Onkyo has announced two new receivers at CES 2019 which offer Atmos-compatibility at a lower price: the 7.2-channel TX-SR494 and the 5.2-channel TX-SR393. The receivers offer the ability to be converted to a Dolby Atmos 5.2.2 system (TX-SR494) or in 3.2.2 front-surround (TX-SR393). In addition, the receivers can use Dolby Atmos Height Virtualizer or DTS …
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Looking for a huge home theater in a single box? Optoma’s solution is this “smart-home-enabled all-in-one AV system” that integrates a sound bar into a short-throw 4K projector. The Optoma P1 Smart 4K UHD Laser Cinema TV delivers a 100-inch image from just 10 inches away and is capable of 3,000-lumen brightness, which should be suitable for partly lit rooms. …
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TCL is best known for its budget TVs, but the company is hoping to catch the imagination of millenials in particular with a range of headphones at CES 2019. The company has announced five new series of headphones which cover everything from the youth market to the audiophile sector. The headphones are: the SOCL in-ears, the MTRO in/on-ears, the ACTV …
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We found out at CES 2019 that, after a false start 12 months ago, TCL is finally launching two new sound bars — the smaller Alto 5 for TVs 43-inches and larger, and the Alto 7 for TVs 55 inches and above. The sound bars offer “specialized sound modes” in addition to “precision playback for any TV as well as …
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Streaming music service Tidal has a new three-month membership promotion for new customers, for 99 cents for the Premium tier, or $1.99 for the, er, more premium HiFi tier. Tidal’s promotion runs from Wednesday until Jan. 2 and it will revert to $9.99 a month for premium and $19.99 a month for HiFi. Like its main competitor Spotify, Tidal’s Premium tier …
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Apple has begun selling its USB‑C Power Adapter as a separate $29 accessory after initially making it available only with its 2018 iPad Pro range. As 9To5Mac points out the 18W adapter can also be used to fast-charge compatible iPhones (with the USB-C to lightning cable), though Apple recommends pairing it with the 11-inch iPad Pro and 2018 12.9-inch iPad Pro . …
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Got your eyes set on a new TV for Cyber Monday, eh? So what about your ears? The biggest sales of the year are still happening, including the best prices on not just massive 4K HDR televisions, but also on bass-blasting Dolby Digital wireless subwoofer sound bars. From Vizio to Polk to, yes, Sonos, you’ll see prices that outdo anything …
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Amazon released the Alexa app for Windows 10 today, which lets you operate the Alexa voice assistant with your voice or keyboard from a PC. Previously the app was only available preloaded on compatible PCs from brands like Lenovo, but Alexa is now available from the Windows 10 store. The Wake on Voice feature is still only available on “supported …
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Sonos has announced that Google Assistant won’t be joining Amazon‘s Alexa on its Sonos One and Beam speakers until 2019. Sonos’ smart speakers currently support Alexa and the support for multiple voice assistants, including Google’s, was one of the main selling points of the Sonos One at its 2017 launch. “While we originally planned to have the experience ready to …
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Blackmagic’s next Apple Mac graphics accelerator, the Blackmagic eGPU Pro, will feature an AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics processor. The unit is designed for Macs with a Thunderbolt 3 port — such the new Apple MacBook Air — and Blackmagic says it has 22 times the graphics performance of a 13-inch MacBook Pro. Blackmagic The tall desktop device was designed in …
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