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Control4 Aquires Speaker Brand

David Richards March 1, 2017 No Comments

Control4 has forked out US$9.6M in cash to buy the Triad speaker brand. The move into audio comes as the Company comes under pressure from several Companies offering IP and…

Yamaha MusicCast To Get Alexa Voice Upgrade

David Richards March 1, 2017 No Comments

Yamaha is set to incorporate Amazon’s Alexa voice control into its MusicCast wireless multiroom audio system. The highly popular Amazon voice system is tipped to be launched in Australia shortly. Current…

BREAKING NEWS: Harvey Norman Profits Up 38% NSW Key Contributor

David Richards February 28, 2017 No Comments

Harvey Norman has announced a net profit of $257.29 million, up $71.79 million, from $185.51 million in the previous corresponding period a key contributor has been sales in NSW. The…

Sonos Adds Alexa, But Remains Stuck In The Past On Sound Quality

Jon Bragg February 27, 2017 No Comments

Sonos plans to future-proof its speaker range with Alexa integration later this year, but the company has decided that most consumers are satisfied with decades-old CD-quality audio. Speaking to Twice, Sonos…

KEF LS 50 Wireless Speakers Are Overpriced So What Is The Alternative?

David Richards February 24, 2017 No Comments

A few weeks ago, we were highly critical of the KEF brand which in Australia, is significantly overpriced, especially their so called wireless speakers, which still need an Ethernet cable…

Sound Sales Booming But Not In Specialist Channel

David Richards February 23, 2017 No Comments

Sound gear is proving a money spinner for retailers with global sales of audio hardware growing 28% in 2016. The only problem is that a lot of that revenue went…

SmartHouse Best Of Best Awards 2017: Day Two

Staff Writers February 22, 2017 No Comments

Best TV: Samsung Series 9 65 Inch KS9500 4K SUHD TV 2016 was a real breakthrough year for TVs and if you haven’t upgraded to 4K Ultra High Definition you…

No Decision Yet On Q Acoustics Distribution

David Richards February 22, 2017 No Comments

No decision has been made as to who will be the next distributor the Q Acoustics brand in Australia. According to Armour Home executives several distributors are vying for the…

Sonos Set To Launch New Soundbase System

David Richards February 22, 2017 No Comments

Sonos whose products have been a strong seller in both specialist audio and mass CE retail stores is set to launch a soundbase. What is not known is whether the…

Indi Snares Tangent, Some Say Q Acoustics As Well

David Richards February 21, 2017 No Comments

Danish Digital Radio and Hi Fi brand Tangent, whose products have built in DPS technology is set to make a return to Australia. Originally distributed by Syntec the brand has…