Tag: Audio
Onkyo launches CBX-300 iPod-friendly receiver system
It must be the season for home audio components with built-in iPod docks — just when you thought the craze had died out. The latest offering comes from Onkyo. Their CBX-300 features an iPod dock, CD player, and radio, built in to a sleek, compact, shiny black cabinet.
Onkyo’s engineers spent time making a rigid chassis which helps to avoid unwanted resonance. The 8cm OMF (Onkyo Micro Fibre) diaphragm speakers are mounted in separate enclosures inside the main chassis, and the Active Bass Control allows for decent bass response even at low volume levels…
GEAR4 launches BassStation – 2.1 stereo speaker system for your iPod
Another iPod dock, this time the BassStation, which is now available via GEAR4.
Clarion launches DXZ388RUSB in-car entertainment system with built-in iPod control
Clarion has introduced the DXZ388RUSB, a starter audio system, but with enough features to keep up with the big boys.
Sony launches two Giga Juke hi-fi systems – NAS-SC55PKE and NAS-E35HD
Turning out to be a busy with day for Sony, with yet more new product – the NAS-SC55PKE and NAS-E35HD Giga Juke hard disk audio systems.
Denon knocks down price of S-81DAB system again
Denon has decided that it's time for another price cut on its S-81DAB iPod-friendly audio system, featuring CD player, digital and analogue radio, and iPod integration. It features a high clarity blue display for radio and track information, 50W…
Urbanati DJ Console – recycled set-up for your decks
If you happen to be bedroom DJ – especially an eco-friendly one – this Urbanati DJ Console could be fit your home perfectly.
Samson H2 digital audio recorder – perfect tool for bootlegging gigs
Once, you needed to smuggle in a huge cassette-based recorder or be mates with the sound engineer for a recording of a gig. Thee days you can get top-notch live sound from the Samson H2 digital audio recorder.
Roksan Radius 5 – audiophile turntable gets an upgrade
Still buying vinyl? If you are, it’s likely you’ve got a decent turntable to play them on. Something like the Roksan Radius 5 turntable.
Meridian reveals £8000 808.2 Signature Reference CD player
This is for people who used to insist vinyl had the best sound quality, but have now given up and decided to rebuy all those old Led Zep albums in CD format. To say it’s “high end” is a bit of an understatement.
The 808.2 player has a new kind of digital speaker connector – well, new to the audio world, at least – which uses standard old CAT-5 Ethernet cabling to hook it up to any of Median’s compatible DSP speaker range.
Powering the audio side of things is Median’s Resolution Enhancement System, which upsamples…
Sony launches Bluetooth-enabled NW-A820 series of media players
More portable music from Sony, this time the more impressive NW-A820.
