Jacob Green

Los Angeles

Journalist at Audioholics

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GPMI: A New 8K HDMI Competitor Emerges From China

1 week ago | audioholics.com | Jacob Green

The Shenzhen 8K UHD Video Industry Cooperation Alliance is a group consisting of more than 50 Chinese companies, including familiar names like Hisense and TCL. This group has recently launched a wired media communication standard that will compete with HDMI, aimed at reducing the number of cables required to stream data and power from one device to another. The General Purpose Media Interface, or GPMI, is designed to eliminate the need for separate power cables and signal cables for 8K displays.
Kaleidescape Launches New ‘Strato E’ 4K Movie Player at $3K

2 weeks ago | audioholics.com | Jacob Green

Summary Product Name: Strato E 4K movie player Manufacturer: Kaleidescape Review Date: May 30, 2025 00:00 MSRP: $2,995 First Impression: Gotta Have It! Kaleidescape - Bring the Music Concert Experience to Your Home! Video Output:: Supports 4K Ultra HD with HDR10 and Dolby Vision Audio Formats: Compatible with Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and other lossless audio formats Storage:: Equipped with a 480GB solid-state drive, capable of storing approximately six high-bitrate 4K movies Connectivity: Features...
T.H.E. Film Festival To Join T.H.E. Show Events in 2025

2 weeks ago | audioholics.com | Jacob Green

T.H.E. Enterprises has formally announced the long-rumored T.H.E. Film Festival, a new initiative to be held in conjunction with each of its upcoming HiFi shows. T.H.E. Show is the longest running HiFi show in the USA, now in its 29th year.
Grimani Systems Redefines Dialogue with their Reflectance Sound Projector

2 weeks ago | audioholics.com | Jacob Green

Video walls have been around for years, mostly in commercial spaces like museums, corporate boardrooms, retail spaces, and government facilities. But if you talk to luxury integrators, you’ll find that they’ve also been installing these displays in megabuck homes, for high-end home theaters and multi-purpose media rooms. They’re also used in some professional post-production facilities and screening rooms.
Marantz Announces 13.4CH AV 20 Pre/Pro and 12CH AMP 20 Power Amplifier

2 weeks ago | audioholics.com | Jacob Green

Summary Product Name: Marantz AV 20 AV Preamplifier, Marantz AMP 20 12-channel Power Amplifier Manufacturer: Marantz Review Date: May 20, 2025 08:00 MSRP: $6,000 - AV 20 AV Preamplifier, $6000 - AMP 20 12-channel Power Amplifier First Impression: Gotta Have It! 13.4 Channel Output on RCA and XLR Audyssey MultEQ XT32 included Dirac Live, Dirac Live Bass Control, and Dirac ART Capable Dimensions: 17.4 × 17.2 × 7.5 in. Weight: 33.1 lbs Output Power: 200W into 8 ohms, 400W into 4 ohms Dimensions:...
Shure Scores Major Victory Against Counterfeiters

3 weeks ago | audioholics.com | Jacob Green

Knockoff products have been around forever, but they weren’t always a big problem for the audio industry. Unless you bought speakers from a guy in an unmarked white van in the Sears parking lot, you usually didn’t have to worry about getting scammed in the pre-internet era. Now, the audio marketplace has become perilous, especially for those hunting for deals on the used market, or from bargain-basement discounters.
JBL Synthesis Readies 36-Channel SDP-80 Home Theater Processor

3 weeks ago | audioholics.com | Jacob Green

HARMAN Luxury Audio Group has announced the upcoming launch of the JBL Synthesis SDP-80, a state-of-the-art home theater processor designed to compete with the best of the best. Pricing and detailed specs have not yet been announced, but the SDP-80 will be in the top echelon of processors, alongside the best offerings from StormAudio and Trinnov. In fact, the SDP-80 is based on Trinnov's design architecture, so expect to pay accordingly.
Kaleidescape Joins 8K Association, Netflix Adds HDR10+

1 month ago | audioholics.com | Jacob Green

Kaleidescape has joined the 8K Association (8KA), a not-for-profit organization composed of key technology and content companies in the consumer and professional 8K ecosystem. The 8KA mission is to accelerate industry-wide adoption of 8K content, products, and services.
SVS 7.4-Channel Reference System Chosen For T.H.E. Film Festival

1 month ago | audioholics.com | Jacob Green

SVS is headed to Texas for T.H.E. Lone Star Audio Fest and T.H.E Film Festival. The company’s highly-regarded gear was chosen for the film festival’s reference speaker system — a multi-channel surround sound array with flagship SVS speakers and subwoofers — which will surely deliver an immersive and cinematic experience.
Sony Announces 2025 TVs and BRAVIA Projector 7

1 month ago | audioholics.com | Jacob Green

Sony has finally released information about the brand’s highly-anticipated 2025 TVs, including a new flagship QD-OLED called the BRAVIA 8 II. Although its name would suggest that the BRAVIA 8 II is a successor to last year’s BRAVIA 8 OLED (which will continue to be sold in 2025), Sony actually sees it as the heir apparent of the A95L QD-OLED from 2023.