All items tagged with wireless speakers (192)

Bowers & Wilkins Launches Music App for Its Formation-Enabled Products

February 12, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Bowers & Wilkins Launches Music App for Its Formation-Enabled Products

Bowers & Wilkins announced an exciting new development to its Formation wireless audio technology platform. Available now, the new Bowers & Wilkins Music App significantly increases the number of music-streaming services accessible to owners of Formation-enabled Bowers & Wilkins products. Available to both Android and iOS users, the App will initially offer support for Qobuz, TIDAL, TuneIn, Dash Radio, NTS Radio and SoundCloud, with more to be added in the coming months.

Sony Goes Spatial With New SRS-RA5000 and SRS-RA3000 Wireless Home Speakers

January 13, 2021 by Joao Martins

Sony Goes Spatial With New SRS-RA5000 and SRS-RA3000 Wireless Home Speakers

"Change the Way You Listen to Music" is Sony's pitch for CES 2021, reinforcing the company's past research efforts in spatial audio and specifically its 360 Reality Audio and Immersive Audio Enhancement technologies. The concept was so far implemented in binaural mode with headphones, but Sony demonstrated some concepts with speakers able to generate "ambient room-filling sound" since CES 2019. With users spending more time at home, Sony decided it was time to launch the new 360 Reality Audio wireless speakers, model SRS-RA5000 and SRS-RA3000.

Practical Test & Measurement: Mastering Wireless Multi-Tone Testing

December 29, 2020 by Andrew Taylor

Practical Test & Measurement: Mastering Wireless Multi-Tone Testing

This article explains the issues resulting from measuring a wireless audio connection and how wireless multi-tone testing can help us to overcome those obstacles. The article is particularly focused on the needs of manufacturers and designers of modern wireless audio devices and offers valuable insights on multi-tone testing, a technique that has been around for many years, and which Klippel perfected in its own multi-tone measurement module (MTON). This article was originally published in audioXpress, December 2020.

SoundSend WiSA Wireless Multichannel Transmitter Now Available for WiSA Partners, Distributors and Retailers

December 2, 2020 by Joao Martins

SoundSend WiSA Wireless Multichannel Transmitter Now Available for WiSA Partners, Distributors and Retailers

Consumer electronics consortium Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA), announced that SoundSend, the Association's first branded product, is now available at $179 US MSRP. This means that consumer electronic brands can now offer wireless multichannel surround sound 5.1 systems hard bundled with SoundSend or co-promote with premium audio speakers or TVs. The new "hockey puck" device is truly a strategic product. It's a big deal for the promotion of the technology and for making WiSA truly mainstream.

Naim Introduces a World of High-Quality Radio for All Naim Streaming Systems

November 17, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Naim Introduces a World of High-Quality Radio for All Naim Streaming Systems

Naim Audio, the British specialist with almost 50 years of hi-fi expertise, announced new and higher-quality streaming radio options for users of its streaming speakers, systems and separates – all freely available. Dedicated Naim Jazz HD and Naim Classical HD stations will join a revamped Naim Radio HD stream; all three available in up to CD quality. These will join a dedicated HD Radio category to browse and enjoy from the Naim App.

Enclave Audio CineHome Are First Roku TV Ready Certified Wireless 5.1 Surround Sound Systems

October 28, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Enclave Audio CineHome Are First Roku TV Ready Certified Wireless 5.1 Surround Sound Systems

Both CineHome systems from Enclave Audio - the CineHome II and the THX Certified CineHome PRO - are now the first Roku TV Ready certified wireless 5.1 channel surround solutions. Available now in the U.S. market, these speaker systems from Enclave Audio will promote an easier way for consumers to enjoy surround sound with all the convenience of wireless, simple installation, and robust, high resolution, low latency audio delivered by the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) technology.

Sound United Finalizes Acquisition of Bowers and Wilkins

October 12, 2020 by Joao Martins

Sound United Finalizes Acquisition of Bowers and Wilkins

Sound United, the parent company to Denon, Polk Audio, Marantz, Definitive Technology, Classé, and Boston Acoustics, announced that it has finalized the acquisition of Bowers & Wilkins, the famous British brand and manufacturer of luxury home audio speakers, headphones, custom installation products, wireless speakers, and branded audio systems in the automotive and television markets. Following an intricate corporate dispute within former owner EVA Automation, the company initiated negotiations with Sound United in May 2020, with Geoff Edwards leading the operations as CEO.

NXP Unveils New IW62X Family of 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth Devices for Advanced Audio Applications and Connected Designs

October 9, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

NXP Unveils New IW62X Family of 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth Devices for Advanced Audio Applications and Connected Designs

NXP Semiconductors announced its latest family of 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) Dual Band + Bluetooth/BLE-Audio devices, designed to drive a new phase of connectivity innovation for all sorts of advanced audio, gaming and connected devices. Enabling the world’s first Wi-Fi 6 enabled gaming console (the new PlayStation 5), NXP’s optimized IW62X family of products will provide increased capacity, efficiency and performance for next-generation connectivity solutions including wireless speakers and all sorts of smart devices.

Lenbrook Americas Launches DALI OBERON C Series Active Wireless Hi-Fi

October 8, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Lenbrook Americas Launches DALI OBERON C Series Active Wireless Hi-Fi

Hi-fidelity made easy and affordable. That's the pitch for DALI's Oberon C wireless active speakers, complemented with the Sound Hub Compact audio preamplifier, providing simplicity of installation and operation with the best possible sound quality. Lenbrook Americas now launched the DALI OBERON C Series, bringing wireless active Hi-Fi within the reach of many more music enthusiasts.

Bluetooth SIG to Begin Qualifying Products Using LC3 Codec

September 24, 2020 by Joao Martins

Bluetooth SIG to Begin Qualifying Products Using LC3 Codec

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced it will start qualifying products using the LC3 Low Complexity Communication Codec, part of the new LE Audio Specification announced at CES 2020, back in January. Even though the organization doesn't expect the rest of the specifications that define all the use cases for LE Audio to be released before mid-year 2021, manufacturers are officially encouraged to start implementing the new Fraunhofer/Ericsson codec.

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