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Zappiti, the French maker of media players and AV servers, is closing its doors. The company’s cloud service will shut down before the end of 2023. Will a new app allow existing customers to ke...

https://www.audioholics.com/av-news/zappiti-calls-it-quits

It's October, time for another "We Review It - YOU Win It!" Audioholics Giveaway, sponsored by our friends at Audio Advice. This Halloween is your chance to bring home a monster! You can WIN a FR...

https://www.audioholics.com/news/klipsch-reference-rp-1600sw-16-monster-sub-giveaway

Under the Premium Audio Company umbrella, Onkyo, Pioneer, and Integra began offering Dirac Live room correction on mid-priced AVRs in 2021. Now the brands’ latest receivers offer Dirac Live Bas...

https://www.audioholics.com/audio-technologies/dirac-live-bass

Looking to add streaming to your existing audio system? We look at a few affordable network streamers that have all been introduced this year. The WiiM Pro Plus ($219) adds an AKM DAC to the popu...

https://www.audioholics.com/news/new-streaming

In today’s Quick Take, we look at the rapid expansion of the Focal Powered by Naim store network, both here in the US and abroad. The VerVent Audio group, which owns Focal and Naim, has opened ...

https://www.audioholics.com/news/focal-and-naim

CEDIA 2023 was all about bringing consumers the most impressive video demos we've ever seen. From JVC's new FW update on their 8K NZ9 to Sony's awesome QD-LED displays and Hisense 100" mini-LED d...

https://www.audioholics.com/trade-shows/cedia-2023-expo-show-coverage

AVPro Global, the parent company of AVPro Edge, Murideo, and Bullet Train audio/video distribution products, has acquired the Home Audio division of AudioControl. AudioControl is the Seattle-base...

https://www.audioholics.com/news/avpro-global-audiocontrol

In today’s Quick Take we look at a new, “revitalized” version of the BluOS control app, which controls a number of popular audio devices from Bluesound, NAD, PSB, and more. BluOS 4.0 will b...

https://www.audioholics.com/news/bluos-4.0

Sony is acquiring Audeze, the California company known for making some of the world’s best planar magnetic headphones. News of the acquisition comes on the heels of Gamescom 2023, where Sony an...

https://www.audioholics.com/news/sony-acquires-audeze

THX Ltd. has announced the release of THX certified Interconnect cables. The family of Ultra High Speed HDMI 2.1 cables are said to deliver 100% uncompressed 48Gpbs signaling to optimize the fide...

https://www.audioholics.com/editorials/thx-interconnect

In Today’s Quick Take, we look at three existing audio products that have been refreshed with new looks. The KEF LS60 Wireless Lotus Edition sports a dashing British Racing Green. The Bowers & ...

https://www.audioholics.com/news/looks-matter

In today’s AV Quick Take, we look at two very different products from Dayton Audio. The DTA-100ST ($135) is a compact stereo amplifier with bluetooth, and the BST-300EX ($90) is a powerful bass...

https://www.audioholics.com/news/dayton-audio2019s-dta-100st

In today’s Quick Take, we look at new in-ceiling motorized projection screens from Severtson. Making their formal debut at CEDIA Expo 2023, these new screens are designed for all kinds of envir...

https://www.audioholics.com/news/severtson-screens

The popularity of Marvel Studio's MCU has fallen off a cliff. We could blame "superhero fatigue" if its most recent efforts weren't such a scattered mess lacking the cohesive direction that made ...

https://www.audioholics.com/editorials/marvel-studios-mcu-how-bad-writing-defeated-superhero-movies

Retro-inspired speakers are more popular than ever. Are retro amps next? At the 2023 High End audio show in Munich, a new Musical Fidelity A1 made an appearance, looking awfully similar to the 19...

https://www.audioholics.com/news/retro-amps

Some AV products were game changing at their release date, but quickly faded into obscurity. I bet you can name a few without even hesitating. But what happened to the companies? Did they go bank...

https://www.audioholics.com/editorials/worst-audio

Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service has launched a new accessibility feature called Dialogue Boost. This innovative feature uses artificial intelligence to make dialogue easier to hear. Dial...

https://www.audioholics.com/news/prime-video-dialogue-boost

Short Street is the latest Dolby Atmos album from music producer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Marquart and his experimental rock project, A Bad Think. The new album is inspired by Marquart�...

https://www.audioholics.com/music-reviews/short-street