers/matrix-audio switchers and first in-wall keypad

TWICE Staff On Mar 11 2013 - 3:38pm

CasaTunes Unveils Multi-Room Music Servers For AVRs

Fort Collins, Colo. — CasaTunes took the wraps off a line of multi-room music servers that are designed to integrate with A/V receivers (AVRs) using Apple

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 8 2013 - 3:09pm

REL Soups Up Subwoofer

Berkeley, Calif. — Sumiko, the North America distributor of multiple high-end audio lines, launched a special-

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 8 2013 - 9:26am

Yamaha Reveals AVRs In RXV Series

Buena Park, Calif. – Yamaha is adding Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) connections to four of five new RXV-series A/V receivers (AVRs).

MHL is

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 5 2013 - 5:30pm

Denon AVRs Targets Demand For Uncomplicated Setup, Use

Mahwah, N.J. — Denon has begun shipping an entry-level series of A/V receivers (AVRs) targeted to entry-level purchasers said to be turned off by complicated

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 5 2013 - 4:43pm

Pioneer Expands Connectivity In Mainstream AVRs

Long Beach, Calif. — Pioneer is expanding connectivity options and adding some new features to its 2013 series of mainstream A/V receivers (AVRs), the first