All items tagged with home theater (373)
Dolby Consumer Survey Reveals New Global Trends in Home Entertainment Consumption and Purchasing
November 25, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Dolby Consumer Survey Reveals New Global Trends in Home Entertainment Consumption and Purchasing

Dolby Laboratories released findings from a new global survey illustrating a significant shift in consumer entertainment behavior. Findings include new ways of interacting with friends and family while enjoying entertainment, and insights that people are investing more in their home entertainment, looking for enhanced picture or sound quality. From this survey, it remains clear that consumers continue to want, demand, and are willing to spend more on enhanced experiences, now more than ever.
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Trinnov Announces 5-Year Warranty Extension Program for Altitude32 Processor
November 20, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Trinnov Announces 5-Year Warranty Extension Program for Altitude32 Processor

Trinnov Audio, the French manufacturer of reference audio processors for home theaters, high-end hi-fi, professional audio and commercial cinemas, announced a 5-Year Warranty Extension Program for its flagship processor Altitude32. This program includes a refurbishment of the Altitude at a Trinnov facility and extends the product's warranty for an additional five years. Through this program, Trinnov further reaffirms its commitment to its customers and the proactive development of the Altitude platform.
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Resonado Expands Board of Advisors with Former Bose Executive Catharina Lavers Mallet
November 13, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Resonado Expands Board of Advisors with Former Bose Executive Catharina Lavers Mallet

Resonado, the technology startup that is now ready to bring to market its patented Flat Core Speaker (FCS) technology introduced at CES 2020, announced that Catharina Lavers Mallet has joined the Resonado board of advisors. Mallet, a former Bose Corporation executive with significant experience in both startup and large corporate environments, will work with Resonado’s executive team to hone strategic direction and mature their operating model as the company expands its licensing efforts.
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Test Bench: The LT2 Ribbon Transducer and Waveguide from Radian Audio Engineering
November 12, 2020 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The LT2 Ribbon Transducer and Waveguide from Radian Audio Engineering

For this Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterized the LT2 Ribbon Transducer and corresponding waveguide from Radian Audio Engineering. This is effectively a smaller version of the LT6 ribbon transducer reviewed in the July 2020 issue of Voice Coil, but offering much more diverse possibilities, as Vance Dickason discovers. And as the compact LT2 shows, this was designed to be more of a hi-fi or home theater substitute for any high frequency driver. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, August 2020.
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Bold North Audio Releases Soft Dome Tweeter Completely Designed and Assembled In America
November 12, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Bold North Audio Releases Soft Dome Tweeter Completely Designed and Assembled In America

American audio solutions manufacturer, MISCO, announced the introduction of the BDT-2901, a high performance 29mm soft dome tweeter to add to its growing line of premium and high-performance drivers, all designed and manufactured under the Bold North Audio brand in its St. Paul, Minnesota facility. Expanding the brand's catalog, this new driver was designed to meet requests for a precision 29mm dome tweeter with a low crossover point, ideal for use in a two-way system paired with a 6.5” or 8” woofer.
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Sound United Adds MPEG-H 3D Audio Format to Denon and Marantz Home Theater Amplifiers and Processors
November 11, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Sound United Adds MPEG-H 3D Audio Format to Denon and Marantz Home Theater Amplifiers and Processors

Sound United, parent company to Denon, Polk Audio, Marantz, Definitive Technology, HEOS, Classé, and Boston Acoustics, announced the immediate availability of MPEG-H 3D Audio format support across a wide range of home theater products. Working alongside Fraunhofer IIS, the primary developer of the MPEG-H Audio standard, selected Denon and Marantz AV amplifiers and AV preprocessors will receive MPEG-H support via a firmware update.
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Hisense Joins WiSA Association TV Brand Member List
November 6, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Hisense Joins WiSA Association TV Brand Member List

The Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) founded by Summit Wireless Technologies, announced that Hisense will join the Association’s more than 60 leading consumer electronics brands, as it plans to continue to expand its retail presence in North America. Hisense is a leading consumer electronics and home appliances company that sells globally and is the number 1 TV brand in China. Adding WiSA Ready TVs will mean that Hisense will reinforce the number of systems that are “ready” to transmit wireless audio to WiSA Certified speakers.
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PMC Opens New Factory To Meet Demand For Custom Installation Products
October 29, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

PMC Opens New Factory To Meet Demand For Custom Installation Products

Acclaimed British loudspeaker manufacturer PMC has opened a new factory in Bedfordshire, UK, to cope with burgeoning demand for its expanding Custom Installation (CI) Monitor series. Since launching in September 2019, PMC's CI monitors have proved hugely popular with the installation market where they are answering the demand for delivering Hollywood studio audio quality. The British manufacturer is also expanding its staff resources to support this expansion.
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Enclave Audio CineHome Are First Roku TV Ready Certified Wireless 5.1 Surround Sound Systems
October 28, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Enclave Audio CineHome Are First Roku TV Ready Certified Wireless 5.1 Surround Sound Systems

Both CineHome systems from Enclave Audio - the CineHome II and the THX Certified CineHome PRO - are now the first Roku TV Ready certified wireless 5.1 channel surround solutions. Available now in the U.S. market, these speaker systems from Enclave Audio will promote an easier way for consumers to enjoy surround sound with all the convenience of wireless, simple installation, and robust, high resolution, low latency audio delivered by the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) technology.
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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.
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