Audio Video News

“I know who I am but I realize that people still think Keith Richards is, you know, smoking a joint, a bottle in his hand, cursing the fact that the liquor store’s closed.”

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has announced plans to use the Dolby Vision high-dynamic-range mastering process for upcoming 4K/Ultra HD titles slated for release by a variety of distribution partners.

Oh boy, the times, they are a changin’. With the explosion of integrated soundbar offerings—including some pretentious premium models—it would be easy to dismiss the audio/video receiver, once the great ruler of the home theater world, as an aging relic. Enthusiasts know better...

If you listen to free Pandora but have wondered what the ad-free Pandora One subscription version is like, today is the day to find out what you get for $4.99 a month.

Pioneer has added three Dolby Atmos-equipped, 9.2-channel receivers to its Elite Series: the SC-99 ($2,500), SC-97 ($2,000), and SC-95 ($1,600).

Earlier this week we asked how much of your home entertainment viewing is disc-based as opposed to streaming from a subscription service such as Netflix, buying/renting digital content online, or video on demand via cable or satellite. Turns out that discs play an important role for about half of survey respondents...

Definitive Technology has taken a minimalist approach in the design of its new W Studio Micro soundbar/wireless streaming system, which squeezes seven drivers into an enclosure that’s 43 inches wide and only 1.75 inches tall.