Home Theater AV News

A new partnership integrates Dirac Live room correction into the Peerless Flow DSP platform, enabling home and pro audio companies to integrate Dirac Live seamlessly and efficiently.

Eclipsa Audio, a new immersive format developed by Samsung & Google, will be supported by Samsung’s 2025 TVs and Soundbars. Unlike Atmos, Eclipsa Audio is open-source & royalty-free. Should Dolby worry?

Denon has joined the Audio Foundry, an automotive audio technology collaborative. The system uses Dirac to optimize its 22 speakers inside a Tesla Model Y at CES 2025. Read on to learn more.

LG pulled the plug on Blu-ray player manufacturing and will sell the existing inventory of its UHD players. The announcement comes just months after they said they are selling their LCD panel factory.

After a failed app update Sonos CEO Patrick Spence is committed to regaining customer trust after the misstep from the company. Spence has laid out a plan to get Sonos back on track, but is it enough?

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Under Premium Audio Company, Onkyo will be reborn in 2025, featuring a new Japan R&D; facility and ambitious plans for premium, upscale audio products.

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PML Sound International, parent of Paradigm, Anthem, and MartinLogan, acquired GoldenEar from The Quest Group. Will engineering-focused leadership unlock GoldenEar's full potential post-AudioQuest?

Chief Audioholic Gene DellaSala received an email from Google saying that information about the Audioholics YouTube account was being subpoenaed for a pending LG lawsuit! Read on to find out why...

Focal Naim America has launched a series of “Mixed on Focal” playlists including two new playlists featuring Classical selections and Holiday favorites in Dolby Atmos or Sony 360 Reality Audio.

Capital Audiofest 2024 showcased a variety of high-end audio systems and innovations! Despite the event's success, concerns were raised about the aging demographic of attendees. Read on.

Bose reimages its 901 speakers with a 12-pair 60th-anniversary limited edition. Fans enjoy the nostalgia, critics debate the direct/reflecting sound, but we'd love a demo to assess any real improvements.

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Premium Audio Company, parent company of Onkyo, Integra, and Pioneer/Elite, released a firmware update for its AV Receivers which improves audio streaming quality and Dirac functionality and much more.

Bose acquires McIntosh Group, home to McIntosh and Sonus faber, stepping into luxury audio. A bold move, but what’s next for these iconic high-end brands?

T.H.E. Enterprises acquired the New York Audio Show and will launch T.H.E. New York International Audio Show on Oct 24-26, 2025. T.H.E. Show is America's longest-running HiFi show.

Definitely Maybe, the 1994 debut album from Oasis, has been re-released on Vinyl and CD to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Apple Music is offering a new way to experience this record in Dolby Atmos.

Sonus faber has custom designed a new audio system for the Lamborghini Revuelto. The new Revuelto sound system boasts 7 independent speakers, powered by a formidable 750 watts of amplification.

DTS has developed an AI-based audio processing feature called Clear Dialogue. An on-device solution for TV OEMs, DTS Clear Dialogue identifies, separates, and enhances spoken dialogue for TV audio.

Panasonic is back in the USA with a new lineup of OLED and Mini-LED TVs. The Z95A OLED, Z85A OLED, and W95A Mini-LED TV all use Amazon’s Fire TV streaming platform. Read on.

THX has appointed a new CEO, industry veteran Tuyen Pham. Pham previously co-founded and led audio software company A-Volute. What can we expect from THX now? Read on.

For the audio world, Munich has been synonymous with the annual HIGH END audio show for the last two decades. But starting in 2026, the HIGH END will have a new home in Vienna.

Anders Storm, a semiconductor industry veteran, brings deep technical knowledge to Dirac as its new CEO. Meanwhile, Dirac co-founder Mathias Johansson is leaving the company to join Harman.

Perlisten and Trinnov built a 13.14.6-channel theater system with 14 subwoofers and Trinnov’s WaveForming technology for perfect bass in every seat, and the best demo experience at CEDIA 2024.