High Res Audio Market Set To Grow 77%
Specialist sound retailers along with CE retailers are set to benefit from a surge in demand for High Res audio gear claim... Read More
JBL Shines A Light On New Pulse 3 Speaker
JBL has announced its 360-degree portable speaker/lightshow combo the Pulse 3 will soon be released in Australia. With a IPX7 waterproof design... Read More
Bose Goes Micro With New Bluetooth Speaker
A new portable Bluetooth speaker is on the way from Bose, featuring rugged protection against the elements in a small form factor. The... Read More
Jamo Launches New Outdoor Speakers
Jamo has introduced a new range of all-weather speakers to bring “balanced, natural sound” to the outdoors. Owned by Klipsch and distributed by... Read More
Latest Bowers & Wilkins Speakers Combine New Technology With Classic Design
Bowers & Wilkins has launched its new 700 Series which the company said is the “best-performing range of loudspeakers in its class”. Replacing... Read More
Apple’s Beats Confuse Customers With Unsupported Cable
After releasing its newest high-end headphones range (the Studio 3 Wireless), Beats – who is Apple’s audio subsidiary – has once again... Read More
Amazon’s Alexa Trades “I Don’t Know” For Third-Party Recommendations
Currently a limited feature – though confirmed for further scope – Amazon’s Alexa may start recommending third-party skills in lieu of the... Read More
Klipsch Adds 50 New Custom-Install Speaker Solutions
Klipsch has used home technology trade show CEDIA 2017 to introduce over 50 custom speaker solutions, covering residential and business applications as well... Read More
Facebook Offer $100m+ For Legal Music Rights
Social media behemoth, Facebook, is offering major music publishers and record labels hundreds of million of dollars to allow users to legally... Read More
Beats Debut Revamped Premium Noise Cancelling Headphones
Beats – a subsidiary of Apple – has released a new premium range of wireless headphones, positioned as the most high-end of... Read More
JB Hi Fi To Sell Expanded Marshall Sound Range Following Aqipa Deal
JB Hi Fi is set to sell an expanded range of Marshall sound gear, the deal was cut two months after struggling... Read More
IFA 2017:Logitech Takes Desktop Speakers To New Level
As desktop PC’s were becoming the norm, ahead of the boom in notebooks Logitech was a big seller of attach PC speakers,... Read More
IFA 2017: New Sony Sound On Show
Sony has shown off its latest sound products at IFA 2017, including new headphones, a new smart speaker and new entries to its iconic... Read More
Harman OZ, Ready For Amazon Launch, New Alexa Voice Speaker Ready To Go
Harman Karman who are looking for double digit lifestyle products growth, following their acquisition by Samsung are set to be a major... Read More
IFA 2017: Sennheiser Launches 3 New Wireless Headphones
Sennheiser who are Australia’s #1 headphone brand have used IFA 2017, to launch three new pairs of Sennheiser wireless models. They include... Read More
Update Transforms Amazon Echo Into Multi-Room HiFi System
A major software update to the Amazon Echo smart speaker has transformed the device into a multi-room HiFi system. The anticipated update will... Read More
Sonos Smart Speaker Ready For Launch
Sonos is preparing to release its own smart speaker in the near future which potentially integrates multiple voice assistants like Amazon’s Alexa and Google... Read More
Fitbit Unveils Its First Smartwatch + Wireless Headphones
Fitbit has officially announced its first entry into the smartwatch market, which is set to take on Apple and other wearable manufacturers by... Read More
Sony Takes Sound System To New Heights
Sony has introduced a new 170cm-tall speaker with lighting functionality and sound quality that makes it “truly a party machine” according to... Read More
Sonos Outrage Customers With Privacy Policy ‘Ultimatum’
Premium sound system maker, Sonos, have outraged customers by releasing a new ‘ultimatum-like’ privacy policy. Should users not agree to the latest... Read More
Global Smart Speaker Sales To Hit $3.5 Billion By 2021
Gartner’s latest research has tipped global spending on ‘smart speakers’ (i.e. virtual personal assistant [VPA] enabled wireless speakers) to hit $3.52 billion... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: TEAC Does About Face And Now Wants To Trade Again
Serious questions are being asked after the Board of TTA the owners of TEAC Australia did an about face and asked the... Read More
Facebook Take On Amazon & Google With Video Chat Device + Smart Speaker
Recent reports have confirmed that Facebook, is in fact, joining the consumer hardware market, by developing a video chat device named ‘Aloha’... Read More
New Yamaha Receiver Supports A Wide Range Of Sources
Yamaha have launched a new network Hi-Fi stereo receiver with a focus on versatility and performance. Over 60 years after Yamaha launched... Read More
Tivoli Audio Australia Lands, New Products & Lower Prices
‘Tivoli Audio Australia’ has officially landed and is now fully operational, a move which has enabled it to reduce previous RRP prices... Read More
Monster Ignite Innovation With Voice-Compatible Headphones
After being dumped by JB Hi-Fi on the back of poor sales, and seeing significantly reduced market representation in Australia in recent... Read More
Yamaha Cuts Deezer Deal
Music streaming brand Deezer has announced a new retail partnership with Yamaha Australia, encompassing musical instruments, professional audio equipment and home audio. Deezer’s... Read More
Fake Beats Headphones Being Returned To Retailers As “Original”.
