Enlarge ImageThe Omni S6 is one of the new products to support DTS Play-Fi. Polk New additions to DTS’ Play-Fi ecosystem announced today bring a new user interface, a selection of new hardware partners and support for further streaming services. The US surround-sound company has announced new partners Martin Logan, McIntosh, Paradigm and UK company …
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Yamaha’s RX-S601 receiver. Yamaha NEW YORK–Yamaha is now in the proprietary multi-room music system game with the release of its MusicCast system, which is integrated into all but one of its 2015 receivers from today. More than 20 products will support MusicCast, including Yamaha’s Aventage and RX-V receivers , sound bars, monitors and dedicated speakers. The multi-room music system supports …
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Windows 10 is finally here, and with the most robust and fully featured version of Microsoft’s PC operating system to date, it appears the company has finally atoned for its former Windows 8 sins. While some of the changes are obvious — hello Start menu, my old friend — some take a little digging. One of the biggest changes for …
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Neil Young’s PonoMusic download store Screenshot by Ty Pendlebury/CNET Don’t go looking for Neil Young’s music on Spotify or Tidal. The musician on Wednesday told his Facebook followers he plans to pull his catalog from streaming services because they don’t meet his bar for sound quality. Young is the latest musician to complain about streaming music services, although not for …
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Sonos Sonos has announced a new limited-edition version of its smallest speaker called the Play:1 Tone which comes in either the choice of black or white. The company says it’s making 5,000 of each speaker for sale exclusively on Sonos.com from July 21 and that it expects both models to sell out within hours, as did its limited-run forbear, the …
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James Martin/CNET If you’re still waiting to pull the trigger on either an Apple Music or Spotify streaming subscription, will any difference in sound quality help you make a decision? Apple Music officially launched this week on iOS devices for $9.99 (£9.99/AU$11.99) a month, and it comes into a marketplace that is already crowded with streaming options. Spotify, the most …
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Lionsgate Format wars. Huh. Yeah. What are they good for? (Apologies to Edwin Starr.) DTS has announced the first Blu-ray disc to support its DTS:X surround-sound standard, and it’s a surprisingly classy one: the cautionary tale about the future of robot-human relations, “Ex Machina.” The movie, which is still showing in theaters, will debut on Blu-ray on July 14, 2015. …
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CNET After a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it $299 deal on the TiVo Roamio OTA recorder several weeks ago the company is trying again with a limited-time offer of $399 with lifetime service. The Roamio OTA is a DVR that combines over-the-air antenna TV recording with a nice array of online streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon Instant. Compare the $399 …
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Hans-Holger Albrecht, CEO of Deezer Deezer Music streaming company Deezer announced today that its users will be be able to listen to podcasts and radio shows through its service, in an attempt to differentiate itself from competitive freemium services like Spotify. Deezer listeners in France, the UK and Sweden can now listen to over 20,000 podcasts, following the acquisition of …
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Blu-ray Disc Association The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has announced the Ultra HD Blu-ray (4K) specification is now complete and has also revealed the next-gen format’s official logo. The new disc format promises the incorporation of the latest video standards, and players will also be backward-compatible with existing Blu-ray discs. The BDA says the format incorporates a 3,840×2,160-pixel resolution, expanded …
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