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Party & Sporty: Sony Targets The Young & Active With New Portable Audio
New speakers, ear buds all include some level of water protection
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See Which A/V Tech Is Top Of Mind This Month
Home-theater projector, VR goggles garner attention
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High-Res Audio Grows As Industry Pivots To Streaming
More than 80 brands offering compatible hardware
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A Look At The High-Res Audio Hardware Debuting At CES 2018
Highlights include voice control, soundbars, car head units
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Digital Assistants Shake Up The Wi-Fi Speaker Market
Amazon vs. Google will play out on the CES show floor
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TCL Joins With Roku For Connected Soundbars
The No. 3 TV maker strengthening its manufacturing process
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Roku Takes Aim At Voice-Controlled Home Theater & Multiroom Audio
TCL will be first with Roku-enabled audio products
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Kicker To Unveil ‘Concert-Level’ Marine Speakers At CES 2018
Made to last for years on salt or fresh water
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Klipsch Upgrades Reference Floorstanding & Center-Channel Speakers
New models designed to further minimize distortion and resonance
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CES 2018: Pioneer & Onkyo Pack Alexa Into Elite Smart Speaker
Pioneer and Onkyo will bring its Elite Smart Speaker F4 to CES 2018.
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Klipsch Debuts Reference On-Wall Speakers
Klipsch introduced a line of on-wall TV speakers under its Reference line.
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Harman Links With Google Assistant For New JBL Smart Speaker Line
Harman International’s latest entry in the portable smart-speaker stakes is the new three-model Link series from JBL. Harman, a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung,...
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High-Res Audio Growing Thanks To More Products, Lower Prices
High-res audio devices are seeing steady growth, The NPD Group said on Wednesday, and retailers can expect increased consumer awareness to continue this trend....
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CEDIA 2017: Alexa, Google Assistant & Other Voice UIs Come Into Their Own
This week’s CEDIA 2017 is giving A/V products and custom-installed integrated systems more of a voice in the way they’re controlled. New products are...
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Amazon’s Alexa Brings Multiroom Audio To Echo — And Soon To Sonos & Bose
Alexa can now deliver multiroom audio. Amazon announced on Tuesday that its Echo devices can now act as multiroom speakers using Alexa. Consumers can...
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Yamaha Debuts R-N303 Network Hi-Fi Stereo Receiver
It has been 63 years since the Yamaha Hi-Fi Player, the world’s first audio component bearing the “Hi-Fi” name, was released in 1954, and...
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Klipsch Teams With Capitol Records For Heritage Speakers
Klipsch revealed the first fruits of its partnership with Capitol Records: a line of co-branded speakers. The special-edition Heritage and Heritage Wireless offering includes...
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Smart Speakers Set to Capture 30 Percent of U.S. Audio Market In 2017
Fun fact: Amazon is now the world’s largest audio equipment vendor. Thanks to the success of smart speakers with voice personal assistants (VPAs), the...
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Klipsch Adds Atmos-Ready Reference Speakers
Klipsch is bringing Dolby Atmos to its Reference line of home-theater speakers. According to the company, these will be the first two-way, horn-loaded Atmos-enabled...
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Marantz Launches SR5012, SR6012 Network A/V Receivers
Marantz has introduced two new networked A/V receivers that allow multiroom audio playback via Heos integration. The SR5012 and SR6012 models are equipped with...
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Klipsch Brings Back Forte Speaker
Klipsch has revived its best-selling Forte loudspeaker, which has been out of production since 1996. The first- and second-gen Forte speakers combine to be...
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Emotiva Readies 1st CEDIA Demos
Emotiva Audio will exhibit this year at CEDIA for its first time. The company intends to demo several of its newest products, including the...
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Russound Ships Outdoor Landscape Speaker
Russound is shipping its first landscape speakers meant for use in outdoor audio environments. The new 70-volt/100-volt/8-ohm AW4-LS-BR speaker, with a suggested retail of...
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Samsung Sounds Off With MS750 Sound+ Soundbar
Samsung Electronics America (SAE) has begun shipping its MS750 Sound+ soundbar, which was designed to vertically expand the sound stage. Introduced last January at...
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Riva Audio Ships WAND Multiroom Wireless Speakers
Rikki Farr knows how good music should sound, perhaps better than anyone else alive. As a club manager, concert and festival promoter, and music...
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Yamaha YAS-207 Soundbar Will Be 1st With DTS Virtual:X
DTS said the first Virtual:X-ready products will launch this summer, with Yamaha’s YAS-207 soundbar set to be the first device to feature the technology....
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Lux Audio Fruits: Origin Acoustics & B&O Speakers Now Available
Origin Acoustics, which recently began shipping the latest lux audio fruits of its partnership with Bang & Olufsen, has refreshed its Director and LCR...
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New Yamaha Flagship Aventage RX-A Receiver Line Aimed Squarely At Cinephiles, Music Streamers
Yamaha’s new eighth-generation Aventage series network A/V receivers adds a litany of advanced video capabilities as well as expanded support for music streaming services...
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Polk MagniFi Max Flagship Soundbar Bundles In Wireless Speakers
Polk Audio introduced what the company is calling its most expansive soundbar to date: the MagniFi Max SR. Featuring the company’s Stereo Dimensional Array...
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New Wi-Fi Speakers From Como Audio: Multi-Room Musica & Battery-Powered Amico
Como Audio is growing its line of home audio solutions with the addition of a portable speaker and a multi-room CD player, both Wi-Fi...
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DARTS Theater Separates From Phase Technology
DARTS (Digital Audio Reference Theater Systems) Theater is creating its own identity. The hi-fi manufacturer, which was previously marketed as a product brand by Phase...
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House Of Marley’s Stir It Up Turntable Is Made With Hemp & Plastic Bottles
Joining the rising tide of turntable sales will be House of Marley’s newest model, the eco-friendly Stir It Up. Manufactured with a solid bamboo...
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Onkyo Adds Chromecast, Google Home Download To A/V Components
Onkyo USA has released a firmware update for select home theater, hi-fi and lifestyle audio components that activates Chromecast built-in audio streaming, as well...
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Spin The Black Circle: Turntable Sales Up 16%
Everything old is new again (again). As consumers open their wallets for nostalgia — and manufacturers build in advanced features to products — one...
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LifeProof Enters Bluetooth Speaker Category With Aquaphonics Line
Smartphone case manufacturer LifeProof has entered a new CE category: Bluetooth speakers. Keeping in theme with the company’s ultra-durable cases, the trio of Aquaphonics...
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Luxury Audio Is Another World And Different Rules Apply
Editor’s note: On the heels of TWICE Magazine’s Luxury Issue, we asked our friends at Futuresource Consulting to identify what sector of the tech...
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Product Showcase: Speakers
Logitech Z337 2.1 Wireless Speaker System Stream audio wirelessly from any Bluetooth® device by connecting a computer, smartphone or tablet, or for a wired...