Reviewer John Darko is salivating over Huron, the free upgrade for DirectStream and DirectStream Junior DACs. "..it’s the magnitude of this upgrade that has caught me by surprise. Huron is not so much a nip/tuck release as a complete blood transfusion." DS designer Ted Smith has knocked it out of the park again, doubling the upsample rate, reducing noise by an astounding 18dB and lowering jitter yet again. Huron, the free upgrade, gives DS owners a new DAC to enjoy and rediscover their digital music collections anew.And while DS owners are celebrating their new kit we sent them for free, DMP owners have discovered that their physical media—particularly Red Book CD—sounds markedly better than any other source they have. Period.The Memory Player gives you what you've never had with SACD—access to...
Acquisition brings Control4 industry-leading acoustics expertise and a full line of premium audio-speaker solutions. Salt Lake City, Utah – February 28, 2016 6:30 am ET – Control4 Corporation (NASDAQ: CTRL), a leading global provider of smart home solutions, today announced the acquisition of Triad Speakers, Inc., a leader in advanced audio technology with best-in-class, customizable speaker-solutions. “Entertainment is integral to the connected home and our Control4 dealers are designing end-to-end experiences for family room entertainment, home theaters, and indoor and outdoor multi-room music for their customers,” said Martin Plaehn, Control4 Chairman and CEO. “The acquisition of Triad brings proven premium-acoustics experience and innovation to our company, enabling us to immediately deepen our entertainment offering and develop new integrated-audio experiences for the future.” Triad’s 30-year...
Sound United LLC, parent company to Polk Audio, Definitive Technology, and Polk BOOM, today announced it has completed the acquisition of the D+M Group, owner of the Denon, HEOS by Denon, Marantz, and Boston Acoustics brands. The D+M Group is the largest supplier of audio/video receivers worldwide and a leader in wireless multi-room audio. Sound United is the largest supplier of loudspeakers in North America and a leading supplier of sound bars and wireless music systems. The combined company will be known as Sound United, which will own and operate some of the most prestigious brands in the consumer audio space, providing synergy opportunities for the existing core businesses, while also unlocking the potential to expand the product portfolio and market reach. The sale was finalized on February 28, 2017...
SANUS Australia launches a new swivelling universal TV Stand designed to seamlessly Integrate the new SONOS PLAYBASE™ with a Flat-Panel TVThe WSTV1 stand increases viewing angles, improves TV stability and creates space for SONOS SOUNDBASE or SOUNDBAR (or other soundbar/component)! Designed to be compatible with the newly-announced SONOS® home theater speaker, PLAYBASE™, the SANUS Swiveling TV Stand provides up to 8 (20.3 cm) inches of TV height adjustability creating space to fit a Sonos PLAYBASE or PLAYBAR below your TV. Designed for almost any TV that isn’t wall mounted, PLAYBASE is a thin, yet powerful speaker that sits discreetly under the TV. In partnership with Sonos, SANUS has developed a product that will seamlessly integrate the Sonos PLAYBASE with a flat-panel...
