Lyngdorf Audio has introduced the SB-75, a high-end passive soundbar designed to complement 75- and 77-inch televisions, with wider cabinet sizes available by special order. Expected to arrive in the U.S. by Summer 2026, the SB-75 continues the company’s push into luxury home theater solutions alongside its FR-2 loudspeakers, Cue-100 speaker system, and the TDAI-2210 integrated streaming amplifier.

Unlike the $500 all-in-one soundbars stacked by the pallet at big-box retailers, passive soundbars like the SB-75 target a very different audience. These are buyers who already own serious amplification, care about room correction and system matching, and expect a soundbar to deliver the same level of fidelity they demand from their two-channel music systems. In other words, this is for the listener who wants one elegant LCR solution beneath the TV without sacrificing the kind of clarity, dynamics, and scale normally associated with a dedicated speaker system.

That places the SB-75 in a niche but growing category occupied by brands such as Theory Audio Design, which specializes in custom-width passive LCR soundbars designed for 65- to 85-inch displays. Like those systems, Lyngdorf’s approach assumes the use of external amplification, advanced room setup software, and higher-end A/V processors, creating a performance-first alternative to the convenience-driven soundbars that dominate the mainstream market.

SB-75 Overview: Bring Your Own Power

The SB-75 combines two high-end stereo speakers within a single cabinet, giving it the form factor of a soundbar but the design philosophy of a traditional hi-fi loudspeaker. Intended to be wall mounted below a TV or projection screen, the SB-75 is engineered to deliver a wide soundstage and powerful output for both movies and music.

Unlike most soundbars, however, the SB-75 does not include built in amplification. Instead, it uses standard speaker connections, allowing owners to pair it with the external amplifier or amplifiers of their choice, whether that means a high quality two channel amplifier or a pair of monoblocks. This approach provides far greater flexibility for system matching and performance tuning than the typical all in one soundbar design.

High-End Soundbar Design Built Like Real Speakers

The Lyngdorf SB-75 may look like a soundbar, but under the hood it’s closer to a pair of serious hi fi loudspeakers housed in a single cabinet. Designed for on wall installation below a TV or projection screen, the SB-75 combines a slim, space saving footprint with the engineering approach Lyngdorf typically applies to its high end speakers.

Inside the rigid MDF cabinet are six drivers arranged in a stereo configuration. The SB-75 uses four 180 mm (6.5 inch) aluminum cone midrange woofers with 35 mm voice coils, die cast baskets, and vented magnets, paired with two 28 mm (1.1 inch) fabric soft dome tweeters. This configuration allows the SB-75 to function as a full range passive stereo speaker capable of delivering both music and movie soundtracks with convincing scale and clarity.

The cabinet itself is shallow but carefully tuned for placement close to a wall, which improves efficiency and overall output. With a rated sensitivity of 92 dB and a nominal impedance of 4 ohms, the SB-75 is designed to deliver high output levels when paired with quality external amplification.

Lyngdorf lists the SB-75 with a frequency response of 57 Hz to 20 kHz (±3 dB), making it capable of substantial bass performance on its own while still integrating easily with a subwoofer for home theater systems. The soundbar measures 168 x 20 x 11 cm (66 x 7.9 x 4.3 inches), or 11.6 cm (4.6 inches) deep when mounted with the included wall bracket, allowing it to sit discreetly below large flat panel displays while delivering the soundstage of a traditional stereo speaker setup.

Designed for Clean Wall Installation

The Lyngdorf SB-75 is engineered for simple wall mounting and ships with an integrated wall mount bracket for straightforward installation below a TV or projection screen. Its shallow cabinet profile makes placement easy while maintaining a low visual impact in both dedicated home theaters and everyday living spaces.

Finished in an extra matte black, the SB-75 is designed to visually disappear in dark cinema rooms or when placed behind an acoustically transparent projection screen. For more traditional media rooms and living rooms, the speaker features rounded cabinet edges and an elegant midnight gray fabric grille that helps it blend seamlessly with modern interior design.

Pro Tip: The SB-75 is sized to match 75 inch and 77 inch televisions, creating a clean, proportional look beneath large displays. Lyngdorf also offers custom cabinet widths by special order, allowing integrators and homeowners to match the soundbar precisely to other screen sizes.

Steinway Lyngdorf Model S

In addition to the SB-75, Lyndorf Audio’s sister company, Steinway Lyngdorf, offers an integrated powered soundbar system, the Steinway & Sons Model S (originally released in 2024).

Instead of a passive design, the Model S incorporates a high-end speaker speaker assembly, but also provides Room Perfect technology for performance optimization in different room acoustic properties and size, and also includes an externally connected Steinway Lyngdorf amplification system.

