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Auro-3D Upgrade is here on select Denon/Marantz Atmos AV Receivers and Processors. For $199, you get the Auro-3D codec and the Auro-Matic upmixer.

Theoretically, Dolby Atmos doesn't require you to upgrade your Blu-ray player. However, users of certain older model BD players may experience audio dropouts with some TrueHD and Atmos tracks.

Industry News: Back on October 21st, Sonos co-founder and general counsel Craig Shelburne announced the company would be suing D&M; Holdings over Denon's new HEOS wireless speaker line.

News: Today, SVS announced their subwoofers will now be carried by Magnolia Design Centers. Yes, the ones inside Best Buy.

XTZ debuted their wireless Cinema Series home theater at the 2014 CEDIA Expo in Denver. The system is built around Summit wireless modules which can transmit audio at 96kHz/24 bit resolution.

News: Pioneer is selling its home AV arm to Onkyo in exchange for a 14.95% stake in Onkyo. Both brands will be maintained after the sale, according to the companies.

After a brief hiatus, Panasonic has revived the Technics marque, announcing two new lineups, the R1 Reference series and the C700 Premium line. Audiophiles rejoice your beloved brand is back!

Industry News: Pioneer has officially announced they will be selling their home A/V electronics subsidiary in the face of declining sales. Click to read all the details.

AV News: Denon and Marantz have jumped on the Dolby Atmos wagon with the announcement of new A/V receivers and pre/pros capable of delivering up to 11.1 channels of sound with new height channels.

Industry News: Apple recently acquired Beats, maker of the fashionable headphones currently taking the market by storm; now they've got a new headphone connector in the pipeline. Click to read more.

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A/V News: MuxLab Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of A/V distribution equipment joined the HDBaseT Alliance.

Unlike most cable companies, hardware seems to be an area of innovation for DISH. This week, they announced the Super Joey which increases tuner capacity up to 8 channels at once.

DISH announced this week that its recently upgraded DISH Anywhere app can now be downloaded for free for the Kindle Fire HDX tablet in addition to being available on Android and Apple's iOS.

Yamaha is pleased to announce that Spotify Connect firmware is now available for its 2013 network AV receivers.

Today, the Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals unanimously denied Fox Broadcasting Company's petitions to re-open the issue of preventing DISH subscribers from using PrimeTime Anytime and AutoHop.

Preview: Krell announced their new iBias technology to be integrated into their amplifier line. iBias seeks to maintain the dynamics of the Class A design while reducing the size and heat.

Audioholics Adds New Muscle: Hires Bestselling Fitness Author Hugo Rivera to Head Up Marketing

Dolby peek behind the scenes of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire with director Francis Lawrence which sheds light on how Dolby Atmos is viewed from inside the industry.

Thonet & Vander, a German loudspeaker manufacture, has announced their plans to start selling their offerings in the U.S. We take a close look at their speaker and headphone line.

As I was flying back from an event, I was thinking I had several movies and shows stored up on my DISH Hopper back home. I could stream that content using the plane's Wi-FI, but this is even better.

Audio Precision Brings AP Performance to Loudspeaker Testing. From loudspeaker driver production testing to final QA for integrated products such as soundbars, powered speakers and headphones.

Human Hearing Acuity Shown to be More Accurate Than Standard Linear Models. Perhaps there is something to the "golden-ear" some audiophile's claim to be?

The HDMI 2.0 specification has been announced supporting 4k (2160p) video, 32 channels of audio, and dynamic auto lip-sync. HDMI 2.0 is backwards compatible, supporting high speed HDMI cables.

Got a new Yamaha AV Receiver with networking? Then you can Spotify it with a firmware update. Stream your music in style with Spotify.

DISH just added GetGlue to their DISH Explorer second-screen app for iPad. With this, DISH customers can "check-in" and connect with their favorite TV shows, movies and sporting events.

Southwest has always been a favorite of ours, but now they have an even bigger draw: free television. Beginning today, passengers can use their smart phones to get free TV and on-demand content.

Want to stream your movies to nearly any device? Vudu and Walmart are making that happen for $2 a disc with their Disc to Digital service. Now, you can convert your discs from home as well!