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Loewe Promises Better TV Audio With Age-Based Personalisation

Steve May January 17, 2019 No Comments

Loewe has introduced a novel age-based sound personalisation feature. Dubbed Mimi Defined, it’s been produced in partnership with international sound personalisation experts, Mimi Hearing Technologies. Mimi Defined effectively creates personalised…

Epson Claims Pro AV Top Slot For 6,000+ Lumens Projectors

Steve May December 18, 2018 No Comments

Epson is now the global leader for projectors above 6,000 lumens commanding a 31 per cent volume share, some 9 percentage points higher than its nearest rival. Across EMEAR, Epson…

Alexa Control For Blu-OS Bluesound, NAD And Dali Family

Steve May December 18, 2018 No Comments

Voice control is coming to the BluOS Hi-Res distributed audio platform. Lenbrook International says the first set of Amazon Alexa Skills for the Blu-OS family of high-res connected audio products…

Yamaha Debuts Multi-Zone Musiccast Streaming Amplifiers For Custom Install

Steve May December 11, 2018 No Comments

Yamaha has released two multiroom streaming MusicCast amplifiers for the custom install market. The XDA-QS5400RK (pictured above) provides four zones of audio streaming and eight channels of amplification in a…

Arcam Announces IMAX Enhanced Firmware Update For AV Receiver Range

Steve May December 11, 2018 No Comments

UK Hi-Fi and AV specialist Arcam is the latest AV brand to join the IMAX Enhanced programme. It’s announced that a firmware update to support the initiative, a collaboration between…

VR Games Boom 220%, AR Moves Beyond Pokemon

Steve May October 23, 2018 No Comments

Is virtual reality finally becoming a market reality? According to new research by Futuresource Consulting, VR games content is on the rise, with 220 per cent growth expected by the…

8K TV Sales Forecast To Hit 430K In 2019, 4K OLED TV Soars Ahead

Steve May October 19, 2018 No Comments

Sales of 8K resolution TVs will hit 430,000 units in 2019, from a standing start in 2018, according to IHS Markit. The business information provider forecasts a total market of…

Denon Flagship AVC-X8500H AV Amplifier First To Support IMAX Enhanced Gold Standard

Steve May September 11, 2018 No Comments

Denon has become the first AV receiver manufacturer to comply with the newly announced IMAX Enhanced standard. At CEDIA Expo, it confirmed that its flagship 13.2 AVC- X8500H amplifier would…

Monitor Audio Adopts Bluos High-Resolution Multiroom Audio Platform

Steve May August 29, 2018 No Comments

Monitor Audio is adopting the BuOS high-resolution multirroom platform. The UK based speaker company has announced a global cooperation agreement with BluOS developer Lenbrook International, which will see the BluOS…

Pioneer LX500 4K Dolby Vision Blu-Ray Player Aims To Rule

Steve May August 29, 2018 No Comments

Is this the world’s next best UHD Blu-ray player? Pioneer has finally released details on its UDP-LX500, a premium Dolby Vision-enabled player moving into the hardware void created by departing…