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Concern over the rapidly spreading Covid-19 Delta variant has wreaked havoc on CEDIA Expo 2021 but the show is soldiering on. Here’s some of the CEDIA-related news that has crossed our desk.

Once upon a time, CES was a huge show for audio but those days are long gone and showed no signs of returning in the virtual world that was CES 2021, with one possible exception: Wireless headphones, a category that has made incredible strides in just the past year or so. A number of companies — some familiar, many not-so-familiar — used the world-class venue as a showcase for new headphones you can buy now and models you can expect to see online and in stores in the coming months. Prominent among the new entries were earbuds and full-size headphones with active noise canceling and features designed to improve wireless performance and the sound quality of music and phone calls. Wired models, as you might expect, were few and far between. Here’s a look at what a few of the more familiar brands are bringing to market.

Product evangelist Bruce Walker walks us through TCL’s impressive 2024 TV lineup with a focus on ultra-big-screen models from 85 inches up to a showstopping 115 inches in the brand’s flagship Q Class series. The line starts shipping in the spring. Click below for the video.

Hollywood-based luxury seating company Cineak will introduce a new modular entertainment sofa at next week’s Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show in Amsterdam.

Responding to “repeated requests” from its customers, Clarus, the sister brand of Tributaries specializing in high-end audio cables, is updating its popular Crimson line with new Mark II balanced XLR and singled-ended RCA audio cables and speaker cables.

Coastal Source, the NJ-based company specializing in outdoor speakers and lighting, is offering a sneak peek at the outdoor subwoofer they will unveil at Audio Advice Live home entertainment show that kicks off tomorrow in Raleigh, NC.