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WiSA Introduces SoundSend Home Cinema Audio Transmitter to Instantly Connect Smart TVs to WiSA Certified Speakers

September 30, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

WiSA Introduces SoundSend Home Cinema Audio Transmitter to Instantly Connect Smart TVs to WiSA Certified Speakers

WiSA unveiled its WiSA SoundSend audio transmitter, the Association’s first branded product to hit the market since its inception. The SoundSend is an HDMI (or optical)-connected transmitter designed to make wireless multichannel audio accessible in minutes to nearly every smart TV. SoundSend allows for instant transmission of smart TV content to WiSA Certified speakers for a true cinema sound experience at home without speaker wires. The product will be available for purchase in November of 2020 and will retail for $179 US MSRP.

Origin Acoustics Expands Director Collection With Two New In-Ceiling 10" Coaxial Models

September 25, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Origin Acoustics Expands Director Collection With Two New In-Ceiling 10" Coaxial Models

Origin Acoustics introduced two new two-way coaxial speaker models to its Director Collection of premium architectural loudspeakers – the D101 and D103DT. Bigger in performance, but not in size, the two new 10" loudspeakers use Origin's unique mounting system structure, which allows looking like having smaller 8" units on the ceiling. While the aesthetics will please both client and system designers, the larger sized loudspeaker performance will stand-out in larger rooms and theaters.

Bluesound Improves Bass Options With Powered and Wireless PULSE SUB+

September 23, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Bluesound Improves Bass Options With Powered and Wireless PULSE SUB+

Bluesound, the company behind the versatile hi-res wireless multiroom line of audio players, announced the PULSE SUB+, an all-new subwoofer addition to the brand’s high-performance ecosystem. The SUB+ adds deep bass to any wireless or wired Bluesound system and features the convenience of precision app control. The new Bluesound model builds on everything the original PULSE SUB offered and takes it to the next level.

Sonus Faber Launches New Lumina Line of High-End Speakers

September 9, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Sonus Faber Launches New Lumina Line of High-End Speakers

Sonus faber announced the new Lumina collection, a new home speaker line conceived on the notion that now, more than ever, it is important to savor time for ourselves and celebrate life’s precious moments. Available with three models for stereo or home theater 5.1 configurations, the new Lumina series speakers are available in three luxury finishes using refined materials and careful craftsmanship. All models offer the natural sound reproduction and voicing of Sonus faber in one of the most affordable speaker series ever from the brand.

Rotel Introduces Home Theater Products Supporting Dirac Room Correction

September 9, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Rotel Introduces Home Theater Products Supporting Dirac Room Correction

Rotel launched the new RSP-1576MKII and RAP-1580MKII surround processors, joining the brand's family of home theater components of exceptional value. The two new models include a license for best-in-class Dirac room correction technology to ensure accurate room calibration and system configuration for installations of any size. The RSP-1576MKII model will be available September 2020 and retail for $3,499 USD, while the RAP-1580MKII starts shipping October 2020 as retails for $4,999 USD.

PSB Launches Performance Wall Mount Speaker Series

September 4, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

PSB Launches Performance Wall Mount Speaker Series

PSB Speakers announced availability of their PWM Series, a new range of high-performance wall mount speaker solutions. Three models comprise the series: PWM3 (USD $2,499 ea MSRP) PWM2 (USD $1,499 ea) and PWM1 (USD $799 ea). All can be utilized in horizontal or vertical positions for left, right, center or surround performance applications. Additionally, all three PWM models are offered in a choice of Satin White or Satin Black finish, to satisfy the most demanding design requirements.

Fresh From the Bench: Audeze Mobius Headphones Reviewed

September 2, 2020 by Luke McCready

Fresh From the Bench: Audeze Mobius Headphones Reviewed

High-end planar magnetic headphone manufacturer Audeze broke out of the mold with the Mobius: a wireless Bluetooth headphone capable of LDAC high-resolution playback, virtualized surround sound with built-in head-tracking, and a number of surprises Audeze continues to invent. In his review, Luke McCready shares what he learned about the fantastic Audeze Mobius Headphones, a very sophisticated platform to which Audeze keeps adding new features. This article was originally published in audioXpress, March 2020.

Bowers & Wilkins Celebrates 25 Years With New 600 Series Anniversary Edition Speaker Range

September 2, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Bowers & Wilkins Celebrates 25 Years With New 600 Series Anniversary Edition Speaker Range

Among the uncertainty of Bowers & Wilkins being acquired (apparently a negotiation process is ongoing with Sound United, the parent company to Denon, Marantz and Polk Audio) and the certainty of the recent restructuring, following the separation from Eva Automation, the famous brand is celebrating 25 years in the audio industry, six generations of engineering, and more than a million products sold. To signal the anniversary, B&W launched the new 600 Series Anniversary Edition, the seventh generation of 600 Series loudspeakers from Bowers & Wilkins.

Audio Advice Offers Home Theater Designer Online Configuration Tool

August 28, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Audio Advice Offers Home Theater Designer Online Configuration Tool

Audio Advice, a specialty audio/video retailer and consumer electronics e-commerce site that offers both design and installation services, has developed a free interactive 3D design tool that models an acoustically correct home theater system including speakers, TV or projector, and seating, for an optimal listening and viewing experience in the home. Built using complex algorithms, the patent-pending tool enables users to set their room dimensions and then answer key questions to create a full three-dimensional rendering of their room in real-time.

Test Bench: Radian Audio Engineering’s LT6 Horn-Loaded Ribbon Planar Device

August 27, 2020 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Radian Audio Engineering’s LT6 Horn-Loaded Ribbon Planar Device

In this article, Vance Dickason measures the Radian Audio Engineering's LT6 Horn-Loaded Ribbon Device, part of an expanding series designed by 35-year loudspeaker engineering veteran Igor Levitsky for the Californian manufacturer. The LT6 is a pro sound driver but was designed to be a more hi-fidelity substitute for 1" compression drivers, and that is a direct result of Levitsky extensive experience in designing high-end residential, and cinema sound systems. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, June 2020.

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