Comparison

The Bottom Line 

The Lyngdorf SB-75 isn’t meant for shoppers comparing $300 soundbars at the local electronics store. It’s aimed squarely at enthusiasts and custom installers who want the clean look of a soundbar but refuse to give up the performance of real loudspeakers. By using a fully passive design with external amplification, Lyngdorf offers far more flexibility and system matching than the typical all in one soundbar.

For listeners who value both music fidelity and cinematic impact and already own high quality amplification or plan to build a serious home theater system, the SB-75 delivers something unique: the sound of high end stereo speakers in a single, elegant cabinet designed to sit seamlessly beneath a large screen.

Price & Availability

The Lyngdorf SB-75 is expected to become available by Summer 2026 via Authorized Dealers for an approximate price of $5,000 USD (that does not include required amplification).

Note: The Steinway Lyngdorf Model S is currently available at Authorized Dealers for $17,000.

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Tencent’s TiMi Studio and Level Infinite have officially launched Honor of Kings in India. The mobile MOBA game, often described as the world’s most-played MOBA, is now available to download on both Android and iOS devices starting today. The game follows a “Free to Play, Fair to Win” philosophy, meaning players can progress and compete based on skill rather than paid advantages. With the India launch, Honor of Kings is introducing localized content, community events, and esports opportunities aimed specifically at Indian players.

Classic 5v5 MOBA Gameplay Comes to Indian Players

At its core, Honor of Kings brings traditional 5v5 MOBA gameplay to mobile devices. Matches take place in Hero’s Gorge, a battlefield where teams compete to destroy the enemy base through strategy, teamwork, and hero abilities. Players can choose from a wide roster of heroes with different roles and abilities. The game also features quick matchmaking, ranked battles, and localized voiceovers designed to improve the experience for Indian users.

Interestingly, Dean Huang, Producer of Honor of Kings, said the company will invest ₹100 million in India to support creators and the esports ecosystem, which is amazing news for the eSports community.

Launch Events Offer Free Heroes and Skins

To celebrate the India launch, Honor of Kings is running several limited-time in-game events that reward players with free items. The “Sign In for a Free Epic Skin” event runs until April 11, allowing players to unlock rewards by logging in regularly. These include heroes such as Mai Shiranui, Ziya, Ukyo Tachibana, Haya, Charlotte, and Augran, along with the Epic Skin Feline Whisperer for Mai Shiranui.

Beyond that, another event, “Game Paltega: Desi Legends United,” runs until March 24. This influencer-led challenge allows players to earn redemption coins that can be exchanged for rewards such as avatar frames, creator voice packs, and stickers featuring popular gaming creators like Scout, Mortal, and Kaash Plays. Players can also participate in the “Draw Daily to Get Gift Cards” event between March 13 and March 21, and the game plans to introduce a new hero inspired by Indian culture as well.

Esports Plans for India

We’ve been to Tencent’s eSports events, and they have always been amazing. Keeping that spirit in mind, the company is building an esports pipeline for Indian players. In fact, two Indian teams will get slots in the KWC at EWC26, the global Honor of Kings tournament pathway. Additionally, the KINGS’ Arise: India City Tour will host offline finals in multiple cities:

• Bengaluru — March 22
• Mumbai — March 29
• Delhi — April 5

Each event will feature a ₹100,000 prize pool.

It must be 2017 because loot boxes are back in the news again. Two weeks after New York’s attorney general sued Valve over its use of the gimmick, the company has responded. In short, the Steam maker essentially said, “See you in court.”

New York’s lawsuit accuses Valve of promoting illegal gambling through its games. AG Letitia James called the loot boxes found in titles like Counter-Strike 2, Team Fortress 2 and Dota 2 “addictive, harmful and illegal.” The state seeks to “permanently stop Valve from continuing to promote illegal gambling in its games” and pay relevant fines.

In its defense posted on Thursday, Valve likened its mystery boxes to kids buying packs of physical trading cards. “Players don’t have to open mystery boxes to play Valve games,” the company wrote. “In fact, most of you don’t open any boxes at all and just play the games — because the items in the boxes are purely cosmetic, there is no disadvantage to a player not spending money.”

That last point, while applicable within the game itself, isn’t quite that cut and dry once you zoom out beyond that. As James pointed out, players can trade the cosmetic items they win from loot boxes on Steam’s marketplace or sell them on third-party marketplaces. Rarer ones can sometimes fetch lucrative sums.

