All items tagged with Sonos (76)

Get the Positive Energy of Tubes with audioXpress May 2017, Now Available!

April 7, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Get the Positive Energy of Tubes with audioXpress May 2017, Now Available!

audioXpress May 2017 is a very strong edition for all tube and audio electronics aficionados in general. This month we bring an exclusive R&D Story on the revival of the Dynaco brand and the development project of the new Dynaco ST-70 Series 3 stereo tube amplifier. Next up, we jump straight into the future of tubes, with an overview of the Korg Nutube 6P1. For hands-on experience, we feature great projects about Circlotron amplifiers, the Kismet 5 amplifier - 20th anniversary edition, and four gadgets for tube enthusiasts. In addition to the tube focus, you can read about the new ETAL Anaview ALA0080 Class-D module and the quality of streaming music with Sonos and Deezer.

Sonos Introduces PLAYBASE Home Theater Sound Solution

March 7, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Sonos Introduces PLAYBASE Home Theater Sound Solution

Sonos announced PLAYBASE, the latest addition to its wireless home sound system and the newest speaker in their home theater lineup. Inspired by the simple insight that up to 70% of all TVs stand on furniture and are not mounted to the wall, PLAYBASE is a thin, yet powerful speaker that sits discreetly under the TV. Priced at $699 US and available in both black and white, PLAYBASE will be available globally starting on April 4, 2017.

Audio Hardware Sales Up 28%, Futuresource Quarterly Tracker Reveals

February 22, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Audio Hardware Sales Up 28%, Futuresource Quarterly Tracker Reveals

Audio hardware continues to outpace the wider Consumer Electronics sector, with global Q4 sales growing 28% year-on-year to $10.2 billion, according to new data from Futuresource Consulting’s quarterly audio tracking service, which includes a review of the key trends in the audio market. The popularity of music streaming services continues to drive market growth, as well as interest on Voice Personal Assistant (VPA) speakers, and growing adoption of wireless headphones.

Audio Industry Set to Capitalize on New Role at Centre of the Smart Home

November 10, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Audio Industry Set to Capitalize on New Role at Centre of the Smart Home

Futuresource Consulting has just released its most recent consumer electronics report covering a new place for audio in the smart home. “Voice recognition technology is shaking up the CE industry, broadening the horizons of speaker vendors and reinventing the audio device as the gatekeeper of voice, smart home and machine learning,” the report says. Futuresource research forecasts important growth in audio applications for the connected home.

Sonos Announces Expanded Partnerships for Connected Home Listening

September 1, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Sonos Announces Expanded Partnerships for Connected Home Listening

Founded in 2002, Sonos is now present in more than 60 countries, and already supports dozens of streaming music providers. Still, the company’s networked home sound systems have remained a closed-garden concerning software and remote control integration. Now, Sonos wants to change all that and announced new partnerships with Amazon for voice control, a new level of software integration with Spotify, and control integration with AV control manufacturers such as Crestron, Lutron, Savant, Control4, and iPort, among others.

Sonos Endorses Lutron Residential Lighting Control System Integration

August 31, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Sonos Endorses Lutron Residential Lighting Control System Integration

Whole-home audio integration is getting smarter. Lighting management systems specialist Lutron announced a new level of integration with Sonos distributed music systems. Lutron’s new Pico Remote for Audio allows direct control of Sonos’ Home Sound System, which can now be incorporated into any Lutron Residential Lighting Control System. But wireless control is just the start. According to Lutron, “the balance of light and music creates harmony and has the power to transform and transport us.”

European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) Awards 2016-2017 in Audio Categories

August 17, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) Awards 2016-2017 in Audio Categories

An established annual tradition for more than 30 years, the prestigious European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) Awards, featuring more than 20 products in different audio categories, have been announced. Harman, Bluesound, Bowers & Wilkins, Chord, ELAC, Hegel, Marantz, Naim Audio, Pro-Ject, Sonos, Canton, DALI, Denon, Monitor Audio, Panasonic, Trinnov and Yamaha among the winners in Hi-Fi, mobile and home-theater categories. Winners for 2016-2017 will receive the awards at IFA Berlin 2016.

Sonos Previews Apple Music Streaming Integration

December 2, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Sonos Previews Apple Music Streaming Integration

Starting December 15, 2015, Apple and Sonos will be making Apple Music streaming available for the popular whole-home audio solution as a Public Beta. This will be an early preview of the service, and an opportunity for Sonos’ users to try listening to Apple Music on Sonos in their homes. It makes sense, since Sonos also offers its new Trueplay acoustic calibration tool using the Sonos app on any iPhone or iPad.

Sonos Introduces New Flagship PLAY:5 Smart Speaker and Trueplay Tuning Software

October 11, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Sonos Introduces New Flagship PLAY:5 Smart Speaker and Trueplay Tuning Software

The pioneer and market leader in whole-home audio connected solutions announced the all-new flagship Sonos PLAY:5 smart speaker and a new speaker-tuning software called Trueplay. The announcements signal a new series of innovations in hardware and software from Sonos with which the company intends to respond to increasing competition, while leveraging the latest technology advancements.

Google Announces Chromecast Audio to Bring Wireless Audio to Any Active Speakers

September 30, 2015 by Joao Martins

Google Announces Chromecast Audio to Bring Wireless Audio to Any Active Speakers

In its continuing effort to compete with every single technology company on Earth in order to expand its own software and services ecosystem, no matter the cost, Google announced a new set of hardware launches. Among the products announced there’s a $35 Chromecast Audio device that turns any powered speaker into a networked wireless audio system via Wi-Fi, with support for Spotify Connect direct streaming.

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