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Onkyo, Pioneer Looking Strong in Fight to Survive 2021 Onkyo, Pioneer Looking Strong in Fight to Survive 2021 Onkyo & Pioneer are face the fight of their life in 2021. But with a new line of A/V receivers, there are some hopeful signs that Onkyo will rise again!
The High Barrier to Entry for New Brands in the Specialty AV Market The High Barrier to Entry for New Brands in the Specialty AV Market If you wanted to start an AV company? How would you go about it in today’s market? The barrier to entry for a new brand or even a new product category is sky-high. Read on to find out more.
Spotify “Dream On" Event Promises Lossless HiFi in 2021 Spotify “Dream On" Event Promises Lossless HiFi in 2021 Spotify, the number one music streaming service said it will finally bring lossless HiFi audio to Premium subscribers during its star-studded Stream On event where it revealed plans for 2021.
Is Physical Inventory the AV Retailers Saving Grace In A Pandemic Economy? Is Physical Inventory the AV Retailers Saving Grace In A Pandemic Economy? With people staying at home, AV products are in high demand. Dealers who are sitting on AV inventory are in an excellent position to sell even the normally higher priced models. To see why, read on.
Is Today’s Specialty AV Gear Too Inexpensive? Is Today’s Specialty AV Gear Too Inexpensive? For consumers, what you get for your money today with home theater equipment is better than ever before. This article explores how every category of AV product has improved over the last decade.
Why I Sold A Significant Classic Rock Vinyl Collection In 2008 and Never Looked Back Why I Sold A Significant Classic Rock Vinyl Collection In 2008 and Never Looked Back The audiophile community doesn’t like change, in fact, they despise it with every fiber of their being. Do you still like vinyl? Find out why I sold this antiquated music medium and never looked back.
PSB Aims to Customize Sound with Audio Personalization Company Audiodo PSB Aims to Customize Sound with Audio Personalization Company Audiodo Paul Barton is teaming up with Swedish company Audiodo to develop PSB’s next generation of headphones.The tech uses a series of questions to create a personal hearing profile for each user.
Klipsch Teams Up With Dirac To Develop Next-Gen Headphones Klipsch Teams Up With Dirac To Develop Next-Gen Headphones Klipsch has joined forces with the DSP wizards at Dirac to create new headphone products. The first headphone to benefit from this collaboration is expected to be a wireless in-ear design. Read on.
Is the Romance of High Fidelity Audio Today Dead? Is the Romance of High Fidelity Audio Today Dead? Today’s audio equipment does not exhibit that same degree of visceral appeal. Is the performance so uniformly good that a lot of the mystique and “skill” of picking out your personal system gone?
Are AV Tradeshows a Thing of the Past? Are AV Tradeshows a Thing of the Past? COVID-19 crushed the idea of home theater tradeshows and with the decline of brick and mortar AV stores has the idea of actually listening to a demo of HiFi gear before you buy a thing of the past?