2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1310+ words) The 2026 CEDIA Expo was held last week in Denver and eCoustics was there in force to check out the latest in home theater and A/V tech. Here are our picks for “Best in Show.” Each vendor had carte blanche…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1147+ words) Big televisions have created a slightly ridiculous home theater problem. A 98-inch display can dominate an entire wall, while the conventional soundbar beneath it suddenly looks like somebody left a ruler on the furniture. Move toward proper architectural audio and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1296+ words) Art TVs have spent years asking buyers to accept a peculiar bargain: your television can look like framed artwork when nobody is watching it, provided you are willing to surrender some picture quality when everyone sits down for movie night....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1500+ words) Televisions have become substantially larger over the past decade, but the audio systems sitting beneath them have not always kept pace. MartinLogan thinks there is another way. The new Motion Discrete Cinema Series consists of six passive loudspeakers designed specifically…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1182+ words) Magnetar describes ULTIMA as the world’s first luxury universal media transport with a battery-assisted DC power architecture, using dedicated lithium-based power stages to isolate critical processing and signal paths from electrical noise. Find out what eCoustics Editor-at-Large Chris Boylan had…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1346+ words) The result is a $28,000 network player/DAC weighing more than 61 pounds, with five independent linear power supplies, a fully discrete DAC architecture and optical network connectivity. Because apparently streaming music from Qobuz needed its own power station. The most significant…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1649+ words) Emotiva has spent more than two decades building its reputation around a fairly simple proposition: offer serious audio hardware without requiring customers to liquidate part of their retirement portfolio to pay for it. Both models will make their public debut…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (846+ words) Samsung mates a high performance QD-OLED panel with a stylish frame and glare free screen. What’s not to like? Samsung hasn’t become the number 1 TV maker worldwide by accident. The company continues to invest in the underlying technology for both…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1498+ words) What happens when Barco, Focal and Naim combine a 171 inch LED wall, 10 subwoofers and ultra-high-end audio at CEDIA 2026? Following Barco’s acquisition of VerVent Audio Holding, parent company of Focal and Naim, the three brands are bringing their combined expertise to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (506+ words) Discover the state-of-the-art high-end audio gear of 2026 in our cost-no-object audiophile gift guide, from reference components to statement loudspeaker systems and more. Our cost-no-object audiophile gift guide focuses on products that deserve to be heard before anyone dismisses their price…...