New Products REL Acoustics No.35 and No.36 Reference Subwoofers Would Like a Word With Your Foundation At $10K or $12K each, REL’s new flagship No.35 and No.36 Reference subwoofers add new amplifiers and carbon fibre drivers for improved low bass... Robert SilvaSeptember 23, 2026
New Products Wharfedale Nova Subwoofers Go From 8 to 15 Inches and You Can Have Any Color You Want as Long as It’s Black Wharfedale’s Nova subs pack DSP, passive radiators, high-level inputs and 8- to 15-inch drivers into a serious fight with SVS and REL. Ian WhiteSeptember 22, 2026
Bookshelf Speakers Neumann Expands Its Studio Monitor Line With KH 310 II and KH 350 Powered Speakers Neumann’s KH 310 II and KH 350 add 32-bit DSP, MA 1 room correction, more power and deeper system integration for pro and home... Robert SilvaSeptember 21, 2026
New Products Hisense Crashes the Party With Four New Boom Portable Bluetooth Speakers Hisense takes on JBL, Sony, Marshall, LG and TCL with four new Bluetooth and party speakers led by the $399.99 Party Thunder Pro. Robert SilvaSeptember 17, 2026
New Products IKEA BADKRUKA: The $60 Swedish Speaker That Won’t Swim but Will Connect to Your TV Is it possible for a $60 Bluetooth speaker to improve your TV's sound? IKEA’s BADKRUKA adds optical input, stereo pairing, 25W output and Spotify... Ian WhiteSeptember 16, 2026
New Products Yamaha B200A Soundbar Adds Dolby Atmos, But There’s No Upgrade Path The compact Yamaha B200A adds Dolby Atmos and built in bass for under $300, but can you live without external surrounds or a subwoofer? Robert SilvaSeptember 15, 2026
Bookshelf Speakers Triangle Borea BR03 vs. BR04 Review: An Upgrade or a Different Beast Entirely? Is the Triangle Borea BR04 a true upgrade over the BR03? We compare soundstage, bass, dynamics, RoomFit, and value. Jake CheriffSeptember 13, 2026
New Products Coastal Source Expands Outdoor Audio and Lighting at CEDIA 2026 With Bollard 1000 Speakers and Lutron Integration Can Coastal Source turn the backyard into a true high-end system? Its CEDIA 2026 lineup combines outdoor audio, lighting and simplified power. Robert SilvaSeptember 13, 2026
In-Wall Speakers Monitor Audio Creator Series Adds 10- and 12-Inch Subwoofers That Disappear Into the Wall Can Monitor Audio hide serious home theater bass? Creator Series in-wall subs use 10- and 12-inch drivers with DSP amplification up to 750 watts. Ian WhiteSeptember 10, 2026
New Products Sonance SBXL-100 and PowerPipe X Tackle Giant TVs and Hidden Bass Can serious home theater disappear into the room? Sonance pairs an 82.7-inch soundbar with redesigned PowerPipe X hidden subwoofers. Ian WhiteSeptember 10, 2026
News Sonos 27 Rolls Out With AI Control, Portable Surrounds and Ace Ultra Wi-Fi Linking Can Sonos 27 make existing speakers more useful with AI control, portable rear surrounds and direct Wi-Fi headphone linking? Ian WhiteSeptember 10, 2026
New Products TCL Q95K Flagship Soundbar Packs 1,420 Watts and 11.1.4 Channels But Skips the U.S. The TCL Q95K combines 11.1.4 channels, 22 drivers, wireless surrounds, dual 7-inch subwoofer drivers and Bang & Olufsen tuning. Ian WhiteSeptember 7, 2026
New Products Sony ULT Tower Max Party Speaker Throws Down the Gauntlet – Should JBL Be Worried? Sony just did a major refresh to the top models in their ULT Tower party speaker lineup, blurring the line between "pro" and "party." Chris BoylanSeptember 1, 2026
New Products KEF Takes Uni-Q Outdoors With New Landscape Speakers, Bollards and KASA Amplifiers KEF takes Uni-Q outdoors with new landscape speakers, bollards, subwoofers and GaN KASA amps. Can it challenge Theory Audio Design? Ian WhiteSeptember 4, 2026
New Products James by Sonance Natural Collection Matches On-Wall Speakers to Samsung The Frame TVs Can speakers complement a designer TV instead of disappearing? James' Natural Collection matches wood-clad audio to Samsung The Frame. Ian WhiteSeptember 4, 2026
New Products Klipsch RP-500PM Debuts at CEDIA 2026 as First Powered Reference Premiere Speaker Klipsch adds HDMI ARC, phono, USB-C and a new Tractrix horn to its $799.99 RP-500PM. Is this Reference Premiere without the receiver? Ian WhiteSeptember 3, 2026
New Products MartinLogan Motion Discrete Cinema Series Targets Big-Screen Home Theaters With Premium LCR Speakers and Passive Soundbars MartinLogan’s six-speaker Motion Discrete Cinema Series includes LCR5, LCR7, LCR9 and passive Soundbar 65, 75 and 85 models. Which one fits your TV? Ian WhiteSeptember 3, 2026