All items tagged with home audio (286)
PSB Speakers Expanded Flagship Synchrony Series Now Available Worldwide
August 16, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

PSB Speakers Expanded Flagship Synchrony Series Now Available Worldwide

PSB Speakers launched a new generation of its Synchrony speaker series to global markets. The latest edition of PSB’s flagship series consists of the B600 bookshelf speakers, as well as the T600 and T800 towers. Originally launched in 2021, and regarded as PSB’s most advanced speaker line to date, the Synchrony Series delivers performance and value, featuring woven carbon fibre cones, and titanium dome tweeters in low-resonance cabinets with rear-firing ports for each woofer, and integrated IsoAcoustics GAIA II isolators.
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EISA Announces 2022-2023 Awards - All The Audio Product Highlights
August 15, 2022 by Joao Martins

EISA Announces 2022-2023 Awards - All The Audio Product Highlights

The Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) revealed the winners of its 2022-2023 Awards. With the consumer electronics industry still recovering from the pandemic effects, and some manufacturers emerging in the market lead after capitalizing on the changing environment, the awards show some predictability but also some surprises. This year celebrating its 40th anniversary, the EISA Awards recognize the most innovative, cutting-edge products.
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AXPONA 2022 Show Report: Back to Listening in Person
August 10, 2022 by Oliver A.Masciarotte

AXPONA 2022 Show Report: Back to Listening in Person

As the audio industry gradually resumed its trade show calendar in result of the global pandemic, Oliver A. Masciarotte offers a report from the 2022 edition of Audio Expo North America, better known as AXPONA - the most important annual hi-fi and high-end audio show in the US. As audio enthusiasts and audiophiles returned once again to listening in person at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, there was a lot to explore in very little time. This article was originally published in audioXpress, July 2022.
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Monoprice Announces Monolith THX Certified 5.1 Home Theater Speaker System
August 9, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Monoprice Announces Monolith THX Certified 5.1 Home Theater Speaker System

Monolith, the high-end audio brand from Monoprice, released the new M518HT THX Certified 5.1 Home Theater System – an affordable (MSRP: $799.99), small footprint home theater speaker system designed for smaller rooms and gaming systems. Featuring five premium on-wall satellite speakers and an 8-inch powered subwoofer, this system has been THX Certified Compact to ensure that listeners experience sound that is dynamic, detailed, and crystal clear.
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AURALiC Announces New ALTAIR G1.1 and ARIES G1.1 Music Streamers
July 26, 2022 by Joao Martins

AURALiC Announces New ALTAIR G1.1 and ARIES G1.1 Music Streamers

Originating in Beijing, China, AURALiC is the company that managed to make innovative digital and analog components for the home networking aficionados - and not for cheap. The company builds products that make listening to digital streaming and high-resolution music a fun hobby, particularly for those who want all the options. AURALiC now announced updated ARIES G1.1 and ALTAIR G1.1 music streamers, improving on existing models by adding Apple AirPlay 2.
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Resonado Labs Licenses Res-Core Technology to GGEC
July 22, 2022 by Joao Martins

Resonado Labs Licenses Res-Core Technology to GGEC

Resonado Labs announced a licensing partnership with GGEC (GuoGuang Electric Company), one of the most renowned speaker manufacturers in the world. This partnership opens the door for Resonado to enter the smart speaker and television transducer market, further advancing the company's business into home audio integrations. Resonado’s flagship technology, Res-Core, will now be available for GGEC’s use as they manufacture advanced transducers and acoustic products for smart speaker and multimedia related systems.
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Starke Sound Launches Fiera Amplifiers for High-Performance Multichannel Applications
July 19, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Starke Sound Launches Fiera Amplifiers for High-Performance Multichannel Applications

Starke Sound, the company founded in Los Angeles by Scott DeLoache, Spring Qin, and Dan Wiggins, has now introduced the Fiera multichannel amplifiers, built for enthusiasts seeking higher fidelity from their surround and immersive systems for both film soundtrack and music reproduction in their homes. These new models provide substantial power and effortlessly realistic sound, using Starke's own switch-mode power supplies and Class D amplifier modules.
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Sumiko Audio Rebrands as Fine Sounds Americas, Aligning the Distribution Business of McIntosh Group
July 18, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Sumiko Audio Rebrands as Fine Sounds Americas, Aligning the Distribution Business of McIntosh Group

McIntosh Group announced a change in brand name of its US Distributor, Sumiko Audio, to Fine Sounds Americas. The name change is a rebranding effort designed to mirror the growth and transformation of the company, providing clarity for customers and partners to better express the company’s family of products and initiatives. Fine Sounds Americas is responsible for the distribution of premium audio brands including Bassocontinuo, Pro-Ject, Sonus faber, Rotel Electronics and Sumiko Phono Cartridges throughout North, Central and South America.
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Amphion Loudspeakers Unveils New Headquarters
July 15, 2022 by Joao Martins

Amphion Loudspeakers Unveils New Headquarters

Responding to increased demand, Amphion Loudspeakers has announced the opening of their new headquarters in Kuopio, Finland. The 19,000 square foot facility increases manufacturing and stock space, includes a purpose-designed R&D rooms, and demo areas for the brand’s home and studio lines of monitoring. This is a major upgrade from Amphion’s previous offices and represents a sizable investment in the brand’s future.
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PSB Speakers Unveils Passif 50 Standmount Loudspeaker Anniversary Edition
July 1, 2022 by Alfred Moody

PSB Speakers Unveils Passif 50 Standmount Loudspeaker Anniversary Edition

To commemorate five decades of loudspeaker manufacturing, Canadian brand PSB Speaker has designed the Passif 50 Standmount Loudspeaker Anniversary Edition. The design and technologies of the Passif 50 model leverage five decades of dedicated research and pay homage to the early Passif II model first released in 1974. The Passif 50 will be available to pre-order online the first of August with shipping this September.
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