By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 29 2013 - 12:58pm

Gibson Buys Majority Stake In Teac, Sees Onkyo Synergies

Tokyo – Gibson Guitars, which last year bought a 51 percent stake in Onkyo USA, is buying a majority stake in Japan’s Teac to share technology and

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 29 2013 - 9:25am

Definitive Recalls Some Subs Over Shock Hazard

Washington – Definitive Technology is voluntarily recalling SuperCube2000 powered subwoofers built in September 2012 because of a potential shock hazard, the

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 28 2013 - 3:21pm

Soundcast Sale To Burkhardt Called Off

Chula Vista, Calif. – The sale of Soundcast Systems to industry veteran Jeremy Burkhardt has fallen through, but Soundcast’s current owners plan to

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 27 2013 - 10:22am

MartinLogan Expands Bezel-Less Speaker Design

Lawrence, Kan. – MartinLogan is expanding its selection of custom-installed bezel-less speakers with the shipment of its Helos 12 and Helos 22 in-ceiling

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 26 2013 - 8:16am

Yamaha Adds Mobile HD Link To Receiver-Based HTiBs

Buena Park, Calif. — Yamaha is bringing Mobile High-definition Link (MHL) connections to its home-theater receiver/speaker packages for the first time and

By Jeremy J. Glowacki On Mar 25 2013 - 11:00am

Invenshare.com Provides Excess AV Inventory Marketplace

Invenshare.com founder Josh Willits says that in a perfect world a custom integrator runs his business with a 100-percent just-in-time inventory system, ordering

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 22 2013 - 1:06pm

Bluetooth With AptX Arrives In More CE Products

Cambridge, U.K. – More CE products are coming equipped with CSR’s AptX audio codec for Bluetooth.

The

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 21 2013 - 11:36am

B&O Play Teams With Danish Band

Struer, Denmark – Bang & Olufsen’s B&O Play brand is teaming up with alternative rock band Mew in what the company calls a partnership to

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 20 2013 - 2:30pm

Samsung Details 2013 Audio Lineup

UPDATED! New York – Samsung divulged more details about its 2013 audio lineup, announcing that it is scaling back its HTiB selection,

By Joseph Palenchar On Mar 19 2013 - 2:44pm

B&W Expands AirPlay Speaker Lineup

North Reading, Mass. — Hi-fi supplier Bowers & Wilkins is expanding its selection of AirPlay-equipped speakers with the launch of two models, which are