Audio
CES 2016: Dolby Atmos Comes To Philips Fidelio Soundbar
Another Dolby Atmos-equipped soundbar will come to market in the summer when Gibson Innovations ships a Philips-brand model. Yamaha already offers a high-end Atmos-equipped...
Dolby Atmos
Audio
McIntosh Brings Wireless Multiroom To Luxury Market At CES
Luxury-audio brand McIntosh is bringing wireless multiroom-audio technology to new price and performance levels with the CES launch of two products equipped with DTS’s...
news
CES 2016: Samsung Goes All The Way With 4K, Smart Home Technology
Samsung expanded its selection of 4K SUHD and 4K UHD TVs, turned its smart SUHD TVs into home-automation hubs, and launched its first 4K...
Audio
Samsung Bringing Dolby Atmos Soundbar To 2016 CES
Samsung will go to CES to join the short list of suppliers offering a soundbar equipped with Dolby Atmos object-based surround sound. Samsung’s HW-K950...
Audio
SVS Primes Multipurpose Speaker For CES Launch
Speaker maker SVS is going to CES with a compact speaker that can be used in almost any application in a home theater, including...
Audio
Audio On Key For CES
Audio retailers will head for CES with the wind behind their backs, though the wind might not be as gusty as it was last...
Audio
Marantz Sets Timetable For DTS:X Updates
Marantz will offer DTS:X firmware upgrades for two audio/video receivers and two home theater preamp/processors in February and March. The updates will add DTS:X...
Audio
DTS:X Surround Coming To ‘The Last Witch Hunter’ Blu-ray Disc
“The Last Witch Hunter” will be the fourthBlu-ray disc available with DTS:X object-based surround soundtracks, DTS said. Other Blu-ray titles with DTS:X include “Ex...
news
Vudu Launches Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos Video Streams
Vudu became the first video-streaming service to offer 4K Ultra HD movies remastered in Dolby Vision high-dynamic range (HDR) as well as movies with...
Audio
CEDIA Expo: Dolby Atmos, DTS:X Options Grow From Indy Audio Labs, Triad Speakers
Object-based surround options for home theaters continue to grow at the CEDIA Expo, where Triad Speakers expanded its selection of Dolby Atmos speakers and...
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CEDIA Expo: Sony Debuts 4K Laser Projector
Three new long-throw 4K home cinema projectors launched by Sony at the CEDIA Expo include the $59,999-suggested VPL-W5000ES laser projector said to deliver multiple...
Audio
Arcam To Offer Dolby Atmos, HDMI 2.0a, HDCP 2.2 In AVRs
Another high-end niche-audio supplier is following mainstream companies in offering audio/video receivers with object-based surround decoding and the latest HDMI technologies that pass through...
Audio
CEDIA Expo: AudioControl AVRs Ready For Latest 4K Sources, Object-Based Audio
AudioControl will go to the CEDIA Expo next week with nine new products, including its first two AVRs equipped with Dolby Atmos, HDCP 2.2,...
Audio
Pioneer Jumps On DTS:X Bandwagon
Pioneer launched its first three audio/video receivers that can be upgraded to decode DTS:X object-based surround soundtracks. Their predecessors featured Dolby Atmos object-based surround...
news
Lenovo Has First Tablets With Virtualized Dolby Atmos
Lenovo didn’t forget North America in launching a variety of communications and computing products at IFA 2015, where it unveiled the industry’s first tablet...
Audio
Marantz Expands HDMI 2.0a, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X With SR7010 & SR6010 AVRs
More Marantz A/V receivers are getting the Dolby Atmos and DTS:X object-based surround formats, HDMI 2.0a, and HDCP 2.2 copy protection, thanks to the...
Blogs
Klipsch/Dolby Atmos Demo: Duck, Dodge, And Hide
Dolby Labs and Klipsch co-hosted an impressive demonstration of the power of Dolby Atmos object-based surround at Dolby’s offices in Manhattan. Just one word:...
Audio
Pioneer Adds Low-Priced Dolby Atmos Speakers
Pioneer Home Entertainment expanded its selection of Dolby Atmos speakers with the launch of two low-priced models. The Pioneer-series models are a $199/pair Atmos...
Audio
Integra: No Objections To Object-Based Surround
Upper Saddle River, N.J. – Integra is expanding its selection of audio components equipped with Dolby Atmos surround and ready to deliver DTS:X surround...
Blu-ray/DVD
Sony Pictures To Release Classic Films In Dolby Atmos
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) will add two classics from visionary director Luc Besson to the Supreme Cinema Series with the addition of “The...
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Ultimate Integration Unveils ‘Experience Center’ At Summer Event
Clifton, N.J. — Ultimate Integration, a value-added distributor of premium consumer and specialty electronics, showed off its newly remodeled headquarters showroom here last month...
