George de Sa
AuthorGato Audio DIA-250 / 400 Class-D Integrated Amplifiers
May 17th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Gato Audio just unveiled a couple new integrated amplifier models at the Munich High-End Show, May 9-12th. The new models are the DIA-250 and DIA-400 Class-D Integrated Amplifiers and both amplifiers have a built-in DAC with coaxial, optical and USB inputs. In additional to the digital inputs, analogue input is supported via both unblanced (RCA) and balanced (XLR) connections and output is via RCA … Continue Reading
Baetis Audio XR Music Server
May 16th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Beatis Audio has just released a new music server – the Baetis XR, which follows up the Baetis Revolution server that was released in 2012. The new Baetis XR aims to provide not only high quality audio but also video service. Inside the new XR are what Baetis claims to be specially chosen motherboards and RAM, chosen to … Continue Reading
Geneva Model S Wireless Sound System
May 15th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Geneva, a Switzerland based sound system company has announced its latest addition to its product family - the new Geneva Sound System Model S Wireless. The new Model S Wireless offers more than its predecessor in the way of completely re-engineered components, higher-grade electronics and speaker drivers as well as wireless connectivity The new Model S Wireless has been designed to be easy … Continue Reading
MIT Cables – Stylelink Digital and Stylelink Digial Plus USB Cables
May 14th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
MIT Cables has just announced their latest high-performance USB cables - the StyleLink Digital and StyleLink Digital Plus. The two new USB cables join MIT Cables new StyleLine family of price-conscious audio interfaces. The new USB cables are claimed to incorporate premium materials withn a carefully designed construction inorder to transmit digital music data in an error-free high-speed data stream. Both the StyleLink Digital and StyleLine … Continue Reading
PMC fact.12 Loudspeaker
May 13th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Recently shown in Munich, the new fact.12 loudspeaker from PMC is the latest edition to PMC’s fact series of high performance speakers. The fact.12 is the first three-way speaker in PMC’s fact series. Keeping with fact series styling and design, the new fact.12 features a tall slender cabinet and utilizes PMC’s Advanced Transmission … Continue Reading
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Shure SE846 4-driver, 3-way Earphone
May 12th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Shure Incorporated, has just announced that they will be introducing their latest addition to their Shure Sound Isolating Earphone line – the SE846. The SE846 will take the place as Shure’s flagship universal-fit earphone, supplanting the SE535. The most notable feature of the new SE846 is that it is a quad-driver, three-way arrangement that incorporates … Continue Reading
Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay H3 and H6 Headphones
May 10th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Bang & Olufsen under their B&O Play brand has just launched two new sets of headphones - the new BeoPlay H3 in-ear headphones and the BeoPlay H6 over-ear headphones. The BeoPlay H3 is a in-ear headphone designed to provide authentic sound with simple and superb ergonomic comfort, while the BeoPlay H6 is a super soft, flexible over-ear headphone designed with … Continue Reading
SimAudio MOON Neo Series
May 10th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Simaudio Ltd. has just introduced their new MOON Neo series. The MOON Neo series emulates the aesthetics of the much more expensive Evolution series at a more affordable level. The Neo series models are claimed to incorporate circuit enhancements that improve sound quality over the standard MOON series. The new Neo series will replace most models previously available in the MOON series; … Continue Reading
Nordost Valhalla 2 Range of Cables
May 9th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Nordost is introducing their new Valhalla 2 Reference Cable Range at the High End Show, M.O.C. in Munich, Germany today. This new cable range consists of analog, digital, and tonearm interconnects, as well as loudspeaker and power cables. The new Valhalla 2 range incorporates Nordost upgraded Dual Mono-Filament technology as well as their patent pending HOLO:PLUG connetor. This connector has been … Continue Reading
NAD Digital Components – D 7050, D 3020 and D 1050
May 7th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
NAD Electronics has just released three new affordable digital products – the D 7050 Direct Digital Network Receiver, D 3020 Digital DAC/Amplifier and D 1050 USB 24/192 DAC. These three new components have been released now, in part, to commorate NAD’s 40th anniversary. These products represent NAD’s latest generation of digital components and express a fresh new direction in styling and aesthetics – certainly … Continue Reading
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Wilson Audio Duette Series-2
