All items tagged with high end audio (219)
Bowers & Wilkins Introduces 702 and 705 Signature Speakers in Midnight Blue Metallic Finish
November 18, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Bowers & Wilkins Introduces 702 and 705 Signature Speakers in Midnight Blue Metallic Finish

Bowers & Wilkins has launched two new versions of its 705 Signature stand-mount and 702 Signature floor-standing loudspeakers. Available in stunning Midnight Blue Metallic paint, the 705 Signature and 702 Signature models feature the same class-leading combination of exceptional drive unit design and carefully upgraded crossover components as the existing Datuk Gloss-finished 700 Series Signature models, which remain available to purchase.
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Meridian Unveils Next Generation DSP8000 XE Digital Active Loudspeakers
November 11, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Meridian Unveils Next Generation DSP8000 XE Digital Active Loudspeakers

Meridian Audio has launched its new flagship loudspeaker, the DSP8000 XE, announcing major advances in platform design, audio engineering and performance for the company’s DSP digital active loudspeakers. Within the familiar shape of Meridian's high-end loudspeakers, the new DSP8000 XE combines a 5mm beryllium dome with silver voice-coil tweeter plus one midrange driver, and 6 long-throw woofers, in a fully integrated design with analog balanced and digital audio inputs, plus USB (Type C) supporting up to 24-bit/384kHz.
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McIntosh Introduces Updated MC3500 Mk II Inspired by the Iconic Amplifier Used at Woodstock
November 4, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

McIntosh Introduces Updated MC3500 Mk II Inspired by the Iconic Amplifier Used at Woodstock

McIntosh, the prestigious home entertainment and ultimate-quality audio brand for over 70 years, announced the MC3500 Vacuum Tube Amplifier Mk II, a tribute to the original that inspired a generation of musicians and music fans alike. Originally used to power the sound system for Woodstock '69 amongst other formative music events, the iconic monoblock amp was recreated by McIntosh’s expert team of engineers and designers to include modern upgrades that celebrate the brand’s rich history.
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Genelec Introduces New Signature Series With Re-Imagined 6040R Smart Active Loudspeaker
October 6, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Genelec Introduces New Signature Series With Re-Imagined 6040R Smart Active Loudspeaker

Genelec has unveiled the first model in its new Signature Series with the introduction of the two-way 6040R Smart Active Loudspeaker. Created in conjunction with celebrated Finnish industrial designer Harri Koskinen, the floor-standing 6040R is intended to fuse Finnish technology and design, performance and aesthetics, appealing to high quality home audio enthusiasts.
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Audeze Reveals New LCD-5 Flagship Reference Headphones
September 20, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Audeze Reveals New LCD-5 Flagship Reference Headphones

Audeze announced a new reference over-ear, open-back headphone design to expand its premium LCD range, the Audeze LCD-5 ($4,500). Audeze says the LCD-5 sets a new standard for accuracy using a new planar magnetic driver design with the company's own patent-pending Parallel Uniforce voice coils and new magnet assembly. A solution that the company hopes will appeal equally to high-end enthusiasts and audio engineers looking for a reference listening solution.
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Meze Audio Announces New Flagship Elite Planar Magnetic Headphones
September 1, 2021 by Joao Martins

Meze Audio Announces New Flagship Elite Planar Magnetic Headphones

Meze Audio is a company from Romania with an indomitable passion for headphones and the highest quality audio reproduction. They now announced the release of its latest Elite Isodynamic Hybrid Array headphones. The project extends the company's collaboration with Rinaro Isodynamics to perfect what they announced as being their most advanced planar magnetic headphones to date.
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Find Solutions for Different Speaker Designs in Voice Coil September 2021
August 26, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Find Solutions for Different Speaker Designs in Voice Coil September 2021

In Voice Coil September 2021, Vance Dickason writes about DSP crossovers from Danville Signal, Joe Hayes (Vastigo) writes about the DaS AuReality patented 3D loudspeaker technology, and Mike Klasco finds speaker-related technologies that help support smart speaker design efforts. This edition's Test Bench characterizes three new 25mm high-frequency tweeters from BlieSMa, using silk, beryllium, and diamond domes: BlieSMa’s T25S-6, T25B-6, and T25D-6.
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L-Acoustics Unveils Ultra-Compact SB10i Subwoofer for High-End Residential and Commercial Projects
August 23, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

L-Acoustics Unveils Ultra-Compact SB10i Subwoofer for High-End Residential and Commercial Projects

French professional audio manufacturer L-Acoustics is determined to expand its range of solutions to reach also commercial installation and high-end residential markets. The latest product now unveiled by the company meets those requirements in the low-end. The L-Acoustics SB10i subwoofer extends the company's line of SB subs, with a vastly scaled-down enclosure design, not much larger than two side-by-side shoe boxes.
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Test Bench: Kartesian Twt28_vMS High-End Soft Dome Tweeter
August 11, 2021 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Kartesian Twt28_vMS High-End Soft Dome Tweeter

This Test Bench article characterizes a high-end dome tweeter from Kartesian, a French home audio/pro OEM, founded in 2011 and located near Strasbourg. The Twt28_vMS is a 28mm soft dome tweeter using a proprietary Nylon-coated cloth type diaphragm and surround, with dual N48H neodymium magnets fitted to a low-carbon-content steel motor structure. An extruded polyester damped pole piece venting into a stamped aluminum back enclosure, is complemented by a rear enclosure acoustically linked and tuned to about 670Hz. This article was published in Voice Coil, May 2021.
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New High-End Loudspeaker Brand Alare Introduces Remiga 2 Loudspeakers
August 6, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

New High-End Loudspeaker Brand Alare Introduces Remiga 2 Loudspeakers

After 25 years of designing, crafting and manufacturing high-end audio components, the founders of Audia Flight in Italy couldn't resist the temptation to design their own speakers. Following an original design created for testing their own audio amplifier circuits, which after ten years remains in use in their lab, the company decided it was time to create a new high end loudspeaker brand, Alare. And the company introduced Remiga 2, their first product now available.
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