Here, too, Valve defended the profitable practice by rolling out the trading card comparison. “We think the transferability of a digital game item is good for consumers — it gives a user the ability to sell or trade an old or unwanted item for something else, in the same way an owner can sell or trade a tangible item like a Pokémon or baseball card,” the company wrote. “NYAG proposes to take away users’ ability to transfer their digital items from Valve games. Transferability is a right we believe should not be taken away, and we refuse to do that.”

Valve is also facing a new class-action lawsuit over its loot boxes.

Some of Valve’s points land a bit more than its righteous defense of a gaming gimmick that, well, isn’t exactly beloved. The company accused the NYAG of proposing that Valve collect additional user information to prevent VPN use. In addition, the state allegedly “demanded that Valve collect more personal data about our users to do additional age verification.” Privacy experts have been sounding the alarm about the recent push for online age verification.

Valve also addressed James’s erroneous and outdated statement that video games encourage real-world violence. “Those extraneous comments are a distraction and a mischaracterization we’ve all heard before,” the company wrote. “Numerous studies throughout the years have concluded there is no link between media (movies, TV, books, comics, music and games) and real world violence. Indeed, many studies highlight the beneficial impact of games to users.”

The company says that, while it may have been cheaper to settle the suit, it deemed the NYAG’s demands user-hostile. “Ultimately, a court will decide whose position — ours or NYAG’s — is correct. In the meantime, we wanted to make sure you were aware of the potential impact to users in New York and elsewhere.”

In a system serving nearly 1 million students across more than 1,800 schools, the distance between a central office cubicle and a second grade classroom in New York City Public Schools can feel immense — yet they are inextricably linked. When the central office works, schools get the resources and support they need. When it does not, the friction and challenges can ripple directly into classrooms.

Supporting that system requires thousands of central office staff whose work rarely makes headlines but directly shapes how schools function, from budgets to policies to resource allocation. Recently, the district tried something unusual: offering executive coaching — including human- and AI-powered options — to those behind-the-scenes employees.

The move came as staff navigated shifting priorities and persistent uncertainty in the years after the pandemic, raising questions about how best to provide a stable foundation for schools. Through a partnership with the digital coaching and workforce development company BetterUp, central office staff are developing skills such as agency, agility and clarity — capabilities district leaders see as essential to sustaining and stabilizing the nation’s largest school system.

EdSurge spoke with Tracie Benjamin-Van Lierop, New York City Public Schools’ executive director of organizational development, talent and culture, about what this coaching looks like in practice and why investing in the people outside the classroom supports the success of the people inside it.

EdSurge: What was the climate like for central staff before coaching began?

Benjamin-Van Lierop: Coming out of the pandemic, there was a lot of uncertainty. I would say the biggest challenge was feeling seen.

A lot of focus is rightfully on supporting school-based staff, but the people behind the scenes — the ones making sure schools run smoothly — also need development and support.

How did you view coaching at first?

At first, my schedule was just crazy, and I thought, “This is just one more thing I have to do.” One colleague attended the orientation, came back excited and said, “I think this is something we should really look into.” I tried one session, then a second, and three years later, I’m with the same coach.

Sometimes coaching can be seen as punitive — maybe that isn’t the right word — but it’s like it’s there to fix something, and that’s not what I wanted. I wanted us to see coaching as a lever to improve the culture in the organization. We want people who want to work here, and if the environment has room for improvement, we want to hear that.

What shifts have you seen in how people approach coaching?

One person’s story was very similar to mine. They kept hearing colleagues talk about their positive experiences with coaching and said, “Let me try it out.”

They tried it and ended up getting a promotion because they learned to speak up in a respectful way. A lot of that newfound confidence and professionalism came from role-playing with their coach. Role-playing felt like a safe way to prepare for difficult conversations. That person said, “I don’t know that my supervisor would have seen me in the light that they see me in now had I not been able to do those role-play activities with my coach.”

Other signs of success are easy to see: People vote with their feet. If they did not want to continue, they wouldn’t. We’ve gone from “This is something that I have to do,” to “This is something I want to do.”

This affects the work itself. We’re seeing stronger work products and stronger connections between offices and schools as we develop a clearer understanding of why we do this work.

Employee Resource Group (ERG) leaders were among the first central-office staff invited into the coaching pilot. Several describe it as an important source of support as they work to amplify employee voice and strengthen culture across the system. Because ERG leadership is layered on top of full-time roles, coaching has offered space for reflection and skill-building in a complex and demanding environment. The benefits carry into the teams and schools they serve.

How does AI coaching fit in alongside human coaching?

It depends on comfort level and sometimes generation. I’ve tried my AI coach and thought, “No, thanks. I need a human.” But some of our [younger] leaders choose AI because that’s their comfort level. One colleague will only do role-plays with their AI coach because they feel it’s a safe, nonjudgmental space.

