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CEDIA 2016
Monitor Audio Previews Extreme Weather Speakers
John Sciacca  |  Sep 18, 2016
You’d expect the British to know a thing or two about inclement weather, which is maybe why it took England-based Monitor Audio so long to come up with a right proper speaker designed to handle the elements with a stiff upper lip. The company proved it was more than ready to take on Mother Nature with the launch of its new All Weather in-ceiling speaker series.

The new line-up will feature four models, both a 6-inch and 8-inch version in stereo and single stereo-summing options. All speakers incorporate Monitor’s C-CAM (Ceramic-Coated Aluminium/Magnesium) driver system which has been ported from the company’s critically acclaimed loudspeakers, utilizing 1-inch C-CAM Gold dome tweeters.

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CEDIA 2016
JL's Fathom In-Wall Sub Plumbs Bass Depths
John Sciacca  |  Sep 18, 2016
Known for manufacturing incredibly powerful and accurate subwoofers like the Fathom and Gotham, JL Audio introduced the smaller and more installation friendly Fathom IWS in-wall subwoofer system at CEDIA. This slimmed down model will allow theater owners and music lovers to enjoy deep and tight bass in a far more discreet manner.

Part of the magic of getting significant bass performance from this new design is a ported enclosure that mounts inside standard 16-inch on center stud openings. Yes, a ported in-wall subwoofer enclosure. This unique design vents through a slot located at the perimeter of the 8-inch speaker driver and enhances the sub’s efficiency and low-bass output. The enclosure measures 61.626-inches high and fits between standard 2x4 wall construction, and makes the sub’s effective displacement 27.5 cubic inches.

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CEDIA 2016
ELAC Unveils a Mighty Mini Integrated Amp
Al Griffin  |  Sep 18, 2016
Small enough to sit on a computer desk—which is how it was set up at CEDIA—but powerful enough to drive a pair of tower speakers, ELAC’s new EA101EQ-G Element integrated amp is built to fit into a range of hi-fi scenarios. At $699, it also embodies the same easy-on-the-wallet ethos as the company’s popular, Andrew Jones-designed speakers.
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Qubino Brings Weather Station with Z-Wave to US
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Sep 17, 2016  |  First Published: Sep 18, 2016
Slovenian company, Qubino, says the Qubino Weather Station is “the world's first Z-Wave supported weather station to collect 10 essential values: indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity, rainfall and wind direction, speed, gust, temperature and chill.” All measured data is then sent to the Z-Wave network for use by user’s control system in order to respond to changes in weather conditions as necessary.

The Qubino Weather Station’s sensors include...

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CEDIA 2016
Elac Adapts A.Jones-Designed Speakers for In-Wall
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 17, 2016
By now we all know about the value-driven, Andrew Jones-designed Debut and Uni-Fi Elac speakers. At CEDIA they announced in-wall versions of most of these models, including a unique subwoofer...
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CEDIA 2016
JBL Synthesis Demo One of CEDIA's Best
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 17, 2016
The JBL/Harman Luxury Group demo was perhaps the most impressive at the show for the totality of its picture and sound.
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CEDIA 2016
Monoprice Debuts Headphone Amp and 'Phones
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 17, 2016
Monoprice doesn’t offer just direct sale cables and big power amps. At CEDIA they offered some exciting new (and surprisingly cheap) products.
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CEDIA 2016
GoldenEar Showcases Invisible Speaker Install
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 17, 2016
CEDIA is a custom installation show by definition, and many or most of the demos used in-wall or on-wall speakers, for better or worse. One of the “better” was the GoldenEar demo.
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CEDIA 2016
QMotion Shows One Way to Darken a Home Theater
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 17, 2016
t may be unglamorous, but many of us have a need to darken our home theater spaces, particularly when using a projector and a conventional screen. Normally this involves either a tedious process of manually closing the drapes, or buying expensive, custom, powered blinds...
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CEDIA 2016
Bose 901: Most Successful Speaker of All Time?
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 17, 2016
Bose doesn’t often attend CEDIA (or CES for that matter), so I was surprised to see them here. The emphasis here appeared to be on lifestyle or custom install products, noted in another blog. The pair of 901 Series 6 loudspeakers shown here were also on hand, but not playing. I haven’t followed that speaker for years, but...
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