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AV Quick Takes: McIntosh, Mitchell Speakers, and Acoustic Levitation In Today's audio quick take, we look at a new high performance Class D amplifier from McIntosh, a new UK speaker brand Mitchell Acoustics coming to the US, and advances in acoustic levitation.

AV Quick Takes: TCL, KEF, and… Cow Dung? “AV Quick Takes” offers a brief look at what’s new, cool, and interesting in the AV world. Today we look at new TVs from TCL, noise-cancelling headphones from KEF, and speakers made from poop!

Arendal 1961 Tower Speaker Giveaway! ($1,699 Value): Enter by Nov 15! Arendal is giving away a pair of a pair of 1961 Tower Loudspeakers! Winner of the random draw to be announced LIVE on Audioholics' YouTube presentation: "Product Design" November 15th, 2022.

Dirac Launches ‘Intelligent Audio Platform’ for Cars, Introduces New Upmixing Technology Dirac launched a software-based Intelligent Audio Platform designed to help car manufacturers upmix ordinary stereo content into surround mixes in real time. Will this rival Dolby and DTS for car audio?

Despite Bankruptcy Onkyo, Pioneer, Elite AV Drives On! Onkyo declares bankruptcy after years of financial troubles. But Onkyo Audio-Video, Integra, Pioneer and Elite will continue on as part of the Premium Audio Co, owner of Klipsch, HECO and others.

Mercedes To Add Dolby Atmos to Top-Spec Cars in 2022 Mercedes-Benz has announced that, starting next year, cars equipped with both its new MBUX infotainment system and a high-end Burmester sound system will be getting Dolby Atmos 31-speaker integration.

Denon AVR-X3700H 9.2CH AV-Receiver Giveaway - Last Chance to ENTER! Audioholics and Audio Advice is back with our Spring Giveaway for 2022! The prize is a brand NEW Denon AVRX3700H 9.2 channel 8K AV receiver.

Dolby Partners with Cinemo to Get Atmos into More New Cars Dolby has teamed up with Cinemo, a leading provider of automotive infotainment middleware, to accelerate the integration of Dolby Atmos into vehicles set to drive a revolution for in-car entertainment.

Audyssey Unveils New Individually Calibrated Microphones for Use with MultEQ-X Audyssey just unveiled individually calibrated microphones for use with their new PC based MultEQ-X software. This is a must have for best calibration results. See why.

HECO 5.1 Speaker System Giveaway, $2,495 Value! - Last Chance to WIN! We've partnered with Audio Advice for a HECO 5.1 Speaker System Giveaway ($2,495 Value), running through March 31st 2022. Remember, You gotta be in it to WIN it! This is your last chance. Good luck!