The day we get big, impressive new speakers is an important day to us audiophiles.

Atlantic Technology is now shipping its third headphone, a wired over-ear design called the FS-HR280.

Joe Atkins is taking control of legendary speaker company Bowers and Wilkins back from silicon valley startup EVA Automation.

After launching a limited, mobile-only Dolby Atmos Music experience last December, Tidal is now offering the real deal.

Sonos is about to launch a complete software overhaul for its growing ecosystem of wireless audio products.

Denon released information on the industry’s first 8K-ready AV receivers.

One of the most anticipated loudspeakers shown at the 2019 CEDIA show has finally come in for us to review, the JBL HDI-3800 which is the big dog of JBL's new HDI series.

We look forward to the CEDIA installers EXPO show every year. It is THE premier audio and video electronics show where all the major home theater companies release their newest products just in time for the holiday season.

Audioholics recently had an encounter with a subwoofer which had left us battered and bruised.

When Dolby released Atmos, it was done in concert with their surround upmixer which does a great job enhancing 2CH music thanks to a key feature Dolby is now removing from new products.

First announced in 2017, the HDMI 2. 1 Specification will finally become reality in late 2020 when both Sony and Microsoft deliver new gaming consoles packed with the latest HDMI tech.

Lg is finally announced price points and shipping information for their highly anticipated SN lineup of Meridian soundbars.

The L200 are Polk's latest high-end bookshelf speaker, and the L400 is the center that anchors their Legend series.

Looking to cut the cord AND upgrade your pitiful factory installed TV speakers? Check out the Roku 2.

Feedback is an ubiquitous and unavoidable basic technique that keeps the world running.

It’s looking like 2020 will be the year that the high-end LCD TV meets its end.

Check any audiophile facebook group or forum and you will find dozens of enthusiasts asking "what are the best cables to use with my audio components?" There are never shortages of recommendations from fellow enthusiasts and sometimes even industry experts have their own recommendations too.

The hobby of audio has gone through a lot of changes over the years.

The new Concert A/V receivers and Maestro preamp/processors deliver “ultimate performance” with up to 16-channels of output and all the latest technology wrapped in AudioControl’s signature sleek black boxes.

Beale Street Audio has started shipping their highly anticipated BAV4250 and BAV2500 1,000 watt amplifiers.

Cambridge Audio’s CXN V2 network audio streamer ($1,099) and flagship EDGE NQ preamp ($5,000) are now Roon Ready, meaning they enjoy the highest level of Roon support and features.

On the wake of several loudspeaker achievements, Atlantic Technology has released its first two headphone products.

Sound United LLC announced that several Denon and Marantz products received Roon Tested accreditation.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced movie theaters to close their doors, leaving studios scrambling to recover the millions spent to produce and advertise films slated for Spring 2020 release.

The vinyl record industry may experience shortages of new releases after the plant that made some 75% of the world’s blank lacquers burned to the ground.

Shortly before the coronavirus crisis pulled the plug on big industry trade shows, McIntosh showcased its newest home theater products at the ISE (Integrated Systems Europe) AV show in Amsterdam.

I recently tested positive for COVID-19 after struggling with what I thought at the time was a stomach bug or flu on and off for 8 straight days.

The coronavirus strain known as COVID-19 has dominated the news as of lately.

If upgrading your smartphone's stock earbuds is an out-of-the box necessity, but you also demand wireless because it's 2020, the market offers no shortage of choices.

Ted Denney who owns and operates a company called Synergistic Research.

There is heavy competition with the TV display market. How do you compete with companies like LG and Vizio? Samsung has decided to think outside the box and go with a Steve Jobs like showing of innovative thinking and design.

If you are an Audiophile, then you are probably familiar with the years of hard work and stress your ears go through.

If you’re looking for a quality pair of wireless over-the-ear headphones and you want to customize the entire setup to your listening needs you might want to check out the new TMA-2 Bluetooth headphones from AIAIAI.

We've tested A LOT of factory designed and manufactured subwoofers here at Audioholics.

RBH Sound unveiled a new flagship SVTRS active speaker system that rocked the 2020 Florida Expo show.

Rotel’s high-end Michi brand is making a comeback after a long hiatus with three new audiophile stereo components.

RSL CG3, CG23, Speedwoofer 10S 5. 1 Speaker System Giveaway is Here! Audioholics has partnered with RSL to give away the brand new "white" variant on their classic CG3 Series Home Theater Speaker System ($1,079.

