All items tagged with whole home audio (83)
Bluesound Introduces First High-Res Streaming Audio Soundbar with MQA Support
October 7, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Bluesound Introduces First High-Res Streaming Audio Soundbar with MQA Support

Bluesound introduced its new Pulse Soundbar at CEDIA 2016 and will be showcasing it at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2016 in Denver (7-9 October). This is the world’s first soundbar to support Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) high-resolution audio, joining Bluesound’s family of MQA-ready wireless Pulse speakers and Node players, enabling wireless hi-resolution music streaming to any room in the home.
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New Vizio SmartCast Multi-Room Speakers Designed for Whole-Home Audio
September 21, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

New Vizio SmartCast Multi-Room Speakers Designed for Whole-Home Audio

Vizio recently expanded its SmartCast speaker collection with new very affordable SmartCast Crave Pro and Crave 360 speakers, fully integrating Google Cast technology for simple WiFi whole home audio streaming. The company, recently acquired by Chinese electronics firm LeEco and already America’s #1 sound bar company, is now targeting the expanding multi-room wireless audio segment, benefiting from a full ecosystem of home theater products and SmartCast entertainment app.
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Bang & Olufsen Reimagines Wireless Speakers with BeoSound 1 & 2
September 19, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Bang & Olufsen Reimagines Wireless Speakers with BeoSound 1 & 2

Originally introduced at IFA 2016, the latest wireless speakers from the famous Danish brands also caused a positive impression at CEDIA 2016, even though the company had several other installation-specific announcements. With smart speakers and connectivity causing all the rage in Dallas this year, the new BeoSound 1 & 2 certainly surprised many by raising the bar on how flexible high-quality wireless speakers can actually be.
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Bose Introduces New Wireless Soundbar and Surround Sound Systems
September 14, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Bose Introduces New Wireless Soundbar and Surround Sound Systems

Bose announced three new wireless systems created just for the modern home: the SoundTouch 300 soundbar, crushing the limitations of single-speaker performance for music and movies, and two new luxury Lifestyle home entertainment systems, combining stunning surround sound with an equally improved design. The new systems combine WiFi, Bluetooth and advanced DSP and are premiering at CEDIA 2016 in Dallas, TX.
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Harman Kardon Omni+ Expands Wireless Hi-Res Audio for Whole Home Applications
September 7, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Harman Kardon Omni+ Expands Wireless Hi-Res Audio for Whole Home Applications

Among the many announcements from Harman International during IFA 2016, the new Harman Kardon Omni+ is certainly one of the most promising products. This next generation of Wi-Fi HD home audio systems from Harman, combines improved speakers with advanced streaming capabilities, from single speaker to multi-room and whole-home audio configurations. The highlight is the support for high-resolution wireless streaming using technology from Blackfire Research.
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DTS Play-Fi Wireless Audio Ecosystem Expands with Pioneer And Onkyo and Support for Wireless Surround
September 6, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

DTS Play-Fi Wireless Audio Ecosystem Expands with Pioneer And Onkyo and Support for Wireless Surround

Wireless audio technologies for whole-home and home theater applications are reaching a turning point with major industry players announcing key partnerships and key brand wins. Pioneer and Onkyo are the latest names to confirm an agreement to extend DTS Play-Fi technology across product lines worldwide. DTS also announced that its Play-Fi ecosystem will now support wireless surround functionality and integration with European music service Qobuz.
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RIVA Audio Introduces WAND Series Multi-Space Music System
September 1, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

RIVA Audio Introduces WAND Series Multi-Space Music System

Audio manufacturer RIVA, the lifestyle brand of Audio Design Experts, Inc. (ADX) is at the forefront of Bluetooth speaker development and electroacoustic design with its patented Trillium audio technology. As previewed earlier at CES 2016, RIVA has announced the launch of its WAND Series, entering the whole-home audio space with new designs, allowing more connectivity options, high-resolution audio and extended support for streaming audio services.
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Sonos Announces Expanded Partnerships for Connected Home Listening
September 1, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Sonos Announces Expanded Partnerships for Connected Home Listening

Founded in 2002, Sonos is now present in more than 60 countries, and already supports dozens of streaming music providers. Still, the company’s networked home sound systems have remained a closed-garden concerning software and remote control integration. Now, Sonos wants to change all that and announced new partnerships with Amazon for voice control, a new level of software integration with Spotify, and control integration with AV control manufacturers such as Crestron, Lutron, Savant, Control4, and iPort, among others.
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Sonos Endorses Lutron Residential Lighting Control System Integration
August 31, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Sonos Endorses Lutron Residential Lighting Control System Integration

Whole-home audio integration is getting smarter. Lighting management systems specialist Lutron announced a new level of integration with Sonos distributed music systems. Lutron’s new Pico Remote for Audio allows direct control of Sonos’ Home Sound System, which can now be incorporated into any Lutron Residential Lighting Control System. But wireless control is just the start. According to Lutron, “the balance of light and music creates harmony and has the power to transform and transport us.”
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New Low Cost WiFi Audio Streaming Module Solutions Featuring High Resolution Audio and “Easy MRA” Multiroom Audio from Libre Wireless
April 14, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

New Low Cost WiFi Audio Streaming Module Solutions Featuring High Resolution Audio and “Easy MRA” Multiroom Audio from Libre Wireless

Libre Wireless Technologies announced its next generation LS5B and LS6B WiFi based music streaming modules. Libre’s new turnkey LibreSync WiFi module solutions feature full 24bit 96kHz/192kHz high resolution audio together with Libre’s DDMS synchronized indoor/outdoor direct multinode streaming technology, enabling entry level/mainstream wireless speaker and audio products.
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