Fresh from the Bench: Benchmark AHB2 Stereo Power Amplifier

This in-depth review of the Benchmark AHB2 Stereo Power Amplifier, published in audioXpress April 2015, clearly explains why you should listen to this one. Designed in response to the needs of high-resolution audio sources, Gary Galo spent some time with it and explains all the reasons why he was impressed. Very impressed.

Preceding the CES 2015 Show, the Association of Loudspeaker Manufacturing & Acoustics (ALMA) International Winter Symposium 2015 is scheduled for January 3–4, 2015, at the Tuscany Suites and Casino in Las Vegas, NV and will feature a Technical Track with industry luminaries as Wolfgang Klippel, Sean Olive, Steve Temme, Rob Baum, Daniel Knighten, Christopher Struck, and many more!

JBL Professional announced that its CBT 70J-1 column loudspeaker and CBT 70JE-1 extension box are now THX approved. Major cinema exhibitors have installed the CBT70J-1 and the CBT70J-1 + CBTJE in the past several years as surround systems. This enables exhibitors to include CBT 70J-1 loudspeakers in THX-certified theaters.

Primax Acquires 70% Share of Tymphany Primax Electronics, based in Taiwan and founded in 1984, will acquire a 70% share in Tymphany. Hong Kong, China-based Tymphany is an ODM and OEM speaker supplier for home, car, and pro audio brands. …