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…
IMAX Enhanced Celebrates First Year In The Market
It’s been a year since the IMAX Enhanced 4K HDR software and flagship consumer electronics certification program was launched. For most of that time the effort has focused on building the base of studios, distributors, manufacturers and retail partners. Now it’s consumer time. HD Guru…
New Elite Network AVRs Add Direct Energy AV Amplifiers
Pioneer & Onkyo USA Corp. revealed its latest Elite branded network AV receivers, highlighted by the forthcoming Elite SC-LX904 and Elite SC-LX704. The two high-end receivers will ring in at suggested retail prices of $2,999 and $1,599, respectively and will both have the latest version…
$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…
Does Samsung’s Blu-ray Withdrawl Doom Discs?
Despite the recently announced decision by Samsung to end further introductions of Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray players in the U.S. market, companies still supporting the formats tell HD Guru that physical media, and specifically 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, isn’t dead yet. Conversely, more pessimistic…
Pioneer Unveils Elite-Brand Universal Ultra HD Blu-ray Player
Helping to fill the void left by the departure of Oppo, Pioneer & Onkyo U.S.A. Corp. used CEDIA Expo last week to unveil a new universal disc player supporting Ultra HD Blu-ray playback under the company’s Elite brand. The high-end Elite UDP-LX500 ($1,099 suggested retail)…
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