Bob Ankosko

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Premiere Design
Magico QSub-18 Subwoofer
Bob Ankosko  |  Dec 24, 2013
It’s not every day you come across a $36,000 subwoofer. That’s right, thirty-six big ones. That’s about as rare as finding a submonster with dual 18-inch drivers and a 6,000-watt digital amplifier housed in an enclosure made of aircraft-grade aluminum so robust that it can withstand internal sound-pressure levels of up to 175 decibels (akin to standing on the tarmac while a commercial jet takes off) with less than 1 percent the displacement of an ordinary enclosure.
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Audio Video News
Magnolia Design Stores Launch Hi-Res Listening Stations
Bob Ankosko  |  Nov 12, 2015
Hoping to bring Hi-Res Music to an audience beyond audiophiles, executives from Sony, Best Buy, and three major record labels gathered at Best Buy’s flagship Magnolia Design Center store on New York City’s Columbus Circle this evening to announce that Hi-Res listening stations have been installed in 79 Magnolia Design Center stores across the country.
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The S&V InterviewAudio Video News
Make Room for HomePod
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 28, 2018

15 Minutes with Apple’s Phil Schiller

On Friday, Apple announced that it will begin taking pre-orders for the HomePod. We reached out to Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, for an inside look at the company’s entry into the burgeoning smart speaker space.

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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Maker of Luxury Beds Teams with KEF to Offer a Novel Product
Bob Ankosko  |  Jun 06, 2024
There’s something magical about the notion of drifting away into a deep sleep while immersed in music. And I’m not talking wearing earbuds to bed.
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The S&V InterviewAudio Video News
Making Hi-Res Audio Wireless
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 30, 2017
15 Minutes with WiSA President Tony Ostrom

Tony Ostrom, president of the Wireless Speaker & Audio Association talks about the past, present, and future of high-resolution wireless audio technology.

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Audio Video News
Making Tech History: 8K Video Replay Debuts Tonight at Levi’s Stadium
Bob Ankosko  |  Nov 05, 2020
A first-of-its-kind 8K video replay system debuts at Levi Stadium tonight where the San Francisco 49ers meet the Green Bay Packers. We go behind the scenes to learn about a new five-camera system that promises "incomparable digital zoom without pixilation" and full-field coverage with clear views of all goal lines and sidelines.
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The S&V InterviewAudio Video News
Man on a Mission: Speaker Designer Andrew Jones
Bob Ankosko  |  Nov 03, 2015
Andrew Jones has an impressive history in loudspeakers, having served as the chief speaker engineer at KEF, Infinity, Technical Audio Devices Laboratories (TAD), and Pioneer, where he established a reputation for designing budget speakers that sound shockingly good. In May, following the merger of Pioneer and Onkyo, Germany’s ELAC announced that Jones had not only joined the company as vice president of engineering but was already working on a new line of speakers.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Marantz Celebrates its Hi-Fi Heritage with New CD Player and Integrated Amp
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 24, 2023
Marantz today introduced a pair of classic stereo components that celebrate its roots as a hi-fi pioneer.
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CEDIA 2022Audio Video NewsNew Products
Marantz Honors its Heritage with New Cinema Series
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 29, 2022
Marantz is honoring its roots as an audio pioneer with a new Cinema Series that melds high performance with high style.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Marantz Introduces its First Reference Series of Audio Components in 8 Years
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 29, 2024
Marantz today announced a reference-level series of stereo audio components — its first high-end statement offering since 2016.
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