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Onkyo today announced that its network receiver models are now certified and compatible with the Sonos® platform, earning the 'Works with Sonos' badge. Specific models that can be firmware updated will be announced in early June. Read: Onkyo Announce Certified 'Works with SONOS’ AV Receivers

The streaming service Tidal, owned by hiphop artist Jay-Z, is accused of falsifying data for hundreds of millions of streams. How many times did Tidal subscribers listen to Beyoncé and Kanye West? That’s the big question. Read: Tidal Accused of Inflating Streaming Numbers

LG has joined forces with DTS to develop a DTS:X technology for mobile devices that will be exclusive to LG phones, and which claims to deliver a premium entertainment experience both via headphones and through the device’s built-in speakers. Details remain scant on their new G7TinQ Smartphone...

Thinking of buying a Google Home in the near future? You may want to check out the new Polk Assist with Google smart technology and a Chromecast built in! With hands free control and easy integration with other Chromecast and Polk home theater devices this new assistant may be just what you're...

I think it will become a mandate on new hardware going forward. I'm gonna write it up and we will revisit this in a year to see if I was right or just churning the rumormill:)

It makes no sense why you would want to use a non-native upmixer on a 3D surround format. However, I had another source confirm that Dolby will be restricting even a DD signal from being used with a non-native upmixer.

Was really a joke just to get people to read/comment ;) Unless you submerge the sub in water, it's not gonna disappear ;)

Star Trek fans, today just may be a day to rejoice as one of your favorite techs just got one step closer to becoming a reality. Scientists have been working with a new material that when submerged in water allows soundwaves to pass around it without alteration. This real-life cloaking device...

I did my best to listen between all the "Yes" "Yes", etc to figure out what they were saying. It sounds like going forward you can't use a 3D Upmixer (Auro 3D, DTS:X, DSU) with non-native 3D formats (Auro 3D, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X) but you can use them on non-native regular formats (Dolby TrueHD...

THX has been emailing me. They acknowledged some of the errors on their new website I pointed out in my article. They have since then updated the Monoprice amp measurements and told me the scorecard was unaffected since it's calculated off the results they measure on the Audio Precision. We'll...

Wow this receiver looks like a real game changer for the price. WE just did a little preview article here: https://www.audioholics.com/av-receiver-reviews/onkyo-tx-nr787

Damn, I wish someone from Denon would come to my place and do a thorough walk around like this. So it appears their 900 watt rating on the back is based on 2CH driven at full power with the others at 1/8th power: [[150 + 150 + 11*(18.75) ] + 50 (processing estimate) ] / 0.6 = 927 watts pretty...

LOL No. Most current generation products allow you to use different upmixers for non native mult-ch audio streams. In most cases, you will use DSU anyways since most UHD movies are in Atmos or TrueHD.

Stereo upmixing is immune to this. I'm strictly referring to discrete multi-Ch.

Guys; I've heard from a very good source today that the next generation AV receivers and processors will no longer allow non-native upmixing of mult-ch content. In other words, if your source is encoded in DTS HD, Dolby won't allow you to use the DSU. Instead you will have to use the DTS:X...

While I didn't particularly care for his demeanor or always agree with his viewpoints, I sympathize for his passing. Hopefully he finds peace and is in a better place enjoying the best hifi system beyond our earthly confides. RIP.

i've received some nice emails from manufacturers that have read this article and also had similar concerns. The folks at NAD gave me permission to repost their response: It is difficult to comment on the tests conducted by THX in this amplifier comparison as THX doesn’t provide a proper...

Uggh I know. It's something we need more of but I felt it was important to discuss this topic.

Very true indeed. Also, once a manfacturer knows the THX spec and has already designed a product to meet it, it's easy enough for them to make successor products that meet those specs without having to pay a royalty. THX never updated their Cinema EQ feature or stance on dipole speakers so in...

Only recently on lower models. Their post THX Some of the flagships Yamaha produced post THX have been very good. The reason why receiver quality has declined is an industry problem more than relating to dropping THX. The demand for the super receiver has dwindled and most folks would rather...