Monoprice Adds Monolith Audition Series Home Theater Speakers

Monolith, the home audio brand from Monoprice, announced the launch of a new series of more affordable home theater speaker solutions. The new Audition series speakers will be available in bookshelf, center-channel and two tower configurations that deliver room-filling sound for music, movies, and sports. These Monolith speakers all use carefully selected drivers for the dynamics of movies, while still remaining great hi-fidelity options for stereo listening.

Five years after the original OTC hearing aid act was signed into law on August 18, 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule establishing Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids. The FDA also issued the final Regulatory Requirements for Hearing Aid Devices and Personal Sound Amplification Products, clarifying the differences between hearing aids, which are medical devices, personal sound amplification products, and the new category of OTC hearing aids, which can be purchased directly from stores or online.

Showing how affordable mainstream products don't need to compromise on essential features and quality, Audio-Technica announced the introduction of its ATH-S220BT wireless headphones, featuring a lightweight, comfortable design, best in class battery life (up to 60 hours), low-latency wireless performance for maximum video and gaming enjoyment, and many additional performance and convenience features.

RevoNext, a company established in 2015 by a Swedish designer and a team of audio engineers from California with many years of experience in consumer products, and manufacturing in China, announced the availability of its NEX202 dual driver in-ear earphones. With a design that combines a 12 mm titanium composite diaphragm dynamic driver with a balanced armature for the high-frequencies, the new NEX2020 deliver on sound quality and excellent value, for just $49.99.

Mackie announced a new range of products targeting its core market of musicians and home studios with the all-new MC Series Professional Headphones and CR-Buds Series High-Performance Earphones. Building on the success of the previous MP Series In-Ear Monitors, these two new series are meant to offer high-quality, affordable solutions for both studio monitoring and personal listening, using designs that will be familiar to its targeted users.

Mackie announced the launch of the new Mix Series Compact Mixers with three new models, the Mix5 5-Channel Compact Mixer, the Mix8 8-Channel Compact Mixer and the Mix12FX 12-Channel Compact Mixer with Effects. Unfortunately they have no faders. Only the larger model features a master fader. But they are rugged… and cheap.