Industry Watch: December 2013

Primax Acquires 70% Share of Tymphany Primax Electronics, based in Taiwan and founded in 1984, will acquire a 70% share in Tymphany. Hong Kong, China-based Tymphany is an ODM and OEM speaker supplier for home, car, and pro audio brands. …

KRK Systems, now part of the Gibson Pro Audio division, claims it is the leader in the worldwide home studio market when it comes to powered monitors. KRK Systems is certainly one of the world’s most respected studio reference monitor …

JBL Professional introduced a new professional studio monitoring range at an affordable price. The 3 Series studio monitors leverage the new technology developed for JBL’s flagship M2 Master Reference Monitor, which was launched earlier this year. This is also the …

CEDIA 2013 Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) has announced the 2013 Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards finalists. Thirty-one product finalists were named in the Best New Product category and two product finalists were named in the …

TASCAM, the Pro Audio Division of TEAC America, has been supplying and revolutionizing the market with professional-grade products for decades. Its most recent contribution is the TH-2000 headphones. The TH-2000 headphones offer a powerful bass response, midranges that round out …

Dr. Amar Bose (1929-2013) Amar Gopal Bose (Amar Gopal Boshu) died recently at his home in Wayland, MA. He was born November 2, 1929, and became the chairman and founder of Bose Corp. (see Photo 1). An American electrical engineer …