All items tagged with soundbars (205)
Klipsch Expands Dolby Atmos Soundbar Lineup With Cinema 1200 and Cinema 800 Systems
July 19, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Klipsch Expands Dolby Atmos Soundbar Lineup With Cinema 1200 and Cinema 800 Systems

Currently celebrating its 75th anniversary, Klipsch introduced a complete lineup of new feature-rich soundbars and home theater systems that are a major upgrade to stand-alone television sound. New from the Indianapolis-based company, the Cinema 1200 and Cinema 800 systems are complete home theater solutions with up-firing drivers that support Dolby Atmos, and feature 8K HDR passthrough and Dolby Vision compatibility.
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Market, Technology, and Trends for Soundbars in Perspective
July 5, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Market, Technology, and Trends for Soundbars in Perspective

Market research firm SAR Insight and Consulting updated its available analysis on one of the most important speaker form-factors currently in the audio and home entertainment industry. In the company's latest report on soundbars, the company details the technology trends, market growth and competitive analysis in the category. As manufacturers continue to expand the features, consumers also seem to have greater appreciation for soundbars.
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MSE Audio Now Shipping SoundTube IPD-TSB2.0 STNet Dante Soundbar
June 29, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

MSE Audio Now Shipping SoundTube IPD-TSB2.0 STNet Dante Soundbar

MSE Audio is now shipping its SoundTube IPD-TSB2.0 STNet Dante-enabled soundbar. Built with high-quality materials and stylish brushed metal cosmetics, this slim soundbar brings Dante audio-over-IP connectivity from end-to-end in conferencing and boardroom video installations and is interoperable with all other Dante products. This gives integrators additional flexibility when designing and installing audio systems.
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Dinaburg Speaker with Dual Diffuser - An Innovative Coaxial Driver Design with a Passive Ring Radiator
June 25, 2021 by Mike Klasco

Dinaburg Speaker with Dual Diffuser - An Innovative Coaxial Driver Design with a Passive Ring Radiator

Recently, Dinaburg Technology, based in Dallas, TX, was issued their first US patent for an electro-dynamic loudspeaker with an integrated coaxial passive ring radiator. Mikhail Dinaburg, noted physicist and the patent inventor, uncovered some missing elements in previous coax and passive radiator work and set out to prove it. Dinaburg’s patent discloses techniques for higher performance sound reproduction, enabling lower distortion, extended frequency range, higher efficiency, and improved speech intelligibility. The invention has wide applications and scales from a earphone driver to near-field studio monitors, ceiling speakers, under couch subwoofers to the largest concert subwoofers.
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StreamUnlimited Licenses Fraunhofer’s MPEG-H Audio Decoder Software and Joins the MPEG-H Trademark Program
June 24, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

StreamUnlimited Licenses Fraunhofer’s MPEG-H Audio Decoder Software and Joins the MPEG-H Trademark Program

Fraunhofer IIS, the primary inventor of the MPEG-H 3D Audio standard, and StreamUnlimited, a supplier of software solutions and hardware modules for connected audio products, have announced that MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile decoders have been integrated into the StreamSDK from StreamUnlimited. The Austrian company is already offering decoder implementations supporting the MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile and has joined the MPEG-H Audio System trademark program administered by Fraunhofer.
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Theory Audio Design Introduces iw25 In-Wall Loudspeaker and New Accessories for Added Installation Flexibility
June 11, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Theory Audio Design Introduces iw25 In-Wall Loudspeaker and New Accessories for Added Installation Flexibility

Theory Audio Design announced the iw25 high performance in-wall loudspeaker. The first of many architectural products to be announced by the brand this year, the iw25 offers a premium loudspeaker option for discreet surround sound and distributed audio installations. The new Theory accessories, including the sb Table Top Stand and sb25 Universal Mount Adapter, give Theory’s sb25 multipurpose loudspeaker and soundbars the ability to be easily mounted on credenzas, tables, walls, and ceilings.
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Harman Partners with Austere in Home Theater Audio Cables
June 10, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Harman Partners with Austere in Home Theater Audio Cables

Power, cable and cleaning solutions company Austere and Harman, are partnering to provide an improved and seamless home audio experience by pairing Austere home theater cables with Harman's various brands of audio products. The unusual cooperation, announced by Austere, confirms that the company's products are available on JBL.com, enabling customers to select the Austere cable perfectly matched with JBL soundbars and subwoofers to ensure optimal performance.
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Shure Now Offers Expanded Conferencing Solutions With Stem Ecosystem and Microflex Ecosystem
June 2, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Shure Now Offers Expanded Conferencing Solutions With Stem Ecosystem and Microflex Ecosystem

Following the acquisition of Stem Audio in late 2020, Shure is redefining its conferencing portfolio, as workspaces continue to evolve in today’s hybrid workforce. The company reinforces its market-leading position by combining its Microflex product line with Stem Ecosystem solutions as complete audio systems for daily conferencing and meeting needs without compromising on performance or ease of deployment.
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Test Bench: The Wavecor FR070WA05 Aluminum Cone Full-Range 2.75” Driver
May 12, 2021 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The Wavecor FR070WA05 Aluminum Cone Full-Range 2.75” Driver

The driver to be characterized in this article is Wavecor’s FR070WA05, a 2.75" full-range driver with a black anodized aluminum cone, built on a proprietary injection-molded polymer four-spoke frame. Like most contemporary drivers, the area below the spider mounting shelf is totally open for increased cooling. Powering the cone assembly is a dual neodymium motor. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, February 2021.
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Sonova Acquires Sennheiser Consumer Division to Expand and Enter New Growth Markets
May 7, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Sonova Acquires Sennheiser Consumer Division to Expand and Enter New Growth Markets

Hearing solutions provider Sonova Holding AG, has signed an agreement to acquire the Consumer Division from Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG (Sennheiser). The announcement from the Switzerland-based company follows on the statement, made earlier in 2021, that Sennheiser was planning to focus on its Professional business, and aiming to secure a partnership to strengthen its market position in Consumer Electronics.
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