May 7th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Wilson Audio has just released their successor to their Duette Series, the Duette Series-2. The Duette Series-2 has been designed to be an audiophile-grade stand-mount loudspeaker that can has great flexibility with room placement. The tweeter of the former Duette Series has been enhanced in the new Duette Series-2 through the incorporation of a rear wave chamber, which comes from Wilson’s … Continue Reading
Logitech Harmony Ultimate and Logitech Harmony Smart Control
April 28th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Logitech has announced additions to its universal remote control lineup with their new Logitech Harmony Ultimate and Logitech Harmony Smart Control. These new remotes feature Logitech’s Harmony Hub and Harmony Smartphone App that allow closed-cabinet one-touch access to game consoles from a universal remote or smartphone. The Harmony Hub allows the Philips Hue lights to be set to a desired brightness and colour, with a tap of … Continue Reading
Sony Portable and Mini Systems: RDH-GTK37iP, LBT-GPX55 and LBT-GPX77
April 28th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Sony Electronics has debuted their new 2013 Shelf System and Personal Audio product lines which includes the RDH-GTK37iP portable sound system and LBT-GPX55, and LBT-GPX77 mini-systems. The RDH-GTK37iP is a portable sound system with 420 Watts and connectivity features, including easy connection to Near-Field Communications (NFC) enabled mobile devices or Bluetooth devices. In addition, a front USB input allows for MP3 players and flash … Continue Reading
Sony 2013 Home Audio Products: STR-DN1040 / HT-CT660 and others
April 28th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Sony Electronics has just introduced its 2013 Home Audio product lineup, highlighting their new STR-DN1040 Audio/Video Receiver and HT-CT660 Soundbar. The new STR-DN1040 AVR is a 7.2 channel receiver that outputs 1155 Watts (165 W x 7) of power with 8 HDMI inputs. Featuring a new chassis with imporved power transformer, Sony designed capacitors and audio-grade transistors, it is set … Continue Reading
Benchmark Media Systems – DAC2 D
April 24th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Benchmark Media Systems has just annouced that their new DAC2 D is now available. The DAC2 D is Benchmark’s latest DAC model and has been developed with both professional audio engineers and home audio enthusiasts in mind. The DAC2 D has been designed to offer the same performance as the DAC2 HGC but without the analog inputs or 12V trigger. Need the … Continue Reading
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Rotel RA-1570, RCD-1570, RMB-1585 and RMB-1555
April 23rd, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Rotel has announced the release of four new products from their stable, which include an integrated stereo amplifier with USB DAC, a CDP and two five-channel amps. The RA-1570 is an integrated amplifier rated at 2×120 watts into 8 ohms, Class A/B. Key features include front-panel USB input (Apple i-Device compatible), rear-panel asynchronous PC-USB input supporting files … Continue Reading
Emotiva XPR-1 Reference Series Amplifier
April 23rd, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Emotiva has just now made available their new XPR-1 Reference Series fully balanced mono-block power amplifier. The XPR-1 is a 1000 watt mono-block amplifier that can deliver nearly two thousand watts into 4 ohms. Emotiva claims the new XPR-1’s fully balanced Differential Reference design topology delivers pinpoint imaging, high detail and creat control. With such high power reserves, the XPR-1 is well … Continue Reading
Harman Kardon AVR 2700 and AVR 3700 Receivers
April 20th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Harman International has just introduced two new audio/video receivers (AVR) - the Harman Kardon AVR 2700 and AVR 3700. Both new AVR’s feature Harman Kardon signature styling and sonic performance. Both the Harman Kardon AVR 2700 and AVR 3700 utilize Harman Kardon high-current, ultrawide bandwidth amplifier design and are equipped with eight HDMI inputs that handle 3D and Dolby TrueHD as well … Continue Reading
Salamander Designs – Synergy and Chameleon Accessories
April 18th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Salamander has broadened their line of accessories for their Synergy and Chameleon product lines. These new accessories can be ordered with new Salamander Synergy or Chameleon cabinets or retrofit for any purchased from 1998 and thereafter. The following are the new accessories:
- mobile media and laptop charging and storage tray;
- universal media storage for audio and/or video media;… Continue Reading
Sol Republic Jax In-Ear Headphones
April 18th, 2013, In Home, by George de Sa
Sol Republic has just announced its new Jax in-ear headphones. The new Jax features Sol Republic all-new i2 Sound Engines, tangle-free cable and interated 3-button remote/microphone. Jax is the third in-ear headphone from Sol Republic, joining their Amps and Amps HD products. Designed from the ground up, Jax use the new i2 Sound Engines and are developed for playing music and … Continue Reading
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