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T.H.E. Show SoCal 2025: Best Hi-Fi Audio Gear Part I

1 week ago | audioholics.com | Jacob Green

I got to see and hear a variety of exciting audio gear during my weekend at T.H.E. Show SoCal 2025. According to Emiko E. Carlin, CEO of T.H.E. Enterprises and President of T.H.E. Show, there were over 225 brands exhibiting at T.H.E. Show SoCal this year, making it bigger than it was in 2019, and officially marking the end of COVID-induced audio show shrinkage, once and for all. The vibe at the show was convivial and optimistic.
HSU D15-Chimera SC Dual 15” Extreme Subwoofer First Listen

3 weeks ago | audioholics.com | James Larson

By Contributors: Jacob Green — HSU D15-Chimera & D15-Chimera SC Summary Product Name: D15-Chimera, D15-Chimera SC Manufacturer: HSU Research Review Date: June 09, 2025 08:00 MSRP: $1799 - D15 Chimera, $499 - Supercharger, $2298 - D15-Chimera SC (Pre-order pricing before July 11: $2149) Not including shipping First Impression: Gotta Have It! Design Type: Sealed Subwoofer Bass Driver: 2 x 15” Amplifier Power (RMS): 1200 Watts Inputs: Left/right RCA inputs Left/right Balanced XLR inputs...
GPMI: A New 8K HDMI Competitor Emerges From China

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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.
DALI Speakers Launches New Flagship V-16 F 16" Subwoofer

1 month ago | audioholics.com | James Larson

While the loudspeaker manufacturer DALI is not best known for their subwoofers, they do have a handful of subs available that look fairly typical and reasonably designed. Their existing offerings look competent, but, on the surface, they don’t do anything that sets those products apart from competing manufacturers. That is about to change with the launch of their new flagship subwoofer, the V-16 F.
JBL Synthesis Readies 36-Channel SDP-80 Home Theater Processor

1 month 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.