Home Entertainment
Never before has our music sounded so good or our favorite TV shows looked as sharp, but that's not the end of the story. What does the future hold for home entertainment?
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Pro-Ject puts vinyl lovers in control with flagship RS2 phono stage
Many modern hi-fi amplifiers lack their own phono stage, so an external pre-amp will be needed to give a turntable's signal a boost. A new flagship device from Austria's Pro-Ject is due to go on sale from next month, and is designed for flexibility. -
Hybrid headphone amp promises best-of-both-worlds listening experience
Slovenian high-end audio gear company Erzetich has just announced its second high-end headphone amplifier – the Medousa – which combines tube and balanced amplifier architecture for all of the sound quality benefits of both in a single unit. -
Bugatti drives into luxury home hi-fi space with Royale speakers
Bugatti is a name associated with very fast cars and multi-million-dollar price tags, not home audio. But now luxury automotive design and premium audio components combine for the launch of the Royale loudspeakers from Bugatti and Tidal Audio. -
Samsung nixes modularity to make MicroLED TV consumer-ready
A few years ago Samsung unveiled The Wall, a huge display that was more billboard than home entertainment. Now it is bringing the technology behind it, MicroLED, to consumer-ready TVs, although we’d imagine it's still too much for most people to handle. -
Bang & Olufsen taps LG display tech for its first 48-inch OLED 4K TV
Not every living room is large enough to house a 77-inch television from Denmark's Bang & Olufsen, and the high-end company has responded to requests from customers for something smaller with a 48-inch 4K OLED model rocking a built-in soundbar. -
Sony extends projector lineup with a pair of compact 4K all-rounders
Sony has added a pair of compact new projectors to its lineup, which it says are built for high quality images in classroom-sized environments. That doesn’t mean their value is limited to education settings, however. -
Epson releases its brightest laser projector so far
Back in September, Sony launched a flagship 4K laser projector capable of putting out 10,000 lumens. Though Epson America's latest projector can't match the resolution, the Pro L30000UNL is a much brighter prospect. -
Hi-res digital music player designed for displaying album art
Recording artist Tom Vek has designed a digital music player that's big enough and square enough to adequately display album art, and is looking for Indiegogo backers to help put a limited number into the hands of similarly minded music lovers. -
Samsung's hologram prototype sports 4K visuals and wide viewing angle
Sci-fi has been promising holograms for decades, but they always feel out of reach. Now Samsung has made strides towards realistic holograms, with a prototype thin-panel device that can display 3D images in 4K resolution with a wide viewing angle. -
Ultra Short Throw Laser TV can fill your wall with 200-inch, 4K movies
The audio visual arm of tech company Substanbo Inc has hit Indiegogo with a 4K UST laser projector that's gunning for your living-room TV. The Polaris is reported capable of throwing up to 200 inches and includes a Dolby Audio sound system. -
Desktop DAC looks to boost music, multimedia and gaming audio
UK audio gear maker iFi has launched a new mains-powered hi-res digital-to-analog converter/headphone amp that's promised to deliver "scintillating sonics with every audio format in a home environment." -
Epson throws up four budget-friendly Home Cinema projectors
If you like the idea of wall-filling movie watching, but find the price tags that come with 4K laser projectors are beyond your budget, Epson has announced a bunch of 1080p Home Cinema projectors for under a thousand bucks.