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Onkyo and Pioneer Announce Support For DTS Play-Fi Onkyo and Pioneer, two of the biggest names in audio technology have announced that they're jumping into DTS Play-Fi technology with a selection of wireless speakers. Read more about DTS Play-Fi.

Britain's Arcam Acquired by Harman International and Samsung The home audio world just got a little smaller, with the announcement that renowned firm Harman International recently bought up by tech Goliath Samsung has acquired British hifi company Arcam.

LiDAR: Velodyne Shifts From Subwoofers to Self-Driving Cars Velodyne was founded over 30 years ago as a hi-fi company. But today the company finds itself shifting gears by creating hardware for self-driving cars with technology called LiDAR.

Focal Adds Wireless Listen Headphones and Affordable In-Ear Monitors to Lineup French hi-fi company, Focal has launched the new Listen Wireless and new in-ear monitors, Spark comes in both wired and wireless model and the new Sphear S is a high-performance in-ear monitor.

OPPO Adds Dolby Vision Support to Ultra HD Blu-ray Players OPPO Digital announced that its UDP-203/UDP-205 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc players can now receive a firmware upgrade that enables the Dolby Vision™ feature. See what this feature offers the videophile.

Sound United Acquires D&M Group (Denon,Marantz, Boston) Sound United announced it has completed the acquisition of the D+M Group, owner of the Denon, HEOS by Denon, Marantz, and Boston Acoustics brands. What does this mean for the future of the brands?

Control4 Acquires Triad Speakers Control4 Corporation, a leading global provider of smart home solutions, today announced the acquisition of Triad Speakers. What direction will this take the speaker company? Read on to find out.

SVS PB-2000 Subwoofer Giveaway! SVS is giving away a brand new PB-2000, 500w DSP Controlled, 12” Ported Subwoofer! To enter, all you have to do is register for their newsletter and post in our forum thread why you want to win it.

HDMI Forum Announces Version 2.1 Of the HDMI Specification HDMI Forum, announced the upcoming release of Version 2.1 of the HDMI specification that supports higher video resolutions & refresh rates, Dynamic HDR, and increased bandwidth with a new 48G cable.

Samsung Galaxy Phones Drop Headphone Jack: Harman Audio to the Rescue! Samsung is rumored to have dropped the 3.5mm headphone jack from its upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone. It’s not an unexpected omission considering Apple has done the same. We ponder how Harman fits in.