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Panasonic announces New Compact Sound Systems with integrated Chromecast

Panasonic HC200

Along with the new compact soundbars, Panasonic has also expanded its Microsystem HC Series with the SC-HC200, SC-HC300 and SC-HC2020 compact sound systems. Let’s start with the complete model. The third generation LincsD amplifier is capable of delivering a 40W power. The sound is diffused through two 8 cm full range speakers and two Twisted Acoustic Port which reinforce the …

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JBL Reinvents its Most Successful Loudspeakers with JBL L100 Classic

JBL L100 Classic

JBL at CES 2018 introduced the JBL L100 Classic speakers, a new edition of the JBL L100 that was released in 1970 and still the most sold and popular brand in USA. The style is retro and deliberately based on the original speakers. The distinctive element is the Quadrex foam grille, which will be available in Black, Orange, and Blue …

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Sennheiser HD 820 Closed-back Headphones With Gorilla Glass Transducer Cover at CES 2018

Sennheiser HD 820

Sennheiser at CES 2018 has unveiled the HD 820 headphones, audiophile headphones that are clearly positioned in the high-end range, that is the highest ever. The Sennheiser HD 820 is closed-back dynamic headphones. This new Sennheiser features a robust metal headband with an inner damping element, and silver-cladded OFC cables and gold-plated plugs. Meanwhile, the earpads have been handcrafted from …

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Razer Nommo and Nommo Pro PC Speakers For Gamers at CES 2018

razer nommo

Razer Nommo and Nommo Pro are the two innovative PC speakers presented by the leading gaming company designed to offer perfect immersion in the game and to allow users to get a correct perception of the environmental elements. This is made possible with positional audio with real left and right stereo image, which allows gamers to know exactly where the …

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Sony introduces MDR-1AM2 Headphones with Balanced cable at CES 2018

Sony MDR-1AM2

In the wake of the success of the MDR-1A, Sony announced the MDR-1AM2 Headphones at CES 2018. This product fits into the premium segment and was designed especially for those who listen to high resolution music. The Sony MDR-1AM2 headphones are enveloping and dynamic, with newly designed 40mm drivers. The drivers are in LCP (Liquid Crystal Polymer) coated in aluminum. …

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Sony SF200, XF9000 and ZF9 Soundbars with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X at CES 2018

sony zf9

Sony has introduced three new soundbars at CES 2018. The announced models are the compact HT-SF200, the HT-XF9000 and HT-ZF9 with DTS and Dolby Atmos:X. Let’s start with the higher end product – the Sony ZF9 reproduces the audio tracks to objects through the Vertical Surround Engine, a system that recreates an enveloping sound starting from a much simpler configuration. …

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Samsung Will announce wall-mountable NW700 Soundbar Sound+ at CES 2018

wall-mountable soundbar

Samsung has announced that the company will launch a new wall-mountable soundbar called NW700 Soundbar Sound+ at the Consumer Electronics Show – CES 2018, to be held on January 2018 in Las Vegas. A successor of the MS650 Soundbar Sound+, the NW700 Soundbar offers powerful audio and integrates a woofer developed by the Samsung Audio Lab. Among the features of …

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Dolby Vision and HLG available on Yamaha amplifiers 2016 and 2017

Dolby Vision and HLG on Yamaha amplifiers

Yamaha has released a new firmware update that enables support for Dolby Vision (the proprietary Dolby format, the currently most advanced format thanks to dynamic metadata) and HLG (Hybrid Log-Gamma, the format created by BBC and NHK for television broadcasts). The new firmware is now available on various Yamaha amplifiers and other products of the 2016 and 2017 series: CX-A5100 …

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Pioneer and Onkyo launches New FlareConnect Multi-room Audio Distribution System

Pioneer and Onkyo FlareConnect Multi-room Audio Distribution System

Pioneer and Onkyo have announced FlareConnect, a new proprietary platform for managing multi-room audio. So let’s talk about the FlareConnect multi-room audio distribution system for in-house environments, which allows you to share, distribute and synchronize music over Wi-Fi dual-band (2.4 and 5 GHz). You can play both local network files and external audio sources (so also CDs or vinyl) with …

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Chord Poly Music Streamer to Match with Mojo DAC Amplifier Announced

Chord Poly

Chord has created Poly, a music streamer / player designed to work with Mojo, a name that will be known to many users with the passion for high-quality audio. It is one of the best DAC and powerful portable amplifiers on the market. Chord Poly expands Mojo’s possibilities and goes to create a complete system for playing music. It comes …

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