All items tagged with optical SPDIF (7)

Belkin Introduces Soundform Connect Multi-Room Audio Adapter with Apple AirPlay 2

May 21, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Belkin Introduces Soundform Connect Multi-Room Audio Adapter with Apple AirPlay 2

Belkin, the consumer electronics brand specialized in Apple peripherals and accessories, announced the Soundform Connect audio adapter that turns any traditional stereo speaker into an Apple AirPlay 2-enabled speaker. This is increasingly important in most homes who already have great sound systems in place, and just need a way to connect them to the latest source devices, such as the iPhone, an iPad or a Mac computer, all of which stream high-quality audio over Apple’s recently updated AirPlay 2 protocol.

PSB Speakers Announces Alpha AM3 and Alpha AM5 Affordable Active Monitors with Bluetooth

October 15, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

PSB Speakers Announces Alpha AM3 and Alpha AM5 Affordable Active Monitors with Bluetooth

Canadian manufacturer PSB Speakers, long renowned in loudspeaker design, announced the immediate availability of two new affordable compact, powered speakers, the Alpha AM3 and Alpha AM5. The new models are founded on PSB’s almost 50 years of speaker design expertise and the Alpha P3 and P5 models, introduced last year. The Alpha AM3 ($399/pr U.S. MSRP) and Alpha AM5 ($599/pr) feature phono and optical inputs, built-in Bluetooth, USB DAC, and much more.

Bobwire Audio Introduces Solution to Missing 12-Volt Trigger on Popular Music Streaming Devices

July 15, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Bobwire Audio Introduces Solution to Missing 12-Volt Trigger on Popular Music Streaming Devices

Bobwire Audio, a new company based out of San Francisco, CA, has introduced its first product, the DAT1 Digital Audio Trigger, which adds an industry-standard 12-volt DC trigger output to any audio component with a digital audio optical (SPDIF) output. This allows devices like the Sonos Connect, Amazon Echo Link, and many others that lack 12-volt triggers, to turn on and off connected power amplifiers and other equipment. The device also provides an analog audio output and high-quality DAC.

MUTEC Releases MC-3+ Smart Clock USB Update-App for Apple Mac Computers

December 6, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

MUTEC Releases MC-3+ Smart Clock USB Update-App for Apple Mac Computers

Berlin-based MUTEC released a convenient utility app for firmware updates of its successful MC-3+ Smart Clock USB converter on Apple Mac computers. Since the release of the Windows update utility in July 2016, MUTEC has received a positive response from users who have eagerly updated their devices. Now the German company offers a Mac-compatible app allowing users to keep their MC-3+USBs up to date with equal convenience.

Kanex Digital Audio Adapter for 4th Generation Apple TV

March 4, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Kanex Digital Audio Adapter for 4th Generation Apple TV

Kanex announced an optical audio solution for the new Apple TV, allowing to keep using existing hardware and have high quality audio support. The Digital Audio Adapter provides an optical audio port to connect a surround sound system to the 4th generation Apple TV via HDMI. The adapter supports 5.1 surround sound via standard optical audio, or 2.0 surround sound via 3.5mm audio port.

Klipsch Introduces First Powered Monitors at International CES 2016

January 5, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Klipsch Introduces First Powered Monitors at International CES 2016

Klipsch continues to expand its portfolio of wired and wireless audio solutions, adapting new speaker designs to different technologies, from high-resolution wireless with WiSA to Bluetooth. For the most affordable approach, Klipsch announced the Reference Premiere R-15PM powered monitors, with integrated phono pre-amp, Bluetooth, digital optical, analog RCA and USB audio inputs.

Thonet & Vander Kugel and Koloss Bluetooth Speakers Debut in US

August 25, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Thonet & Vander Kugel and Koloss Bluetooth Speakers Debut in US

Thonet & Vander, the innovative German consumer audio company, is adding their flagship high-end Kugel and Koloss active Bluetooth speakers to their product selection now available to U.S. consumers. These affordable speakers make a clever use of digital processing to optimize playback.