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Yamaha: It’s All About The Base
Buena Park, Calif. – Yamaha is expanding its presence in the under-TV speaker-base business with the launch of a $349-suggested SRT-700 to complement the...
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Klipsch Goes Atmos
Indianapolis, Ind. – Klipsch launched its first two Dolby Atmos-enabled speakers, which add height channels to a surround system that incorporates Atmos object-based surround...
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Bowers & Wilkins Expands Custom Speaker Selection
North Reading, Mass. – Bowers & Wilkins expanded its assortment of architectural speakers with the launch of three new models, all designed for home...
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GoldenEar Readies Invisa Architectural Speaker
Baltimore – GoldenEar plans July 15 shipments of the first single-point stereo speaker in its Invisa series of architectural speakers. The $449-each Invisa 652...
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Amazon’s Echo Carries Far And Wide
Seattle — Amazon.com has released its Echo smart wireless speaker into general distribution through its website. The voice-controlled device was in development since 2011 and entered...
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New Retail Seller Emotiva Starts Shipping Portable Speakers
Franklin, Tenn. — Emotiva Audio, which just recently began selling its affordable audiophile products through retail, has begun shipping the Airmotiv 3b portable speakers....
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More Dolby Atmos-Enabled Speakers Arrive
Portland, Ore. — More Dolby Atmos-enabled speakers are coming to dealers’ stores. Triad Speakers expanded its selection of Dolby Atmos-enabled left-right speakers with the...
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Devialet’s Multiroom Audiophile Speakers On Way
Paris – Audiophile supplier Devialet is bringing its spherical multiroom Wi-Fi speakers to the U.S., planning preorders through its web site on June 18...
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Bose Upgrades Bluetooth Speaker
Framingham, Mass – Bose plans June 21 availability of its SoundLink Mini Bluetooth II speaker, adding more power and new features compared to its...
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Sony Upgrades Bluetooth Speakers For High-Res Audio
San Diego – Three new portable Bluetooth speakers from Sony include the company’s first two with proprietary LDAC technology to stream “near high-resolution audio”...
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Naim Broadens Brand Exposure Through Tabletop Speaker
New York – High-performance component-audio supplier Naim Audio is using its first tabletop wireless multiroom-audio speaker to expand its dealer base to include stores...
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Yamaha Sheds An Inch With Slim Soundbar
Buena Park, Calif. – A new active soundbar launched by Yamaha is the company’s slimmest soundbar to date with a height of only 2...
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Elac Returns To U.S. With Affordable Speakers
Cypress, Calif. – German audio maker Elac is returning to the U.S. market with a series of speakers and subwoofers developed by noted speaker...
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Soundcast Gets New Owner
San Diego, Calif. – Private-equity firm Hancock Park Associates purchased Soundcast, the maker of wireless outdoor speakers, and appointed The OAC Group to manage...
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Yamaha: All About That Bass
Buena Park – Yamaha plans June availability of its most expensive active subwoofer to date. The 1,000-watt ,12-inch, $2,499 NS-SW1000 joins a sub selection...
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Meridian Expands Custom DSP Speaker Selection
New York – Meridian expanded its selection of active custom-installed DSP speakers to three SKUs with the shipment of the compact $2,500-each DSP320. The...
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AllPlay Multiroom Audio Gets Multiple Upgrades
San Diego – Qualcomm upgraded its AllPlay wireless multiroom-audio technology to add multiple new features, including the ability for AllPlay speakers to retransmit Bluetooth-connected...
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Element Expands Into Soundbars
Winnsboro, S.C. –Element Electronics, the supplier of value-priced TVs, is entering the soundbar market, launching its first model through 200 Meijer stores across the Midwest...
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Paradigm Revamps Custom Speaker Lines
Toronto, Canada – Paradigm revamped its entire custom-install speaker selection, launching three new lines to expand the number of bezel-less models and deliver improved...
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Denon Expands Heos Wireless-Multiroom Lineup
Mahwah, N.J. – Denon is expanding its line of wireless multizone-audio speakers down in price to a suggested $199 with the June launch of...
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Sonus Faber Casts Wider Net
New York — High-end speaker supplier Sonus Faber plans to expand its customer base through a three-SKU Chameleon series with interchangeable side panels and...
