All Articles Tagged Digital Audio

Robert Archer | 04/23 05:59 AM,

Unless someone is biased to the point where they are wed to one particular technology or format, 2012 is a great time to be a music fan. Antelope Audio's latest product release is engineered to cater to the diversity of music fans that don't care if their music is digitally based or recorded and released via an analog format such as vinyl. The Santa Monica, California company's new Rubicon Atomic AD/DA Preamplifier is an audio solution that integrates the latest digital audio technologies and state-of-the-art analog audio technologies to provide… View this story

Jason Knott | 04/17 09:00 AM, 1 Comment

The trend is clear: Physical media for audio is dying a slow death as more consumers embrace digital music, from downloads to storage to Cloud-based solutions. For Mokena, Ill.-based The Little Guys, a CE Pro 100 company, that trend has become a reality. That’s why David Wexler has become the first to install a new pre-packaged education and demo area from The Lenbrook Group. It’s called the Digital Music Experience Center (DMEC), and Wexler carved out a 475-square-foot area in his specialty retail showroom for the DMEC to educate and… View this story

Robert Archer | 04/17 03:37 AM,

With the music industry evolving from a medium of physical discs into a world of digital downloads and cloud computing products like the newly introduced Da Vinci digital-to-analog converter (DAC) take on a greater importance. Light Harmonic's latest DAC is engineered to provide audio enthusiasts with a state-of-the-art digital audio solution that incorporates a contemporary industrial design that matches its performance. At the heart of the DAC's performance capabilities is its 384kHz/32-bit Asynchronous USB input that is capable of taking a native 384kHz/32-bit PCM signal without having to add upsampling.… View this story

Robert Archer | 03/12 10:20 AM,

Not too long ago 3D was the hot consumer electronics technology, and now it appears that cloud computing has taken over as the new hot technology in 2012. Driven by Apple, as well as other computer and IT companies, consumers are quickly learning about the benefits of cloud computing and how these technologies can help them with their work and playtime activities. The California-based manufacturer Akitio recently introduced its MyCloud Mini personal cloud server into the market and the product is designed to provide homeowners with an UPnP compatible solution… View this story

Robert Archer | 02/08 04:20 AM,

For decades NAD has been lauded by audiophiles for its high performing and affordable product line. Over the past few years the company has put a considerable amount of effort into updating its product line through new industrial designs, proprietary technologies and other innovations that are ahead of the market's technology curve. One of the company's latest product releases is the Masters Series M51 Direct Digital DAC. This new digital-to-analog converter (DAC) employs the same digital processing circuitry as its M2 Direct Digital Amplifier and it is engineered to provide… View this story

Robert Archer | 02/06 12:02 PM,

Meridian has earned a reputation within audiophile circles for producing some of the consumer audio industry's finest digital components. At the recently completed Consumer Electronics Show (CEA) the British A/V company announced its new 818 Reference Audio Core preamplifier that it says will enable its dealers to easily combine its flagship 800 series components with its Sooloos line of digital audio components. The preamplifier incorporates the latest in standard consumer electronics technologies such as XLR (balanced) and RCA (unbalanced) connections, as well as proprietary technologies that include advanced digital signal… View this story

Robert Archer | 01/20 06:16 AM,

Bang & Olufsen (B&O) is one of the most recognizable and unique manufacturers in the entire world of consumer electronics, and the Danish company is well known for its sleek industrial designs and pursuit of high performance. The company's new BeoSound 5 digital music system is the company's latest product and it enables homeowners in new construction or existing structures to enjoy the benefits of whole-house audio without the need to pull cables. The BeoSound 5 incorporates B&O's proprietary playlist technologies, as well as a built-in CD ripper that allows… View this story

Robert Archer | 01/13 08:14 AM, 0 Comments

Back when Jim Lackey, president of Natural Sound, first opened his business, consumers were entrenched in audiophile music. Alternative entertainment solutions - aside from two-channel stereo - were few and far between during Natural Sound's early years. Consumers were just getting their first look at the original gaming system (the Atari 2600). Since then, consumer electronics have evolved into VCRs, personal computers, DVDs, the Internet, HD and now streaming media. Natural Sound, like other small consumer electronics stores, has had to add these new technologies into their portfolio. The company… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 11/29 09:28 AM, 6 Comments

Where will CE Pros find new inspiration and fresh opportunities in 2012? CE Pro has selected 5 Home Technology Opportunities for the coming year. They will be presented in the January 2012 of the magazine (CES issue). Please let us know your thoughts on our Top 5 in the comments section below! 1. Cloud-based services Most integrators are sold on the notion of cloud-based content, but the opportunities in the cloud go way beyond that. In 2011 we started to see some promising activity around cloud-based home-control, telephony, energy management… View this story

Robert Archer | 10/18 03:10 AM,

With the popularity of the CD waning consumers are increasingly utilizing the convenience of the digital download to satisfy their musical entertainment needs. Before the explosion of USB equipped digital-to-analog converters (DAC) devices in the consumer electronics market there were few ways that people could easily listen to their digital downloads through their home audio equipment. Now with the introduction of affordable solutions like the dac15.2 from Music Hall homeowners can easily connect their computers, Apple TVs and other digital components to their stereo systems to listen to their digital… View this story