Roku Launches ‘Roku TV Ready’ Certification
Roku announced at CES 2020 the expansion of its home audio initiative for Roku TVs through a new “Roku TV Ready” certification program that will enable third-party manufacturers of sound bars, audio video receivers and other audio gear that can connect to Roku TVs to…
Samsung Reveals 3 Soundbar Series
Samsung is showing at CES 2020 a three-series soundbar lineup which has been designed for greater integration with Samsung televisions, gaming systems and surround sound content. The 2020 Samsung soundbar lineup will include the Q Series, S Series and T Series models. All have been…
LG Hints At New Soundbar Updates Before CES 2020
LG Electronics’ (LG) corporate office in South Korea revealed Thursday that the company will use CES 2020 (starting Jan. 6th) to launch its new soundbar lineup, which has been designed to integrate easily and visually with the company’s televisions while delivering premium quality audio, easy…
Denon DHT-S216 Sound Bar Brings DTS Virtual:X Value
Denon introduced Tuesday the DHT-S216, billed as the company’s first full-range sound bar with DTS Virtual:X. The Denon DHT-S216 ($249 suggested retail price) features a slender, low-profile design and delivers advanced psychoacoustic algorithms developed by DTS “to realistically simulate a multi-channel soundtrack played on a…
Next Level Audio Introduces Soundbars For `Frame TVs’
Owners of Samsung’s design-centric The Frame TVs may be interested to learn that custom home theater audio equipment maker Next Level Acoustics has introduced a line of high-performance soundbars tailored to look and perform at a level that complements the popular television series. The soundbar…
Onkyo USA Realigns To Take On Sound United, Others
Onkyo USA, the U.S. marketing agent for Onkyo, Pioneer and Integra AV home theater equipment brands, put the world on notice Wednesday that it continues moving ahead aggressively now that Sound United’s planned acquisition of certain Onkyo Corp. assets has been scuttled. “Even though Onkyo…
Roku, Walmart Unveil `onn’ Brand Soundbar, Subwoofer
Walmart and Roku officially announced Monday the first Roku Smart Soundbar and Roku Wireless Subwoofer to be sold under the discount chain’s new “onn” brand. Similar to the wireless Roku Smart Soundbar and Roku Subwoofer recently introduced by Roku for broad-based retail distribution, the new…
Sound United Terminates Onkyo Acquisition Plan
Home theater audio company Sound United said Friday that it’s previously reported plan to acquire Onkyo Corp.’s consumer audio division and along with it certain distribution rights to the Onkyo, Integra, Pioneer and Pioneer Elite home AV brands has been terminated. The acquisition effort that…
Stay connected