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…
Amazon Takes Fire TVs To Europe, Launches New Cube
Amazon said Wednesday that its is now collaborating with global retailers and TV brands to bring more than 15 new Fire TV Edition devices to Europe and North America. Leading a string of related announcements, the e-commerce giant said it is teaming up with European…
Roku Unveils Roku Smart Soundbar, Wireless Sub
Roku unveiled Wednesday the next stages in the expansion of its home theater audio product assortment. Starting in October, Roku will deliver its first Roku Smart Soundbar ($179.95 suggested retail price) and Roku wireless subwoofer ($179.95), both of which will be available direct from the…
Denon Unveils Soundbar Pair
Denon introduced Tuesday two new soundbars, highlighted by the DHT-S716H which can be expanded to a true 5.1-channel surround setup by adding a pair of HEoS wireless surround speakers and a Denon wireless subwoofer. The Denon DHT-S716H and the DHT-S516H soundbars will hit retail stores…
Review: Samsung HW-Q80R Soundbar Is A Room Filler
Samsung has been introducing truly impressive soundbars in recent years and this year’s Q series lineup is no exception. For this review we received the 2019 Samsung Harman/Kardon HW-Q80R Soundbar ($997.99 retail price), which slots just below the top of the line HW-Q90R ($1,397.99) and…
Samsung Kicks Off Sweet Summer TV Promotions
Samsung has kicked off a mid-summer promotion offering savings of up to $1,500 on many of its 2019 QLED-LED LCD 4K, 8K and Frame TV series and models. We include below a list of the qualifying units, along with links, where available, to purchase one…
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