TiVo’s EDGE DVRs are the company’s first offerings to support Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision 4K HDR video.

Many of today’s vented subwoofers and full-range tower speakers offer port plugs for sealing the cabinet and making them behave like sealed speakers.

Not long after Dolby announced the Home Atmos format, Audioholics ran some competing predictions about its potential for success and failure.

Definitive Technology has expanded its popular Demand Series of loudspeakers with the addition of the D15 towers ($3,398/pair), the D17 towers, ($4,598/pair), and the D5C center channel speaker ($799/each).

Stereo Bass- Myth or fact? A must have feature for some, but neglected by most.

VIZIO launched a new and much improved lineup of UHD displays at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bose announced that they would close ALL their retail stores in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia by the end of 2020 which equated to about 120 stores, but would keep open 130 stores in India, South Korea, and China.

How is it that so many audio enthusiasts swear by differences in equipment or recording when we know that the changes made are either non-existant or well below audible thresholds? These effects are not acoustic but rather psychological, so the question becomes: how does the mind pull this trick? The effects of the mind's perception on our experience of sound is far more profound than you might realize.

Yamaha is on their 3rd generation of separates in the Aventage line and we got our hands on their new 11-channel CX-A5200 AV Processor and MX-A5200 amplifier.

ATSC 3. 0 aka.. “Next-Gen TV” is the next step in the evolution of digital broadcast television, and it’s rolling out to over 40 of the largest US television markets in 2020.

A year after releasing the L100 Classic, JBL Introduced their L82 Classic Bookshelf Loudspeakers at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dirac Research and China’s miniDSP have collaborated to deliver Dirac Live processing for cars via an $899 digital processor called the miniDSP C-DSP 8x12 DL.

With the preponderance of speakers out there on Amazon how is one to choose a good 2-channel system? We've put together a 2-channel holiday wish list on a budget that even discriminating audiophiles would enjoy! Check out our sub $750 2-channel system that offers surprisingly great fidelity and a high quality DAC to get the most out of our digital audio sources.

Google Stadia is the latest in a video-game subscription services trend.

“What speaker wire gauge should I use”? Audiophiles are often seduced by exotic cable brands that tout fancy materials over quality low gauge, low resistance wire.

The new HBO Max streaming service will launch in May of 2020 with a price tag of $15 per month.

SVS could have phoned in their efforts for the middle product line between the 2000 series subwoofers and the 4000 series subwoofers, and not many people would have noticed given the overall success of their other product lines.

We reviewed quite a large landscape of receivers, loudspeakers and subwoofers in 2019 and discovered value at every price point.

SVS's massively successful 2000 series subwoofer has just underwent a big change to become the 2000 Pro series, but what makes this series pro? Major changes in amplification and driver architecture promise some significant performance increases as well as the inclusion of new features such as SVS's Bluetooth subwoofer control app for iOS and Andriod.

Acclaimed subwoofer manufacturer Velodyne Acoustics has been purchased by Audio Reference, Velodyne’s longtime distributer in Germany.

There are as many myths and legends in the audio industry as there are written in the pages of a J.

It's amazing how many online A/V websites fit the mold laid out herein which gives one pause to wonder if they actually have product in hand when conducting their "reviews".

For $1,100 the SVS Prime Wireless 2. 1 Speaker System is a high-quality active speaker system with an awesome subwoofer that can support a multitude of input options including lossless audio streaming for the ultimate fidelity.

Sony’s object-based “360 Reality Audio” format will soon launch on Tidal, Amazon Music HD, Deezer, and the live-performance streaming service nugs.

Our 2019 Audioholics AV electronics Christmas Gift Guide of AV goodies to bring you audio joy and holiday cheer is here.

“What speaker wire gauge should I use”? We get asked this question all the time, especially when audiophiles are often seduced by exotic cable brands that tout fancy materials over quality low gauge, low resistance wire.

Yamaha gives a nod to the past while pushing sound reproduction further into the future with their NS-5000 loudspeaker.

Amazon Music HD is the first streaming service to support Dolby Atmos Music.

The Microsoft Surface Studio 2 represents Microsoft’s latest in flagship All-in-One CPUs.

RSL Speakers generally get rave reviews for their products, so whenever they release something new, audio enthusiasts take note.

Do you want to build a respectable and aesthetically pleasing home theater, but only have $1,500 to spend on the whole kit and caboodle? Forget that HTiB system from your local big box and check out our Audioholics Amazon exclusive $1,500 5.

