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Dolby Wants to Make the Atmos Cinema Experience Mobile At Mobile World Congress 2015 Dolby said it wants to put better speakers onto the face of your smartphone and tablet device to create an immersive, theatrical experience. Gimmick or true advancement?

Net Neutrality Objections: The 'Big Cable' Propoganda Machine Last Thursday the FCC voted in favor of reclassifying the Internet as a Title II public utility. This means all US-based Internet services enjoy FCC enforced net neutrality. How will things change?

Can you be an Audiophile... and a Skeptic? Audioholics has long been home to healthy skepticism in audio and home theater. But too much over-skepticism can lead to what we call "gadgetization" of audio. What is the state of the audio industry?

Audioholics Ranked #1 in Social Media Presence! Audioholics has the largest audited readership of any AV Magazine (online or print) and we also have the #1 social media presence in the entire industry via Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

PMC Speakers and Auro-3D Demo Immersive Surround for UK Record Producers Auro-3D teamed up with PMC speakers to give a 3D Immersive Surround Demo to UK's most influential record producers. All discrete speakers were used for accurate sound across a wide listening area.

Spotify Sony PlayStation Music Partnership Announced! Spotify is coming to PlayStation and Xperia devices in a partnership with Sony to create a service dubbed PlayStation Music. This is good news for PlayStation gamers.

The Dumbing Down of Audio: Trading Quality for Convenience? Is convenient digital music destroying sound quality? We examine ubiquity of low quality audio sources and ask if there is any hope for a HiFi revolution in the future.

CES 2015 UHDTV, 4K Blu-ray and AV Electronics Technology Highlights CES 2015 latest UHDTV's and 4k Blu-ray beyond 1080p and 4k resolution? New DTS:X surround codec? AV receivers, speakers, and more.

Auro-3D Upgrade Is Here for Denon/Marantz Atmos AV Receivers & Pre/Pros Auro-3D Upgrade is here on select Denon/Marantz Atmos AV Receivers and Processors. For $199, you get the Auro-3D codec and the Auro-Matic upmixer.

Dolby Atmos-enabled vs In-Ceiling Speakers Demo Results Dolby Atmos-enabled vs discrete in-ceiling speakers home theater demo results discussed. Are both types of speakers really equivalent? Watch our Youtube video to find out.