Audio

Pioneer will step up its presence in the esoteric high-end home and car audio markets by turning its Technical Audio Devices (TAD) engineering group...

Panasonic’s first home-theater in a box (HTiB) system with integrated Blu-ray Disc player debuted at International CES, where the company also enhanced its entire...

Philips will add iPod docks to almost every one of its stereo music systems and home theater systems in 2008 while expanding its selection...

Dealers attending International CES found a cache of systems to replenish their audio arsenal in the coming months. Here’s a look at some of...

DTS is adding its name to the list of companies offering technologies that deliver multichannel surround sound through two speakers and through stereo headphones....

New satellite radio products for car, home, and portable use will include high-end satellite-ready A/V receivers all the way down to satellite-ready table radios...

Boston Acoustics is reentering the multimedia-speaker market and expanding its table-radio selection here at International CES. The four-SKU Horizon series of table radios is...

TWICE: With single-family housing starts dropping at double-digit rates in 2006 and 2007, how did the custom market fare in 2007? And what is...

Cambridge Sound Works launched its first tabletop radio with embedded iPod dock and DVD player. The $499-suggested single-chassis SoundWorks i765, said by the company...

Every minute, another company seems to launch a home audio product that docks with iPods. Products that dock with Zunes are also growing in...

A company that developed wired HDMI switchers and distribution devices is turning to wireless ultrawideband (UWB) technology to distribute 5.1-channel surround sound to home...

Proficient expanded its presence in the multiroom-audio-system market with the shipment of its first multiroom-audio receiver, which supports installations in larger homes compared to...

Russound launched its first custom speaker line intended for low-power multiroom-audio systems. The high-efficiency Ratio series of three in-ceiling speakers and one in-wall speaker...

Wireless technology from semiconductor designer Avnera promises uncompressed CD-quality music with no perceived interference in home and portable audio applications. The AvneraAudio technology, promoted...

Suppliers are leveraging iPod popularity with a variety of introductions that include high-end and moderately priced iPod-docking speaker systems to iPod-docking clock radios and...

The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) launched a certification program for version 1.5 of its network-interoperability guidelines and expects the first certified v1.5 devices...

Sunfire’s first in–wall satellite speakers, the Cinema Ribbon CRW-3 and CRW-3C, are an extension of Sunfire’s Cinema Ribbon line of in-room and on-wall ribbon...

MusicGiants, which sells two-channel and multichannel music downloads in WMA lossless format, will begin to download music-loaded hard drives to customers by mail to...

The number of ways to control home systems got out of control during the CEDIA Expo. LCD touchscreens, hard-button keypads with LCD displays, touch-sensitive...

Remote Technologies unveiled the latest in-wall options for its whole-house remote-control processors, including the $449-suggested RK2 in-wall LCD touchscreen with seven hard buttons. The...

Control4’s new $2,995-suggested HC-1000 home controller/music server/DVD-management system is a dedicated master controller intended for large home automation projects, the company announced at the...

Denver — Russound plans a CEDIA Expo launch of six Smart Media Console A/V servers with 500GB to 3TB of storage at MAP prices...

Boston Acoustics will turn over most of its non-custom product line between now and early next year to broaden the brand’s appeal and tap...

A new specification developed by THX will let home theater users turn down the volume without missing the deep bass, ambient sounds and surround...

Denon unveiled a broad product launch here at its national dealer/rep show, where the D&M Holdings brand unveiled its first two Blu-ray Disc players,...

American Audio and Video has taken over U.S. distribution of the Roth Audio and Fatman brands of British high-end audio gear from Toronto-based BlueBird...

We’ve heard it before: a chain is only as good as its weakest link. The adage still holds true for the consumer electronics experience,...

Pioneer’s Elite series A/V receivers (AVRs) will be right at home in a market where new surround sources, new music sources and 1080p video...

Onkyo USA is offering multiple technologies — including 1080p up-scaling — for the first time in Onkyo-brand A/V receivers (AVRs) and expanding its selection...

Schneider Electric is expanding the multiroom audio options under it Square D brand with the introduction of a multiroom audio system that integrates with...

D&M Holdings sees next-generation audio receivers as the hub of entertainment networking and connectivity around the home. And with its wide variety of upscale...

D&M Holdings will be introducing its new lineup of premium audio and networking products this summer and let TWICE glimpse its “strategic product direction”...

Growth in the percentage of new homes getting custom-installed systems is flattening in some segments of the custom industry, but other segments are gaining...

Monster Cable is diving deeper into the home automation and custom installation markets, introducing wireless Illuminessence lighting-control systems and offering select Home Automation home-control...

High-performance table radios are connecting to more music sources and adding new features, as new models from Eton and start-up Chestnut Hill Sound indicate....