TheAirtightGarage has announced the Shelia amplifier, an all-tube two channel amplifier in head format. Power output is 27 watts, which can be reduced to 16 watts via a back panel “low power” switch. A switched master volume control is front mounted. Channel one controls are volume, treble, middle, bass. Channel two controls are volume and… Read More TheAirtightGarage Intros Shelia Tube Amp
Apple today announced iPod Hi-Fi, a high-end ($349) iPod boombox dock with remote. The Hi-Fi is portable, and can run from six D-cell batteries or wall power. “Apple is reinventing the home stereo with the new iPod Hi-Fi, the first iPod accessory that adds true high-fidelity sound quality to the iPod,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s… Read More Apple Intros Expensive Boom Box
TheAirtightGarage has introduced the Nora, a newly designed combo amplifier (available in head format) featuring a single twelve inch driver and thirty watts of power. The Nora was designed to have very flexible tone and breakup with a minimal amount of controls. It is a lightweight unit, all tube, with reverb. Top panel controls/jacks from… Read More TheAirtightGarage Iintros Nora Custom Combo Amp
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Denon DJ showed the new DN-HP1000 High Performance Professional DJ Headphones. Designed to provide DJs with the ultimate monitoring tool, the DN-HP1000 headphones utilize a dynamic, closed back design for superior isolation. Additionally, these new headphones employ one of the largest speaker drivers (53 mm) in their class for outstanding audio… Read More 2006 NAMM Show: Denon DJ Debuts DN-HP1000 High-Performance Pro DJ Headphones
NAMM: CME announced two new audio peripheral products for 2006, the Matrix X five channel mixer and Matrix Y headphone amp. The Matrix Y is a simple solution to a common problem – the inability to communicate while wearing headphones. This four channel expandable headphone amp includes the unique addition of a built-in talkback microphone.… Read More NAMM: CME Puts Music Into the Matrix
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: M-Audio announced the M-Audio EX Series EX66 digital high-definition studio reference monitors. Sold separately, the monitors integrate easily into both 2-channel and multichannel environments. “The M-Audio EX66 monitor represents the culmination of years of research,” according to Adam Castillo, marketing director at M-Audio. “We wanted to start from scratch, developing new… Read More 2006 NAMM Update: M-Audio Ships New EX Series EX66 Digital High-Definition Reference Monitors
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Gemini Sound Products announced a new addition to their GX Series, the GX-150 Professional Powered 8” Two-Way ABS Loudspeaker and the GX-100 Professional 8” Two-Way Passive ABS Loudspeaker. Ideal for permanent audio installations, these new speakers feature a compression driver with a 1.25” titanium diaphragm in addition to an 8” aluminum… Read More Gemini Intros Pro Loudspeakers
Yorkville has added the all-new ultra-compact 200-watt K2 to their tube-driven keyboard amplifier line. The K2 is the smallest keyboard amplifier to offer Traynor’s innovative tube / solid-state input and proprietary Voicing circuitry, first introduced on its big brother, the K4. This unique input design makes the Traynor K2 more than a monitor, but part… Read More Yorkville Intros K2 And K4 Keyboard Amps
Retro-King has introduced the Plexi 50, a replica of the 1960’s 50 watt plexi with a solid state rectifier. It uses two EL-34 output tubes and a heyboer 50 watt plexi output transformer. The filtering consists of a double 50mf cap and a double 32mf cap. Unlike the 45, which uses a shared cathode, the… Read More Retro-King Intros Plexi 50 Hand-Wired Amplifiers
Gemini Sound Products has announced the XTR-500 Complete Powered Speaker System, the latest update to their all-in-one sound system solution. The XTR-500 system includes two 10” satellite loudspeakers which feature a new compression driver system to provide better high frequency definition, and a 15” subwoofer that has a built-in 400-watt 3-channel power amplifier and electronic… Read More Gemini Launches XTR-500 Powered Speakers
