All items tagged with home audio (329)
Triangle Introduces Capella Active Connected Speakers Featuring WiSA Wireless
June 20, 2024 by Joao Martins

Triangle Introduces Capella Active Connected Speakers Featuring WiSA Wireless

Another week, and another European manufacturer announces a new WiSA HT wireless product launch. French hifi speaker manufacturer Triangle announced its classic-looking but cutting-edge Capella connected active speakers with DSP. The Capella is actually a fully integrated system, with complete wired and wireless connectivity, centralized in a Stereo Hub. The bookshelf speakers feature a horn-loaded tweeter with a magnesium dome, and a 6" paper cone woofer. Triangle sells the Capella system with optional speaker stands, a calibration microphone, and even a matching turntable with built-in preamp.
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McIntosh Launches Updated MB25 Bluetooth 5 Transceiver
June 18, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

McIntosh Launches Updated MB25 Bluetooth 5 Transceiver

McIntosh Laboratory announced its new MB25 Bluetooth Transceiver, which supersedes the existing MB20 model. Streaming music directly from a computer, tablet or smartphone to a home audio system via Bluetooth offers unparalleled convenience, but McIntosh understand that its customers would like to have also a transmitter and receiver with the brand's logo, ensuring also the best possible sound quality. With the new MB25 Bluetooth Transceiver it is possible to integrate those wireless streaming capabilities into virtually any home audio system from any era, whether it includes McIntosh products or not.
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Orange Amplification Launches Pyramid Audio System
May 24, 2024 by Alfred Moody

Orange Amplification Launches Pyramid Audio System

Orange Amplification, globally regarded as one the best British guitar and bass amplifier manufacturers for both design and build, continues to grow the consumer arm of the brand. Half merchandising and half lifestyle product that expands on the brand's recognition, the Orange Pyramid system is a compact hifi system delivering powerful sound and convenient connectivity that the company says is "pleasing to the ear," with a "warm clean sound."
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Test Bench: The Excel 29mm T29X001 Home Audio Tweeter from SEAS
May 15, 2024 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The Excel 29mm T29X001 Home Audio Tweeter from SEAS

The SEAS T29X001 tweeter, from the company's high-end Excel line of transducers, is a wide surround format type, like the original Vifa DX/XT tweeters, and combines the latest Composite Sound metamodal thin-ply carbon diaphragm (TPCD) technology with the seriously outstanding SEAS Excel radially charged Hexadym motor structure. This new tweeter makes the Norwegian manufacturer effectively the first company in the market to offer the latest metamodal TPCD diaphragm solution.
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From the Vault: The Borbely Preamp
May 14, 2024 by Erno Borbely

From the Vault: The Borbely Preamp

"Designing a preamp is probably the most challenging engineering task in the audio chain, and many designers have invested a lot of time and effort in it," wrote Erno Borbely in this original 1985 article for the Audio Amateur. "My reason for designing this preamp is quite simple: I wanted to have a top-quality preamp without paying megabucks for a Levinson or Accuphase unit. It is up to you to decide whether or not I have succeeded in achieving the same quality." This article was originally published in The Audio Amateur Issue 4, 1985, and is still frequently referenced.
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Q Acoustics Introduces 3000 Generation c Loudspeaker Series at High End 2024
May 13, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Q Acoustics Introduces 3000 Generation c Loudspeaker Series at High End 2024

Q Acoustics made a successful presentation of its latest 3000c loudspeaker series at the 2024 High End show. Building on the legacy of its 3000i – Q Acoustics' most popular speaker series – this new affordable range expands the British audio brand track record of delivering sonic performance, high-quality design and build way beyond its class. Certainly, one of the most affordable speaker series displayed at the Munich show, caused a serious impression.
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WiiM Unveils WiiM Ultra and WiiM Amp Pro Streamers at High End 2024
May 9, 2024 by Joao Martins

WiiM Unveils WiiM Ultra and WiiM Amp Pro Streamers at High End 2024

Following the fast ramping success of the WiiM Pro and WiiM Pro Plus music streamers, followed recently by the WiiM Amp integrated streaming amplifier, the brand created by Linkplay Technology now travels to Munich to appeal directly to the most demanding user community with two new higher spec'ed and slightly higher priced models. Premiered at the High End 2024 show, the new WiiM Ultra and WiiM Amp Pro cater to those seeking to connect the whole home with affordable, high-quality sound.
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Sennheiser Introduces New HD 620S Closed Back Headphones
May 8, 2024 by Joao Martins

Sennheiser Introduces New HD 620S Closed Back Headphones

The newest member of the acclaimed Sennheiser HD 600 headphone series offers a compelling take on closed headphones for private, reference listening without compromise. While Sennheiser offers a complete range of close-back headphones for professional use, this model is part of the Sennheiser consumer range, operated by Sonova under license. And the HD 620S headphones are targeted specifically to home listeners and that group of enthusiast users that actually care about frequency response targets - aka “audiophiles”.
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PSI Audio Promotes New Active Velocity Acoustic Absorber C214 at High End 2024
May 6, 2024 by Joao Martins

PSI Audio Promotes New Active Velocity Acoustic Absorber C214 at High End 2024

PSI Audio expanded its Active Velocity Acoustic Absorber (AVAA) concept in 2023 with the introduction of the AVAA C214 model, suitable for home audio environments. The PSI Audio booth R09 in hall 3 of the MOC Munich will feature a listening room equipped with AVAA C214 and Héritage3 high-end speakers for visitors to experience the effect of the AVAA. There will also be a special demo box to illustrate its principle outside the listening room.
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New Triad SA1 Streaming Amplifier with Control4 Integration
May 3, 2024 by Joao Martins

New Triad SA1 Streaming Amplifier with Control4 Integration

In line with the trend for a new generation of audio components that blend the modern convenience of streaming with hifi performance and smart home integration, Triad announced the immediate availability of its Triad SA1 Streaming Amplifier. The Ryff-enabled Triad SA1 builds on the success of the Triad One by adding HDMI ARC/eARC capability, new DSP features, OvrC (cloud service) compatibility and convenient user controls.
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