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A Bold Speaker Project by Tom Perazella
December 9, 2017 by Joao Martins

A Bold Speaker Project by Tom Perazella

In May 2016, following the Munich High End show, audioXpress published a short article preview of SB Acoustics' highly anticipated new drivers, including the brand's flagship TW29BN high-end beryllium dome tweeter, part of its Satori top performing range. The new drivers, also included new midrange and midwoofer drivers using new proprietary cones made with Egyptian papyrus fibers, available in 5" to 9.5" sizes. Thomas Perazella, an esteemed frequent contributor to audioXpress, had an idea for a new speaker project using those drivers!
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James Loudspeaker Unveils Ultra High-Performance Q-Series Floor-Standing Speakers
July 25, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

James Loudspeaker Unveils Ultra High-Performance Q-Series Floor-Standing Speakers

James Loudspeaker, designers and manufacturers of high-performance installation speakers, has announced the introduction of the new Q-Series floor-standing loudspeakers, a built-to-suit array of three models, combining Beryllium quad tweeter arrays in a powerful three-way design. Superb craftsmanship in a refined, customizable loudspeaker to fit any room, leveraging the company's know-how in 2-channel and multi-channel residential solutions.
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Cotodama Lyric Speaker is World's First Lyric Visualizing Speaker
June 8, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Cotodama Lyric Speaker is World's First Lyric Visualizing Speaker

There's always a way to differentiate a new product if you really think about it and know how to leverage available technology. Japanese company Cotodama did exactly that with its Lyric Speaker, which automatically visualizes lyrics in a beautiful way. When the user chooses a song on its mobile phone, the lyrics show up on the translucent screen. This speaker has won SXSW's Best Bootstrap Company in 2015 and is now available.
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Focal Introduces Utopia III Evo Speakers at High-End Munich 2017
May 23, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Focal Introduces Utopia III Evo Speakers at High-End Munich 2017

French high end audio manufacturer Focal promoted one of the most well-attended press events at the High End show in Munich this year, where it introduced two new speakers in its Utopia III family. The two new Evo models (Evo stands for evolution) expand on the company's technological heritage, integrating its most recent innovations in the new Scala and Maestro models, with more to come. The new Utopia III Evo models will be available from August 2017.
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ANAM Electronics Announces Strategic Partnership with Linkplay Technology To Deliver Voice Recognition WiFi Audio Products
March 13, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

ANAM Electronics Announces Strategic Partnership with Linkplay Technology To Deliver Voice Recognition WiFi Audio Products

ANAM Electronics, a division of ANAM Group, manufacturer of premium quality A/V receiver and speaker products, announced a strategic partnership with turnkey WiFi audio solution provider Linkplay Technology. Linkplay is one of the first audio speaker platforms approved for integration with Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS). The partnership enables ANAM to bring these capabilities to its portfolio of A/V receiver, audio speaker, amplifier and smart home electronics customers.
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Update a Pair of MTX 5i 5.25” Bookshelf Loudspeakers
February 1, 2017 by Ron Tipton

Update a Pair of MTX 5i 5.25” Bookshelf Loudspeakers

I recently purchased a pair of MTX Audio Monitor 5i 5.25″ bookshelf speakers because I needed small monitors for a new computer. I do some audio restoration, so I wanted good sound quality when I wasn’t using headphones. My tests determined that the reviewers were right about the MTX 5i’s weakness in the midrange frequencies. I measured the response and it was not especially flat. This convinced me to update the drivers. This article was originally published in audioXpress, June 2013.
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Celestion Adds the FTX1025 and FTX 1530 to their Line of Common Magnet Motor Coaxial Loudspeakers
January 19, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Celestion Adds the FTX1025 and FTX 1530 to their Line of Common Magnet Motor Coaxial Loudspeakers

Celestion announced the availability of the latest additions to their FTX Series of common magnet motor coaxial loudspeakers, the 10" diameter FTX1025 and the 15" FTX1530. Like others in the FTX line, these new loudspeakers offer a full range frequency response in a single self-contained driver by concentrically aligning low and high frequency drivers, providing improvements in signal alignment and off-axis response when compared to a traditional two-way system.
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Kii Audio's Three: The Next Step in Loudspeaker Evolution
January 16, 2017 by Jan Didden

Kii Audio's Three: The Next Step in Loudspeaker Evolution

audioXpress January 2017 featured the much-anticipated review of the brand new Kii Three speakers from the company everyone’s watching, Kii Audio. “The Next Step in Loudspeaker Evolution,” as Jan Didden and Paul Wilke titled their review, examines whether the Kii Threes are effectively “the most advanced loudspeaker on the market today,” as is claimed by Kii Audio. Learn what they discovered in this definitive review, now available online here.
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THIEL Audio Launches New AURORA LifeStream Wireless Speaker Systems
January 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

THIEL Audio Launches New AURORA LifeStream Wireless Speaker Systems

THIEL Audio is celebrating its return to CES with the announcement of a host of new products and services releasing in 2017, showcasing 18 new products at CES 2017. Among these new products THIEL is entering the Wireless Streaming market with the introduction of their new AURORA LifeStream Home and the battery powered AURORA LifeStream Tour models, both featuring a connectivity suite leveraging DTS Play-Fi, Apple Airplay, and Bluetooth technologies.
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MISCO Acquires and Breathes New Life into Oaktron Speakers
December 9, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

MISCO Acquires and Breathes New Life into Oaktron Speakers

MISCO announced that the company has completed its acquisition of the Oaktron division of Mitek. Oaktron will relocate from Monroe, Wisconsin to Minneapolis and will operate as a wholly owned division of MISCO. Oaktron Senior Development and Manufacturing engineer, Nick Leiendecker will continue with MISCO-Oaktron under the new ownership. Nick’s 30 years of experience and dedication to Oaktron will provide continuity of product support and manufacturing for MISCO-Oaktron’s customers and products.
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