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Bowers & Wilkins 50th Anniversary and 800 D3 Speakers Unveiled We got the chance to visit Bowers & Wilkins to commemorate their 50th anniversary and unveiling of their new 800 D3 flagship loudspeakers. We peeked into their future and it looks bright.

CBS/Paramount Sets Phasers to Kill on Star Trek Fan-Fiction with New Guidelines The Star Trek fan-fiction controversy that resulted in legal battles between CBS/Paramount and Axanar Productions may have concluded last week. CBS/Paramount have finally put forth its guidelines.

Literary Transgressions of the Audio Community It’s hard to come up with “new stuff” to say about audio and video. In this article we take you through the most common overused audio terms and clichés. Be sure to share your favorites with us.

CBS/Paramount are Copyright Trolls - Beyond Bored of Star Trek Reboot Paramount is a Copyright Troll and I’m Beyond Bored of This Star Trek Reboot. See how Axanar Productions is slugging it out with them to produce its own fanfiction along with the legal ramifications.

B&W Purchased by Silicon Valley Startup: Cheers or Tears? It's one of the most lopsided company acquisitions in recent history. An historic hi-fi speaker manufacturer B&W; with over 1000 employees was bought by a Silicon Valley startup with barely a website.

Yamaha AVENTAGE AV Receiver DTS:X Firmware Listening Test Results After upgrading my home theater to UHD/4k, it was time to update the firmware of my Yamaha RX-A2050 AV receiver to enable DTS:X and HDMI 2.0a (for HDR). We include listening tests of DTS:X upmixer.

Exciting New AV Gear Debuts at CES 2017 Revolutionizes Home Audio We have an advanced scoop on new custom AV products debuting at CES 2017 including revolutionary new speakers and other products that are sure to revolutionize the home theater experience!

SVS Prime Satellite 5.1 Speaker Contest Giveaway, Last Chance to Enter! To show some love to our loyal Audioholics readers, we’re partnering with SVS to give away a Prime Satellite 5.1 Speaker Package ($1,199 value)! Enter to win NOW!

A Tribute to Roy F. Allison (1927-2016) Through the years, Mr. Roy Allison was highly regarded in his field and will be missed in the high-fidelity loudspeaker industry as one of the premiere designers of the formative audio years.

Listening Evaluation of DTS:X on the Denon AVR-X7200WA Receiver Denon X7200WA becomes the first AVR to get DTS:X. Downloading the free firmware installs DTS:X; DTS Neural:X, which coverts legacy content to 3D audio, & interactive dialogue control for 11.2 channels