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Tariff Refunds Are Coming (But So Are New Tariffs)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has nearly completed a system to refund $127 billion in tariffs. But...
HKI USA Announces Strategic Transition Away from SounDigital
HKI USA, which distributes SounDigital, GroundZero and other brands, announced it has ended its relationship with SounDigital. After...
Epsilon Buys Company
Epsilon, supplier of car audio brands including Soundstream, Precision Power and Power Acoustik, has purchased the assets of...
Cicada Continues Expansion
Cicada, the motorcycle audio-only company, is expanding into systems for Honda Goldwings and other bike brands, and broadening...
Pioneer Ships SPHERA In-Dash Receiver
Pioneer began shipping today its SPHERA indash receiver, the first product of its kind, at a price of...
Entering US Market: Radar Brand Genevo
A popular European radar/laser detector brand is entering the US and Canada with custom install and portable models....
Kenwood Adds to Motorcycle Audio Lineup
KENWOOD is shipping new speakers and a saddle bag cut-in kit for Harley-Davidson motorcycles, years 1998–2013. KENWOOD said...
AI-Armed Customers Are Coming
By James Chevrette A handful of retailers across North America are reporting a surge in customers arriving with...
Jensen Ships New Radio Lineup
Jensen announced a new lineup of four head units, three of which replace earlier models and one that...
DS18 Intros Twist & Click Re-Cone Speakers
By James Chevrette DS18 has introduced Project 360, a twist and click re-cone system that replaces a speaker...
Kenwood Ships New eXcelon Subwoofers
Kenwood is shipping two new subwoofers that are the entry products in its premium eXcelon line. The 10-...
Focal’s New SlateFiber Speakers
Focal has launched a new car audio speaker line using its Slatefiber cones, which are made in France....
Helix’s Amp Docks in Sub Boxes
Audiotec Fischer’s Helix brand announced a modular system for adding a small half brick-sized ‘cup’ DSPamp to its...
MTX Officially Enters DSP Market
By James Chevrette MTX Audio has entered into the digital processing market with the release of the TL-8.8DSP...
MSC’s Demo Strategy Takes Award
Press Release: Mobile Solutions Calgary (MSC) took the award for Best Booth at the recent MasterTech Expo, with...
Modus Ships First Products; High Tech Amp
After three years of development and a year of showing its product, the new brand Modus, by DSP...
Kenwood Intros First of Its Kind SoundSphere
Today, KENWOOD unveiled the SoundSphere Orb™, the world’s first magnetically levitating, fully rotating, car audio receiver. The SoundSphere...
Its Your Biggest Audience – And You’re Probably Ignoring It
By Bill Braun If you’re like most 12-volt shop owners, you probably have a website. If you’re brave...
10 Takeaways from MasterTech 2026
By James Chevrette Here are ten takeaways from the MasterTech Expo held earlier this month in Mesa, AZ....
Alpine Documentary Released by Industry Vet
By James Chevrette Among the many booths at KnowledgeFest in Las Vegas recently, one quiet exhibit drew a...