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Bose brings Auracast, LC3 and LE Audio to its $449 QuietComfort Ultra Gen 2, although Android compatibility and beta restrictions still apply.
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KEF XIO adds wireless surround support for Coda W, LSX II, and LSX II LT speakers. But does the cost of a complete system...
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Bluetooth 7.0 introduces HDT with speeds up to 7.5 Mbps, laying the groundwork for standardized lossless and hi-res wireless audio. Here's what matters.
Blu-ray, DVD & 4K Media Players
Magnetar's UDP800MKII and UDP900MKII earn THX Certification as 4K Blu-ray players disappear. Does the badge matter to serious disc collectors?
Music
Spotify may charge $4 to $5 extra per month for AI remixes in 2027. What does the service mean for subscribers, artists, royalties, and...
Music
Beethoven, Bach, and Coltrane just found a new home. Bowers & Wilkins adds Presto Music, bringing hi-res classical and jazz streaming to compatible speakers...
Music Streamers
Schiit Audio is finally building a music streamer with Forkbeard and 10 years of software support. Hell hasn't frozen over, but CanJam Dallas might...
Music
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.
Loudspeakers
Diapason has built handcrafted Italian loudspeakers since 1987. With MoFi Distribution and Paolo Tezzon behind it, the U.S. may finally notice.
Music
Qobuz adds AI music labels as 60% of streams from identified AI tracks are deemed fraudulent and four million tracks disappear from search.
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Samsung has reportedly cut QLED TV production by up to 80% as Mini LED, Micro RGB and OLED reshape its premium TV strategy.
Music
Apple Music Hall combines 48 speaker Spatial Audio, recording studios and broadcast production inside London’s Battersea Power Station.
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LCD panel costs are rising for Samsung, LG and Sony as Chinese suppliers cut production just as cheaper OLED TVs narrow the price gap.
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Bluetooth may no longer have to do everything. Qualcomm’s new audio platform adds Wi-Fi 6E, XPAN lossless streaming and smarter ANC.
Movies
Can Gone With the Wind finally get the 4K UHD treatment it deserves, or will Scarlett have to survive one more home-video indignity?
News
Traditional earbuds slipped while open-ear shipments climbed to 11.1 million. Apparently not everyone wants their ear canals occupied all day.
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LG denies its smart TVs continuously record conversations, but ACR, network discovery and advertising data raise larger privacy questions.
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The blog DoctorBeet uncovered a disturbing problem with some LG Smart TVs on November 18, 2013. All viewing habits were being to sent to LG’s...
Car Audio
GM wanted CarPlay gone. The 2027 Silverado and Sierra now prove customers could have had deep vehicle integration and CarPlay all along.
Music
Spotify spent years owning your ears. With all 58 Taylor Swift videos now onboard, it would rather YouTube stop borrowing your eyeballs too.
Home Theater
How big is the U.S. smart home market? CEDIA says $33.8 billion, with networking, distributed audio and lighting leading the business.
News
Playback is now Dual’s exclusive U.S. distributor as the app-controlled CS 629Q clears FCC certification. Is automatic vinyl playback ready for a comeback?
Hi-Fi Components
Why has Fidelity Imports UK selected Matrix Audio as its second brand, and what does the digital audio specialist add to its UK launch?
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