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Sonos Unveils Next-Generation Beam With Support For Dolby Atmos
Also announce plans to support Amazon Music, Ultra HD and Dolby Atmos Music later this year
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Sony’s New HT-A7000 Flagship Soundbar Supports Dolby Atmos, DTS:X And HDMI 2.1
There's also a new HT-A9 four-speaker home cinema system
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Austere and Harman Partner to Pair Austere Cables with the Harman Family of Audio Products
Austere brings sophistication and style to discerning Harman consumers looking for pinnacle performance in home audio.
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Vizio TV Focus: Gaming, Video, Voice Remote
Vizio unveils the game plan for its 2021 AV lineup
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LG Announces Pricing, Availability Of 2021 Soundbars
Several models feature Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and Meridian Technology
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Polk Audio Introduces React Soundbar
Features include Dolby and DTS virtual surround sound and Alexa Built-in.
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Denon Soundbars To Get Roku TV Ready Firmware Update
Roku TV Ready soundbars include the Denon HEOS Bar, Home Cinema HS2, DHT-S716H and DHT-S516H
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Pro Audio Technology and Theory Audio Design Add Mark Goldman as VP of Sales
The AV industry veteran brings over 30 years of experience to the two premium loudspeaker and electronics brands.
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Atlantic Technology Is Executing a Major Revitalization of New Products, Technology and Retail Distribution in the Specialty and Custom Install Channel
Seven New Rep Firms Come on Board in the Last Two Months Norwood, MA – September, 1, 2020 – Atlantic Technology is taking the...
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Leon Introduces Ultra-Thin Soundbar the “FrameBar”
Designed to match the width and finish of Samsung’s The Frame TV
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BlackWire Named Exclusive Distribution Partner For Sennheiser’s AMBEO Soundbar
Soundbar provides 5.1.4 Dolby Atmos sound with one device powered by 13 drivers.
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LG’s New Soundbar Pairs With GX Gallery OLED TVs
GX soundbar features flush-to-wall design and Dolby Atmos.
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Google Assistant To Work With More Soundbars, Wireless Speakers And AV Receivers
Google Assistant goes for home entertainment domination
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Klipsch Introduces “The Fives” Powered Monitors
The Fives are the first powered monitors to feature HDMI-ARC to connect directly to a TV
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What To Look For In Home Theater? No More Wires.
With all the advancements that have been made in wireless technology, it’s time for home theater to go wireless too.
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Sony Electronics Introduces 3.1-Channel Dolby Atmos Soundbar
Features Vertical Surround Engine technology and a center speaker
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Sonos Introduces Arc Smart Soundbar With Support For Dolby Atmos
New soundbar joins updated versions of Sub, Five, and the Sonos app
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Is Wireless Home Theater Right for You?
With a soundbar, homeowners are only getting an algorithm designed to make their brains think that sound is coming from a place that it...
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Theory Audio Design Now Shipping
The first seven models including a multi-purpose loudspeaker, two subwoofers, three soundbars, and an Amplified Loudspeaker Controller, are now available worldwide.
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Theory Audio Design Now Shipping
The first seven models including a multi-purpose loudspeaker, two subwoofers, three soundbars, and an Amplified Loudspeaker Controller, are now available worldwide.
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High Performance Home Audio Systems Brand Atlantic Technology Exhibiting at October 29th Southeast CEDIA Tech Summit with Rep Firm Market Makers
Norwood, MA – October 25, 2019 – Atlantic Technology, coming off of their highly successful 2019 CEDIA Expo where they celebrated their 30 anniversary...
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CES 2019: Optoma Showing Next-Gen All-In-One 4K Projector
An ultra short-throw projector with integrated soundbar and Alexa and Google compatibility.
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Pro Audio Technology Adds New Director of Sales
With deep roots in the AV industry, Hank Finke looks forward to growing PRO sales domestically and internationally and to introducing the elite residential...
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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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Sonos Stresses Size, Design & Simplicity For Playbase, Its 1st Under-TV Speaker
Industrywide sales of under-TV speaker bases are down, but wireless-multiroom-audio supplier Sonos expects its first under-TV speaker to succeed where others have failed. The...
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New Naxa NHS-5002 Soundbar Speaks Alexa
Naxa Electronics has debuted a voice-powered soundbar incorporating Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant. The NHS-5002, a 42-inch TV soundbar, uses Amazon Alexa to play music...
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Porsche Accelerates In Home Audio
The DNA of a Porsche race car is the inspiration for a new home sound system from Porsche Design. The new 911 Soundbar is...
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Yamaha Brings MusicCast To YSP-1600 Soundbar, SRT-5000 TV-Speaker Base
Yamaha rolled outs its MusicCast wireless multiroom-audio technology for the first time to a soundbar and a TV-speaker base. The company is on track...
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UHD TV Gain Means Soundbar Pain, Gap Intelligence Finds
San Diego – U.S. soundbar shipments in the second quarter fell for the second consecutive quarter, when consumers increasingly opted for lower priced models...
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LG Brings Curves To Soundbar
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. – Curves are coming to an LG soundbar for the first time with the October availability of a $699 model available...
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NPD: Soundbars Not Just About TV Sound
Port Washington, N.Y. – For younger people, soundbars are just as much about listening to music as they are about getting good TV sound,...
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Soundbar Sales Get Clubbed In Q1
San Diego — U.S. soundbar shipments took a hit in the first quarter, falling 28 percent in units to 1 million from 1.4 million,...
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Yamaha Sheds An Inch With Slim Soundbar
Buena Park, Calif. – A new active soundbar launched by Yamaha is the company’s slimmest soundbar to date with a height of only 2...
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Element Expands Into Soundbars
Winnsboro, S.C. –Element Electronics, the supplier of value-priced TVs, is entering the soundbar market, launching its first model through 200 Meijer stores across the Midwest...
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Sony Soundbars, AVRs Get Wireless Multiroom Audio
New York — Sony revealed pricing and availability dates of four soundbars and two audio/video receivers (AVRs), including its first two soundbars with high-resolution...
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Vizio Adds New Soundbars, Sound Stands For First Half
Irvine, Calif. — Vizio is launching five new soundbars SKUs and two under-TV speakers as part of its first-half audio introductions, which will be...
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Samsung Prices 4K SUHD, UHD TVs
Ridgefield Park, N.J. — Samsung revealed the pricing and ship dates of its first curved and flat LCD-LED SUHD TVs, an expanded selection of...
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IHS: Connected Audio Connects With Consumers
El Segundo, Calif. — Annual shipments of connected-audio products will surge at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 88 percent, from 1.5 million...
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Retail Soundbar Sales Jump 31% to $1.5 Billion In ‘14
San Diego — Factory-level soundbar shipments in the U.S. grew 37 percent in 2014, with retail-level dollar volume rising 31 percent to $1.5 billion...
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Yamaha Readies Bars, Speaker Base, Integrated Amps
By Joseph Palenchar Buena Park, Calif. — Yamaha will go to the CEDIA Expo with its previously announced Dolby Atmos A/V receivers, but showgoers...