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I’ve picked the top 10 4K Blu-rays I’ve tested in the last two years
By James Davidson Published
After nearly two years of the Blu-ray Bounty, I’ve picked my top 10 4K Blu-rays I've tested for my monthly roundups.

'We've seen an increase in Blu-ray orders of 10,000%': There's hope for physical media, says agency
By James Davidson Published
While home physical media was on the decline, a talk with a vinyl and Blu-ray agency gave me hope for the future.

HDMI 2.2 is set to arrive in TVs and monitors next year — here's what it'll actually do for you
By Carrie Marshall Published
HDMI 2.2 doubles the bandwidth of HDMI 2.1 and the first products should arrive in late 2026 or into 2027

I took a look at the Blu-ray reference library used by Denon & Marantz to develop home theater gear
By Matt Bolton Published
From Avatar to The Creator to Bon Jovi to… uh, Pixels. Twice. These are the 130 movies and concert films on the shelves of a 9.4.6-channel Dolby Atmos test room.

I heard a reference 9.4.6-channel Dolby Atmos home theater system, and now I can't go back
By Matt Bolton Published
Find out which movie provides the ultimate 'AVR stress test', and what a quarter-mill of home theater gear can do

I heard a groundbreaking new subwoofer driver that fits in a tiny box 6x smaller than a regular sub
By Matt Bolton Published
GSS Audio's innovative transducer can put the power of a 10-inch sub in a box the size of a microwave dinner — and it's designed to work in soundbars or wall-mounted speakers too.

Sony is ending streaming support for key services on tons of speakers, soundbars and AV receivers
By Carrie Marshall Published
Nothing online lasts forever, but Sony's shutdown of services is especially severe, and affects over 70 products

Someone built a way to 'see' the soundwaves in different home theater setups, but in miniature
By Carrie Marshall Published
YouTuber PlasmatronX has created a simulator to test how different surround sound setups move audio around your room, and what can affect the sound you hear
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