All items tagged with home theater (390)
WiiM Expands Lineup with WiiM Amp Ultra Smart Amplifier
May 15, 2025 by Joao Martins

WiiM Expands Lineup with WiiM Amp Ultra Smart Amplifier

WiiM introduced its most powerful and refined streaming amplifier to date: the WiiM Amp Ultra. Housed in an aluminum chassis and featuring a vibrant 3.5” glass-covered touchscreen, the WiiM Amp Ultra delivers 100W per channel at 8 ohms, with ultra-low distortion. The WiiM Amp Ultra builds on the streaming power of the existing Amp Pro model, and combines it with the premium display experience introduced in the WiiM Ultra streamer, adding more output options for home theater applications.
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CEDIA Expo 2025 Returns to Denver, September 4-6
April 25, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

CEDIA Expo 2025 Returns to Denver, September 4-6

CEDIA Expo, the residential technology integration trade show, takes place September 4-6, 2024, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO. CEDIA Expo is the platform where residential technology integration, designers, and construction professionals connect, learn, and engage. Once again, CEDIA Expo will be expanded with the Commercial Integrator Expo. Over four days, attendees will have the opportunity to network and explore innovative products, technologies, and solutions.
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Focal Announces Utopia Cinema Range at ISE 2025
February 6, 2025 by Alfred Moody

Focal Announces Utopia Cinema Range at ISE 2025

Following the launch of its Utopia Main studio monitors, French manufacturer Focal transitioned to Integrated Systems Europe 2025 to introduce Utopia Cinema, a range designed for private cinema rooms of up to 2153 sq ft (200m²). Focal Utopia Cinema includes the Cinema LCR 3-way loudspeaker and the Cinema SUB subwoofer. According to Focal, these new Utopia products are the result of a meticulous and extensive development phase, in an effort to deliver an unprecedented level of performance and to create a complete modular solution for custom systems.
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Fasetto to Promote Sound Over Power Lines Audio Solutions at CES 2025
December 18, 2024 by Joao Martins

Fasetto to Promote Sound Over Power Lines Audio Solutions at CES 2025

Fasetto, the latest company to bet on signal distribution over power lines, will exhibit its expanded Audio Cu solutions at CES 2025. Fasetto says it has overcome all obstacles of moving data cleanly over the power lines in all environments, a feat that took many years to achieve. Fasetto is currently offering Audio Cu adapters for home audio, but also for DJ controllers, and an SoC for embedded systems, which can be licensed for integration in TVs and professional audio systems.
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Onkyo Announces Logo Refresh to Signal Rebirth of an Iconic Brand
December 17, 2024 by Joao Martins

Onkyo Announces Logo Refresh to Signal Rebirth of an Iconic Brand

Onkyo, the audio manufacturer from Japan, wants to reboot and refresh its public image and unveiled a new refreshed logo that is intended to reflect also a new vision for its future. Independently of its corporate structure, the company is committed to reinforce its brand and raising the bar in home entertainment technology. And for that, Onkyo clearly needs to refresh its image to better reflect its innovative solutions and strategy for 2025 and beyond.
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AudioControl Announces GaN-based Bijou Series Amplifiers with Integrated eARC
December 16, 2024 by Joao Martins

AudioControl Announces GaN-based Bijou Series Amplifiers with Integrated eARC

Ahead of the ISE 2025 show in Barcelona, AudioControl unveiled three new amplifier models bearing the Bijou Series name that originally helped the brand achieve global recognition in the residential market. The new Bijou Series offers a range of three high-performance GaN-based amplifiers for system installation professionals that combine improved audio quality with HDMI eARC and Dante connectivity from a discreet, space-saving but robust 1U footprint.
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Simulation Techniques: Double Bass Arrays
November 21, 2024 by René Christensen

Simulation Techniques: Double Bass Arrays

Although the sound field in a room at low frequencies is one of the most discussed topics, approaches to dealing with room modes are typically treated as an optimization problem, and not correctly defined. This article explores a different strategy: the so-called Double Bass Array layout, using several subwoofers placed in a pattern, on the front and rear walls. Using advanced simulation techniques in order to understand what truly happens in the resulting room mode behavior, sound pressure levels, and resonances, this article builds upon existing research (Geddes, Welti, Devantier, et al.)
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McIntosh Launches PS1K Advanced Powered Subwoofer
October 24, 2024 by Alfred Moody

McIntosh Launches PS1K Advanced Powered Subwoofer

McIntosh Laboratory announced the PS1K Powered Subwoofer, crafted to redefine high-end home audio with unmatched bass precision and power. Engineered for music and home theater enthusiasts alike, the PS1K subwoofer enhances any system using two 13” woofers featuring powerful magnets and featuring McIntosh’s proprietary Low Distortion High Performance (LD/HP) magnetic circuit design, which reduces distortion and improves power handling. The PS1K’s dual woofers are driven by two 500-watt Class-D amplifiers.
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SVS Launches Flagship 17-Ultra R|Evolution Subwoofers with Digital Control
October 7, 2024 by Alfred Moody

SVS Launches Flagship 17-Ultra R|Evolution Subwoofers with Digital Control

SVS, a name that everyone immediately identifies with powerful subwoofers, launched its new flagship 17-Ultra R|Evolution subwoofer series. Previewed at CEDIA 2024 in Denver, the two new 17-Ultra subwoofer designs represent a ground-up design approach for the Ohio-based audio brand, including a custom 17" high-excursion woofer with dual voice coil windings, a digital processing stage, and full room correction optimization through a smartphone app.
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Fasetto AUDIO Cu Sound Over Powerline Solution Receives Dolby Atmos Product Certification
October 4, 2024 by Joao Martins

Fasetto AUDIO Cu Sound Over Powerline Solution Receives Dolby Atmos Product Certification

AUDIO Cu is a patented home audio solution that delivers audio data over power lines, eliminating the need to run speaker wires from an AVR to speakers or subwoofers. Fasetto developed a series of AUDIO Cu transmitters and receivers that are particularly useful for Dolby Digital and Dolby Atmos home cinema applications, with speakers positioned in the rear, on the walls and ceiling.
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