JBL Professional Expands EON600 Portable PA Series with EON610 and EON612 Loudspeakers

In January 2014, JBL Professional introduced its new EON600 Series portable PA loudspeakers. The first model, was the EON615 model, introducing a completely new design and advanced technologies to the popular series. Now the range is expanded with the EON610 10-inch 2-way and the EON612 12-inch 2-way loudspeakers.

Bluetooth speakers are one major focus in the audio industry and new designs are now looking increasingly at practical applications. Companies like Soundmatters are focusing on portable solutions like the foxL Dash7, designed to complement perfectly any tablet or smartphone, without compromising the achievable sound quality.

Shure’s award-winning SE earphone line expands with an affordable $49 solution, ideal for musicians and music/audio enthusiasts. The new SE112 earphones will be commercially available in spring 2014 and provide a combination of great sound, noise isolation, and quality in …

“One more take.” Remember that joke? The producer in the recording studio says to the band: “Not bad, fellas. Let’s do one more take, this time with more emphasis on tone, harmony, melody, rhythm, composition, lyrics, musicianship, tempo, and originality.” …

The PHA-2 headphone amplifier from Sony was named Best of Innovations at the International CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Awards event for its effectiveness and great listening experience when used with portable audio players or smartphones. The PHA-2 headphone DAC/amplifier is part of Sony’s new line of High Resolution Audio products introduced in October 2013, along with the TA-A1ES integrated stereo amplifier.

Founded in 2009 by Jason Lucash and Mike Szymczak, OrigAudio offers innovative solutions for music portability. As they explained to audioXpress, “both of us are marketing guys who recognized the need for a light, ultra-portable speaker. We met on the job, which required a lot of travel. This is how we came up with our “million dollar idea” for cool, portable speakers.”