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Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 14: Surround speakers you probably can’t afford to hide

, May 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Danish style-merchant Bang & Olufsen has revealed its latest beautifully crafted, painfully expensive surround sound system, the BeoLab 14. Consisting of four aluminum speakers - which can be wall- or ceiling-mounted, or equipped with slender desk or floor stands - and a tapered subwoofer with an 8-inch bass driver, the BeoLab 14 setup pushes out a total of 840W. Read The Full Story

VIZIO S4251w 5.1 Sound Bar Review

, May 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week we’ve had a peek at the soon-to-market VIZIO S4251w 5.1 Sound Bar, a speaker unit that comes packaged with a wireless subwoofer, two satellite speakers, and the ability to connect wirelessly (or wired) to your HDTV. While several different wired connections are available, the main sound bar connects with the subwoofer using Bluetooth – and you’re able to connect to your television using this system as well.

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Sonos PLAYBAR hands-on: Your TV audio gets clever

, Feb 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

Streaming music specialist Sonos has been hinting at home theater expansion for years now, but it’s taken until today for the fruits of that ambition to arrive: the Sonos PLAYBAR, aiming for a spot under your TV. Promising the traditional Sonos ease of setup and use, but with a dual-personality catering both for TV and movie audio, and for music, the PLAYBAR hooks up as another zone in your home entertainment network and packs nine speakers as well as playing nicely with other PLAY models. We caught up with Sonos to find out why the PLAYBAR was special.

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Unmonday 4.3L speaker makes it easy to configure your surround sound

, Oct 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

Surround sound is nice and all, but sometimes it can be a pain in the rear end to set up. Wireless speakers definitely help with that, if you want to quickly change things around, it can take some time. However, a Finnish company by the name of Unmonday has released what they claim to be "the first portable Dolby surround sound, ceramic AirPlay speaker." Read The Full Story

Turtle Beach reveals new 2012 gaming headphones

, Jan 6th 2012 Discuss [3]

Audio accessories maker Turtle Beach has unveiled its new lineup of gaming headsets ahead of their debut at CES 2012. The new headsets include the Ear Force X42 and the Ear Force X32, both designed for the Xbox 360, as well as the Ear Force Z11 designed for PC gamers. Additionally, the company announced a sound processor and a slew of headsets for mobile devices. Read The Full Story

LG BH9420PW 3D home theater system delivers 9.1 channels

, Jan 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

LG has previewed a quartet of new home theater systems ahead of CES 2012 next week, positioning the 3D speaker kits as ideal pairings for the company's own CINEMA 3D Smart TVs. The LG BH9420PW integrates what LG calls "3D Sound Zooming" tech, mapping the sound to follow the virtual position of the 3D image based on its on-screen depth. Read The Full Story

Samsung reveals wireless Home Theater kit

, Jan 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung's AirPlay-toting Audio Docks aren't the only home entertainment kit the company has for CES; there's also a three-strong line-up of home cinema speaker systems, ranging from 7.1-channel lounge-dominators to a slimline 2.1 speaker-bar setup. The Samsung HT-E6730W 7.1 Channel Blu-ray 3D Home Theater System is the most complex, packing 1,330W, a couple of towering column speakers with tilting cones to "vertically cascade" audio down on the listener, and integrated WiFi. Read The Full Story

Soundcast Releases OutCast 3.4 Multi Room Wireless Speaker System

, Jun 10th 2011 Discuss [3]

Soundcast Systems introduces the OutCast 3.4 multi-room multi-source sound system, the first wireless system that can access music from up to three sources and be heard throughout 4 separate areas of your home. It has a wireless broadcast range of up to 350 feet; this even includes traveling through walls, doors, ceilings, and floors. The Outcast 3.4 is intended to allow users to enjoy music indoors or out. The four omni-directional speakers are designed to deliver a rich even sound in all directions. Read The Full Story

Logitech Surround Sound Speakers Z906 pack 500W of THX-certified audio

, Mar 9th 2011 Discuss [0]

Logitech has outed its latest 5.1 speaker system, the Logitech Surround Sound Speakers Z906, complete with THX certification and onboard 5.1 digital decoding. The multibox setup packs a 500W RMS amp pushing five 67W channels to the surround speakers and a further 165W to the subwoofer. Read The Full Story

Panasonic 3D speaker bar and Blu-ray 3D home theater kit unveiled

, Mar 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

It's not just LCDs and plasmas on Panasonic's mind today; the company also wants your home entertainment to sound better. Hitting the market in April is the Panasonic SC-HTB520, a slim-bar audio system with wireless subwoofer, and the Panasonic SC-BTT770, SC-BTT370 and SC-BTT270 Blu-ray 3D home theater systems. Read The Full Story

Sound Egg Bringing HD Surround Sound to Modern Furniture

, Jan 8th 2011 Discuss [2]

As we continue to scout the CES 2011 showroom floor, we came across an eye-catching furniture concept, the Sound Egg. The Sound Egg is fully customizable surround sound chair and comes in many configurations with some sporting connected HD TVs and both HDMI and RCA-out connectivity. Read The Full Story

OnLive slash MicroConsole by 33%; promise SRS 5.1 Surround Sound in early 2011

, Jan 4th 2011 Discuss [0]

OnLive has slashed pricing on its MicroConsole TV adapter, discounting the streaming gaming device to $66 for the duration of CES 2011. Meanwhile, the company is also demonstrating the incoming SRS 5.1 Surround Sound upgrade, which is expected to arrive as a free update to all OnLive users early in 2011. Read The Full Story
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