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CES 2016: B&O Targets Wireless Multiroom, Adds Google Cast
Luxury A/V brand Bang & Olufsen stepped up its activities in wireless multiroom audio with the launch of a soundbar-like speaker and the addition...
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CES 2016: iLuv Launches Aud Air Dual Speaker
iLuv is launching Aud Air at CES 2016, a dual wireless (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) speaker that allows users to stream audio from a smartphone,...
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SVS Primes Multipurpose Speaker For CES Launch
Speaker maker SVS is going to CES with a compact speaker that can be used in almost any application in a home theater, including...
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This Is Beats’ New Pill+ Speaker
Beats unveiled its first Bluetooth speaker since being acquired by Apple. The $229 Beats Pill+ features include on-device controls, a 12-hour battery life, fuel...
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Bowers & Wilkins’ Zeppelin Wireless Drops Dock, Adds Bluetooth
Bowers & Wilkins has updated its zeppelin -shaped Wi-Fi/AirPlay speaker in a big way. The $699 Zeppelin Wireless keeps Wi-Fi and Apple AirPlay, but...
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Yamaha Brings MusicCast To YSP-1600 Soundbar, SRT-5000 TV-Speaker Base
Yamaha rolled outs its MusicCast wireless multiroom-audio technology for the first time to a soundbar and a TV-speaker base. The company is on track...
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Samsung Audio Looking Radiant With New Wi-Fi Speakers
Samsung’s expanded selection of wireless-multiroom Radiant 360 speakers will begin appearing in stores mid-month, all dispersing sound in a 360-degree pattern so consumers hear...
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How Bose Is Changing Its SoundTouch Wireless Multiroom-Audio Systems
Bose is bringing Bluetooth to its SoundTouch Wi-Fi-equipped multiroom-audio speakers, soundbars and home-theater systems for the first time to rebroadcast a Bluetooth stream over...
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How Sonos Plans To Upgrade Its Wireless-Multiroom System
Sonos is raising the performance and price of its top-end wireless-multiroom speaker and bringing room-acoustics correction to its platform for the first time. The...
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NEAR Will Launch Its 1st Bundled Outdoor Speakers At CEDIA Expo 2015
Outdoor speaker manufacturer NEAR, a division of Bogen Communications, will go to next month’s CEDIA Expo to launch its first two bundled outdoor-speaker systems,...
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Polk Expands Wireless-Multiroom Omni Series
Polk Audio is expanding its selection of wireless-multiroom audio products in its Omni series, which incorporates DTS’s Wi-Fi-based Play-Fi multiroom technology. The latest model...
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Portable Bluetooth Speakers From Polk, Scosche, Logitech Get Tougher, Louder
The latest crop of portable Bluetooth speakers is getting louder and tougher, and more of them pair with a second speaker to operate as...
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Bowers & Wilkins Overhauls Flagship Diamond Speaker Series
Bowers & Wilkins overhauled its flagship in-room Diamond series speakers with what it called “technological, engineering and acoustic innovations” that reduce distortion “dramatically.” The...
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Samsung Going In 360 Wireless-Audio Directions
Samsung will go to Berlin’s IFA show early next month to expand its selection of wireless-multiroom audio speakers with 360-degree sound dispersion. The omnidirectional...
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LG Is Beefing Up Its SoundPop, P5 & P7 Bluetooth Speakers
LG is upgrading its latest three portable Bluetooth speakers and launching its first two-speaker Blu-ray-equipped HTiB. Three new Bluetooth speakers include the $99 P5,...
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Pioneer Adds Low-Priced Dolby Atmos Speakers
Pioneer Home Entertainment expanded its selection of Dolby Atmos speakers with the launch of two low-priced models. The Pioneer-series models are a $199/pair Atmos...
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LG Brings Curves To Soundbar
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. – Curves are coming to an LG soundbar for the first time with the October availability of a $699 model available...
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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...