Fake Beats headphones, is believed to have cost Apple tens of thousands of dollars after it was discovered that consumers were buying... Read More
Klipsch Partners With Capitol Records For New Speakers
Klipsch is launching a new range of Heritage and Heritage Wireless speakers in partnership with record company Capitol Records. Making up the... Read More
Ambertech Shares Fall After Company Announces Loss
Sydney-based Ambertech, who back in June, failed to tell the market that they had lost key consumer accounts has announced that they... Read More
Savant Acquires Home Audio Brand Artison
Home automation company Savant has acquired audio components manufacturer Artison, best known for its range of integrated speakers, subwoofers and soundbars. Savant... Read More
Bose Accidentally Leak Their Own Headphones
Headphone brand Bose may have accidentally revealed the follow-up to their popular noise-cancelling QC35 headphones earlier than planned, after an image of the... Read More
Jaybird Partner With Spotify On New App Feature
Logitech-owned audio brand Jaybird have announced a new partnership between their MySound audio app and music streaming company Spotify that will see... Read More
Klipsch Brings Dolby Atmos To New Speaker Range
Klipsch has announced the launch of two new Reference Dolby Atmos enabled home theatre speakers. Extending the brand’s existing lineup of speakers... Read More
JBL Sets A Date For New High Res Playlist Speaker That Will Take On Sonos
Audio brand JBL has confirmed that its new Playlist speaker will be in the hands of Australian customers within a matter of... Read More
Elipson Turntables Combine Quality Sound With French Flair
French Hi-Fi brand Elipson is pitching its range of turntables to everyone from audiophiles to a new generation of vinyl lovers. Distributed by Melbourne-based Indi... Read More
Apple Kills Off Older iPods
Apple has finally moved to kill off the old-school iPod Nano and Shuffle, taking down the option to buy the portable MP3... Read More
Samsung Bolster Soundbar Offering With MS750
Samsung have moved to sharpen their home theatre offering with the new MS750 Sound+ soundbar. Leveraging the best technology that the company’s... Read More
Panasonic Expands Bluetooth Headphone Range
Three new budget Bluetooth headphones are on the way from Panasonic including sports, over-ear and in-ear models. With pricetags just shy of... Read More
Google Talks Up Home Automation Partnerships
As well as talking up the company’s commitment to their VR venture Daydream, Google’s latest earnings call also saw the company reveal... Read More
Two Decades On Klipsch Brings Back The Forte Loudspeaker
Weeks after Klipsch shifted distribution of their products in Australia from Adelaide based Powermove to Melbourne based Qualifi the US Company has... Read More
Pacificomm Appointed Oz Distributor For AudioEngine
High-performance sound systems brand AudioEngine have announced the appointment of Pacificomm Group, Ltd as the brand’s Australian distributor. “Working with Pacificomm allows us to increase... Read More
Vinyl Sales Slump Quality Blamed
A move to making vinyl records from digital files instead of the original analogue recordings is causing concern in the industry with... Read More
Premium Market To Drive Global Bluetooth Speaker Growth
A new report by Persistence Market Research has claimed that “growing penetration of smart devices along with various internet services has led... Read More
House Of Marley & Audio Technica Reveal New Headphones
Both Marley and Audio Technica are set to launch new headphones shortly. The House of Marley’s new wireless version of its Smile... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Samsung Owned Subsidiary Harman Acquires UK Sound Brand
Advance Audio Australia is facing the possibility of losing the ARCAM brand following the acquisition of the UK Hi Fi brand by... Read More
Focal Unveils New Dolby Atmos Home Theatre System
Focal has unveiled its new Sib Evo range featuring support for Dolby Atmos. Building upon the Sib range originally launched in 2002, Sib Evo... Read More
Jabra Revamps Elite Sport Earbuds
Building on the success of last year’s ‘true wireless’ sports earbuds, Jabra have announced that a product refresh will be coming to... Read More
Jay Vee Secures Oceanic Distribution For Angstrom
Angstrom Loudspeakers has announced a new distribution partner for the Australian market in Jay Vee Technologies. The appointment sees will see the... Read More
Logitech Buys Astro Gaming
Logitech has made its latest acquisition in the form of gaming accessory rival Astro Gaming. Announced earlier today, Logitech is set to... Read More