Onkyo Adds IMAX Enhanced AV Receiver
Onkyo USA introduced Wednesday a pair THX Certified Select network A/V receivers including Onkyo’s first IMAX Enhanced Certified 9.2-channel model, the TX-NR797. The Onkyo TX-NR797 ($699 suggested retail) and Onkyo TX-NR696 ($599) both support the Dolby Atmos and DTS:X object-based surround sound formats, 3D sound…
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…
Sony Releases Official 2019 Premium TV Prices
Sony Electronics officially released pricing on select 2019 LCD and OLED TVs, many of which were originally introduced at CES 2019 last January. These premium televisions are scheduled to be released stating today for some models, running through the Spring/Summer months for others. All will…
$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…
LG Releases Official 4K Ultra HD OLED TV Pricing
LG Electronics (LG) officially released unilateral pricing policy (UPP) prices on its 2019 4K Ultra HD OLED TV lines, including new 4K Ultra HD OLED and NanoCell LED-LCD TVs will begin rolling out this week. Only the “picture on wall” W9 series models had prices…
More Denon, Marantz `IMAX Enhanced’ Products Revealed
Sound United announced this week an expansion of IMAX Enhanced Certified home theater audio video components under its Denon and Marantz advance home theater component brands. The company said that in addition to the Denon AVR-X8500H and Marantz AV8805 receivers, the following products will also…
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…
Sony Reveals New Sound Bars, 4K Blu-ray Player
Sony announced at CES 2019 a pair or advanced sound bars, including a single-piece HT-X8500 Dolby Atmos and DTS:X-enabled model with built-in subwoofers, and the HT-S350. The company also revealed its next generation 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player model UBP-X800M2 adding a robust complement of…
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