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…
LG Launches 8K TV In 2 Technology Flavors
LG Electronics announced at CES 2019 its new television lines, highlighted by the first consumer 88-inch 8K Ultra HD OLED TV and a 75-inch 8K “Nano Cell” full-array LED-LCD TV. The 8K sets will join expanded lines of large-screen 4K LED-LCD TVs and 4K OLEDs,…
LG To Show Expanded Sound Bar Lineup
LG Electronics will bring to CES 2019 a new lineup of sound bars powered by Google Assistant AI voice control, Hi-Rez Audio compatibility, and in high-end models, support for both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X object-based surround sound. The top three “multi-dimensional” models, like some other…
Premium 2019 LG TVs To Add WiSA Wireless Speaker Support
LG will add WiSA wireless speaker connectivity to 2019 4K OLED and top-end 4K LED-LCD TVs, the company and WiSA technology developer Summit Wireless Technologies revealed Tuesday. LG and Summit, which is a founding member the Wireless Speaker Audio Association that handles the WiSA standard,…
Review: Sony SS-CSE Atmos Speakers Elevate Home Theater
Anyone looking to add the sensation of height-directed sound effects to their Dolby Atmos-enabled home theater system for not a lot of money, will want to check out Sony’s 2018 Dolby Atmos and DTS:X SS-CSE height speaker modules. Available now at leading retailers for an…
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…
Denon Delivers Mid-Range AVR-X3500H Receiver With eARC, ALLM
Denon this month introduced a more affordable version of its popular X-series audio video receivers for 2018 in the AVR-X3500H. The mid-range Denon AVR-X3500H, which is available for a $999 retail price, is a 7.2-channel model with 180 watts per channel power and complements a…
Samsung Unveils First Co-Branded Soundbars With Harman Kardon
Some of the first fruits of Samsung’s acquisition of Harman Kardon assets last year materialized Wednesday in the form of two co-branded premium soundbars – the HW-N950 and HW-N850 — due to hit stores next week. According to Samsung, what this means is the new…
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