Audio Vendors Await Rebound In Components

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 7 2010 - 8:00am

Component audio struggled in 2009, weighed down by the worst recession in a generation and ongoing structural challenges, but suppliers expect a gradual turnaround in 2010 as the economy recovers.

 

Components Add Sources, Connections

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 6 2011 - 6:01am

LAS VEGAS – Audio components are connecting with consumers’ changed lifestyles, leveraging new audio sources such as Internet radio and iPods, and connecting to home-control systems.

Onkyo Debuts Two-Channel Components

By TWICE Staff On Apr 4 2011 - 4:01am

UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. – Onkyo is introducing a two-channel network stereo receiver and a CD player. The

TX-8050 network stereo receiver will connect a wide range of modern and vintage music sources, the company said.

Sharp Adds Wall-Mount Components

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 8 2004 - 8:00am

Wall-hanging and pedestal-mount components are the key elements in a trio of home theater-oriented audio components that Sharp plans to unveil at CES.

All three feature vertically oriented components, universal SACD/DVD-A/V playback, and proprietary 1-bit digital amplification. They will be available in early 2004 to A/V specialists that want to combine them with other brand-speaker systems, including wall-hanging speakers, to create their own plasma-friendly HTiB systems.

Home Theater Components Got It Going On

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 8 2004 - 8:00am

The sales performance of home theater audio components spiraled down last year, but their audio performance continues to hit new highs.

Audio Components Get Feature Upgrades

By Staff On Jan 8 2007 - 8:00am

Enhanced audio and video are the key drivers of new component-audio introductions here at International CES.

Here's a sample:

Anthem: The $4,699-suggested AVM50 preamp processor adds 1,080p up-scaling and video-format up-conversion to HDMI to its predecessor, the AVM30. It also had four HDMI inputs and Zone two component-video output.

Components Offer Some Audio Action

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 7 2008 - 8:00am

Dealers looking for some audio-component action will find new speakers and electronics from the following companies:

Atlantic Technology: The IWCB-727 closed-box in-wall speaker is the first speaker of any type to get THX Select2 certification, which is more stringent than the previous THX Select performance standard. The speaker retails for $1,125 each, plus $75 for a separate grille/frame assembly.

Rotel Networks Audio Components

By Joseph Palenchar On Sep 28 2009 - 6:00am

Rotel came to the CEDIA Expo with its first two audio components that stream Internet radio and network with home PCs.

Both new Rotel products also control media on a connected iPod or other USB Class 2 device.

The company joined several other audio companies unveiling their first networked components, including Sherwood and NAD.

Components: Surround Decoders Proliferate

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 8 2002 - 8:00am

Dolby Digital EX receivers and preamps will turn up for the first time at CES, where other suppliers will unveil their first THX Ultra2-certified electronics and their first products equipped with DTS 96/24. Here's what dealers will find:

Audio Suppliers Celebrate Gains In Components

By Joseph Palenchar On Dec 20 2004 - 8:00am

Component-audio suppliers will return to CES in January in a somewhat celebratory mood after the industry posts what is expected to be the first annual component-sales gain in almost a decade.

For the January-October 2004 period, factory-level component sales rose 38.1 percent to $1.05 billion, following eight consecutive years of decline, according to CEA statistics.