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Arcam Goes Solo Once Again

A decade after the introduction of Arcam’s high-performance, but compact Hi-Fi and home cinema systems were launched, the company is looking to offer the same level of performance with its new Solo bar and sub, designed to offer TV, music and movie sound at a quality level previously only possible from large separate components....

AWE Expo Opens Its Doors

AWE has announced that it will be opening its doors on November 18-20 for its second expo of the year...

Triad Speakers, Inc. Introduces R-Series, An Entry-Level In-Ceiling Speaker Line

Three models are available: the R-25 (5.25-inch driver), R-26 (6.5-inch) and R-28 (8.5-inch). Triad explains that each is a shallow-depth, open-back two-way loudspeaker system that provides full-range sound....

Ideaworks Combines With Elipson Audio In Showroom Show-Piece

As part of an initiative to showcase cutting edge acoustic technologies and fabrics at its ‘Acoustics Season’ scheduled to run until January 2015, the Elipson Sound Tree was first presented at Milano’s Triennale during Design Week...

Media Bridge App From McIntosh

McIntosh Laboratory’s MB100 Media Bridge hard-drive media streamer can now be controlled via iOS and Android devices via the new McIntosh Media Bridge App....

UK Distributor Habitech Announces LaunchPort with Buttons by Sonance

Sonance’s innovative Launchport mounting and charging system for iOS devices had been enhanced with buttons, which offer immediate and independent access to automation functionality....

Optimum Brings Tom Schneider To The AV Industry

Optimum International has launched the Home Theatre collection, offering a choice of six elegant media cabinets for the home....

Tidal High Fidelity Music Streaming Service Launches In UK

Tidal users can benefit from a library of over 25 million tracks, 75,000 music videos and curated editorial articles, features and interviews written by experts....

TDSi Expands Software Development And Technical Support  

"Software has rapidly become an essential facet of any security provider’s offering and at TDSi it is as much a focus for our development as our hardware products," reflects John Davies, managing director of TDSi....

Armour Home’s Systemline S7 Officially Launched

Launching what the company is calling a step change in music based multi-room systems, with ‘the world’s fastest music App’, Armour Home is aiming high with its new creation taking inspiration from no less a figure than Greek philosopher Plato, who observed: “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything."...