Jacob Green

Los Angeles

Journalist at Audioholics

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JBL Synthesis Readies 36-Channel SDP-80 Home Theater Processor

2 days 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 week 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

2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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.
Kaleidescape Introduces $2K Strato M Movie Player, But There’s A Catch

3 weeks ago | audioholics.com | Jacob Green

Kaleidescape has announced the Strato M, a new entry-level movie player selling for $1,995. Kaleidescape says that the Strato M is designed for residential, marine, and commercial theater systems, and is quick to point out that the M sells for half the price of Kaleidescape’s previous lowest-cost system, the $4KStrato V. The compact Strato M measures 6.4 inches wide by 6.4 inches deep, and is just over 1 inch tall. It contains no internal fan or other moving parts, so it operates silently.
Immersive Lunar Documentary By Tom Hanks Blasts Off At Space Center Houston

1 month ago | audioholics.com | Jacob Green

The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks is a new documentary about humanity’s first steps and future exploration on the moon. Now playing at the Space Center Houston science museum, the immersive film takes viewers on a lunar experience that encompasses both the Apollo Program of the 20th century and NASA’s new Artemis Program, which is working toward returning humans to the moon in the next few years.
HARMAN Becomes NASCAR Technology Partner, Will Deliver Audio Upgrades at Racetracks

1 month ago | audioholics.com | Jacob Green

In my home state of North Carolina, NASCAR is serious business. When I was a kid, Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt were every bit as famous as Michael Jordan (who was a UNC Tar Heel before he was a Chicago Bull, don’t forget).
Simon Fraser University Acoustics Lab Features 128-Channel Immersive System!

1 month ago | audioholics.com | Jacob Green

Simon Fraser University, one of Canada’s top research institutions, has been at the forefront of sound and audio research since the late 1960s, when Canadian composer and foundational sound studies researcher R.M. Schafer founded the school’s Sonic Research Studio. Now the university has taken another pioneering step with the creation of a new, cutting-edge acoustics lab devoted to immersive communication and spatial acoustics processing.
Klipsch Updates Klipschorn and La Scala Speakers w Active Option

1 month ago | audioholics.com | Jacob Green

Klipsch has introduced new versions of its classic Klipschorn and La Scala loudspeakers. The new Klipschorn AK7 ($17,998/pair) and La Scala AL6 ($14,998/pair) both feature new modified Tractrix midrange horns and updated compression drivers. And for the first time, these speakers can be used with an (optional) external crossover, inspired by the active crossover used in the brand’s flagship Jubilee speaker.
Norway’s ‘Ø Audio’ Debuts Icon 12 Loudspeaker, Gains American Distribution

1 month ago | audioholics.com | Jacob Green

One of the breakout stars of the Florida International Audio Expo 2025 was a new-to-us loudspeaker manufacturer from Norway called Ø Audio. (In Norwegian, the letter “ø” is pronounced with a sound similar to the vowel sound in “fur,” “hurt,” and “burn.”) Chief Audioholic Gene DellaSala was impressed with the bass extension, stereo imaging, and natural tonality of these beautifully-made high-end speakers.