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Raumfeld Plans High-Res Wireless Multiroom Audio
New York — Berlin-based Raumfeld will bring its high-resolution wireless multiroom-audio speakers to the U.S. on Sept. 1 through its online store, Amazon and...
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LG’s Wi-Fi Multiroom-Audio Products Hit Shelves
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. – LG Electronics announced the pricing of its Music Flow Wi-Fi multiroom-audio speakers and soundbars and announced the addition of Google...
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Vizio Adds New Soundbars, Sound Stands For First Half
Irvine, Calif. — Vizio is launching five new soundbars SKUs and two under-TV speakers as part of its first-half audio introductions, which will be...
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PSB Subwoofer Goes Any Which Way
Pickering, Ontario — PSB developed its first subwoofer that can be placed horizontally under furniture and in media cabinets, vertically on the floor, or...
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Denon Readies New Wireless Multizone-Audio Options
Mahwah, N.J. — Denon plans to expand its selection of Heos Wi-Fi multizone-audio products with the summertime availability of a Heos-equipped soundbar and the...
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Origin Acoustics Readies In-Room Subwoofers
Riverside, Calif. — Origin Acoustics, which unveiled its first products at the 2014 CEDIA Expo, is rolling out its first in-room subwoofers to complement...
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Triad Speakers Redesigns Subs
Portland, Ore. — Triad Speakers redesigned its InRoom OmniSub series of three powered subwoofers to improve cosmetics and performance while maintaining current price points....
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Polk, Definitive Add To Custom Speaker Lines
New York — Polk Audio and Definitive Technology have each launched new series of in-wall and in-ceiling vanishing speakers for the custom-installation channel. Definitive...
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Cambridge Audio Readies First TV Speaker Bases
London – British audio maker Cambridge Audio is bringing its first two under-TV speaker bases to the U.S., both with stereo AptX Bluetooth. The...
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QFX Expands Bluetooth PA Speaker Selection
Vernon, Calif. — QFX is expanding its selection of floorstanding Bluetooth PA speakers with the February release of the Bass Thumper series consisting of...
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No Blues For Beale Street Audio
Memphis, Tenn. — Start-up Beale Street Audio, which markets custom-install speakers, has begun shipping its first two in-ceiling subwoofers as a follow up to...
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Retail Soundbar Sales Jump 31% to $1.5 Billion In ‘14
San Diego — Factory-level soundbar shipments in the U.S. grew 37 percent in 2014, with retail-level dollar volume rising 31 percent to $1.5 billion...
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B&O Play Expands Bluetooth Line
Arlington Heights, Ill. — Bang & Olufsen is expanding the Bluetooth speaker selection in its B&O Play line, adding a model at $599 to...
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BenQ Ships TreVolo Bluetooth Speaker
Costa Mesa, Calif. — BenQ America has begun shipping its TreVolo portable Bluetooth speaker with electrostatic speaker technology for a $299 suggested retail. The...
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QFX Adding To Tailgater Line
Vernon, Calif. – QFX plans early 2015 shipments of the latest in its series of Tailgater Bluetooth PA speakers. The $399-suggested PBX-711500BTL features built-in...
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Sonos Teams With Blue Note For Collector’s Edition
Santa Barbara, Calif. – Sonos plans to offer a limited-edition Play:1 wireless speaker honoring the 75-year-old Blue Note Records jazz label. The collector’s edition...
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Braven Bluetooth Speakers Stepping Up
Salt Lake City — Braven plans second-quarter availability of five new portable Bluetooth speakers that take the company’s selection up in price point to...
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Thiel Audio Sharpening Its Home Theater Focus
Las Vegas – High-end speaker supplier Thiel Audio is out to sharpen its home theater focus to change the perception that it is largely...
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Sony, LG, Denon Adopt Google Cast For Audio
Las Vegas – Sony, LG, and Denon will becomes the first suppliers to offer audio products incorporating Google Cast for Audio technology, which embeds...
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More WiSA Speakers Due For Stereo, Home-Theater Use
Las Vegas –Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) technology made gains at International CES, where Klipsch and Enclave Audio revealed plans to ship their first...
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Harman Adds To Multiple Home, Car Audio Lines
Las Vegas – Harman International brought a trove of new home audio and aftermarket car audio products to its dealer showcase at the Hard...