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B&W CCM816 In-Ceiling speaker features a blue Kevlar driver

By Daniel Lim on Tuesday, Jan 20th 2009 No Comments

Bowers & Wilkins has released a much compact CCM816 speaker to complement its existing CCM 800 series In-Ceiling lineup with a blue-finish driver. This is not the first B&W speaker to employ a blue Kevlar driver, similar unit can be seen from their CT-700 home theater series lineup. Part of the reason was to eliminate light reflections on projector screen, or a glossy finished flat screen TV. The color in any way, should not affect the sound quality but I will go on record that I prefer the much-traditional yellow finished Kelvar cone with the grill on. The yellow Kevlar, for me, is part of the signature from B&W.

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Cerwin Vega announced CV-P Passive speakers and TS-42 Sub

By Daniel Lim on Wednesday, Jan 14th 2009 No Comments

cerwin vega ts 42 The Cerwin Vega CV-P Passive speakers and TS-42 subwoofer are not your Guitar Hero or Rock Band companion sound products, it’s professionally designed loudspeakers for the real musicians on tour, concert or theatrical performance biz, the real deal with dynamic sonic, accurate tone reproduction and earthshaking rumbling bass professional audio gears.

Capable of soaking up 4000 watts of peak power and deliver deep bass frequency down to 27hz, the custom and cast-frame Cerwin-Vega TS-42 houses a staggeringly large 21-inch bass drive with an in-house Stroker technology, reinforced carbon fiber cone and folded horn design to extend sound travels and prolong speaker durability.

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CES 2000: LG HFB-500 Solar Bluetooth Speakerphone hands-on

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jan 7th 2009 No Comments

As well as LG’s new plasma and LCD TV ranges, SlashGear had the chance to spend some hands-on time with the LG HFB-500 solar-powered Bluetooth car-kit speakerphone at CES 2009 this morning. The compact device can be recharged either by a standard AC connection – with an in-car adapter provided – or by leaving it on the dashboard to soak up the sun.

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DIY iPod speakers

By Chris Davies on Friday, Jan 2nd 2009 No Comments

For many, the iPod has come to represent mobile music; if you’re looking for portable speakers, then, what better than iPod-shaped ones? Jordan Horwich put together a pair of individually-amplified stereo speakers using two original iPod casings: inside each there’s a 2.25-inch speaker cone, volume control, Altoids Tin Speaker amp and DIY battery holder.

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Pass Lab audiophile-grade SR1 Loudspeaker set for CES 2009

By Daniel Lim on Wednesday, Dec 31st 2008 No Comments

pass labs sr1 sr 1 passlabs speakers speaker floorstanding Not every golden ears live in an area with opportunity to experience a ~~ear~~ hand-on audition on high-end speakers. Audio freaks thrive for high fidelity loudspeakers, and have serious mad cash around, will get their chances to try out Guy Nelson Pass’s second gen floorstanding at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Replacing its audiophile-beloved Rushmore series active Loudspeakers, Pass Labs SR1 is a passive designed four-way loudspeaker enclosed in a dual separate cabinet, which houses four different drives fabricated from Nextel-coated cones and Crescendo tweeter in different sizes. The staggeringly large lower enclosure houses a 10-inch and a 8-inch drivers while the top takes care of the mid-bass driver and SEAS Crescendo tweeter.

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iHD171 HD Radio comes complete with iPod dock and iTunes tagging

By Staff Editor on Wednesday, Dec 31st 2008 No Comments

iLuv is proud to announce their iHD171 HD Radio complete with iTunes Tagging for the iPhone 3G. This radio features a dual alarm clock with TV connection capabilities, AM/FM Radio and song title display. The iHD171 HD Radio is also compatible with the iPhone 2G as well as the new 3G.

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Focal iPod set can collapse to form a sphere-shape speaker

By Daniel Lim on Monday, Dec 29th 2008 No Comments

Focal Japan, not to be confused with the Frenchman Focal JMlab that brought you the Utopia series ultra high-end speakers, has launch a new unique iPod speaker set that can form a creative sphere shape with two speakers collapse for storing when not in use.

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Altec Lansing FX3022 Expressionist BASS feature down-firing subwoofers

By Daniel Lim on Tuesday, Dec 23rd 2008 1 Comment

This set of high tech speakers could be easily mistaken as oversize salt shaker and sugar dispenser, but the Altec Lansing FX3022 Expressionist Bass is no kitchenware; it’s a full range desktop speakers with powerful long-throw subwoofers, designed to complement contemporary computer and monitor styles.

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Oversized horn speaker stands 8-feet tall, not you ordinary phonograph

By Daniel Lim on Monday, Dec 22nd 2008 No Comments

Entertainer tours with oversized loudspeakers but true musician makes use of custom-made instruments. The Specimen speaker is one of the kind; shapes like an extra large phonograph, the horn stands 8 feet tall, made of customized crossover and the Eminence Beta-12CX 12-inch coaxial driver that is easily driven with high efficiency output.

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Focal rolls out new waterproof AquaTune series iPod active speakers

By Daniel Lim on Monday, Dec 22nd 2008 No Comments

The iPod waterproof armor expert, Focal Corp, has updated its AquaTune series iPod waterproof active speaker with AquadTune nano 4G and AquaTune v2. Both the Aquatunes maintained the seamlessly clear polycarbonate enclosure and are O-ring sealed to withstand water resistant of up to 1 meter for 30 minutes (IP67 certified).

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