Loudspeakers Jamo and Energy Gain New North American Distributor as NEAD Launches With Five Audio Brands NEAD will distribute Jamo, Energy, Juke Audio, XLO and OXS across the U.S. and Canada as two familiar speaker brands plan their return. Ian WhiteJuly 21, 2026
News Best OLED TV and RGB LCD TV Revealed at the 2026 TV Shootout The top OLED and RGB-lit TVs from three manufacturers competed for the title of the "King of TV" for 2026. Here's what went down... Chris BoylanJuly 20, 2026
Movies Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Paramount Warner Bros. Discovery Merger A federal judge temporarily halted Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery merger until August 3 as 12 states pursue an antitrust challenge. Ian WhiteJuly 21, 2026
Music Global Paid Music Subscriptions Hit 865 Million as Streaming Takes 86% of Spending Global paid music subscriptions reached 865 million as streaming captured 86% of spending, while vinyl and physical music continued to grow. Ian WhiteJuly 20, 2026
Movies Manhunter, Dracula and 12 Angry Men Lead a Strong 4K Restoration Wave Manhunter, Dracula and Criterion’s 12 Angry Men are three upcoming 4K restorations physical media collectors should have on their radar. Ian WhiteJuly 21, 2026
News Sonos Tries to Repair Its App With Tabs, Better Volume Controls and Speaker Sorting Sonos app update adds tabbed navigation, improved volume controls and speaker sorting as the company continues rebuilding customer trust. Ian WhiteJuly 19, 2026
Music TIDAL Raises Prices Again: What It Means for Music Streamers TIDAL is raising prices in August 2026. How does it compare to Apple Music, Spotify, Qobuz, Amazon Music, Deezer and YouTube Music? Ian WhiteJuly 9, 2026
Music U.S. CD Sales Surge 16% in 2026 as Vinyl Growth Slows to 2.4% U.S. CD sales jumped 16% in the first half of 2026, nearly seven times vinyl’s growth rate, but records still lead physical media. Ian WhiteJuly 16, 2026
Car Audio IMAX and Dynaudio Parent Goer Dynamics Are Building a 4K HDR Cinema for Cars The first IMAX branded automotive entertainment system targets premium Chinese vehicles just days after Dynaudio announced its withdrawal from North America. Ian WhiteJuly 16, 2026
News Google Home Speakers Turn the Google TV Streamer Into a $300 Spatial Audio System, But Is It Really Dolby Atmos? Two Google Home Speakers now create spatial TV sound with Google TV Streamer, but Google has not confirmed the $300 pairing as a Dolby... Ian WhiteJuly 15, 2026
News OpenAI’s First Hardware Device Could Be a ChatGPT Speaker With a Camera Jony Ive's reported portable AI speaker may see, hear, remember and act for you. That could be genuinely useful and deeply unsettling. Ian WhiteJuly 15, 2026
Home Theater Audio Advice Live 2026 Brings Major Product Debuts and 10 Dolby Atmos Theaters to Raleigh Focal, Bowers & Wilkins, Sonus faber, JL Audio, Sony, Epson and Trinnov lead a fifth year lineup with more than 60 rooms from August... Ian WhiteJuly 14, 2026
Music AI Music Labels Are Coming to Streaming, But Will They Actually Work? AI music labels are coming to streaming as industry groups back AI Generated and AI Assisted tags for sound recordings. Ian WhiteJuly 14, 2026
Movies Criterion’s Complete Kubrick 4K Box Set Costs $599. Here’s Why Collectors Will Still Care Criterion's Complete Kubrick 4K set costs $599.95 and includes 30 discs, 13 features, 3 shorts, 5.1 mixes and 25+ hours of extras. Ian WhiteJuly 13, 2026
Car Audio Volvo Brings Apple Music and Dolby Atmos to More Than 2 Million Cars Volvo adds native Apple Music to over 2 million cars, with Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio for select Bowers & Wilkins-equipped models. Ian WhiteJuly 10, 2026
Music TIDAL Says AI Music Can Stay, But It Won’t Get Paid TIDAL will label fully AI generated tracks and stop royalties, while Qobuz, Spotify, and Apple Music take different paths against AI music fraud. Ian WhiteJuly 9, 2026
Loudspeakers Dynaudio Will Shut Down U.S. Subsidiary and Exit North America in Fall 2026 Dynaudio says support will continue as it exits North America and closes its U.S. subsidiary, but dealer and warranty questions remain. Ian WhiteJuly 8, 2026