Audio
Denon Does Dolby Atmos, DTS:X
Mahwah, N.J. – Denon will expand its selection of DTS:X-upgradable audio/video receivers with Dolby Atmos surround in August with the launch of two models...
Audio
Integra Adds First Two AVRs With Both Dolby Atmos, DTS:X
Upper Saddle River, N.J. – Three new Integra audio/video receivers bring the opening price point for Dolby Atmos surround decoding to $800 from a...
Audio
Klipsch Goes Atmos
Indianapolis, Ind. – Klipsch launched its first two Dolby Atmos-enabled speakers, which add height channels to a surround system that incorporates Atmos object-based surround...
Audio
Marantz Steps Up Support For Object-Based Surround
Mahwah, N.J. – Marantz is launching its first three audio/video receivers with HDMI 2.0a ports and HDCP 2.2 copy protection and its first two...
Audio
Onkyo Adding 2 More Dolby Atmos, DTS:X AVRs
Upper Saddle River, N.J. – Onkyo unveiled two more audio/video receivers with Dolby Atmos, DTS:X upgradability, full-bandwidth 18Mbps HDMI 2.0a, and HDCP 2.2 copy...
Audio
More AVRs Arriving With Dolby Atmos, DTS:X
Update! New York – Audio suppliers are expanding their selection of audio/video receivers with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X object-based surround decoding, with Denon, Pioneer,...
Audio
More Dolby Atmos-Enabled Speakers Arrive
Portland, Ore. — More Dolby Atmos-enabled speakers are coming to dealers’ stores. Triad Speakers expanded its selection of Dolby Atmos-enabled left-right speakers with the...
Audio
Onkyo Brings Dolby Atmos To $499 A/V Receiver
Upper Saddle River, N.J. – Onkyo is bringing Dolby Atmos decoding down to a suggested $499 in audio/video receivers, bringing HDMI 2.0a with HDCP...
Audio
Denon Bringing Dolby Atmos, DTS:X To $479 A/V Receiver
Mahwah, N.J. – The $479-suggested price point will be Denon’s starting price for A/V receivers with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X surround decoding, the company...
Audio
First DTS:X Blu-Ray Disc Due July
Calabasas, Calif. — Ex Machina will be the first major motion picture released on Blu-ray with DTS:X object-based surround, DTS said. The disc will...
Audio
Yamaha Reveals More RX-V A/V Receivers
Buena Park, Calif. – Built-in Bluetooth, built-in Wi-Fi, and HDCP 2.2 copy protection get leading roles in Yamaha’s 2015 series of low- to mid-price...
Audio
Onkyo AVRs Combine Atmos, DTS:X, HDMI 2.0a
Upper Saddle River, N.J. — Onkyo plans June shipments of its first two AVRs to support two object-based surround formats: Dolby Atmos and DTS:X....
Blogs
Surround Sound: A Look Back
DTS:X and Dolby Atmos are bringing excitement back to the component-audio business. We felt similar excitement 20 years ago when surround sound made its...
Audio
Pioneer Expands Atmos, Adds HDCP 2.2
LONG BEACH, CALIF. – Dolby Atmos, HDCP 2.2 copy protection, and built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi will play major roles in Pioneer Home Entertainment’s 2015...
Audio
More DTS:X Details To Be Revealed April 9
Calabasas, Calif. – DTS plans on April 9 to unveil more detailed plans for its DTS:X object-based surround-sound format, a Dolby Atmos alternative for...
news
Entry-Level Lenovo Tablets Get Dolby Atmos Surround
Barcelona, Spain – Dolby Atmos surround decoding appeared here at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in two low-priced Android tablets from Lenovo, which unveiled...
Audio
ATI Expanding Auro To More Brands
Montebello, Calif. — Amplifier Technologies Inc. (ATI) plans to integrate Auro-3D surround decoding into preamp/processors marketed under the Theta Digital, ATI and B&K brands,...
Audio
Rotel Adds Surround Processor
North Reading, Mass. – A new $3,499-suggested 7.1-channel preamplifier/surround processor from Rotel features a 7-inch front-panel TFT color display for navigation, HDMI 2.0 inputs...
Blogs
Dueling Surround Formats Won’t Sow Confusion
Las Vegas — The emergence of DTS:X object-based surround as a Dolby Atmos competitor shouldn’t inject uncertainty or confusion into the market. For one...
Audio
Atlantic Ceiling Speaker Dedicated To Height Channels
Norwood, Mass. – Atlantic Technology plans January shipments of what it calls the first in-ceiling speaker that’s purpose-built to serve as a height speaker...
Audio
Marantz Updates Flagship A/V Preamp
Mahwah, N.J. – Marantz updated its flagship A/V preamplifier with the addition of Dolby Atmos surround decoding, built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and ability to...