Atlantic Technology and Solus/Clements Introduce H-PAS™ Bass Technology

Atlantic Technology and Solus/Clements recently announced that they have joined forces to develop, market, and license a revolutionary new loudspeaker design protocol capable of delivering deep, low-distortion bass response at output levels unobtainable through conventional bass-alignment techniques. In particular, this......Read More

Atlantic Technology New Surround Speaker For Height Channel Applications

Atlantic Technology has introduced a new dipole/bipole selectable surround speaker designed specifically with height-speaker channel applications in mind. The new Atlantic Technology 1400 SR-z's compact size and shallow profile allow it to be mounted high on the wall above the......Read More

Atlantic Technology to Develop IP-Ready Loudspeakers for NetStreams' StreamNet Whole House Protocol

Atlantic Technology, a manufacturer of home theater and architectural loudspeaker systems, has announced plans to introduce IP-Ready loudspeakers that are compatible with the NetStreams® StreamNet™ whole-house Internet-Protocol (IP) A/V distribution technology. According to the company, Atlantic's StreamNet-Ready speakers deliver unsurpassed......Read More

Boston Acoustics Introduces Vista

CEDIA 2008 Showcase of Four New Speaker Models Boston Acoustics, Inc., manufacturer of loudspeakers, will showcase its recently introduced line of loudspeakers, Vista, at CEDIA 2008 (Booth #104). The four Vista models are the VS 336 3-Way Triple 6-1/2" Floorstanding......Read More

Boston Acoustics New Thin VS344 Speakers

Boston Acoustics just announced the latest addition to their flagship VS Series, the VS 344 floorstanding loudspeaker (SRP: $1,250.00). With a super-slender cabinet design, the VS 344 delivers the same powerful musical experience as much larger speakers in an elegant......Read More

Bowers & Wilkins Launches New CM Series Models

Range gets new speakers and a new finish. Four new CM Series loudspeakers feature a three-way floorstander, a larger stand-mount model, a new center channel and the range's first dedicated subwoofer join the three speakers already available, while a polished......Read More

Cabasse Debuts Altura MC Series of Floorstanding Speakers

Loudspeaker maker Cabasse recently announced Altura MC line of floorstanding loudspeakers to the North American market. To date the line up includes the new Iroise 3 and Egea 3 with two more towers to be announced shortly. Retail price for......Read More

Canton Adds Three New Speakers To Flagship Line

Canton, Germany's largest and best-selling loudspeaker manufacturer, has added three new high-performance loudspeakers to its flagship Reference line. The new models, which were announced here today by Canton's US distributor, offer smaller and less expensive alternatives to the recently introduced......Read More

Canton Debuts First Model in New Flagship Loudspeaker Line

The Canton Reference 3.2 DC includes the first use of the company's new ceramic dome tweeter and TCC (Triple Curve Cone) midrange and bass drivers. Canton, one of Germany's largest and best selling loudspeaker manufacturers, has introduced the first of......Read More

Canton to Debut High-end & Mid-line Products, New Technologies, and Upgraded Finish Options at 2008 CEDIA Expo

Canton, one of Germany's largest and best selling brand of loudspeakers, will introduce a wide range of new products at the CEDIA Expo 2008 opening here today. These include a new high-end Reference line that is the first to use......Read More

Canton's New Vento 810 and 880 Speakers

Canton just announced the introduction of two new models in its acclaimed Vento loudspeaker series. The three-way floorstanding Vento 880 and the two-way Vento 810 compact bookshelf speaker are the first models in the line to incorporate the company's 6-inch......Read More

CEDIA 2009 Show Report - Andrew Robinson

While not quite as jammed packed or exciting as previous years, CEDIA 2009 still proved to be the place to be for new product launches, as understated as those launches may have been. Before I get into what excited me......Read More

CEDIA 2009 Show Report - Jerry Del Colliano

For most of the past decade CEDIA has been picking up steam while the winter Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has struggled with its identity as it struggled to digest COMDEX and the computer geeks that came along with the merger.......Read More

CEDIA 2009 Show Report - Ken Taraszka, MD

CEDIA has been blowing up with new video technology over the last few years. 1080p was the big news just years ago, and while talk of 2K, 1440p and other formats have been thrown around and to some extent even......Read More

DENON TO PROVIDE ADVANCED PRODUCTS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS AT CEDIA

Special Presentations at Denon Booth #204 Throughout the Show Denon Electronics will provide product demos and educational presentations for custom integration professionals at CEDIA. Attendees will be able to participate first-hand in Denon®'s "Boundless Opportunities" proposition in three separate booth......Read More

Dynaudio's Puccini Sound System For The New Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport

When launched, the Bugatti Veyron set new benchmarks in engineering and performance for a Super Sport, so when developing an audio system for the new Bugatti Grand Sport only the best would do. The all-new Puccini Sound System features dedicated......Read More

Embattled Final Loudspeakers Files For Bankruptcy In Belgium

Sources close to HomeTheaterReview.com have provided a full listing of assets being liquidated from Belgian-based Final Loudspeakers as the embattled electrostatic speaker company is giving up the ghost. Final Loudspeakers were among the first to make flat speakers that were......Read More

