Yamaha Unveils 2018 Aventage AVR Lineup With AI Tech
Yamaha introduced Monday the six-model RX-A 80 series of its popular Aventage premium network Audio Video Receivers (AVRs). Select models will begin shipping this month, with more advanced units slated to arrive in July. Three of these higher-end receivers — models RX-A1080, RX-A2080 and RX-A3080…
Review: Denon AVR-X6400H Offers Great High-End Value
As one of the leaders in audio/video receiver development, Denon is often the first to market with the industry’s latest innovations in home theater audio and video capabilities. It’s not surprising to us then that Denon’s AVR-X6400H audio video receiver stands as one of the…
MStar Television SoCs To Add DTS Virtual:X Surround Sound Support
The DTS Virtual:X post-processing surround sound technology developed by Xperi’s DTS, is being added to a wide range of television set system on a chip (SoC) processors coming from Tiawan’s MStar, the companies revealed Wednesday. With the added capability, television manufacturers using applicable MStar SoCs…
Sound United Reveals November, December Holiday Deals
Sound United, manufacturer of high performance AV brands including Marantz, Denon, Definitive Technology, Polk and others, has kicked off the holiday season by announcing a number of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals and beyond on the company’s various brands of audio video receivers…
Review: Kaleidescape Strato The Best 4K Player We’ve Tested
If you are a videophile looking for the best Ultra HD Blu-ray player the industry has to offer, you might not want an optical disc player at all, but, rather, a movie player based on hard drive storage. We say this after recently testing…
DTS Virtual:X To Bring Immersive Virtual Surround To More Products
DTS and Yamaha recently launched the first soundbar — [amazon_textlink asin=’B072J7PTFB’ text=’the YAS-207′ template=’ProductLink’ store=’hc005-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’b582706e-5a74-11e7-81d7-270f4fbed54a’] — to include support for the new DTS Virtual:X surround sound system, designed to produce virtual object-based audio-like effects from almost any content, without the need for special…
Samsung Adds DTS 5.1 Firmware Update To Atmos Soundbars
Samsung confirmed that a recent firmware update (version 3113.5) was released last week for its Dolby Atmos soundbars, models HW-K850 and HW-K950, bringing support for DTS 5.1 surround. Previously, when fed a DTS 5.1 channel signal, the soundbars had to down mix the format…
Yamaha, Onkyo Add Entry, Mid-Range AVR Lines
The Yamaha RX-V683 AV receiver with MusicCast Home theater audio manufacturers are beginning to release their 2017 lines, providing advanced features and high-quality sound at…
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