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NEWS: Atlantic-Solus/Clements H-PAS System—Deep Bass from Small Drivers
|At CEDIA Expo 2009, speaker manufacturers Atlantic Technology and Solus/Clements teamed to demonstrate their new H-PAS (Hybrid Pressure Acceleration System) speaker enclosure design (patents pending), which allows loudspeakers to produce what an Atlantic press release ...read more -
NEWS: Definitive to Announce Hyper-Thin Mythos XTR Speakers at CEDIA
|For several years now, slender, so-called “plasma speakers” have been a popular option for enthusiasts who own flat-panel TVs—and especially for those who chose to mount their TVs on the wall. The concept is simple: ...read more -
NEWS: PSB’s Next-Generation Image Series Speakers to Debut at CEDIA
|The Canadian firm PSB Speakers has long followed the practice of updating or rolling out one major family of loudspeakers per year. Examples would include that advent of the firm’s top-tier Synchrony series speakers in ...read more -
NEWS: Torus Power to Unveil New Power Conditioners at CEDIA
|Peterborough, Ontario-based Torus Power has announced that it will unveil a number of new power conditioners at the upcoming CEDIA Expo. As always, several core design features will differentiate the Torus Power offerings from other ...read more -
NEWS: Procella Audio To Launch US Operations At CEDIA
|Procella Audio is not yet a well-known name in the U.S., but the firm describes itself as “a global high-end loudspeaker manufacturer with offices in Los Angeles, Stockholm, Sweden and Sydney, Australia.” Slated to make ...read more -
NEWS: Wadia Digital Debuts the 151PowerDAC mini
|Saline, MI-based Wadia Digital has announced the impending arrival of a companion product for the firm’s highly successful model 170iTransport—a product to be called the 151PowerDAC mini. As its name implies, the 151PowerDAC mini ($1195) ...read more -
NEWS: NAD Upgrades Top AVRs with Modular Design Construction Features
|Not long ago NAD Electronics announced Modular Design Construction (MDC) as a new architecture through which the firm planned to add value to its high performance A/V components. Now, NAD has announced that it is ...read more -
NEWS: Onkyo Announces Three Networked, “Double-0”-Series A/V Receivers
|Upper Saddle River, NJ-based Onkyo USA today announced three network-enabled, internet radi0-capable, 9.2-channel, THX Ultra2 Plus-certified, “Double-0”-Series A/V receivers: the TX-NR1007 ($1599), TX-NR-3007 ($2099), and TX-NR5007 ($2699). Power output for the receivers, which use Onkyo’s ...read more -
NEWS: Furutech Announces Audiophile-Grade USB 2.0 and 3.0 Cables
|Tokyo, Japan-based Furutech Co., Ltd. has announced the release of two new series of audiophile-grade USB cables: the GT2 USB 2.0 cable and the more highly specified GT3 USB 3.0 cables. According to a Furutech ...read more -
NEWS: Bang & Olufsen Opens Newest A/V Boutique in Austin, Texas
|Austin, TX – August 17, 2009: Today the storied Danish high-end A/V manufacturer Bang & Olufsen opened its 50th North American showroom in the form of a new A/V boutique located in Austin, TX—a city ...read more -
Electrocompaniet Introduces the ECR 1—A High-Performance, Do-All Tuner
|The Norwegian high-end audio firm Electrocompaniet has just announced its stunningly versatile ECR 1 tuner, which—in fully optioned form—can handle FM, RDS, HD, and Internet radio broadcasts, and can also serve as a standalone, high-performance ...read more -
NEWS: Gibson & Thiel Create Sunburst-Finished CS3.7 Loudspeakers
|Sometimes the parallel worlds of musical instrument and audio equipment manufacturing intersect, with spectacular results. We were recently reminded of this fact by a newsletter we received, called “The Gibson Chronicles,” written by Denise Fuson ...read more -
NEWS: Onkyo Announces Enthusiast-Oriented SACD Player, Integrated Amp
|Upper Saddle River, NJ-based Onkyo USA announced two new enthusiast-oriented stereo components: the C-S5VL stereo SACD player ($599) and the A-5VL stereo integrated amplifier ($699). Both products are available now. Many consumers think of Onkyo ...read more -
NEWS: From Norway, Hegel Music Systems Comes to the U.S.
|Founded in 1988 by Bent Holter, the Norwegian high-end audio company Hegel Music Systems has now come to the U.S. with a nine-model range of products comprising a USB-S/PDIF DAC, two CD players, two integrated ...read more -
NEWS: NAD Introduces Modular Design Construction in Top A/V Components
|At CEDIA Expo 2009, high performance A/V component manufacturer NAD Electronics plans to announce its distinctive “Modular Design Construction” architecture, which, according to a company press release, will be incorporated “into select NAD A/V Receivers ...read more