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Harman Refreshes Best-Selling Portable Speaker Designs with Massive Improvements

September 21, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Harman Refreshes Best-Selling Portable Speaker Designs with Massive Improvements

A few weeks past since the IFA 2020 announcements, where most global consumer electronics companies found a stage to introduce some of its key products for the forthcoming months, it becomes interesting to look closer at some of the key announcements in audio. Harman chose to unveil the new JBL Xtreme 3, JBL Go 3 and JBL Clip 4 portable speakers, all now featuring new more robust designs and strong color palettes in tune with a world still shaken by a global pandemic.

Global Home Audio Market Dominated by Tech Giants and Big Brands in Q2 2020

August 21, 2020 by Futuresource Consulting

Global Home Audio Market Dominated by Tech Giants and Big Brands in Q2 2020

The CE Team at Futuresource Consulting shared some key topics and trends from its latest Global Home Audio Report, revealing how home audio products have returned to strength in Q2 2020. Global home audio products posted an unexpected strong performance in Q2 2020, delivering 20% shipment growth and 10% value growth quarter-on-quarter, according to preliminary results from Futuresource Consulting’s latest quarterly tracker. APAC leads the way, with North America and Western Europe in recovery.

JBL Announces New High-Definition Imaging High End Speaker Series

June 26, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

JBL Announces New High-Definition Imaging High End Speaker Series

Designed and engineered in JBL’s engineering facility in Northridge, California, the new JBL HDI Series features two floorstanding loudspeakers, a center channel speaker, a bookshelf model, and a powered subwoofer. The series is named after its patented High-Definition Imaging (HDI) waveguide, coupled with a family of patented compression drivers, and patented low and mid frequency transducers, allowing for powerful dynamics and accurate sound reproduction. Thoughtful, modern curved cabinets with quality finishes with magnetically attached grilles complete the designs.

JBL Introduces L82 Classic Bookshelf Loudspeakers at CES 2020

January 7, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

JBL Introduces L82 Classic Bookshelf Loudspeakers at CES 2020

Harman International, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, introduced the JBL L82 Classic, a modern bookshelf version of the all-time best-selling JBL L100 loudspeaker. As with the legendary L100 3-way bookshelf loudspeaker released in 1970, itself a consumer version of the popular JBL 4310 Pro Studio Monitor, the new L82 Classic follows on the heels of a long line of industry-leading success.

JBL Launches Indiegogo Campaign for New Self-Charging Headphones Using Exeger Light Charging Technology

December 17, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

JBL Launches Indiegogo Campaign for New Self-Charging Headphones Using Exeger Light Charging Technology

Through a new strategic approach, JBL is promoting a new sustainable, solar-powered headphone model, the JBL REFLECT Eternal. A first for the brand, JBL is using Indiegogo to crowdsource interest for a solar-powered headphone with unlimited playtime. This concept marries a light converting material from Swedish brand Exeger into an on-ear JBL form-factor for everyday use. By collaborating directly with potential users, JBL hopes to gain insights and feedback on self-charging, eco-friendly technology to ensure it meets their needs.

Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) Awards 2019-2020 in Audio Categories

August 15, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) Awards 2019-2020 in Audio Categories

Following last year's evolution of the (former) European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) to the new (global) acronym Expert Imaging & Sound Association, coinciding with the admission of new members from all over the world, including the United States, the traditional winners of its 2019-2020 Awards have been announced. As always, audioXpress highlights all the audio-related winers in the Hi-Fi, Home Theatre Audio, In-Car and Mobile Devices categories. And there are a few surprises!

Fresh From the Bench: Kali Audio LP-6 Powered Studio Monitors

August 14, 2019 by Stuart Yaniger

Fresh From the Bench: Kali Audio LP-6 Powered Studio Monitors

The Kali Audio LP-6 Powered Studio Monitors are speakers with a plain, business-like appearance, that we would easily be misled to think are just another run-of-the-mill home studio affordable offering. If it wasn't for the fact that Kali Audio is a new California-based company formed by a group of (now former) JBL employees. The Kali LP-6s are serious contenders in the studio space, and can be also formidable affordable options on any other environment. This article was originally published in audioXpress, August 2019.

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Headphone Shipments Achieve Q1 2019 Revenues of $5.9 Billion

July 3, 2019 by Futuresource Consulting

Headphone Shipments Achieve Q1 2019 Revenues of $5.9 Billion

Consumer appetite for premium headphones continues to grow, with global revenues rising five times faster than shipments in Q1 2019, according to the latest market tracker report from Futuresource Consulting. As the CE Team at Futuresource highlights in its latest update of the Worldwide Headphone Market Report, headphone market revenues have reached $5.9 billion. True wireless maintained its ascendance, outperforming all other form factors with growth of 223% in units and 188% in value.

True Wireless Headphones Demand Up 182% in Q4 2018

March 7, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

True Wireless Headphones Demand Up 182% in Q4 2018

Market research firm Futuresource Consulting released its latest Headphone Market Insights Report which highlights how consumer demand for 'true wireless' headphones was up 182% in Q4 2018. The global headphones market continued its meteoric rise in Q4 2018, with revenue growth outpacing unit shipments by a substantial margin. The firm’s latest headphones tracking quarterly report reveals worldwide Q4 headphones shipments grew by 5.5% in units and 54% in revenues year-on-year.

Global Home Audio Trade Revenues Approached $15 billion in 2018

January 17, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Global Home Audio Trade Revenues Approached $15 billion in 2018

Futuresource Consulting revealed the latest findings from its World Wide Home Audio Report, confirming the worldwide home audio market signaled an increase of 21% in units in 2018, whilst posting revenues of nearly $15 billion, with major contributions from smart speakers to drive the growth. According to Futuresource, the growing presence of entry level smart speakers from Amazon, Google and Chinese brands impacted the overall average price for a home audio device, down by an estimated 12% the end of 2018.

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