Fire breathing monsters! Audio giant Klipsch has introduced its next-generation flagship speaker, confirming the immediate availability of its RF-7 III and RC-64 III speakers. These are updated models of its top-tier offerings. And both offer impressive specifications, and frequency responses right near the top. For example, RF-7 III floorstanding speaker weighs in at the 95 pounds, …
Outlaw Audio a known name in audio, and the company has become fairly famous for making high quality, low cost audio products that it then sells only from its website. One of its newest launches is Outlaw Model 976, a 7.2-channel surround processor that has just become available. And that too, in time for Christmas — …
IKEA? Looks to be the case. IKEA is taking a journey into sound, as part of its Home Smart project, and has enlisted the help of audio experts at Sonos to accomplish the quest. The company is not new to the concept of smart homes, as it already launched wireless charging items in 2015, and follow …
First there was smoke, now there’s fire. The feud between Amazon and Google has escalated, leading to the retail giant bringing its Prime Video service to Apple TV. As a result of this fallout, the Amazon Prime Video app is finally available for download on third-generation or later Apple TV devices. It is yet to be …
Milestone time. Blue Planet II is coming to the BBC iPlayer, in 4K and HDR, making it the first BBC series to land on the streaming service. It follows Planet Earth II, another highly rated natural history production that arrived on Ultra HD Bluray earlier in the year, making it the first time the viewers were …
In need of a relatively affordable high-end audio system for your home theater? The Emotiva Airmotiv E2 on-wall surround speaker that has just been unveiled merits a look. This latest arrival features a 2-way, bass-reflex ported design, with a forward-facing 5.25” woven-fiber woofer and two 32mm Airmotiv folded-ribbon tweeters — one on each side of the …
2018 is certainly shaping up to be the year of affordable 4K HDR projectors. Even this year has seen several such models launch, and Vivitek HK2288 is here as another reasonably priced option. It was almost exactly a month ago that BenQ made official their creation. And now Vivitek has launched its own. The Vivitek HK2288 …
In the market for a simple 1080p television? How about a budget one with the Roku OS 8 operating system built right in? Well, Philips is here with the goods, and has unveiled a new range. These HDTVs feature the new Roku OS 8, which comes with an upgraded electronic program guide. The Roku TV 4000 …
Oppo, continuing its history of emphasizing audio quality, has added support for decoding MQA audio to its latest flagship, the Oppo UDP-205 universal disc player. MQA audio, as you may be aware, is a format that brings pristine audio quality. The UDP-205, meanwhile, already includes the ESS Sabre Pro series DACs, along with dedicated XLR outputs …
The future beckons! The latest HDMI specification, HDMI 2.1, announced earlier this year, has officially been released. And it brings with it an eyewatering list of new features and technologies. Full specifications of the connector have been confirmed by the HDMI Forum, the ones who maintain the HDMI standard, and these confirm that this latest upgrade …
