Audiofly Showcases New Gear At Japan Expo
WA-based sound brand Audiofly revealed its new Bluetooth headphone range at its first trade show in Japan which have upgraded specs and... Read More
Review: B&O BeoPlay E8 Earbuds, Stylish And Small But Dropouts Galore
Most sound brands have tried crack the earbud formula, some have nailed sound but the hardware is especially hideous or the earbuds... Read More
Samsung Adds Deezer To Several Soundbars & Speakers
Samsung has signed a deal with Deezer adding its High Fidelity Lossless Audio to a number of its soundbars and wireless speakers.... Read More
Klipsch Launches Three-Channel Heritage Soundbar
US sound brand Klipsch has released its new three-channel soundbar, the Heritage Theatre bar. Klipsch says its new Heritage Theatre Bar is a... Read More
Turtle Beach Shares Soar 1000% After Fortnite Boom
Shares in gaming headset manufacturer, Turtle Beach, have soared over 1000% year-to-date, following rising global demand for Epic Games’ ‘Fortnite’ – making... Read More
Amazon Cranks Up Prime Day Tech War
Amid a flurry of sales from The Good Guys, Kogan.com, eBay and more, Amazon Australia has kept its pledge to undercut rivals,... Read More
Yamaha Releases New Digital Vocaliser Software
Yamaha has today released its new vocal synthesis software – ‘VOCALOID 5’ – which claims to to produce “any kind of singing voice”... Read More
Sonos Adds AirPlay but There Is A Big Snag
Sonos has finally released support for Apple’s AirPlay, but there is a snag, you have to own one of their new speakers... Read More
INSIGHT: Networked Sound & Home Theatre Battle Looms
As the battle for the sound tastes of consumers intensifies and with Sonos on the back foot and desperately trying to raise... Read More
REVIEW: Why The Amazon Echo Plus Is Superior To The Sonos One
As Sonos invests in spin doctors to spruik their pending IPO a US VC fund has literally torn apart a Sonos one... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: We Lift The Lid On What’s Really Inside The Sonos One & What It Means For The Sonos IPO
Ben Einstein is a General Partner at Bolt, a US pre-seed and seed VC firm that invests in both hardware and software,... Read More
Krell Intros Next-Gen K-300I Integrated Stereo Amplifier With MQA And Roon Support
Krell has announced the K-300i, a next-generation integrated stereo amplifier with a host of cutting edge functionality. The original KAV-300i was launched... Read More
Amazon Offers Free Echo Dot Ahead Of Prime Day
Amazon Australia is providing buyers a free Echo Dot with purchases of its standard Echo smart speaker ($149) – a promotion which... Read More
COMMENT: Sonos Not Very Smart, & Their Former CEO Lied About Past Revenues
There is one thing that has been made abundantly clear by the release of the Sonos IPO documents and that is that... Read More
Sonos Finally Reveal Volitile Revenues & More Losses Than Profits Ahead Of IPO
Sonos who moved to open their own shop in Sydney this week, has finally revealed revenues ahead of their IPO listing, of... Read More
REVIEW: Plantronics BackBeat FIT 305 – Affordable & No Fuss
Audio equipment manufacturer, Plantronics, has further expanded its fitness arsenal with the ‘BackBeat FIT 305’ – a pair of ‘sweat-proof’ wireless headphones... Read More
European Union Rejects Online Copyright Reform
The European Union has rejected draft legislation which sought to penalise digital platforms for user-uploaded copyright breaches – reform incurring significant costs for... Read More
Sir McCartney Calls For Music Copyright Reform
Music legend, Sir Paul McCartney, has urged members of the European Parliament to back copyright changes, which would pay songwriters and artists... Read More
JBL Giving Away Passes To JBL Fest In Vegas
JBL is hosting its second JBL Fest in Las Vegas later this year with the sound company giving away three double passes... Read More
Synergy Custom Pens Distributing Deal With TruAudio
Melbourne-based Synergy Custom has won exclusive rights to distribute Utah-based TruAudio in Australia. TruAudio specialises in architectural, outdoor and commercial speakers. The... Read More
Plantronics Eyes Growth After $2B Polycom Buy
Audio electronics manufacturer, Plantronics, has today closed its $2 billion acquisition of Polycom – a deal set to significantly expand its Unified... Read More
REVIEW: Ultimate Ears Megablast – Bigger, Louder And A Bit Smarter
The smart speaker market is becoming a highly contentious field, more brands are releasing devices with Google Assistant integration trying to out... Read More
YouTube Music A Major Threat To Spotify
Latest research from Roy Morgan asserts YouTube Music is a major threat to Australia’s two most visited radio and music websites –... Read More
Okay Google “Why Are You Not Working”
Google Home and Chromecast devices appear to have a problem with Google confirming that some devices are failing to respond. The big... Read More
Beats Headphone Ripp Off Apple Ordered To Pay $25M
