Audio Video News

Yamaha today announced a “reimagined” version of its best-selling soundbar, the YAS-107, the model just below the Top Pick-designated YAS-207 we reviewed last fall.

HBO is releasing Season 1 of the critically acclaimed dark comedy series, Barry for digital download today.

Yesterday, we posted a photo of this movie scene and asked if you could identify the film. While the obvious focus is actress Cate Blanchett, S&V readers know the real star of the scene is the McIntosh gear, whose cool blue power meters scream for attention.

There’s no mistaking those iconic blue power meters — a hallmark of McIntosh Labs audio gear — but can you guess the movie this scene belongs to?

Sonos has been in the news a lot lately with the recent announcement of its Alexa-enabled Beam soundbar and the introduction of a couple dozen Sonos-certified AV receivers. Now the company that created the market for wireless speakers more than a decade ago is teaming with Swedish furniture king IKEA to create a speaker “aimed at coordinating sound and design in the home.”

Pioneer has pulled the wraps off a mid-priced AV receiver that targets cinephiles and gamers with the lure of an “ultimate” surround sound experience.