GENELEC CUSTOM INSTALLATION SYSTEMS CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT

A historical look at a pioneer in Active Monitoring technology Genelec first introduced its Genelec Active Monitoring Loudspeaker, the S30, thirty years ago. Since its inception in 1978, Genelec has concentrated its efforts and resources into the design and manufacturing......Read More

Infinity Systems Introduces Its Prelude® Forty Loudspeaker, and Showcases Custom-Installation Solutions at CEDIA Expo 2008

At CEDIA Expo 2008, Infinity Systems is exhibiting a wide variety of loudspeakers and systems, featuring the world premiere of the Infinity Prelude® Forty, a new flagship loudspeaker. Also making their CEDIA debut are the PSW310W, PS212W and PS210W wireless......Read More

Infinity Systems Prelude® Forty Loudspeaker Makes Its Debut at CEDIA Expo 2008

In one of the most significant product introductions in the company's history, Infinity Systems is debuting its Prelude® Forty, a new flagship loudspeaker. Created to commemorate the company's 40th anniversary, the Prelude Forty features slim-profile styling, and incorporates advanced Infinity®......Read More

Introducing Boston Acoustics "Classic Series" Loudspeakers

Models Are Visually Reminiscent of Traditional Speaker Designs Boston Acoustics®, Inc., a manufacturer of loudspeakers, today announced the introduction of its Classic Series loudspeakers. The five new Boston Acoustics Classic Series models include: the CS 226 6-1/2" 2-Way Floorstanding Loudspeaker......Read More

Introducing JBL® LS Series Loudspeakers

At CEDIA Expo 2008, JBL, Inc., announced the introduction of its LS Series. The LS Series includes four models: a compact bookshelf loudspeaker (LS40); two floorstanding tower speakers (LS60, LS80); and a dedicated center channel loudspeaker (LS CENTER). Suggested retail......Read More

JBL, Inc., Introduces an Expanded Lineup of Custom-Installation Solutions at CEDIA Expo 2008

JBL Control NOW™ Loudspeakers Showcased; LS Series Loudspeakers, ES Series Wireless Subwoofers, WEM-1 Wireless Expansion Module, JBL Synthesis® SDEC-4500 Digital Equalizer, Harman™ Audio Test System and Other Products Make Their Debut. At CEDIA Expo 2008, at the Colorado Convention Center,......Read More

Legendary Speaker Designer Jim Thiel Passes Away

HomeTheaterReview.com has learned from a trusted AV industry source that legendary loudspeaker designer, Jim Thiel, has died. His cause of death is not known at this time. Jim Thiel was the designer behind the Thiel brand which today is recognized......Read More

LOUDSPEAKER DESIGNER DR. JOSEPH D'APPOLITO NOW EXCLUSIVELY SNELL'S CHIEF ENGINEER

As Snell's Chief Engineer, D'Appolito Will Now Direct All New Product Development. Snell Acoustics, a manufacturer of loudspeakers for more than 30 years, has announced that audio designer Joseph D'Appolito, Ph.D, whose name is synonymous with the paired-vertical array, is......Read More

MartinLogan Introduces $499 Advanced Thin Film Center Channel Speaker

MartinLogan just announced the new $499 Encore TF center channel speaker for use either on- or off-wall. Designed to serve as a high performance center channel for home theaters, the compact Encore TF delivers exceptional detail. An ATF˙ (Advanced Thin......Read More

Meridian Offers Summer Trade-up Promotion

Meridian Audio has announced that it is offering owners of its CD players and Surround Sound Controllers a unique opportunity to trade-up to a higher level of performance this summer. The "Excellence to Perfection Program" will run from June 15th......Read More

New Paradigm Reference Signature Series v.3 Speakers

Paradigm is about to introduce the third version of its flagship Paradigm Reference Signature Series. Thousands of "no-holds-barred" Paradigm research and engineering hours went into developing the Signature Series v.3 speakers, which are the highest-output, most dynamic high-end loudspeakers ever......Read More

NHT Goes "Dark" In Bad Economy

Don't call it a comeback because it isn't. Now Hear This (NHT) speakers is taking a hiatus from the bad economy according to a release sent out today. The company isn't going bankrupt. They are selling off their current pro......Read More

NHT To Relaunch As An Internet-Direct Speaker Company

Now Hear This or NHT as they are known in the specially AV business announced yesterday that they were returning to the business after a few months in hibernation. Their new business model will sell speakers online, leaving the ultra-competitive......Read More

Paradigm Cinema 90 CT System To Be Featured on CBS' The Price Is Right

Paradigm Electronics Inc., an international leader in speaker design and manufacturing will enter a new realm of popular culture when its Cinema 90 CT (Compact Theater) 5.1 surround audio system will be featured on CBS's The Price is Right in......Read More

PARADIGM INTRODUCES MONITOR SERIES v.6

Design and engineering updates mark Paradigm's Monitor series. The sixth incarnation of its Monitor Series, Paradigm's re-vamped Monitor line retains all of the same technology as the v.5 series while adding updates such as modified phase-coherent crossovers, redesigned magnetic grilles......Read More

