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KEF Showcases Flagship Tech in New R Series Speakers
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 07, 2023
KEF today introduced an updated R Series of speakers that incorporates key technologies from its flagship Reference Series, which is topped by the $22,000/pair Reference 5 Meta tower.
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Samsung Gets Ready to Ship 77” QD-OLED TV
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 07, 2023
Samsung today announced that the 77-inch S95C Quantum Dot (QD) OLED model shown last month at CES 2022 will be available later this month for $4,500 and is now available for preorder at samsung.com.
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MartinLogan Remakes Motion Series Speakers
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 07, 2023
MartinLogan has introduced an avalanche of new speakers in its Motion Series, which dates back more than a dozen years. When the line was launched in 2010, Motion represented a new direction for the Kansas-based company known for the magnificent sounding electrostatic and hybrid electrostatic speakers it had been producing since 1983.
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Klipsch Expands Heritage Wireless Speaker Lineup
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 02, 2023
Klipsch has added two larger, more powerful speakers to its popular Heritage Wireless speaker series, which includes The Fives we reviewed in 2020.
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Sony Previews Lower-Cost Modular MicroLED Displays
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 02, 2023
Yesterday’s announcement of a new ES line of AV receivers was big news for fans of Sony audio products but the company also recently revealed plans to start shipping two new series of modular MicroLED displays in March under its high-end Crystal LED banner.
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Sony Refreshes ES Series AV Receiver Lineup with First 8K Models
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 01, 2023
Sony announced five new AV receivers, four in its upscale ES series, at a press meeting today in Austin, Texas.
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McIntosh Announces First AV Receiver in Years
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 31, 2023
In what may seem like a curve ball, McIntosh today announced plans to ship the MHT300 “home theater receiver” in March. The pioneering audio company is first and foremost known for its iconic tube-based power amplifiers, which date all the way back to its founding in 1949, and an assortment of separates, including stereo preamplifiers, integrated amps, and more. But AVRs?
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LG Adds $600 Smart Portable to CineBeam Series
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 23, 2023
The newest addition to LG’s CineBeam series of projectors is a versatile $600 portable that can project 16:9 Full HD images up to 120 inches (diagonal). Sorry, no 4K at this price but you do get a smart projector that’s ready to stream out of the box.
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Apple HomePod 2nd Generation - First Impressions
Mark Henninger  |  Jan 18, 2023
Today I took a trip to Manhattan to hear the new HomePod Generation 2 from Apple. First impressions of how it handled music playback made me emotional because I realized Apple has achieved that blend of performance plus stylish minimalism it is so well known for. This second-generation HomePod is a game changer because at $300 each, it only costs $600 to put a full-fledged, spatial audio-capable sound system anywhere you want and enjoy jaw-dropping fidelity.
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Klipsch Partners with McLaren Racing to Create Legends Series
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 17, 2023
Klipsch has once again teamed up with the McLaren Formula 1 Team, this time to create a series of speakers featuring “papaya orange” accents that recall the distinctive color racing legend Bruce McLaren chose for the F1 cars he drove to victory in the late ’60s.
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San Diego Startup Previews Unique Wireless OLED TV
Bob Ankosko  |  Dec 22, 2022

The 55-inch set is battery-powered and can be mounted on any surface without tools or even a mounting bracket.

CES 2023 opens two weeks from today and the pre-show news machine is already in full swing. While the big-name A/V brands — Samsung, Sony, LG, etc. — tend to keep CES announcements under wraps until the eve of the show or opening day, tech startups are looking to drum up as much pre-show publicity as possible. One of the more intriguing announcements we’ve seen so far is what San Diego-based started up Displace is hailing as the “world’s first truly wireless TV.”

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Solar-Powered Earbuds Promise Endless Playtime, No Charging Cables
Bob Ankosko  |  Dec 20, 2022
Urbanista, the Swedish lifestyle brand specializing in reasonably priced wireless headphones and earbuds, is now shipping the solar-powered Phoenix noise-canceling wireless earbuds it announced in August.
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Audeze Introduces Wireless Gaming Headset with 80-Hour Battery Life
Bob Ankosko  |  Dec 08, 2022
Audeze, the Santa Ana, CA-based company specializing in planar-magnetic headphones, today introduced two versions of a new “ultra-low-latency” wireless gaming headset dubbed Maxwell — one for Xbox and one for PlayStation.
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Wrensilva Launches Limited-Edition Hi-Fi Console
Bob Ankosko  |  Nov 30, 2022
And you thought the hi-fi record console was a thing of the past. Nope. San Diego-based Wrensilva today introduced a limited-edition version of its compact Loft console.
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Pro-Ject Reimagines Classic Stereo Gear
Bob Ankosko  |  Nov 16, 2022
Pro-Ject USA has reimagined the classic integrated amplifier, choosing a refreshingly compact form factor over the traditional bulky box for two of its latest products.
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