At the end of the day, if that tool is supporting what is happening in schools, then it’s helpful. I see that as an area that will continue to grow.

How has coaching shaped your own leadership?

It has changed me — or I would say transformed me — in a holistic way. It’s not just at work; it has transformed my whole approach to decision-making, my sense of impact and my intentionality.

It has also made me a more curious leader. Sometimes I make judgments based on a story I’ve created in my head, and that story may not be true. I’ve learned to recognize that tendency and ask, “How am I getting to the heart of the matter?” Nine times out of ten, when I take that curious stance, it elevates the work in ways I wasn’t able to three and a half years ago.

What advice would you give to districts thinking about coaching?

First, make it voluntary. Coaching can be seen as, “You’re getting a coach because you’re not doing your job well,” but that’s not what it is. People who opt in often become the biggest supporters later.

Second, coaching requires effort. It’s not just about meeting for 45 minutes. It’s a partnership — a two-way street — and you have to put in the work. It won’t work if you don’t.

Third, really use the data from your coaching partner to track progress and refine your approach.

Coaching is often seen as a nice-to-have, and I understand that, especially with all the demands right now. But this is an investment in your people. If your people are going to do the job well, they need to feel invested in, and this is one of the best investments I’ve experienced in my career.

Amazon has been aggressively pushing its engineers to adopt AI tools. At least 80% of its developers are expected to use AI for coding tasks at least once a week. However, recent events suggest that this fast-tracked rollout may have come at a cost.

As reported by the Financial Times, Amazon Web Services suffered a 13-hour outage in December after engineers let its Kiro AI coding tool update code without requiring any oversight. Kiro decided the best solution was to “delete and recreate the environment.” That’s one way to fix a problem, I suppose.

That wasn’t a one-off. A follow-up FT report revealed that Amazon’s e-commerce business has been dealing with a “trend of incidents” since Q3 2025, prompting a company-wide deep dive meeting led by SVP Dave Treadwell. 

Some employees were already skeptical about how useful these AI tools actually are for day-to-day work, and these incidents haven’t exactly helped build confidence.

Just how bad did it get?

Business Insider obtained internal documents that paint a clearer picture of what actually happened. On March 2, 2026, Amazon’s AI coding tools contributed to an incident that caused 120,000 lost orders and 1.6 million website errors. 

Three days later, on March 5, 2026, a separate outage caused a 99% drop in orders across North American marketplaces, resulting in 6.3 million lost orders. That’s a number that will surely show on the bottom line of a financial sheet, even for a company as big as Amazon. 

What is Amazon doing to ensure it never happens again?

Amazon is now rolling out a 90-day safety reset targeting around 335 critical systems. Engineers must get two people to review changes before deployment, use a formal documentation and approval process, and follow stricter automated checks.

The company maintains that these were user errors, not AI errors, and that the same mistakes could happen with any developer tool. That’s a fair point, but it doesn’t change the outcome. 

When artificial intelligence tools are handed broad permissions without adequate oversight, things break, and the scale of AI-generated code only amplifies the damage.

TikTok has teamed up with Apple Music to introduce a new feature called Play Full Song. It allows you to stream entire tracks directly from TikTok, but you will need an Apple Music subscription to access this feature.

Once connected, you can move from short clips to full songs without leaving the app. The feature builds on how people already discover music on TikTok. Millions of users hear a track in a video and then jump to a streaming service to play the full version.

With this update, whenever you come across a song you like on the For You feed or the Sound Detail page, you can tap the Play Full Song button. TikTok will launch an Apple Music player where you can listen to the entire track.

New music features are coming to TikTok

The new integration uses Apple’s MusicKit technology, which allows Apple Music to power playback inside the TikTok experience. This means streams count toward Apple Music listening data, and artists are compensated the same way they would be on the streaming service.

Once you start playing a track, you are not limited to that single song. TikTok can also surface a personalized stream of recommended songs through Apple Music. If you like what you hear, you can save the track to your Apple Music library or add it to one of your playlists directly from TikTok.

TikTok and Apple Music are also introducing a feature called Listening Party. It allows multiple users to listen to music simultaneously and interact with each other and even the artist while the track plays.

How TikTok is evolving from music discovery to music streaming

TikTok has already been expanding how music travels across platforms. The music streaming platform is trying to make song discovery more social instead of a solo listening experience.

For instance, Amazon Music recently added a feature that lets you share tracks, playlists, and even listening stats directly to TikTok with a dedicated “Share to TikTok” button.

The new Play Full Song feature and Listening Party are rolling out globally over the coming weeks. If you already use Apple Music, your TikTok feed can soon double as a place to discover songs and music streaming without leaving the app.