New Products

Integra DTR-60.6 Dolby Atmos-Ready AV Receiver
The 9.2-channel DTR-60.6 is about as close as you can get to state-of-the-art. Topping its formidable list of features is HDMI 2.0 connectivity with support for the HDCP 2.2 copy-protection standard, which ensures compatibility with 4K/Ultra HD content—a feature that is, remarkably, missing from many of the latest top-line receivers.
Stunning Surround: The high-tech parade continues with onboard processing and height-channel outputs for Dolby Atmos soundtracks, Qdeo 4K upscaling, streaming from Pandora/Spotify, high-res 192/24 music playback, THX certification to ensure high-performance audio in rooms up to 2,000 cubic feet, and support for the HDBaseT wholehome connectivity standard, which allows uncompressed HDMI audio/video to be transmitted with power and control signals up to 325 feet over a single Ethernet cable. Rated power is 9 x 135 watts. Price: $2,300
Integra • (800) 225-1946 • integrahometheater.com

Yamaha YSP-2500 Soundbar
Designed to deliver “true surround sound” from a slim enclosure that complements today’s sleek TVs, the YSP-2500 is unique in its use of 16 individually powered speakers and digital signal processing to create controlled “beams” of direct and reflected sound. The result is a virtual surround experience said to mimic the performance of a multi-speaker system. Bass is offloaded to a wireless subwoofer, and the system uses auto calibration to optimize sound for any room.
Ready, Aim: The YSP-2500 offers a variety of listening modes but the coolest one is Target, which makes it possible to steer sound toward a single location, while lowering the volume level in adjacent areas by up to 12 decibels—ideal for private listening. Additional highlights include Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD decoding, three HDMI inputs, and Bluetooth streaming. Price: $1,000
Yamaha • (714) 522-9105 • usa.yamaha.com

GoldenEar Triton Five Tower Speaker
The Triton Five is the newest addition to GoldenEar’s award-winning Triton Series. Due out in April, the Five is a larger version of the non-powered Triton Seven, promising greater dynamic range and deeper bass from a tower that stands 44 inches tall. Like its smaller sibling, the top half of the Five situates a folded-ribbon tweeter between a pair of midbass drivers, except in this case the drivers are 6 inches in diameter instead of 5.25 inches.
Ballsy Bass: The most significant upgrade is the addition of two 8-inch sub-bass radiators for a total of four passive drivers, which drops the low-frequency rating to 26 hertz. Looks-wise, the Five is identical to the Seven with its rearward rake, slender sock-covered baffle, and gloss black base. Price: $999 each
GoldenEar Technology • (410) 998-9134 • goldenear.com

Iogear Wireless 5X2 HD Matrix Pro
If you hate wires, you’ll love being able to transmit uncompressed 1080p video up to 200 feet away—wirelessly. Based on WHDI technology, the Matrix Pro kit comprises a receiver that connects to your TV and a transmitter with one component input and four HDMI inputs for your source components. A loop-through feature makes possible a two-TV setup with switching and independent selection for up to five sources so you can watch TV in the living room while your wife streams a Blu-ray movie to the bedroom.
Multicast Madness: Want to stream video to more than one TV? No problem. You can “broadcast” the signal from one video source to up to four receivers (at additional cost). Price: $700
Iogear • (949) 453-8782 • iogear.com

Panasonic TC-65AX900 4K/Ultra HDTV
Panasonic is betting on the 65AX900 to fill the void left by its discontinued plasma TVs. The 65-inch flagship is loaded with features, including THX 4K certification, HDMI 2.0 connectivity with HDCP 2.2, H.265 high-efficiency video coding (HEVC), and quad-core processing for “Beyond Smart” features such as My Stream, which displays content recommendations based on user preferences.
Videophile Victory: In addition to producing deep blacks and improving contrast, full-array backlit LED local dimming is said to minimize halos when bright objects appear against dark backgrounds. The set also boasts an expanded color gamut, said to reach 98 percent of the Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI) spec, and uses dynamic range processing to restore bright highlights lost during video capture. Price: $8,000 est
Panasonic • (800) 405-0652 • panasonic.com