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V-Moda Launches Remix, Its 1st Bluetooth Speaker
V-Moda took the wraps off its first Bluetooth speaker, a model that also serves as a headphones amplifier. Measuring 8 inches long, the speaker...
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Amazon Adds Bluetooth Speaker Pairing To Echo
Amazon made no formal announcement, but after two years on the market the Amazon Echo can now stream audio to external Bluetooth speakers. Amazon...
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Sony Prices STR-DN1080 AVR, HT-ST5000 Flagship Soundbar, HT-MT300 Compact Soundbar
Sony Electronics revealed pricing for a trio of its newest audio devices, first previewed at CES in January. The lineup includes the STR-DN1080 audio/video...
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1st Look: Sonos Bucking Industry Trend With Under-TV Speaker
Industrywide sales of under-TV speaker bases are down, but wireless-multiroom-audio supplier Sonos expects its first under-TV speaker to succeed where others have failed. The...
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Sonos Embracing Alexa To Stay Ahead
Sees consumer interest shifting from Bluetooth to Wi-Fi Sonos was alone in the market when it launched the industry’s first Wi-Fi multiroom-audio speakers in...
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Audio Hardware Is Outpacing The Industry
Growth is being primarily driven by headphones and home audio Audio hardware had a “record-breaking” 2016 and continues to outpace the overall CE industry,...
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Tivoli Debuts Wi-Fi Model One Digital Tabletop Radio
Tivoli Audio has introduced a tabletop radio for the digital age. The Model One Digital features the same design as the company’s Model One...
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Sonos Stresses Size, Design & Simplicity For Playbase, Its 1st Under-TV Speaker
Industrywide sales of under-TV speaker bases are down, but wireless-multiroom-audio supplier Sonos expects its first under-TV speaker to succeed where others have failed. The...
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Grace Digital Calls Mondo+ 1st Internet Radio With Chromecast
Grace Digital has unveiled what it’s calling the first Internet radio with built-in Chromecast. The Mondo+ lets users stream audio from over 100 apps...
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Sound United Announces Acquisition of D+M Group
Sound United, the parent of the Polk Audio, Definitive Technology and Polk Boom brands, has officially acquired the D+M Group, owner of the Denon,...
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Yamaha Adding Amazon Alexa Voice Control To MusicCast Multiroom Audio Ecosystem
Yamaha is bringing Amazon’s Alexa voice control to its MusicCast wireless multiroom audio products beginning this fall with more than 40 A/V products. The...
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Report: Intelligent Home Speakers Will Challenge The Smartphone In Homes
Intelligent home speaker shipments reached 5.9 million units globally in 2016, according to research by Strategy Analytics, and will grow tenfold by 2022, driven...
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Sonos Embracing Alexa To Stay Ahead Of The Market
Sonos was alone in the market when it launched the industry’s first Wi-Fi multiroom-audio speakers in 2005, but it’s not alone anymore. The number...
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Audio Hardware Has Record-Breaking Year: Futuresource
Audio hardware had a “record-breaking” 2016 and continues to outpace the overall CE industry, according to market research firm Futuresource Consulting. Global Q4 sales...
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QFX Starts Shipping $399 SBX-51021 Home Entertainment System
QFX has relaunched its SBX-51021 pro DJ speaker and home entertainment system. The system was delayed due to numerous feature upgrades added after its...
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Where Is Whole-Home Audio Headed?
The rapid rise of the connected smart home is turning up the dial on the whole-home audio market. Driven by the popularity of streaming...
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Hi-Res Audio Streaming Gets A Boost From Universal Music Group
2017 may end up being the year that high-res audio streaming goes mainstream. Music technology company MQA and Universal Music Group (UMG) announced today...
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Sony Making Noise With Audio Components
Sony revealed pricing and ship dates for its expanded series of Extra Bass Bluetooth speakers but the company hasn’t yet disclosed the pricing and...
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Sonos Wants Everyone To Stop Staring At Their Phones
New ads, debuting at Grammy Awards, encourage reconnecting via shared music Sonos launched its 2017 ad campaign during the 2017 Grammy Awards ceremony with...
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Sony Making Some Audio Noise With Extra Bass Speakers
Sony revealed pricing and ship dates for its expanded series of Extra Bass Bluetooth speakers shown at CES, but the company hasn’t yet disclosed...
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TWICE Picks Award Winner: Rogers High Fidelity 65V-1 Amplifier
The Model 65V-1 is a Class A-designed all tube driven stereo amplifier that is designed to use of a pair of EL-34 or KT-88...
