Pioneer just introduced the VSX-835 and VSX-535, calling them “Immersive Sound Audio Video Receivers.” The VSX-835 is designed with the latest technology for home theater and gaming enthusiasts with IMAX Enhanced Certification, Dolby Atmos capabilities and Dolby Surround, DTS Virtual:X, HDMI 2.1, 8K/4K Ultra HD capabilities and Bluetooth streaming and speaker setup with the company’s […]
San Diego, California, has a secret. What may look like an average apartment building in the heart of the lively Hillcrest neighborhood actually holds an enchanted dining experience known as InsideOUT. To create San Diego’s only urban oasis restaurant, InsideOUT required an updated audio system that would create an immersive environment for diners while also […]
NEWAURO officially launched its collaboration with Premium Audio, enabling AURO-3D support on selected hardware devices by subsidiary brands under the Premium Audio umbrella. As part of this firmware update, consumers can now explore the full range of immersive audio formats offered in today’s market. Effective immediately, various hardware devices will support the AURO-3D firmware update, […]
Dirac says it’s collaborating with Onkyo, Pioneer, Pioneer Elite and Integra to bring its Dirac Live room correction feature to the companies’ newest lineup of audio and video receivers. Dirac will offer embedded room correction technology with Onkyo, Pioneer, Pioneer Elite and Integra using its Dirac Live so that when an audio system’s inherent performance, […]
Pioneer’s new Commercial Monitor (CM) Series has added four new units: the 10-inch CM-510ST subwoofer and the IP54-rated 4-inch CM-S54T, 6-inch CM-S56T and 8-inch CM-S58T surface-mount loudspeakers. Since the launch of the XY Series loudspeakers, installers have apparently told Pioneer they’d like to see smaller speakers added to the range to enable turnkey installations at […]
Two new loudspeakers are joining the Pioneer Professional Audio XY Series: the XY-1 and XY-2E. The XY-1 and XY-2E represent the LF and MHF sections, respectively — Pioneer says that using individual enclosures enables installers, rental houses and touring companies to easily build ground stacked point-source arrays and deploy systems in venues with low ceilings […]
Pioneer Pro Audio’s new XPRS Series of high-powered active speakers that integrate Powersoft amplifiers. The XPRS Series comprises the XPRS15 and XPRS12 — both two-way full-range speakers, and the XPRS215S dual 15-inch subwoofer. All three enclosures feature 15mm birch plywood construction for a dynamic sound. The XPRS15/12 has a 15/12-inch ferrite LF driver, a 1.75-inch […]
Pioneer has joined the professional audio market with the launch of the GS-WAVE and XY series loudspeakers, aimed at night clubs (with Pioneer DJ’s expertise in the pro-DJ market, the move into club sound systems seems like a natural progression). Pioneer’s GS-WAVE are 3-meter, dance floor stacks with wide dispersion (110°), designed to deliver sonic […]
Sharp Corporation of Japan says it is selling off its 9.2 percent shareholdings in Pioneer Corp. Currently Sharp is the largest shareholder on record in Pioneer, with 30 million shares of Pioneer valued at 6.3 billion yen or US$63.80 million. Back in 2007, the two firms made a partnership to jointly develop consumer electronics products. […]
Pioneer’s newest line of receivers integrate Apple’s AirPlay in a big way with four new models. All four also support DLNA, but AirPlay is the big news here with Pioneer betting on Apple’s continued integrated success into the HomeAV world. The four new models include three models with six HDMI inputs with the differentiator being […]
PC World reports that Pioneer has developed a new disc similar to Blu-ray only with 16 layers of 25GB capacity in each for a whopping 400GB capacity. Blu-ray, by example, has 25GB on a one-sided disc. PC World reports that Pioneer does not plan to produce these but, instead, plans to license the technology to […]
Pioneer says the new PDP-5000EX is one of the few HD plasmas capable of accepting and displaying the 24Hz rate for viewing a film’s original sequence (Pioneer says the refresh rate on the panel is actually 72Hz). The panel was shown for the first time in the U.S. at NSCA. Pioneer is targeting film studios, […]