From Apple TV to Squeezebox to Transporters to Sooloos to Kaleidescape servers - most modern home theater and audiophile systems now run on some form of media server or computer. The developments in this category come fast and furious. If you want to stay on top of the latest trends, news and press releases in the world of MP3, music download, server products, iPod docks, iPads and beyond - then this page here on HomeTheaterReview.com is for you.
At CES, Sony introduced three new additions to its h.ear series (two wireless headphones and a wireless portable speaker), as well as a new hi-res Walkman. All of the...
Cary Audio has introduced a new digital music streamer, the $4,995 DMS-500, that supports wired or wireless streaming of music files up to 32/384 PCM and DSD 512. The...
McIntosh announced three new products at last week's CES. The new MX122 AV processor ($7,000) supports Dolby Atmos and can be upgraded to support DTS:X, it features HDMO 2.0a...
At this week's CES, Mark Levinson is showing off the new N° 519 digital audio player, which combines a slot-loading CD player with a variety of digital inputs (including...
Kaleidescape has announced its first 4K movie system, built around the new Strato movie player that supports HDMI 2.0a and HDR content. The Strato will be available with 6...
At the recent IFA show in Germany, Pioneer introduced its new XDP-100R hi-res digital audio player. In additon to support for DSD 11.2MHz and FLAC/WAV files up to 24-bit/384-kHz,...
As expected, Apple unveiled a new version of its Apple TV streaming media player yesterday. Apple says the new model has been completely rebuilt from the ground up, running...
Bluesound has announced its new Gen 2 multi-room wireless audio platform, which the company describes as "a reinvention of virtually every aspect of the product's design and performance." Bluesound...
Crestron and Autonomic Controls have teamed up to make it even easier to set up and enjoy whole-house music streaming. Autonomic's line of Mirage Music Players now offer native...
This month, HiFiMAN will introduce an upgraded version of its HM901 hi-res portable music player. The new HM901S ($1,499) retains most of the features of its predecessor but adds...
Questyle's new hi-res portable audio players, the QP1 ($599) and the QP1R ($899), will offically start shipping this month. The QP1 has 16 GB of internal storage, while the...
This month, Aurender will add the N100H high-resolutuon music server/player to its line of audiophile-oriented music systems. The N100H has an internal 2TB hard drive and supports the addition...
Linn has announced updated versions of its DS Series of network music players that utilize a new clocking architecture and improved audio circuitry layouts, and they incorporate Linn's SPACE...
CasaTunes has annonced a new group of multi-room music systems. The CT-4+ and CT-8+ are complete multi-room systems that include a music server and audio distribution switch, while the...
Wadia Digital has introduced the m330 media server, which features a 1TB hard drive for local storage and integrated support for streaming services like Pandora, SiriusXM, Spotify, Rhapsody, TIDAL,...
Marantz has introduced a new $649 network audio player, the NA6005, due out in February. The NA6005 supports hi-res audio playback, including DSD and 24/192 FLAC/WAV files. You can...
The Astell&Kern portable hi-res players have received a lot of love from us and other audiophile publications. Now Astell&Kern brings that performance to a home audio server, the 500N....
Cary Audio's new DMC-600 and DMC-600SE combine a high-end CD transport with a digital audio player that supports a PCM resolution up to 32/384, as well as DSD. Digital...
Kaleidescape's newest movie player, the Alto, is the first in the company's line to import all content directly from the Kaleidescape Store. Users can purchase Blu-ray and DVD-quality movies...
Kaleidescape continues to increase the content options for its digital download store, securing a licensing deal with NBCUniversal that will add 1,000 movie titles and 210 TV seasons. The...
