Bob Ankosko

CEDIA 2015
New Entertainment & Connected Home Technologies Fuel Growth in Custom Installation
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 16, 2015
The custom installation business is thriving as a growing number of American homeowners integrate high-end home entertainment, lighting control, and whole home control and security systems into their homes, according to the findings of CEDIA’s annual industry survey.
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CEDIA 2015
Stereo Alive and Well at Pioneer
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 15, 2015
Despite all the hoopla over the new immersive surround-sound formats, stereo is still very much in the mix at Pioneer’s CEDIA exhibit, where the company is spotlighting a limited-edition reference-grade headphone, portable digital audio player, and stereo receiver with networking and high-resolution playback capabilities.
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CEDIA 2015
SpeakerCraft Previews Atmos-Enabled In-Wall Speaker
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 15, 2015
In-wall speaker pioneer SpeakerCraft stole the show at the Core Brands press event at CEDIA when it demonstrated the first Atmos-enabled in-wall speaker module we’ve seen.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Tubes for All: Monoprice Shows Hybrid Tube Amp
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 06, 2015
Monoprice the online retailer known for its cheap AV cables, accessories, and assorted electronics is attempting to step up its audio game (and capitalize on the vinyl revival) with a hybrid tube will sell for $150 when it becomes available later this month.
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Audio Video News
TiVo Bolt, DIY Electronics Kit Debut at NYC's Holiday Spectacular
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 01, 2015
Nestled among the dozens of gadgets and gizmo’s at the annual Holiday Spectacular press event in New York City were a few products worth mentioning.

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Premiere Design
What Would Mozart Think?
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 23, 2015
Poet Audio Pandoretta 360° Wireless Sound System

When I stumbled upon Poet Audio’s Pandoretta, I wasn’t quite sure what I was looking at. I knew it was a speaker and not some sort of fancy air-filtration system, but what kind of speaker? Was it a new take on Yamaha’s Digital Sound Projector with an array of tiny drivers behind all those holes? It didn’t occur to me that the stainless steel “grille” might be an elaborate design element. Yet that’s exactly what it is.

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Audio Video News
A New Use for Vintage TVs
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 23, 2015
In what may be the most creative (and craziest) stunt for a music video, UK director Joe Connor hitched a pair of vintage Sony TVs to a weather balloon with GoPro cameras in tow and sent them to orbit. All to promote the song “Call You Home” by Kelvin Jones. A YouTube post of Jones singing the song went viral last year, eventually leading to a deal with Sony Music.
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Audio Video News
GoldenEar Atmos Demo, Multi-view Video on Tap for CEDIA Expo
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 21, 2015
2015 CEDIA Expo opens on October 15 and the invites and we’re getting a steady flow of invites and news teasers. Two recent ones caught my attention…
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Audio Video News
Questioning the Internet of Things
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 21, 2015
Forgetting for a moment about security risks associated with the rise of the Internet of Things—a world in which every imaginable device, from your TV and wireless music system to your refrigerator and sprinkler system, is online gathering and exchanging data—Forbes raises a thought-provoking question:
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Audio Video News
Yamaha Announces Atmos-Ready Soundbar and Preamp/Processor
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 24, 2015
Amid the flurry of MusicCast products announced at last week’s press event were two upcoming Atmos-ready products—the YSP-5600 soundbar the CX-A5100 preamp/processor.
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