All items tagged with home theater (374)
Wireless Speaker and Audio Association Adds Five New Members
March 21, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Wireless Speaker and Audio Association Adds Five New Members

WiSA LLC, the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association comprised of leading consumer electronics brands founded by Summit Wireless Technologies, today announced the addition of five new members. The association was reinforced with TCL Technology, Atlantic Technologies, Zylux Acoustic, Jazz Hipster, and AKSys. These new members will help develop and manufacture additional high-performance products as adoption of WiSA Ready platforms continues momentum.
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WiSA Announces Certification of Klipsch’s Reference Wireless Speakers
March 13, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

WiSA Announces Certification of Klipsch’s Reference Wireless Speakers

WiSA LLC, the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association comprised of leading consumer electronics brands founded by Summit Wireless Technologies, announced the certification of Klipsch Reference Wireless speakers from Klipsch Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of VOXX International Corporation. Available in June 2019, this new line of Klipsch loudspeakers was introduced at CES 2019 and works flawlessly with any WiSA Certified and WiSA Ready products, including the new 2019 WiSA Ready LG OLED and Nano Cell (Super UHD) TVs.
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LG Raises the Bar for Home Theater Audio at CES 2019 with New AI-Enabled Soundbars
December 27, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

LG Raises the Bar for Home Theater Audio at CES 2019 with New AI-Enabled Soundbars

For CES 2019, LG Electronics (LG) is focusing on the home theater category with a new range of products that leverages the best selling speaker category in the segment - soundbars - and combines it with the latest "smart" technologies that are becoming essential for home integration. LG's latest range of soundbars expands on the collaboration with Meridian Audio for the electroacoustic design and adds Artificial Intelligence capabilities that the Korean brand has been developing now for all its consumer electronic products.
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WiSA Introduces “WiSA Endorsed” Designation for Amplifiers
December 19, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

WiSA Introduces “WiSA Endorsed” Designation for Amplifiers

WiSA, the (Wireless Speaker and Audio) Association, an industry group composed of over 40 leading brands including founding member Summit Wireless Technologies, introduces "WiSA Endorsed" for audio amplifiers designed for use in today’s powered home audio speakers. This new designation coincides with the launch of member brand Infineon Technologies MERUS MA12070 4-26V ultra-efficient audio amplifier which is the first amplifier to receive the endorsement.
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Dirac Research To Debut New Multi-Subwoofer Dirac Live Bass Management Module at CES 2019
December 18, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Research To Debut New Multi-Subwoofer Dirac Live Bass Management Module at CES 2019

Swedish sound pioneer Dirac Research announced its all-new Dirac Live Bass Management Module that improves bass performance and, according to the company, "Provides the most sophisticated, easy-to-use multi-subwoofer optimization solution for both consumers and professional technology integrators." The solution leverages a proprietary approach to subwoofer system optimization to produce "far smoother and tighter bass than existing solutions," the company adds. Dirac will debut the new module at CES 2019.
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Stronger Bass with New Dayton Audio BSA-200 Bridgeable Stereo Amplifier
December 18, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Stronger Bass with New Dayton Audio BSA-200 Bridgeable Stereo Amplifier

Dayton Audio continues to expand its ready-to-use and affordable range of audio electronics now introducing the BSA-200 bridgeable stereo amplifier. This new compact and powerful design is an ideal solution for bass shaker or subwoofer installs and makes for a versatile amplifier in home theater or gaming applications, featuring an adjustable 50-200 Hz low pass crossover and built-in USB port for powering 5V devices or use with wireless. The sleek design not only saves space but offers a robust 110 watts RMS per channel with 2 ohm minimum impedance.
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Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) Announces Global Collaboration with LG Electronics and Exciting Product Introductions From Nine Leading Speaker Brands at CES 2019
December 12, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) Announces Global Collaboration with LG Electronics and Exciting Product Introductions From Nine Leading Speaker Brands at CES 2019

WiSA has announced that LG is adopting WiSA industry standards across its display product in 2019 (debuting at CES). As such, LG will leverage Summit Wireless technology and WiSA Certification to make their 2019 lines of OLED and flagship UHD LCD TVs ‘WiSA Ready’ and compatible with WiSA USB Transmitters as well as a range of intelligent, WiSA Certified speakers that together deliver unprecedented wireless sound for home entertainment. WiSA estimates up to 60 Million units of WiSA Ready platforms will be in the market during 2019.
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Hegel Pushes into CEDIA Channel with Modular High-Current Class-AB Mono-Block Amplifiers
November 29, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Hegel Pushes into CEDIA Channel with Modular High-Current Class-AB Mono-Block Amplifiers

Norwegian audio brand Hegel Music Systems, highly-regarded around the world for its award-winning integrated amplifiers, pre-amplifiers, digital-to-analog converters and CD players, announced the launch of its first amplifiers aimed at the home theater and distributed audio markets. Called the C5 Series, three models are available, the C53, C54 and C55, which are configured as 3, 4 and 5 channel amplifiers respectively. With MSRP starting at $6,000 and up depending on configuration, the amplifiers are now shipping to dealers.
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Dolby Introduces Dolby Dimension Home Entertainment Immersive Wireless Headphones
November 15, 2018 by Joao Martins

Dolby Introduces Dolby Dimension Home Entertainment Immersive Wireless Headphones

While Dolby is mostly recognized for licensing key audio and media processing technologies, once in a while the company doesn't hold off from venturing into its own hardware, sometimes to deliver a reference designs, other times simply to grab a new category in untapped markets. That is the case with the Dolby Conference Phone, that allows a Dolby Voice conferencing experience in meeting rooms. Now, Dolby decided to do the same in the consumer space, with Dolby Dimension, the first wireless headphones perfected for home entertainment.
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Modus VR Introduces Updates to Virtual Reality Home-Theater Design Platform
November 5, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Modus VR Introduces Updates to Virtual Reality Home-Theater Design Platform

Modus VR, developers of the world’s first virtual reality design software solution for residential systems integrators and installers, announced a series of upgrades to its platform. The introduction follows the company’s successful formal debut at CEDIA 2018. Leveraging the latest in VR technology, Modus VR lets clients experience their theater and media rooms before construction ever begins. The updated solution now includes the ability create non-rectangular rooms using the 2D Floor Plan Editor.
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