Audio Briefs
By Joseph Palenchar -- TWICE, 5/6/2003
SpeakerCraft's Starlets
Riverside, Calif. - SpeakerCraft's Starlets will shine in June, when the company ships three tall, narrow in-wall Starlet speakers for home theater and critical music-listening applications.
The trio ranges in price from $3,500-$7,000/pair with own aluminum back boxes. The company's most expensive speakers were $2,500/pair.
They feature ribbon tweeters and multiple 5.25-inch woofers. The smallest model looks good next to an on-wall plasma TV, the company said.
Other new speakers, available in the past few weeks, include a new line of round and rectangular architectural speakers with 8-inch woofers. The round models are priced at a suggested $350-$850/pair, and the rectangular models' suggested retails are $699-$2,500/pair. The three-way rectangular models feature rotating tweeter/midrange assembly for horizontal or vertical installation. The tweeter also pivots. The two-way round models feature pivoting tweeter.
Integra's New Client
Upper Saddle River, N.J. - Integra has expanded its Net-Tune networked-audio selection with the shipment of its first Net-Tune preamp/processor, the $2,000-suggested DTC 9.4.
The 9.4 comes with Dolby Digital EX and DTS ES decoding and Chad touchscreen remote.
Like two NetTune-equipped receivers, the 9.4 connects via Ethernet to a central Net-Tune HDD 12-zone music server that stores music in MP3, WMA, and uncompressed PCM formats. The 9.4 and the receivers also connect via Ethernet to broadband modems to access MP3- and WMA-based noninteractive Internet radio stations.
A dedicated client incorporates an AM/FM tuner, amplifier, and built-in reception of MP3 and WMA-based Internet radio stations via a broadband connection.
Also new: a $3,000-suggested DTA 9.4 seven-channel digital amplifer rated at 7x120 watts simultaneously into 8 ohms.
Eclipse Offers Cost Control
Laguna Beach, Calif. - Marketing services company Eclipse Marketing has developed a graphic-design service for suppliers that want to control design costs.
Eclipse analyzes the supplier's monthly design needs and establishes a fixed monthly retainer for an unlimited amount of graphic work. The Unlimited Graphic Retainer Program effectively gives suppliers a staff artist at a lower cost, the company said.
Eclipse is at (949) 363-5340, or eclipsemarketing@cox.net.
RBH Extends Line Down
Layton, Utah - RBH Sound is shipping the Architectural Cinema freestanding home theater speakers, the company's most affordable series. The freestanding speakers consist of a tower at $699/pair, a center channel at $259, a surround at $299/pair, and a powered sub at $499.They are acoustically matched to the company's A series in-wall and in-ceiling speaker series.
Rotel Launches Duo
North Reading, Mass. - Rotel launched a new flagship preamp/processor and a new DVD-audio/Video player, both shipping at a suggested $2,999 and $799, respectively. The RSP-1098 processor features Dolby Digital EX/DTS ES 6.1-channel decoding and a color LCD display for menu selection and video-source display. Processor features include HD-capable component-vide inputs and 7.1-channel surround mode. Both products come with custom-install features such as RS-232 ports, IR inputs, and 12-volt triggers.
Bose Launches Two
Framingham, Mass - Bose launched two new custom-install products: an in- and on-ground outdoor speaker and an indoor speaker. The 191 indoor speaker delivers Bose's Stereo Everywhere soundfield, comes with ported enclosure, and is packaged with rectangular and circular grilles. The 191 is available at $398/pair and is designed to appeal to custom installers as well as do-it-yourselfers. The Bose 51 outdoor speakers, due in the spring at $449/pair, disperse sound over 360 degrees to allow for flexible placement while delivering a stereo image.
No related content found.
VIEW ALL GALLERIES