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Every October since 2004, the nation's audiophiles have gathered in Denver for the annual Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. Unlike mega tech shows, RMAF caters to the dedicated home audio enthusiast. Here are some highlights from the 2018 show.

Smart-home features and systems are solidly on the radar of new home buyers and owners of homes under renovation, according to CEDIA’s annual “Size and Scope of the Residential Technology Systems Industry” survey, which pegs the value of the U.S. residential technology market at $19.5 billion, up from $18.9 billion in 2015.

Hong Kong-based miniDSP has introduced a series of DSP-based network streamers that incorporate the speaker setup/room-correction technology Dirac Live.

Focal, the French maker of high-performance speakers and headphones, today introduced is first closed-back headphone aimed at audiophiles who want to “dive into an intimate sound bubble without worrying about a noisy environment.”

NAD today announced three new products in advance of the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, which opens tomorrow in Denver: a streaming DAC (digital audio converter), an amplifier/DAC, and a belt-drive turntable.

SVS today announced plans to ship a new wireless speaker system and streaming amplifier in the coming weeks. Both are hi-res capable and support the app-based DTS Play-Fi streaming platform.

NAD/PSB sister company Bluesound has announced a series of upgrades for products introduced five years when parent company Lenbrook launched the brand and its BluOS wireless platform.