home theater

(September 18, 2024) We caught up with Acurus at CEDIA 2024 and had a great chat about the company's customer-centric approach. All of its gear, including internal boards, are built in-house, and processors are upgradeable to current industry standards. The focus, Acurus says, is on reliable...

(September 18, 2024) Procella Audio recently received new financial backing and is in the process of launching a new era it calls "Procella 2.0." Using knowledge it's gained from nearly two decades of speaker development, the company says it wants to target the commercial cinema experience...

(September 16, 2024) We can only call it like we see it. If you want the ultimate in large screen microLED performance, Quantum Media Systems is where you should be looking. Our minds and eyes were blown – once again – this year as Quantum Media demoed its greatest creation yet, the XDR Pro...

(September 16, 2024) We had a lot of fun and insightful interviews at CEDIA 2024, but this chat with Perlisten's CTO, Erik Weiderholtz, was a highlight. If you want an inside understanding of Perlisten's approach to audio, you'll enjoy it. Perlisten's presence was felt in a ferocious sound...

(September 14, 2024) We caught up with Lumagen's Jim Peterson at CEDIA 2024 and had a fantastic time talking shop about the amazing features embedded in his Lumagen Radiance Pro Video Processors. Jim talked extensively about Genlock, tone mapping, and audio – yes, audio – improving features! We...

(September 13, 2024) JVC rolled into CEDIA with a trick up its sleeve: two new NZ projectors. Having already refreshed its top two models, the new NZ700 and NZ500 fill out the rest of JVC's 2024 offerings. The company's former entry-level projector, the bulb-based NP5, is now discontinued and...

(August 27, 2024) On this week’s HTNR Podcast, we take a ride in the time machine back to the early 1900s. Then we turn to the news, celebrating CePro's 40 Women to Watch in the Home Electronics Industry and discussing big names like Epson, Kaleidescape, Just Video Walls, and Bluesound, all of...

I recently learned that when measuring the left and right channel playing simultaneously, differences of mic placement of only a couple millimeters could result in large differences in the measured level of top end, even with 1/1 smoothing applied, due to the phase discrepancies between the...

(August 8, 2024) Home theater fans, McIntosh Labs has cooked up an interesting treat for you. The esteemed premium manufacturer and keeper of the green glow has launched its new MX200 processor. Tagged at $6,000 and offering up to 11.2 channels of processing, the MX200 slides into the market at...

(August 6, 2024) On this week’s HTNR Podcast, we break down this weekend’s Value Electronics TV Shootout and talk shop about LG's LCD departure, madVR's new entry-level processor, Kaleidescape's new movie house deal with Mercury Studios, a super-sized promotion by TCL, and much, much more! You...

(May 28, 2024) On this episode of Home Theater News Review, we dig deep into the news cycle. First up, we look at Dune Part 2's impact on disc sale percentages. Then we turn to industry news, including new research that predicts future streaming revenues as MAX rolls out in Eastern Europe...

(June 3, 2024) Tomorrow, June 4th, at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, Michael Stevens is joining AV NIRVANA Live. Stevens, known as YouTube creator Youthman, is gearing up for the third installment of MWAVE (Midwest AV Experience) show, a home theater event geared for the home theater enthusiast. This year's...

(May 24, 2024) On a recent road trip from Boston to Washington, DC, I had an opportunity to make two home theater pitstops. One was at Trinnov's new US Headquarters in Connecticut (more on that visit soon) and the other was in a New York City suburb at Value Electronics' flagship store. Value...

(February 26, 2024) On this week's episode of HTNR, we talk about KORG's history-making live stream, Disney's big news, Vizio's sale to Walmart, Vudu's name change, disc reviews, physical media stats, deals of the week, and more! You can listen on YouTube (just click on the image) or Spotify...

(November 14, 2023) Here's the latest episode of HTNR. Join us and learn more about the week in Home Theater news! Show notes are below. Home Theater News 11.14.2023 links and notes: Come join our home theater community at AVNirvana.com. Visit our homepage to see our latest disc reviews...

(November 3, 2023) Beginning tomorrow, Saturday, November 3rd at 6 AM ET, home theater enthusiast, podcaster, and AV NIRVANA member DJ Briggs (@Bright Side HT) embarks on an epic adventure befitting of his passionate personality and gregarious nature: Twenty-five (yes, 2-5) straight hours of...

I love watching movies. I hate seeing gear. Subs are generally a sacrifice, since you have to have big subs for big bass, right? For the past few weeks I've had the good fortune to be the first reviewer to get my hands on the new SVS 3000 In Wall Subwoofer System. Having a relatively flexible...

(March 23, 2023) Trinnov has announced the availability of a new iOS remote control app for use with its Altitude and Amethyst processors. The app enables control of day-to-day functions for both models when connected to a local network. Trinnov says controls include volume (level, mute...

In Chapter One, we discussed the overall idea and concept of the Kaleidescape Movie Player System and the more commonly discussed features and options. In Chapter Two, I took you through a list of some lesser-known Kaleidescape Features which helped me make my purchase decision. Which brings us...