All items tagged with classic designs (10)

Updated beyerdynamic M Series Microphones Are Available Now

October 12, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Updated beyerdynamic M Series Microphones Are Available Now

beyerdynamic confirms that its newly refurbished M Series microphones are now available for purchase. Originally unveiled at NAMM 2023, their new unified, sleek design is intended to combine tradition and future without altering the tried-and-tested acoustic signature of the microphones. Besides gaining a new aesthetic, some of the classic beyerdynamic microphones, such as the M 130 and M 160 ribbon, are now produced using modern streamlined manufacturing to ensure consistency and sustainability.

Harman Unveils JBL 4329P Studio Monitor and JBL L10cs Down-Firing Powered Subwoofer

January 6, 2023 by Joao Martins

Harman Unveils JBL 4329P Studio Monitor and JBL L10cs Down-Firing Powered Subwoofer

Harman announced the new JBL 4329P Studio Monitors at CES 2023. This completely self-contained, connected, active loudspeaker combines high-resolution audio streaming with extensive wired and wireless connectivity options, while still retaining the design principles that make the JBL Studio Monitor models a classic. Expanding its Classic Series, JBL also launched the L10cs Powered Subwoofer, a downfiring design featuring real-wood veneers.

December 15, 2022 by Joao Martins

Heritage Audio Acquires Rights to Historic Audio Equipment Brand Lang Electronics

Heritage Audio, based in Madrid, Spain has acquired the rights to Lang Electronics, Inc. — the audio equipment brand originally from New York, known primarily for the various upgrades and support equipment that they manufactured for Ampex tape machines in the fifties, and the sixties. Among the many studio products in its catalog, Lang offered audio mixers and equalizers, including a solid-state equalizer similar in function to the popular Pultec units of the era, and is still admired today.

Lindell Audio LiN2A Vintage Leveling Amplifier Refreshes Dynamics Processing

December 12, 2022 by Joao Martins

Lindell Audio LiN2A Vintage Leveling Amplifier Refreshes Dynamics Processing

Boutique recording equipment maker Lindell Audio announced availability of its LiN2A Vintage Leveling Amplifier — authentically reproducing the tonal quality and ease-of-use of the de-facto dynamics processor of the past 60 years with its latest release, ready for today’s studio setups. According to the Kungälv, Sweden-based company, the aptly-named Vintage Leveling Amplifier is designed for the plug-in generation looking for fool-proof hardware.

Bang & Olufsen Limited Edition Beosystem 72-22 Announced and Sold Out

March 2, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Bang & Olufsen Limited Edition Beosystem 72-22 Announced and Sold Out

To celebrate the 50-year anniversary of the Beogram 4000 Series turntables, Bang & Olufsen created 30 new, limited-edition music systems exclusively for the US and Canada. The system is part of the Recreated Classics Initiative, Bang & Olufsen’s platform to redefine long-lasting luxury through hand-crafted, circular manufacturing of historic design pieces. The system includes a recreated Beogram turntable, two Beolab 18 speakers, a Beoremote Halo, and collector’s cabinet for connectivity and vinyl record storage.

JBL Reimagines Home Audio With New L75ms Music System and L52 Classic Bookshelf Loudspeakers

August 3, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

JBL Reimagines Home Audio With New L75ms Music System and L52 Classic Bookshelf Loudspeakers

ProSource, the US audio, video, and integration buying group, announced at its ProSource Summer Conference that JBL is once again pushing reimagined home audio classics. JBL introduced its L75ms Music System, a modern reimagining of the traditional hi-fi system, now with wired and wireless connectivity, a classic walnut wood veneer cabinet finish and black Quadrex foam grille. Also new is the JBL L52 Classic bookshelf loudspeaker, available with Quadrex foam grilles in a choice of black, blue, or orange.

JBL Kicks Off 75th Anniversary with New 100 Classic 75 Loudspeaker and SA750 Integrated Amplifier

January 8, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

JBL Kicks Off 75th Anniversary with New 100 Classic 75 Loudspeaker and SA750 Integrated Amplifier

Celebrating three quarters of a century, JBL remains synonymous with epic sound. Harman International signaled the anniversary during its CES 2021 press event with the introduction of the 100 Classic 75 loudspeaker, featuring the iconic, 1970's-style retro JBL L100 Classic design and foam grille, together with the intriguing and retro-looking JBL SA750 Integrated Amplifier, inspired by the JBL integrated amplifiers from the 1960s and 1970s, but featuring the most modern technologies.

Bang & Olufsen Resurrects Beogram 4000c Turntable

October 12, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Bang & Olufsen Resurrects Beogram 4000c Turntable

We know vinyl is trending and that turntable options are expanding in every price segment. But after the return of some "ghosts" from the distant past (in electronics, basically everything before the eighties), Bang & Olufsen now tops the list of "resurrections" with the rebirth of its Beogram 4000c Recreated Limited Edition. Bang & Olufsen says it's the return of an icon, "reimagined for contemporary homes," and the start of a new approach for the Danish brand.

Sennheiser Reintroduces HD 25 Headphones with New Redesigned Headband

January 22, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Reintroduces HD 25 Headphones with New Redesigned Headband

For more than 30 years, the Sennheiser HD 25 headphones have been the professionals' choice for monitoring, field recording and DJing - as well as the favorite "light" headphones for many music enthusiasts. Now Sennheiser is launching an all-new HD 25 LIGHT model, which for the first time combines the sound signature of the original on-ear with a simpler headband design. By offering the same sought-after sound performance as the iconic classic, the new model provides an attractive entry into the HD 25 world.

JBL Introduces Updated JBL100 Classic Loudspeaker at CES 2018

January 17, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

JBL Introduces Updated JBL100 Classic Loudspeaker at CES 2018

The signs were there. In 2016, JBL announced the release of the 4312SE 70th Anniversary Studio Monitor model. Now, Harman International announced the introduction of the JBL L100 Classic, a modern take on the all-time best-selling JBL L100 loudspeaker. As with the legendary L100 3-way bookshelf loudspeaker released in 1970, the new L100 Classic is in itself a consumer version of the popular JBL 4310 Pro Studio Monitor with updated drivers and crossovers, and a slightly different driver alignment.