Brian Mitchell

1 week ago | ecoustics.com | Brian Mitchell

When Masimo shelled out $1.03 billion to acquire Sound United just three years ago, plenty of eyebrows went up—inside the company and across the audio and medical industries alike. A leading name in professional healthcare tech buying a portfolio of legacy hi-fi brands like Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, Marantz, Polk Audio, Classe, Boston Acoustics, and HEOS? It was a move that felt more like a plot twist than a strategic fit, and not everyone bought the synergy pitch.

1 week ago | ecoustics.com | Brian Mitchell

Bang & Olufsen’s smallest and least expensive portable Bluetooth speaker just got a refresh, and it’s going to cost more. Although it looks the same as its predecessor, the third-generation Beosound A1 will cost $349 each and comes in two new finishes: Honey Tone and Eucalyptus Green. The Beosound A1 2nd Gen earned our Editors’ Choice award last year, but was $199 when we reviewed it, and has since recently jumped up to $299.

1 week ago | ecoustics.com | Brian Mitchell

Surprise Mom this Mother’s Day with an upgraded home entertainment experience, along with cool gadgets she’ll actually use. Choose from tech and gear that is not only simple to setup, but fun to use. Reminder: Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 11th, 2025. The Sonos Roam 2 is a portable, yet rugged, Bluetooth speaker that brings music wherever Mom goes. Plus with built-in Alexa assistant it offers easy voice controlled operations when connected to Wi-Fi at home.

2 weeks ago | ecoustics.com | Brian Mitchell

For over 14 years, Caleb Denison has been the face of Digital Trends on YouTube. Over that time he, along with some other hosts, amassed a following of over 1.3 million subscribers on the Digital Trends YouTube channel reviewing and reporting about TVs, soundbars and other tech gear. That all changed last Monday, April 21st when we got word Caleb had quit Digital Trends and launched his own YouTube channel called CalebRated intended for TV reviews and tech product advice.

2 weeks ago | ecoustics.com | Brian Mitchell

T.H.E. Enterprises, the owner of America’s longest-running HiFi show (T.H.E. Show) has entered into a nationwide collaboration with IASCA Worldwide Inc. to showcase car audio systems at all upcoming T.H.E. Show events. Although T.H.E. Shows have showcased exotic cars before, this collaboration adds high-end car audio and custom in-vehicle entertainment systems. There will also be IASCA competitions, as well as seminars on car audio, and a few other surprises.