23+ hour, 41+ min ago   (931+ words) The annual CEDIA Expo places a heavy emphasis on home theater and smart home technology, but there is also a growing presence in the outdoor audio category. Origin Acoustics, Theory Audio, ELAC, and Polk Audio are among the players in…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1147+ words) Big televisions have created a slightly ridiculous home theater problem. A 98-inch display can dominate an entire wall, while the conventional soundbar beneath it suddenly looks like somebody left a ruler on the furniture. Move toward proper architectural audio and…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1062+ words) Can Sonos 27 make existing speakers more useful with AI control, portable rear surrounds and direct Wi-Fi headphone linking? Sonos has started rolling out Sonos 27, the latest version of its audio operating system, bringing AI control, redesigned app navigation, and one…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1093+ words) A 300B amplifier delivering single-digit or low double-digit power is hardly unusual. Doing it for $1,499 while also providing a transformer-coupled headphone output, 4- and 8-ohm speaker taps, custom transformers and Cardas internal wiring is a much more interesting proposition. That is what…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (1472+ words) Personal audio has officially reached the point where $13,786 (€11,999) can be described as comparatively sensible. I am aware of how ridiculous that sentence sounds. For the price of the NARUKAMI system, you could buy the EOS, a very serious pair of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1470+ words) Outdoor audio has moved well beyond a pair of weather-resistant speakers screwed beneath the eaves. Premium systems can now cover large properties, disappear into landscaping and deliver enough bass and output for everything from background music to an outdoor theater;…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1500+ words) Televisions have become substantially larger over the past decade, but the audio systems sitting beneath them have not always kept pace. MartinLogan thinks there is another way. The new Motion Discrete Cinema Series consists of six passive loudspeakers designed specifically…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1083+ words) Klipsch is taking its Reference Premiere Series somewhere it has not gone before. The new RP-500PM Powered Monitor is the company’s first powered speaker in the lineup, combining amplification, HDMI ARC, USB-C, Bluetooth 5.3, a phono input and multiple digital and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1437+ words) Subwoofers create an obvious problem for anyone who wants serious low-frequency output but does not have a dedicated theater large enough to hide a small refrigerator in every corner. Klipsch knows something about that problem. Its existing Reference Premiere subwoofers…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1649+ words) Emotiva has spent more than two decades building its reputation around a fairly simple proposition: offer serious audio hardware without requiring customers to liquidate part of their retirement portfolio to pay for it. Both models will make their public debut…...