Paradigm Offers Special Edition Speaker Line

Paradigm just announced that it is now shipping the Special Edition (SE) Series, a limited and unique addition to the Paradigm® collection. Combining elements from the affordable audiophile-quality Paradigm line and higher-end Paradigm Reference line, the SE series speakers brings a......Read More

Paradigm Reference Studio v.5 Speakers and Subwoofers

Paradigm introduces the fifth generation of its Paradigm Reference Studio Series speakers. These updated models benefit from engineering advances that further enhance their aesthetics, ergonomics and performance capabilities. Series v.5 also introduces the smallest model to date in Paradigm's Reference......Read More

Pass Labs' New SR1 Audiophile Loudspeaker System To Be Unveiled at CES 2009

Pass Laboratories will introduce their new SR1 Loudspeaker at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show. The new SR1 is Pass Labs' second loudspeaker, following and replacing the Rushmore. The SR1, a four-way floorstanding system, is equally uncompromising in design. Each......Read More

Procella Audio Launches With High End Horn Loaded Speakers For Home Theater Use

Procella Audio is launching operations in the United States with the opening of its Los Angeles office. The company will make its U.S. debut in booth 6235 in the B Hall at the CEDIA Expo in Atlanta Georgia, September 10......Read More

PSB Bows "Imagine" Loudspeakers

An all-new family of loudspeakers from Canada's PSB Speakers, the Toronto-area firm expects the PSB "Imagine" to find instant favor among buyers who covet its Synchrony designs, introduced one year ago, but who have been deterred by those models' not......Read More

PSB Introduces Completely New Image Series Speakers

PSB Speakers just introduced a dramatically new edition of its successful Image Series speakers benefiting from top-level technology trickled down from the highly acclaimed Synchrony and Imagine Series. Many of the features that debuted in the flagship Synchrony Series in......Read More

Radio Shack Earns New Sales With Green Trade-in Program

If you thought sex sells then wait until you see how green sells. Radio Shack is the latest player in the consumer electronics space to cash in on the opportunity to open a sales dialog with consumers by suggesting that......Read More

Revel® Displays Flagship Ultima2 Series Loudspeakers

Loudspeaker manufacturer Revel® is displaying its next generation of Ultima loudspeakers. A direct result of an extensive R&D initiative, the Revel Ultima2 Series consists of four models: the Salon2 and Studio2 floorstanding loudspeakers, the Gem2 on-wall or stand-mounted loudspeaker and......Read More

Revel® Introduces New Concerta™ On-Wall Loudspeakers

Loudspeaker manufacturer Revel® has expanded its Concerta™ Loudspeaker line, an affordable series of architectural loudspeakers, with four new on-wall loudspeakers. The new models include the M8 2-Way Loudspeaker System, the M10 2-1/2-Way Loudspeaker System, the C10 2-1/2-Way Center Channel System......Read More

Snell's New $20,000 Phantom Loudspeakers To Compete With Wilson, MartinLogan, B&W and Revel

Snell Acoustics is introducing its new Phantom loudspeaker system to compete in the big leagues with the likes of B&W, Aerial, Revel, MartinLogan and Wilson Audio. The Snell Phantom (SRP: $20,000/pr) is engineered to provide the luxurious style and incredible......Read More

SNELL'S NEW MARKETING STRATEGY CLEARLY DEFINES ITS "NO COMPROMISES" APPROACH IN ALL LISTENING APPLICATIONS FOR DEALERS AND CUSTOMERS

Two-Pronged Dealer Incentive Program Will Energize Select Retailer Base to Showcase the Company's Loudspeaker Solutions. Snell Acoustics, a manufacturer of loudspeakers for more than 30 years, is launching a new marketing strategy around its "No Compromises" commitment to provide customers......Read More

Spendor Releases New $8,995 ST Speakers

The new Spendor ST (Statement) is a distinctive high performance audiophile loudspeaker. Beautifully styled with a gently curved shimmering piano black lacquer cabinet, the ST conceals a wealth of new Spendor engineering and innovation. The sophisticated modern look and individual......Read More

The 10 Best Audiophile Speakers List - 2009

I recently read a blog post by a very enthusiastic and well respected AV writer who created a list of "The Top Ten Greatest Audiophile Speakers" for the mighty CNET.com which is one monster of a web publication. While the......Read More

Wilson Audio Releases Sasha W/P on May 15

Dave Wilson conceived and built the first WATT loudspeaker in 1985. He needed an accurate and portable location monitor for the series of audiophile recordings he was making during this time. In a way, Dave began the project out of......Read More

Wilson Audio To Release New "Sasha WP" Speaker System

Wilson Audio just released a teaser video on their website (WilsonAudio.com) showing their newest speaker system called the Wilson Audio Sasha WP. The new speaker, in concept, is somewhat of a throwback to the original 1985 monitor design of the......Read More

Wisdom Audio's New Sage Series

Wisdom Audio has just announced that its new Sage Series L75i speaker recently won Custom Retailer magazine's 2008 Exc!te Award for Excellence in Custom Installed Technologies and Electronics, as well as a 2008 Resi Award from Residential Systems magazine for......Read More