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TWICE Picks Award Winner: Pioneer Elite FS-EB70 Network Sound Bar System
The ultra-slim sound bar provides a 3.1.2 channel immersive audio experience without having to place speakers above or behind you thanks to Dolby Atmos...
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TWICE Picks Award Winner: iHome iZBT10 Bedside Sleep Therapy Speaker
The iZBT10 features environmental, tonal and white-noise sound programs and specially designed LUX light therapy programs. Additionally, the iZBT10 includes Bluetooth connectivity, FM radio,...
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TWICE Picks Award Winner: Altec Lansing Smart Home Bluetooth Speaker
This indoor speaker is part of Altec Lansing’s new Smart Home line, at $299, with Wi-Fi capabilities for wireless stereo unlimited pairing and multi-room...
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TWICE Picks Award Winner: JAM Audio JAM Voice
JAM Voice is among the first non-Amazon speakers in the marketplace to utilize Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service technology and retails for $69.99. The speaker...
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TWICE Picks Award Winner: ION Audio Keystone
The Keystone has a long-excursion 4-inch woofer in an acoustic suspension enclosure and a wide-dispersion 1-inch soft dome tweeter. Together, they combine for smooth,...
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TWICE Picks Award Winner: Altec Lansing LifeJacket XL
Altec Lansing’s new LifeJacket XL ($199 suggested retail) is the latest addition to its everything-proof LifeJacket line of Bluetooth speakers, with the ultra-rugged look...
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TWICE Picks Award Winner: RIVA Audio WAND Series
RIVA’s WAND series is designed as a simple, customizable multi-space audio system that can deliver high-quality sound to every room or outdoor location from...
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New Naxa NHS-5002 Soundbar Speaks Alexa
Naxa Electronics has debuted a voice-powered soundbar incorporating Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant. The NHS-5002, a 42-inch TV soundbar, uses Amazon Alexa to play music...
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8.2 Million Amazon Customers Have Purchased An Echo
Even without a formal presence at CES 2017 Amazon Echo was arguably the belle of the ball, and with good reason: In its two-plus short...
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Samsung Reveals CES 2017 A/V Lineup
Samsung Electronics has revealed some of the new A/V products that will debut at CES next week. The line includes the new H7 Wireless...
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They All Float: LG Bringing PJ9 Levitating Speaker To CES 2017
LG Electronics announced it will introduce a levitating portable speaker at CES 2017 next week. The PJ9 wireless speaker can hover over its included...
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Global Home Audio Market Nears $11B At Wholesale: Futuresource
Demand for soundbars, streaming services and wireless speakers (particularly the kind you can talk to), helped the home audio category outpace the broader CE...
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James Loudspeaker Debuts Omni Speaker & Sub Package
James Loudspeaker announced new audio solutions on Tuesday, all of which it plans to display at CES 2017 in January. Both the Omni48AT landscape...
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Kicker To Tackle Premium ‘Flyover’ Market With Bluetooth Speakers, Earphones
In the premium Bluetooth speaker and earphone market, there’s Bose, which targets the professional and affluent (or professional and affluent wannabe), and there’s Beats,...
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Mass Fidelity Debuts Rugged Wireless Speaker
Canadian audio technology company Mass Fidelity today introduced the RaD, a portable wireless Bluetooth speaker featuring the company’s radial dispersion technology. The RaD follows...
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Razer Acquires THX
Gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer has acquired THX, the two companies announced today, and the industry can expect to see joint products from them in...
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QFX Offers A New Party Speaker
QFX has debuted what is essentially a party-in-a-box as part of its Pro Audio speaker line. The SBX-412216 is an all-in-one professional sound system...
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SVS’s New Reference Subs Are Its Most Powerful
SVS has unleashed its largest and nost powerful subwoofer line ever, the 16-Ultra Series. The new sealed box SB16-Ultra and ported box PB16-Ultra subwoofers...
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If Your Speaker Supports Play-Fi, It Will Soon Also Support Alexa
Amazon’s Alexa may have received its biggest boost into audio yet. DTS announced all Play-Fi-capable audio systems, regardless of brand, will be controllable by...
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Porsche & KEF Team For Portable Audio
Porsche Design is furthering its foray into the audio category by collaborating with KEF on three new audio products, including its first Bluetooth speaker...
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Jam Audio Adds 1st Wi-Fi Speaker With Alexa
Count in Jam Audio as the latest company to incorporate Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant. The Jam Voice is the company’s first voice-operated smart speaker...