Hi-Fi Components Fidelity Imports UK Names sonoro as First Brand Ahead of October 1 Launch Can Fidelity Imports turn its U.S. and Canadian growth into a successful UK hi-fi operation when Fidelity Imports UK opens October 1? Ian WhiteSeptember 7, 2026
Music U2’s Carnaval De Luz Gets Dolby Atmos Blu-ray and 24-bit Hi-Res Stereo U2’s first album of new material in nine years gets an audiophile-friendly physical release with Dolby Atmos, hi-res stereo, 180g vinyl, and deluxe editions. Ian WhiteSeptember 30, 2026
Loudspeakers Diapason Loudspeakers Get a Serious U.S. Relaunch With MoFi Distribution Behind Them Diapason has built handcrafted Italian loudspeakers since 1987. With MoFi Distribution and Paolo Tezzon behind it, the U.S. may finally notice. Ian WhiteSeptember 26, 2026
Music Qobuz Starts Labeling AI Generated Music and the Fraud Numbers Are Ugly Qobuz adds AI music labels as 60% of streams from identified AI tracks are deemed fraudulent and four million tracks disappear from search. Ian WhiteSeptember 25, 2026
News Samsung Spent a Decade Fighting OLED With QLED: Now It May Be Moving On? Samsung has reportedly cut QLED TV production by up to 80% as Mini LED, Micro RGB and OLED reshape its premium TV strategy. Ian WhiteSeptember 25, 2026
Music Apple Music Hall Turns Battersea Power Station Into a 48 Speaker Spatial Audio Venue Apple Music Hall combines 48 speaker Spatial Audio, recording studios and broadcast production inside London’s Battersea Power Station. Ian WhiteSeptember 24, 2026
News LCD TV Prices Could Rise Before Black Friday as Samsung, LG and Sony Face Higher Panel Costs LCD panel costs are rising for Samsung, LG and Sony as Chinese suppliers cut production just as cheaper OLED TVs narrow the price gap. Ian WhiteSeptember 24, 2026
News Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 Could Make Bluetooth the Backup Plan Bluetooth may no longer have to do everything. Qualcomm’s new audio platform adds Wi-Fi 6E, XPAN lossless streaming and smarter ANC. Ian WhiteSeptember 24, 2026
Movies Gone With the Wind Finally Comes to 4K UHD With Dolby Vision and Original Mono Audio Can Gone With the Wind finally get the 4K UHD treatment it deserves, or will Scarlett have to survive one more home-video indignity? Ian WhiteSeptember 23, 2026
News Open-ear Earbuds Are Booming While Traditional TWS Stalls Traditional earbuds slipped while open-ear shipments climbed to 11.1 million. Apparently not everyone wants their ear canals occupied all day. Ian WhiteSeptember 18, 2026
News LG Denies Smart TV Spying Claims But The Privacy Story Is More Complicated LG denies its smart TVs continuously record conversations, but ACR, network discovery and advertising data raise larger privacy questions. Ian WhiteSeptember 17, 2026