All items tagged with home theater (374)
Lenbrook Announces BluOS 3.8 Update with New Home Theater and Integration Features
March 4, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Lenbrook Announces BluOS 3.8 Update with New Home Theater and Integration Features

BluOS the multi-room music management software platform created by Lenbrook International, received an important update to further enhance user experience and convenience across the BluOS ecosystem of products. The BluOS 3.8 update introduces numerous new features, including the possibility to configure Bluesound Home Theater groups with Powernode products, support for MQA-CD ripping and Apple AirPlay 2 support for specific products, and many new integrator-specific features.
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PSB Speakers Launches In-Room CSIR SUB with Optional Amplifier and Multiple Placement Options
February 20, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

PSB Speakers Launches In-Room CSIR SUB with Optional Amplifier and Multiple Placement Options

PSB Speakers announced availability of its flexible CustomSound In-Room Subwoofer (CSIR SUB). The CSIR SUB, originally previewed at CEDIA 2019 in Denver, is now available in both Black and White finishes and offers several highly versatile and elegant mounting solutions to satisfy any application. It can disappear into the décor of any room, and yet is stylish enough to be a design feature on its own. When in standing mode, the integrated IsoAcoustics isolators manage energy and provide a high level of isolation for audio speakers over the entire audio spectrum.
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Sonus faber Announces Gravis III Subwoofer at ISE 2020
February 11, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Sonus faber Announces Gravis III Subwoofer at ISE 2020

Sonus faber has chosen ISE 2020 in Amsterdam to announce the global launch of its new subwoofer model, the Gravis III. This is the latest addition to the Sonus faber Gravis collection of active subwoofers, designed to match all Sonus faber full-range loudspeakers collections. The Gravis III is an intermediate subwoofer model, completing the Olympica Nova speaker line introduced in September of 2019.
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IsoAcoustics and PSB Speakers Announce Collaboration Ahead of Integrated Systems Europe 2020
January 23, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

IsoAcoustics and PSB Speakers Announce Collaboration Ahead of Integrated Systems Europe 2020

IsoAcoustics, the manufacturer of acoustic isolation products for home and professional speakers, and PSB Speakers, the loudspeaker manufacturer recognized around the globe as a leader in high-quality speakers, are joining forces in 2020 to offer a new line of PSB Speakers featuring IsoAcoustics award-winning isolation technology, the first of which is integrated into the PSB CustomSound In-Room Sub (CSIR Sub) to be introduced at ISE 2020, in Amsterdam.
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JVC EXOFIELD Personal Home Theater System Delivers Multichannel Sound Via Headphones
January 7, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

JVC EXOFIELD Personal Home Theater System Delivers Multichannel Sound Via Headphones

JVC announced a personal wireless home theater system that delivers a full, multichannel soundfield when using headphones. The JVC XP-EXT1 uses JVC's proprietary EXOFIELD out-of-head localization sound field processing technology to allow headphone users to experience the full effect of multichannel sound sources, including immersive 7.1.4 channel sound, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. What's more, the soundfield is optimized for each listener and listening environment to ensure the most realistic and immersive experience possible.
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The Quest Group Agrees to Acquire GoldenEar Technology
January 3, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

The Quest Group Agrees to Acquire GoldenEar Technology

GoldenEar Technology, the manufacturer of home audio loudspeakers, and The Quest Group, best known as the owner of the AudioQuest brand of cables, Niagara power products, and DragonFly DACs, have announced that GoldenEar has become part of The Quest Group, a California corporation wholly owned by AudioQuest founder and CEO Bill Low. In a letter sent to GoldenEar dealers and distributors, Sandy Gross justifies the decision based on what The Quest Group's resources and capabilities can do for the company.
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WiSA Announces Certification of Savant’s Smart Audio Family of Entertainment Products
December 13, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

WiSA Announces Certification of Savant’s Smart Audio Family of Entertainment Products

WiSA, the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association, comprised of over 60 leading consumer electronics brands, and founded by SummitWireless Technologies, announced it has certified Savant’s Smart Audio family of entertainment products. This premium WiSA Certified product line, available now, includes a high-performance, powered 55-inch 3-channel L/C/R soundbar, optional Smart Audio wireless powered surround speakers and the Smart Audio Nano 1X subwoofer.
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Worldwide Home Loudspeaker Market Shows Pockets of Growth
December 5, 2019 by Futuresource Consulting

Worldwide Home Loudspeaker Market Shows Pockets of Growth

Futuresource Consulting unveiled its latest Home Audio Worldwide Loudspeaker Report which demonstrates that the market is showing resilience despite shifting listening habits, as consumers look beyond traditional audio products, fixing their sights on smart speakers and headphones. The recent changes in loudspeaker preferences means trade value is faring better than volume, according to the new worldwide loudspeaker report from Futuresource.
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Denon Introduces DHT-S216 Full-Range Soundbar With DTS Virtual:X Advanced Virtual Surround Capability
December 4, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Denon Introduces DHT-S216 Full-Range Soundbar With DTS Virtual:X Advanced Virtual Surround Capability

Denon announced its first full-range low-profile soundbar with DTS Virtual:X, the DHT-S216 ($249). The slender and powerful soundbar leverages advanced psychoacoustic algorithms developed by DTS to realistically simulate a multi-channel soundtrack played on a home theater surround sound system. The DHT-S216 is easily connected to any TV and media player via 4K UHD HDMI with Audio Return Channel or Optical/Auxiliary inputs for exceptional sound clarity.
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ATC Loudspeaker Technology Launches C1 SUB MK2 Active Subwoofer
November 21, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

ATC Loudspeaker Technology Launches C1 SUB MK2 Active Subwoofer

Built to provide a dynamic low-distortion bass foundation for ATC’s Entry Series speakers, its C1C and C3C center speakers, HTS Series on-wall speakers and all but the largest satellite speaker systems, the new C1 Sub Mk 2 is a compact real wood veneered design, incorporating a hand-built 12” (314mm) ATC bass driver and a fully discrete ATC 200W MOSFET power amplifier. Faithful to the signal, the new C1 Subwoofer design will generate deeper, cleaner bass in the sub-$3,500 market.
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