All items tagged with HDR (26)

McIntosh Announces New Home Theater Components With MX100 A/V Processor and MI347 7-Channel Amplifier

October 27, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

McIntosh Announces New Home Theater Components With MX100 A/V Processor and MI347 7-Channel Amplifier

McIntosh continues to make 2020 a year to remember in the brand's history, with a succession of new product launches that renews and expands its vast catalog. And the luxury audio brand is placing a renewed focus on the home entertainment and home theater categories, now reinforced with two new exciting products: the MX100 A/V Processor and MI347 7-Channel Amplifier. As McIntosh explains, the MX100 and MI347 represent a streamlined approach to McIntosh's home theater product offerings.

Next Generation Audio and Video Technologies and the Future of Broadcast and Streaming

September 18, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Next Generation Audio and Video Technologies and the Future of Broadcast and Streaming

Learn more about next generation audio and MPEG-H Audio, the industry’s most advanced audio system for UHD-TV and streaming. A new webinar series promoted by Fraunhofer IIS, featuring a distinguished panel of experts in standardization, broadcast and production workflows will talk about pioneering solutions for immersive audio and video production, efficient delivery formats and live encoders for broadcast and OTT, as well as creation of enhanced consumer experiences. Register now for the three sessions, October 6, 8, 13, 2020.

Rotel Introduces Home Theater Products Supporting Dirac Room Correction

September 9, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Rotel Introduces Home Theater Products Supporting Dirac Room Correction

Rotel launched the new RSP-1576MKII and RAP-1580MKII surround processors, joining the brand's family of home theater components of exceptional value. The two new models include a license for best-in-class Dirac room correction technology to ensure accurate room calibration and system configuration for installations of any size. The RSP-1576MKII model will be available September 2020 and retail for $3,499 USD, while the RAP-1580MKII starts shipping October 2020 as retails for $4,999 USD.

Emotiva Audio Debuts XMC-2 16-channel A/V Processor Supporting Dolby Atmos and DTS:X Object-Oriented Sound Formats

August 21, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Emotiva Audio Debuts XMC-2 16-channel A/V Processor Supporting Dolby Atmos and DTS:X Object-Oriented Sound Formats

Emotiva Audio Corporation just introduced its highly anticipated XMC-2 16 channel home theater AV Processor, featuring the outstanding sonics and innovative modular design of the company’s flagship RMC-1 processor at a more affordable price point. At a suggested retail price of $2,999, and designed from the ground up as the nerve center of a modern surround A/V system, the XMC-2 processor proves once again that high-end audio doesn’t have to be high-priced.

Zoom Introduces Q2n-4K Handy Video Recorder: The 4K Camera for Musicians

November 8, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Zoom Introduces Q2n-4K Handy Video Recorder: The 4K Camera for Musicians

Zoom Corporation introduced a new evolution in its line of handy cameras, the Zoom Q2n-4K. It promises the same audio quality with high-quality microphones, recording up to 24-bit/96kHz and new, advanced video quality. The new camera adds 4K UHD capability, high dynamic range (HDR) technology, 12 specialized scene settings, and a new design optimized for musicians to capture performances, practices and live streams, leveraging a new 150-degree wide angle lens.

IMAX and DTS Partner to Launch IMAX Enhanced Program for Home Entertainment

September 5, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

IMAX and DTS Partner to Launch IMAX Enhanced Program for Home Entertainment

IMAX Corporation and DTS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Xperi Corporation, announced a new partnership for the next-generation of home entertainment with the launch of the IMAX Enhanced program. The new certification and licensing program combines the highest-end consumer electronics products with IMAX digitally re-mastered 4K HDR content and DTS audio technologies to offer consumers a new level of quality in immersive sight and sound experiences for the home.

Yamaha Unveils First AV Receivers, Wireless Speakers and Subwoofer with Wireless Surround

May 2, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Yamaha Unveils First AV Receivers, Wireless Speakers and Subwoofer with Wireless Surround

Yamaha introduced three new 4K AV receivers — the 5.1-channel RX-V485 and 7.2-channel RX-V585 and RX-V685 — two new speakers, the MusicCast 20 and MusicCast 50, and the new MusicCast SUB 100 subwoofer, all featuring a new wireless technology called MusicCast Surround. An enhancement of the company's MusicCast wireless multi-room audio system, MusicCast Surround allows a user to build an AV receiver-based 5.1-channel surround sound system with wired speakers for the front channels, wireless speakers for the surrounds, and the option of using a wireless subwoofer.

New HDMI Forum Version 2.1 Specification is Good News for Audio

November 30, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

New HDMI Forum Version 2.1 Specification is Good News for Audio

Initially unveiled at CES 2017, Version 2.1 of the HDMI Specification is now published and brings so much more than just support for resolutions up to 10K and Dynamic HDR. In fact HDMI 2.1 is a huge leap forward, introducing a new Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable, which also supports Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC), multichannel uncompressed 24-bit/192 kHz audio, and support to advanced audio formats - including DTS Master, DTS:X, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos and more.

AudioControl Adds Dolby Vision HDR Support to their Complete Lineup of Premium Home Theater Receivers and Preamp/Processors

November 16, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

AudioControl Adds Dolby Vision HDR Support to their Complete Lineup of Premium Home Theater Receivers and Preamp/Processors

Responding to the market uptake in 4K UDH displays and content with High Dynamic Range, Seattle-based AudioControl, makers of innovative high-performance audio solutions for the residential, commercial and automotive markets has added support for Dolby Vision HDR to their entire line of home theater A/V receivers and preamp/processors including the new Maestro M5 introduced at the 2017 CEDIA Expo.

Amazon Announces New Amazon Echo and Echo Plus Smart Speakers and Introduces New Alexa Products

September 28, 2017 by Joao Martins

Amazon Announces New Amazon Echo and Echo Plus Smart Speakers and Introduces New Alexa Products

Amazon is not resting on its laurels in voice personal assistants. The company continues to severely undercut Google's ambitions with the Google Home, Assistant and Chromecast products, while jumping ahead to compete head to head with Apple and undermining Apple's plans for Siri and the smart home. The company just announced a completely revamped line of Echo speakers with lower prices and improved everything, as well as new classes of Echo devices.

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