Major filmmakers and Hollywood studios have teamed up with an industry coalition called The UHD Alliance to develop a new TV viewing mode called Filmmaker Mode.

Control4 has released its first new remote control product since the acquisition of the Swiss home automation company Neeo earlier this year.

What happens when your pre/pro separates are a hair too big for your entertainment center and your new replacement amp fails after a year and a half? Follow the saga of finding just the right amplifier for a three zone house.

Yamaha launched a new series of premium two-channel audio components called the 5000 Series.

Focal's 300 series architectural speakers are designed from the ground up for music or cinema aficionados.

The rivalry between Marvel and DC is still alive and well through the three major conglomerates that now own all of the most popular characters that were born in comics.

When it comes to streaming services, we have the big players like Apple, Amazon, and Spotify.

Fluance has been making quality turntables for over 20 years, so it was with great enthusiasm that they sent out the RT85 turntable for review.

Dealing with acoustics in small rooms is no trivial matter. The quest for the “perfect” room all depends on your expectations, why you are listening (business or pleasure), what program you are listening to, and the condition of the ears you are listening through.

New speakers from Revel and JBL stole the spotlight at the 2019 CEDIA Expo.

Audioholics was on hand at Denver, Colorado's CEDIA 2019. In this video, Gene visits the Savant booth where the company unveiled a new product that lives at the intersection of high-performance home audio and digital home connectivity, designed for those who may not have thought much about complete home automation before.

MartinLogan, famous for their curved panel electrostatic speakers, has recently revamped their Motion line of loudspeakers that use a more traditional enclosure.

In mid-May, Sound United LLC announced the signing of a term sheet agreement to acquire Onkyo Corporation’s consumer audio division, including the Onkyo, Pioneer, Pioneer Elite, and Integra brands.

Netflix has launched a “high-quality audio” feature that promises studio-quality sound for 5.

Monoprice has announced some new products that expand their Monolith THX speaker and subwoofer lines, and they look to be absolute beasts for the home theater market.

MartinLogan has proved that you can get “flagship-class performance” from in-wall and in-ceiling speakers.

LG rocked the 2019 CEDIA Expo with a wide range of cool gear, including a transparent OLED display and the world’s first 8K OLED TV.

2019 was a busy year in consumer audio as evident by all of the new and exciting products released by some of the big name brands like Polk, Denon, Arcam, MartinLogan, etc.

RBH Sound is on the move with three new products to further refine the affordable audiophile performance the brand is known for.

GoldenEar Technology announced their new ultra-high-performance compact bookshelf/stand-mount loudspeaker, the BRX, at the 2019 CEDIA EXPO.

MartinLogan’s updated Motion Series loudspeakers sport a fresh new design while leaving the “proven performance” of the previous generation largely unchanged.

AudioControl has announced a pair of high-end preamp/processors and a trio of new A/V receivers at the 2019 CEDIA Expo.

Theory Audio demonstrated their 9CH Soundbar Discrete speaker surround system powered by a 1U DSP tuned amplifier controller that delivered gut wrenching dynamics and sound redefining our expectations for this category of product.

Integra has announced three new “reference-grade” products at the CEDIA Expo.

Monoprice has announced new products that expand their Monolith THX speaker lineup, and do they look to be absolute beasts for the home theater market.

Pioneer's newest $3k Flagship receiver, the Elite SC-LX904 will be officially unveiled at CEDIA 2019 in Denver, Colorado which will garner quite a bit of news coverage from such a beefy receiver.

Polk Audio has announced an all-new flagship line of speakers called the Legend Series.

Legacy Audio is dropping the gauntlet down with their new 600 wpc iV7 7CH and 8CH Class D amplifiers which they claim to be the most powerful home theater amplifiers in consumer audio to date.

Do you want to build a respectable and aesthetically pleasing home theater, but only have $1,500 to spend on the whole kit and caboodle? Forget that HTiB system from your local big box: while the prices of such setups are usually attractive, their performance typically leaves a lot to be desired.

Denon's new PMA-600NE Integrated Amplifier looks audiophile and sports 70 watts per channel for only $399! Or does it? Look closer and you'll see that Denon may be being ambitious with its power ratings.

Monoprice was one of the first to bring highly affordable THX subwoofers to market, and now they continue that trend by introducing highly affordable THX speakers.

Last year we reported on Dolby restricting upmixing of non-native content through their DSU or crossmixing their formats with other upmixers.