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AuKing Ordered to Pay $500,000 for Making Deceptive Projector-Brightness Claims
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 05, 2024  |  1 comments
For the past few years, Epson has been on a crusade to call out brands that grossly overstate brightness specs in the advertising and product literature they use to promote the projectors they sell. AuKing is the latest brand to receive a public shaming for making deceptive claims regarding the brightness of the cheap projectors it sells on Amazon.
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Auro Technologies to Demonstrate Next-Generation Audio Codec at CES 2024
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 02, 2024  |  0 comments
Auro Technologies, the Belgian company behind the Auro-3D immersive-surround format, says it will demonstrate the “first and only truly scalable next-generation audio codec” at CES 2024, which opens in Las Vegas a week from today.
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CEDIA 2013
Autonomic Expands Capabilities of Mirage Whole-House Audio System
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 28, 2013  |  0 comments
Autonomic announced at CEDIA 2013 that its Mirage whole-house distributed audio system is now compatible with SiriusXM Radio 2.0, Slacker Radio, and Gracenote and supports remote diagnostics for troubleshooting via the Internet. The system comprises Mirage Media Servers with a choice of two digital amplifiers, two in-wall control options, and mix and match applications for iOS and Android devices.

The company has also enhanced the user experience by blending control across multiple rooms with music browsing. When a song is heard on Sirius XM, the TuneBridge feature allows listeners to jump to the entire album on Rhapsody or create a new Pandora station. Pricing for four- and eight-zone versions of the system is $4,945 and $8,350, respectively.

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Home Movie Theaters
AV Industry Makes a Home Theater Wish Come True
Bob Ankosko  |  May 20, 2021  |  0 comments
All photos courtesy of Make-A-Wish’s Mary Holguin and Screen Innovations’ Jason Russell (projection screen, AV rack, Cinema Now Showing sign).

ProSource was busy making plans for a fundraising event to support the Make-a-Wish Foundation (MaW) last year when the pandemic struck. The buying group, which represents hundreds of A/V specialty retailers and custom integrators around the country, was hoping to top the $110,000 it raised in 2019 but was forced to regroup. Then they received a fortuitous call: MaW’s Central and South Texas Chapter wanted to know if ProSource would be interested in making a donation to help make an 8-year-old’s wish come true. Turns out, Miles, who had been diagnosed with a semi-rare liver disorder known as portal vein thrombosis, thought it would be cool to have a home theater.

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Premiere Design
Avantgarde Acoustic Zero 1 XD Speaker
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 26, 2016  |  0 comments
I’m going to date myself here, but the first thing I thought of when I laid eyes on the Zero 1 XD was the stark white interior of the spacecraft in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Am I crazy, or would it fit right in? In sharp contrast to a traditional horn-based speaker (think JBL or Klipsch)—and even the spectacular floating horn designs for which Germany’s Avantgarde Acoustic is known—the speaker’s ultramodern appearance is unique with its molded baffle and slim rectangular enclosure.
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B&W Evokes its Iconic Flagship in 700 Series Update
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 27, 2022  |  0 comments
In the never-ending quest for sonic perfection, Bowers & Wilkins has concluded a three-year, top-to-bottom development program designed to elevate the performance of its five-year-old 700 Series of speakers.
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B&W Introduces Refined Px7 S2e Wireless Headphones
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 19, 2023  |  2 comments
British hi-fi icon Bowers & Wilkins today announced a refined version of the Px7 S2 wireless noise-canceling headphones it introduced last year.
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B&W Launches Signature Versions of its Iconic 800 Series Speakers
Bob Ankosko  |  Jun 28, 2023  |  3 comments
Bowers & Wilkins today announced the latest iteration of the famous 801 speaker that became an instant audiophile classic when it was introduced in 1979, making its way into London’s fabled Abbey Road Studios a few years later.
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B&W Refines its Vaunted 800 Speaker Series
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 30, 2021  |  0 comments
In its first major move since being acquired by home-audio powerhouse Sound United last October, Bowers & Wilkins (a.k.a. B&W) has introduced “evolved” versions of its iconic 800 Series Diamond speakers.
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B&W's First Wireless Earbuds Packed with Features
Bob Ankosko  |  Apr 27, 2021  |  0 comments
British hi-fi titan Bowers & Wilkins (a.k.a. B&W) has expanded its small but growing line of headphones with two sets of wireless earbuds, one of which provides a “true 24-bit” audio connection, adaptive noise cancellation, and Bluetooth 5.0 featuring aptX HD and aptX Adaptive audio processing.
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