All items tagged with luxury audio (70)

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.

Mike Sumner Joins L-Acoustics Creations as Business Manager

August 18, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Mike Sumner Joins L-Acoustics Creations as Business Manager

L-Acoustics Creations, the division of the French pro audio manufacturer now dedicated to bringing professional sound systems and immersive sound spaces to residential, marine, and architectural environments, has appointed Mike Sumner to the position of Business Manager, based in L-Acoustics Americas headquarters in Westlake Village, California. The seasoned luxury audio veteran brings passion, knowledge, and connections to his new role.

KEF Delivers First Car Audio System With Uni-Q Drive Unit Array for New Lotus Emira

July 7, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

KEF Delivers First Car Audio System With Uni-Q Drive Unit Array for New Lotus Emira

Lotus and KEF have announced a partnership to bring high-end audio into the next generation of Lotus sports cars and premium electric lifestyle vehicles, commencing with the new Lotus Emira. To amplify the Emira driving experience, KEF is using its Uni-Q technology in a 10-channel sound system, with the engineering teams creating a novel flare that acoustically blends the speaker drive units into the car interior to ensure a truly spatial sound.

Automotive OEM Engineering and Business - An Opportunity for Audio Brands

June 25, 2021 by Roger Shively

Automotive OEM Engineering and Business - An Opportunity for Audio Brands

Branded Sound Signatures? Unique Brand Simulation Presets? All Part of Automotive OEM Engineering and Business. In this article, originally published in The Audio Voice newsletter, Roger Shively (Co-founder, JJR Acoustics) writes about automotive opportunities for branded audio and how, as audio system and vehicle acoustic simulation is on the rise, modeling and tuning of sound signatures also becomes a possibility.

Stenheim Unveils New Reference Ultime Two Speakers

May 18, 2021 by Joao Martins

Stenheim Unveils New Reference Ultime Two Speakers

Stenheim speakers are not for the faint of heart. Designed and built in the best tradition of extreme high-end Swiss audio brands, Stenheim aims to create only musical reference products for the ultimate music enthusiast. The company’s latest design brings the exceptional quality of the brand’s Reference Ultime speakers to smaller spaces and at lower price point of a mere $150,000 USD for the pair.

Bang & Olufsen Introduces Beosound Emerge Slim Home Speaker

April 16, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Bang & Olufsen Introduces Beosound Emerge Slim Home Speaker

Bang & Olufsen introduced a new home speaker, which the Danish company describes as “an interior object combined with the technical performance of a speaker, built for longevity”. The Beosound Emerge was designed by Benjamin Hubert of Design Agency LAYER and it surprises immediately for its slim silhouette, but even more for its powerful, full-range sound with Active Room Compensation, which makes it a suitable home speaker for any placement. It’s also one of B&O’s most affordable home designs.

Focal Introduces Clear Mg Open-Back Luxury Headphones

March 17, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Focal Introduces Clear Mg Open-Back Luxury Headphones

Always pushing further in technology and materials, Focal unveiled Clear Mg, a new reference headphone design for the French brand. In addition to the sophisticated finishes, the sound reproduction of these open-back headphones is even sharper than that of their Clear predecessor. The luxury of Focal products lies in their performance and the experience they offer, as well as in every detail that enhances the object to make it more than a set of headphones.

McIntosh Labs Delivers McIntosh Automotive Reference Systems to Jeep

March 11, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

McIntosh Labs Delivers McIntosh Automotive Reference Systems to Jeep

McIntosh Laboratory announced that its latest McIntosh Entertainment Systems — the MX1375 Reference Entertainment System, employing 23 specifically tuned speakers, and the MX950 Entertainment System, are going to hit the road in the upcoming 2022 Jeep Wagoneer and Jeep Grand Wagoneer. Both vehicles will be available in mid-2021. The two iconic American brands have been collaborating to develop an exclusive sound system combining imagination and expert engineering in equal parts.

McIntosh Announces MCD85 SACD/CD Player For Serious Music Lovers

February 18, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

McIntosh Announces MCD85 SACD/CD Player For Serious Music Lovers

McIntosh introduced the MCD85 SACD/CD Player. A perfect companion to McIntosh's similarly styled amplifiers and preamplifiers, the new MCD85 SACD/CD Player is the ultimate music source that any serious music enthusiasts will be proud to own. The MCD85 is designed as a companion piece to McIntosh's monoblock MC830 Solid State Amplifier and C8 Vacuum Tube Preamplifier, introduced in September 2020. But even on its own, this is a versatile player providing a myriad of format and connectivity options.

Focal Presents New Celestee Affordable Luxury Headphones

January 28, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Focal Presents New Celestee Affordable Luxury Headphones

Those who think $549 is too expensive for a pair of headphones, should think again. French high-end audio market specialist Focal has been present on the headphones market since 2012, gradually developing a successful collection. Following the launch of Stellia in 2019 (price starting at $3000), Focal now presents Celestee. Obviously targeting uncompromising audio quality, these new closed-back headphones take the 2018 Elegia design further, and feature a brand new blue finish, which Focal says showcases the brand’s "savoir-faire".

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