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Masimo Consumer to be a spin-off company from Masimo and will include audio brands like Denon, Marantz and B&W.; Is the move forced by investors just sound book-keeping or a signal of future sale?

Samsung announced pricing for its 2024 TVs, and a FREE TV promotion expiring April 11th. The 77-inch S95D QD-OLED will likely be the biggest draw for videophiles along with the new Tizen OS redesign.

On April 18th, 2024, Audioholics celebrates 25 years of “pursuing the truth” in audio publishing excellence as we are joined by our review staff and close channel partners with must have prize giveaways.

Looking for the newest, coolest audiovisual products for summer? Check our our annual cutting-edge gear list we recommend for summer. These products will be all the rage so get the NOW.

Tidal charges a hefty premium for high-res music. Starting on April 10th, 2024, Tidal will be discontinuing its tiered offerings and consolidating everything into a single service at $10.99/month!

The SVoD market has found its ceiling as streaming services continue to chip away value for consumers, it only gets worse from here. There's no better time for a return to physical media!

ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery are teaming up to create a new streaming service for sports fans. The joint venture will combine live TV with on-demand content, covering all major sports.

During COVID people spent money like water, but did audio companies learn anything from the post-pandemic AV recession? Will aging Baby Boomers embrace new technologies designed for younger consumers?

An EU regulation will begin the decline of lamp-based projectors worldwide and toxic heavy metal, mercury inside the bulbs are to blame. Get ready to see growth in LED and Laser projector technology!

Sony 360 Reality Audio vs. Dolby Atmos Music may seem like a kinder, gentler format war. But it's part of a broader competition involving MPEG-H 3D Audio for the music & digital broadcast TV markets.

Harman Luxury Audio Group and madVR Labs have announced that several AVRs and processors from Harman brands have achieved “Certified for Envy” status from madVR Labs. Read on.

Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service began running ads AND stripped off Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos! If you want them back, you have to pay for the ad-free tier which is an additional $2.99/month.

At CES 2024, the “LG Labs” exhibition inside the LG Electronics booth showcased a vacuum tube OLED jukebox called the DukeBox, a high-tech camper, and a tiny 4K projector called the CineBeam Qube.

Harman acquired Roon, the music management software company with a passionate audiophile following. Roon will retain its team and operate as an independent business within Harman. So why the acquisition?

The Lenbrook Group of Companies has formed Lenbrook Media Group to commercialize BluOS, MQA, and SCL6 across the digital audio supply chain. This new entity will be led by Mike Jbara. Read on.

IsoAcoustics has expanded the global reach of its Product Selector tool and mobile app with support for 6 additional languages. It’s easier than ever to find the right isolation products for your speakers.

DALI’s new Grand Vokal ($1,000) is designed for large rooms, offering more output (111dB SPL) and higher power handling. It should be a perfect match for DALI’s Oberon tower speakers.

The Wilson Audio WASAE Center speaker ($9,500) is a space saver for a premium price. It uses the same 5.75" mid-woofer and 1" soft-dome Convergent Synergy MK5 tweeter as larger Wilsons. Read on.

AURO is back with a new, next-gen audio codec called AURO-CX. The folks behind AURO-3D say that AURO-CX delivers scalable quality, channel count, sample rate, and objects, in one powerful bitstream.

The Integra DRX-8.4, Onkyo TX-RZ70, and Pioneer Elite VSX-LX805 are now Roon Ready, and support Auro 3D. Dirac Live also gets an upgrade and you can stream Spatial Audio directly to your AVR!

Apple Music will reportedly pay higher royalties for streams of songs offered in Dolby Atmos. This incentive could encourage more artists and record labels to embrace the format.

Both the Focal P60 Limited Edition Utopia loudspeaker kit for Porsche 911 cars and the LG StanbyME Go portable 27-inch entertainment screen boast an unusual cool-factor. Read on.

The Rockford Fosgate Ranger Roof Audio System is an all-in-one audio solution for Polaris Ranger ATVs. Available for both two-seater and four-seater Ranger models. Read on.

MartinLogan's Motion XT F100 Giveaway, free to enter, free shipping to receive your prize. This is your chance to WIN Audioholics Best of 2023, by the legendary MartinLogan speaker company.

The way we consume goods and services changed during the pandemic, but now that supply chains are back to normal will the global marketplace ever be the same? Read how this impacts our AV hobby.

Apple ordered to stop sales of Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 for IP infringement of Masimo (parent company of Denon, Marantz, B&W;) health monitoring technology. Will the two tech companies settle?