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Do Our Expectations Determine Our Experience of Sound More Than We Realize? The effects of the mind's perception on our experience of sound is far more profound than you might realize. Read on to learn about this bizarre effect that overturns so much of high-fidelity audio.

ATSC 3.0: Next-Gen TV to Hit 40 US Markets in 2020 ATSC 3.0 or “Next-Gen TV” is the next step in the evolution of digital broadcast television, and it’s coming to more than 40 US television markets in 2020. See what it brings in UHD upgrades.

Dirac Research and miniDSP Deliver Dirac Live Processing For Aftermarket Car Audio Dirac Research and China’s miniDSP have collaborated to deliver Dirac Live processing for cars via an $899 digital processor called the miniDSP C-DSP 8x12 DL. Read on to find out more.

Ten Nonsense Myths About Subwoofers and Bass Busted! There are as many myths in the audio industry as are written in the pages of a Tolkien novel. With that in mind, Audioholics is taking on the task of myth busting ten bass myths that are nonsense!

Sony Object-Based ‘360 Reality Audio’ Format Aims To Create New Music Ecosystem Sony’s object-based “360 Reality Audio” format will soon launch on Tidal, Amazon Music HD, Deezer, and the live-performance streaming service nugs.net. Will Dolby Atmos Music win out? Read on...

New Filmmaker Mode For Ultra-HD TVs Aims To Put An End To ‘The Soap Opera Effect’ Major filmmakers and Hollywood studios have teamed up with an industry coalition called The UHD Alliance to develop a new TV viewing mode called Filmmaker Mode. Is this death to the Soap Opera Effect?

Tidal VS Qobuz: Battle of the Hi-Res Streaming Services! We extensively tested Tidal and new comer Qobuz for the last six months to see who is the indisputable king of Hi-Res streaming! Read on to find out which service won and sounded best.

Room Reflections & Human Adaptation for Small Room Acoustics Dealing with acoustics in small rooms is no trivial matter. This article focuses on how to treat early reflections based on listening habits, your loudspeaker choice. Absorb, diffuse, reflect; decide.

Dolby Withdraws Upmixing Restrictions: A Win for Consumers? Last year we reported on Dolby restricting upmixing of non-native content through their DSU. Due to backlash, Dolby has withdrawn this restriction on Atmos enabled AV products going forward.

Dirac Live Bass Management System To Debut at CEDIA Promising Perfect Bass The new Dirac Live Bass Management protocol debuts at CEDIA this September and promises perfect bass for your home theater making multi-sub placement easier to integrate and setup in your room.