Mark Henninger

Audio Advice Live 2025
Focal Diva Mezza Utopia Speaker System Demoed at Audio Advice Live
Mark Henninger  |  Aug 11, 2025

One of the show’s headline demos was Focal’s Diva Mezza Utopia, the larger, more powerful sibling to Diva Utopia. Launched July 2025 at $69,000/pair, it is sold exclusively through the Focal Powered by Naim dealer network (Audio Advice included). Focal positions Mezza as “the new hi-fi”: an ultra-connected, all-in-one, high-end system designed to deliver a full-range experience without the usual rack of separates.

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Lyngdorf Audio TDAI-2210: North American Debut at Audio Advice Live
Mark Henninger  |  Aug 11, 2025
Lyngdorf Audio introduced the TDAI-2210 integrated streaming amplifier at Audio Advice Live 2025 in Raleigh, NC, the next generation in the company’s True Digital Amplifier line. Rated at 2 × 210W into 4 ohms, the TDAI-2210 keeps the signal in the digital domain and incorporates RoomPerfect room correction.
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madVR Labs Previews Dynamic Subtitle Overlay at Audio Advice Live 2025
Mark Henninger  |  Aug 09, 2025
New firmware moves subtitles into the image, moderates their brightness, and adapts color to the scene—aimed at preserving immersion on scope screens without the resizing used by conventional subtitle fixes.
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Marantz’s Grand Horizon Aims to Marry Hi‑Fi Sound with Living‑Room Design
Mark Henninger  |  Aug 09, 2025
At Audio Advice Live 2025, Masimo Consumer’s Phil Jones described Marantz’s new Grand Horizon as “musical art”—a single‑chassis, luxury wireless speaker built to deliver hi‑fi scale without the usual stack of black boxes. The target owner is clear: someone who wants serious sound and a statement object that can live in plain sight.
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Audio Advice Debuts Revelation Luxury Home Theater Chair
Mark Henninger  |  Aug 08, 2025

At Audio Advice Live 2025, North Carolina–based retailer Audio Advice showed the latest addition to its house-brand seating line: the Revelation Luxury theater chair. It follows earlier “Revolution” and “Revelation” models and adds heating, massage, and other usability tweaks aimed at feature-hungry buyers at a mid-tier price. According to Audio Advice, the Revelation Luxury is designed to deliver the feature set found in higher-priced home-theater recliners at a lower cost.

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Epson Announces Pro Cinema LS9000 Laser Projector
Mark Henninger  |  Jul 31, 2025
At the Audio Advice Live show taking place this weekend in Raleigh, NC, Epson will introduce the Pro Cinema LS9000, a 4K HDR laser projector aimed at the custom integration market. Priced at $3,999, the LS9000 joins the company’s Pro Cinema lineup with a spec sheet that includes 4K UHD resolution, HDR10+ support, 2,200 lumens of brightness (both color and white), and gaming compatibility up to 4K/120fps.
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Onkyo Expands Icon Series with C-30 CD Player
Mark Henninger  |  Jul 31, 2025
Onkyo has announced the C-30, a new CD player that joins its recently introduced Icon Series of high-fidelity components. Scheduled for release in October 2025, the C-30 is priced at $349 and is designed to serve music listeners who still value physical media and dedicated playback hardware.
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Epson and Bose Partner on Projector Lineup
Mark Henninger  |  Jul 30, 2025
Epson and Bose have announced a partnership resulting in a new line of projectors incorporating Sound by Bose audio systems. The first product in the series is slated for release in the United States and China in September 2025, with global expansion to follow.
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Klipsch to Preview New Red Oak Finish, Demo Active Crossover at Audio Advice Live 2025
Mark Henninger  |  Jul 29, 2025
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Sony Wins Top Honors at 2025 Value Electronics TV Shootout
Mark Henninger  |  Jul 28, 2025
In a closely watched annual tradition for video enthusiasts, retailers, and manufacturers alike, the 2025 Value Electronics TV Shootout concluded Saturday with Sony’s 65-inch Bravia 8 II OLED (model K65XR80M2) claiming the title of “King of TV.”
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