Sound United Moves To Acquire Onkyo Brands
Sound United is boldly moving to add to its stable of AV home theater brands after announcing plans Tuesday to acquire the rights to a stable of major trademarks from Onkyo Corp.’s consumer audio division, including Onkyo, Integra, Pioneer and Elite. Onkyo Corp. later clarified…
Netflix Streams Higher-Quality Surround Sound
Netflix revealed through a Tech Blog on its web site today that it has started improving the quality of audio delivered via its streamed programming. The over-the-top content provider announced the availability of what it calls “high-quality audio,” defined as sound delivered at a higher…
$499 Pioneer HTiB Offers Atmos, DTS:X Surround
For anyone on a budget looking to upgrade a TV’s surround sound experience from the often narrower and more limited sound stage afforded by built-in TV speakers or middling sound bars, Pioneer introduced this week an affordable Dolby Atmos and DTS:X-supporting home theater in a…
Review: Yamaha RX-V685 Offers Big Bang For The Bucks
Yamaha has long earned high accolades for the natural sound quality it gets from its highly engineered audio video receivers, and over the years this distinctive high-level of natural sound has filtered down into lower price ranges. The Yamaha RX-V685 is an example of a…
HDMI 2.1 Slowly Moves Into The Market
Slowly the next-generation HDMI digital connector interface known as HDMI 2.1 is advancing toward the consumer marketplace, but implementations supporting all of the numerous features the next-generation specification covers are probably at lease a year away, experts say. As a result, some of these features…
Firmware Updates For `eARC’ Begin To Arrive
If you recently purchased a better-performing AV receiver, soundbar and 4K television, there is a good chance a significant boost in performance and convenience is heading your way soon. That’s because manufacturers including Sony, Denon and others have either recently pushed to select step-up products…
TV Shoot Out Experts: Don’t Fret Over Missing HDMI 2.1
A commonly asked question from anyone looking to buy a premium 4K Ultra HDTV today is “will it be compatible with the new HDMI 2.1 input standard.” Experts in the field of home theater installation, and AV testing and calibration technologies who attended last Sunday’s…
CEDIA Brings Out High-End Surround Sound Solutions
Sound United’s Denon and Marantz brands used CEDIA Expo to unveil the first audio video receivers and a new preamp processor that will carry IMAX Enhanced certification, assuring compatibility with and the ability to match the high-performance standards established for forthcoming IMAX Enhanced content from…
Stay connected