All items tagged with VU meter (15)

RTW Unleashes the Full Potential of TouchControl 5 Meter and Monitor Control System

June 7, 2024 by Joao Martins

RTW Unleashes the Full Potential of TouchControl 5 Meter and Monitor Control System

RTW Audio, has more than 50 years of experience designing and producing advanced recording-studio equipment, leading in high quality audio metering and monitoring tools. The company announced a major initiative that promises to expand its market exponentially. With the launch of software version 1.1 for its TouchControl 5 system, RTW is abandoning its license-based model and selling the sophisticated studio audio meter and monitor controller with all the available features, for a single price.

June 7, 2024 by Joao Martins

ERA Music Announces Acquisition of Meters Music Audio Brand

A new musical instruments and musical accessories conglomerate called ERA Music Brands announced the acquisition of Meters Music — a brand affiliated with owners of Ashdown Engineering, marketed by the famous British bass and guitar amplifier company. ERA Music Brands, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, says it will expand Meters Music with lifestyle headphone and wireless audio products, capitalizing on the original aspect of the cool VU meters.

New Luxman L-509Z Flagship Integrated Amplifier

September 22, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

New Luxman L-509Z Flagship Integrated Amplifier

Luxman continues to prepare for 2025, the company’s centennial, with a new top-of-the-line integrated amplifier. In addition to the company's trademark sound quality, the L-509Z incorporates the Luxman Integrated Feedback Engine System (LIFES1.0) in both the power amp and preamp sections. It's also the first with the Luxman Electronically Controlled Ultimate Attenuator-EX (LECUA-EX) volume control. The L-509Z integrated amplifier is available at a suggested retail price of $12,495.

Drawmer Launches Highly Desirable 1977 Analog Channel Strip

July 3, 2023 by Joao Martins

Drawmer Launches Highly Desirable 1977 Analog Channel Strip

Drawmer announced a new analog channel strip unit, directly targeted at home and project studios looking to add vintage characteristics and analog warmth to their productions. Offering all the features required for a single, comprehensive channel strip, the Drawmer 1977 combines an ultra clean preamplifier and a three band parametric equalizer with the silkiness of the soft knee compressor, and 3 types of variable harmonic saturation.

NAD Electronics Launches Retro-Inspired C 3050 Stereophonic Amplifier

May 12, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

NAD Electronics Launches Retro-Inspired C 3050 Stereophonic Amplifier

Hifi components with wood panels are back! NAD Electronics is the latest audio manufacturer to embark on the retro trend with the C 3050 Stereophonic Amplifier. The classic seventies hifi component will be introduced at the 2023 High End show in Munich, Germany, where demonstration sessions of the C 3050 Stereophonic Amplifier will run in Room D108 in Atrium 3. Retro design elements include front-panel VU meters, push-button input controls, 1970s cursive branding, walnut-finished vinyl-clad cabinet, and a dark grey front panel.

Drawmer Announces 1972 Dual Mic Line and Instrument Preamplifier

September 7, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Drawmer Announces 1972 Dual Mic Line and Instrument Preamplifier

Drawmer introduced the 1972 Dual Mic, Line and Instrument Pre-Amplifier, developed for capturing and recording from a variety of sources and utilizing the multitude of microphones found in the studio, from budget to high-end dynamic and also ribbon mics. Uniquely it has added features that help out in difficult to record situations that are not found on other preamplifiers. A new classic for a wider market, from the British audio brand.

Vincent Audio Updates PowerLine Series With SV-228 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier

April 18, 2022 by Joao Martins

Vincent Audio Updates PowerLine Series With SV-228 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier

Vincent Audio is a designer and manufacturer of hi-fidelity stereo and multichannel components, headquartered in Germany with manufacturing in Asia, Germany or a combination of the two. This strategy allows the company to offer unique features and designs at affordable prices. Expanding Vincent Audio’s popular PowerLine series, the SV-228 is a new hybrid integrated amplifier that includes VU meters embedded in the front panel, a cool loudness switch, an integrated DAC and Bluetooth 5 input.

Avantone Pro Announces CLA-400 Old-School Studio Reference Amplifier

February 2, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Avantone Pro Announces CLA-400 Old-School Studio Reference Amplifier

Picking up where it left off with its CLA-200 Studio Reference Amplifier, a 200W RMS per channel Class A/B affair developed in close collaboration with GRAMMY Award-winning mix engineer Chris Lord-Alge, Avantone Pro now introduced its CLA-400 bigger brother — built the old-school way as a classically-designed Class A/B amplifier to bring about a dynamic, high-output, high-resolution, full-range system designed to be paired with large passive monitors demanding the highest amounts of power.

New Ashdown Meters Linx aptX Adaptive TWS Earbuds and Speakers

January 3, 2022 by Joao Martins

New Ashdown Meters Linx aptX Adaptive TWS Earbuds and Speakers

Easily claiming the coolest design among all products unveiled in advance for CES 2022, particularly in the crowded TWS earbuds product segment, the latest Ashdown Meters Linx by Ashdown Engineering expand to the desktop space with a clever Qualcomm-based implementation. Yes, the Ashdown Meters Linx are Qualcomm-powered true wireless earbuds which stand-out because of the cool VU meter on the charging case, but also because of the optional pair of miniature wireless speakers for desktop enjoyment.

Meters Headphones By Ashdown Engineering Now Available in The US

April 6, 2021 by Joao Martins

Meters Headphones By Ashdown Engineering Now Available in The US

The synergy between musical instrument brands and consumer electronics is able to generate extremely powerful lifestyle marketing strategies. The Meters range of headphones by Ashdown Engineering, combines the legacy of design and engineering of the bass amplifier brand in a unique range of consumer audio products, launched originally at CES 2017, in Las Vegas. Following the introduction of new updated models, the Meters headphone range is now being launched in the US market.

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