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New Apple Watch Infringes Denon/B&W Parent, Masimo's IP Apple ordered to stop sales of Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 for IP infringement of Masimo (parent company of Denon, Marantz, B&W;) health monitoring technology. Will the two tech companies settle?

Get Ready for ‘Headphone Weather’ with Bowers & Wilkins, Focal, and DALI Get your ears ready for “headphone weather”. We'll look at the Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2e, Focal Bathys, and DALI IO-12. They don't just keep your ears warm, they sound great too!

How To Get Big-Ass Audiophile Gains By Spending Little Money In an era of exploding inflation your next steps forward in your AV journey don’t have to cost you a fortune. We explore low cost options that can yield BIG audiophile gains in your system.

Now And Then: The Last Beatles Song The Beatles released their first song in decades. “Now And Then” started as a demo recording made by John Lennon in 1978 and was completed with technology from Peter Jackson’s Get Back documentary.

This Is Your Brain On Pink Floyd Dolby sponsored a study of how the Pink Floyd song “The Great Gig in the Sky” affects brain waves. The study analyzed the brain waves of 100 people as they listened to the song in Dolby Atmos.

Audio Listening Test That Fooled the Hollywood Sapphire Group Some of the most highly trained audiophiles in the industry were asked to do a blind “A-B” listening comparison test of two audio circuits. Were they able to hear a difference, or were they fooled?

Lenbrook Bought Bankrupt MQA. Now What? Lenbrook Corp., the parent company to NAD Electronics, PSB Loudspeakers, and Bluesound, has acquired Bankrupt MQA. We speculate if SCL6 technology is the driving force behind the acquisition of MQA.

Is Home Theater As We Knew It – Dead? Home theater is accessible for almost everyone today and is easier to use and more affordable than ever. But are true home theaters a thing of the past? Read on to find out.

Cambridge Audio’s New ‘Black Edition’ Dac & Streamer Cambridge Audio released their DacMagic 200M DAC($549) and MXN10 network streamer ($499). The DACMagic comes with Dual ESS ES9028Q2M chips and supports TONS of digital options. Read on.

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