After settling a major dispute with Samsung, a US Court has ruled that the Apple owned Beats Electronics does owe $25 million... Read More
Apple Getting Into Premium Headphone Market
Apple is moving into the premium sound market with a new range of top end headphones claim insiders. While they got a... Read More
SONOS The “Bully” Sound Company Now Banking On Beam Ahead Of IPO
OPINION: Sonos who is desperately trying to get traction in the soundbar market with their new Sonos Beam, is now rolling out... Read More
Google Home Max Arriving August
Google has announced its largest smart speaker, the Google Home Max, will land in Australia in August. The device is tipped to... Read More
House Of Marley Uprise Headphones Geared Towards Athletes
House of Marley the materials concious soynd Company who also own Sol Republic, has begun shipping its Uprise wireless earphones. Geared toward... Read More
Bowers & Wilkins Speakers Heading To Philips TVs
Bowers & Wilkins and Philips TV maker TP Vision have signed an exclusive multi-year deal which both say creates “reference visual and... Read More
Primare Debuts Prisma Network Models
Primare is launching its first network models, an integrated amplifier/network player, the I35 and a Prisma CD/network player, the CD35. The Prisma... Read More
Denon Releasing Seven AV Receivers
Denon is releasing seven new AV receivers, five of which are Dolby Atmos and DTS:X compatible. One of the receivers is a... Read More
Interdyn Snares IsoTek Distribution In Oz
Melbourne-based, Interdyn, has expanded its relationship with award-winning power conditioner manufacturer, IsoTek, snaring both Australian and New Zealand distribution, effective June 18th.... Read More
ELAC Discovery ‘Z3’ 24-Bit Wireless Speaker Lands In Oz
German-based, ELAC, has announced its new Discovery Z3 Wireless Speaker is now available in Australia for A$899. The new 24-bit/192kHz network speaker... Read More
Amazon Slashes Echo Prices For EOFY, From $49
As part of its mid-year ‘EOFY’ sale, Amazon has slashed the prices of its entire Echo smart speaker range – with its... Read More
TEAC Still A ‘Basket Case’ In Australia
Melbourne based, TTA Holdings whose core business is the distribution of TEAC branded products in Australia has reported another loss as sales... Read More
Samsung Set To Embrace All-In-One Voice Speakers
Samsung has revealed further information about its Bixby-powered smart speaker, following a new patent published to the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO).... Read More
NAD Intros C 538 Classic CD Player For Disc Enthusiasts
NAD Electronics has introduced a new, dedicated CD player. The C 538 features the latest generation Wolfson High Spec 24/192 DAC, plus... Read More
Yamaha Launches RX-A3080, RX-A2080 And RX-A1080 Aventage Dolby Atmos AV Receivers
Yamaha launches its new high performance Aventage AV receiver in August. Top of the range is the RX-A3080; it’ll be joined by... Read More
Surface Pro 6 To Debut Major Redesign Next Year
Microsoft is reportedly set to unveil a “heavily redesigned” Surface Pro next year. The pseudo-named ‘Surface Pro 6’ is scheduled to launch... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: B&O Play Tipped To Be Axed, Replaced With Bang & Olufsen Branding
Bang & Olufsen who are under pressure in both the TV and top end audiophile market is set to eliminate the B&O... Read More
Amazon Unveils 3-In-1 Echo Speaker, Remote & Streaming Box
As competition in the smart speaker market continues to intensify, Amazon has unveiled its new ‘Fire TV Cube’ – a multi-functional device... Read More
REVIEW: Pure Elan E3, The Stations Are The Same But The Device Is Better
If you hadn’t noticed, radios are still holding their own, albeit in a more modern form than a 90s beatbox but holding... Read More
Cheap Sonos Ikea Speakers Revealed
Cheap bottom end speakers incorporating Sonos technology is set to be made available at IKEA with several analysts left scratching their heads... Read More
AirPlay 2 Coming To Sonos Speakers In July
Apple’s AirPlay 2 will be making its way to selected Sonos speakers this July. This gives iPhone/iPad users a one up to... Read More
New Amazon Echo Look Judges Your Outfit
Amazon’s newest Echo device, the Echo Look is becoming somewhat of a style aficionado telling users whether what they’re wearing is hot... Read More
New Sonos Beam Soundbar Finally Has HDMI
Sonos has finally worked out that the best way to connect a soundbar is by HDMI as opposed to an optical cable... Read More
Beats Headphones Get Popped With New Collection
Apple-owned Beats By Dr. Dre is releasing a new range of bright headphones, the Pop Collection which the company says is a... Read More
Spotify Registers Wireless Devices With FCC
Spotify has reignited speculation that its hardware debut isn’t far away, following a new registration with America’s FCC to test wireless devices [grantee... Read More
BREAKING NEWS Amazon Offers Massive Dscounts Ahead Of OS Ban
Amazon Australia who last week announced a ban on Australians visiting their overseas web sites, is now trying to woo consumers with... Read More