HiFiBerry Partners with Bang & Olufsen on New BeoCreate Board

HiFiBerry, the Swiss developer of Digital to Analog Converter components for DIY, OEM, and integrators announced a new interesting solution to provide advanced capabilities for speakers, developed in partnership with Bang & Olufsen. HiFiBerry's new BeoCreate board was designed to give a new lease on life to legacy audio speakers, like the popular BeoVox CX50 and CX100, "up-cycling" them to be compatible with the best of today's wireless and Internet-connected technology.

WW Speaker Cabinets introduced its new X21 subwoofer cabinet solution to the DIY market. The X21 is the first commercially available home audio DIY subwoofer cabinet designed for 21” drivers. X21 subwoofer cabinets are lock mitered allowing WW Speaker Cabinets to offer finished cabinets with a choice of veneers, stains and lacquer finishes as well as raw MDF. All X21 subwoofer cabinets are customized for specific individual driver models and performance data is provided for each driver.

Believing that hands-on exploration is the key to sparking a child’s curiosity, Bose Corporation has officially launched BOSEbuild, the company’s new “build-it-yourself” category focused specifically on kids. BOSEbuild’s first product is the Speaker Cube, a complete kit that lets kids explore the science of sound by making a Bose Bluetooth speaker – and use their creativity to personalize it with colors and covers.

At the 139th AES convention in New York, Solid State Logic announced the introduction of βeta, a unique 500 format module Hardware Development Kit using SSL specific components. Now audio electronics enthusiasts can build creations that will look as cool as they sound and feature real SSL controls.

Tube life can be extended if you delay the application of high voltage until after the heaters have warmed up and current can flow. This little module does just that: depending on the setting of a jumper, it delays the high-voltage for 40 or 60 seconds after the amplifier is switched on. And the module is available as a kit. This article was originally published in audioXpress, February 2014.

In this very popular article published by audioXpress in March 2004, Jim Hagerman explains the design theory behind this popular low-cost DIY kit. The FryKleaner was designed to be a complete self-contained burn-in system. Included on the deceptively small circuit board is a very sophisticated waveform generator and built-in power amplifiers capable of directly driving cables. A wall-wart supplies power.