The Yamaha MusicCast wireless audio range gets a pair of additions-- the YSP-2700 soundbar with wireless subwoofer and the compact WX-010 wireless speaker.

MusicCast allows one-touch audio streaming from sources such as mobile devices and PCs, as well as streaming services including Pandora, Spotify, Rhapsody and SirusXM. Customers can link MusicCast speakers, AV receivers and components to create a multi-room audio system complete with redistribution of multiple sources throughout the home.

The YSP-2700 pushes 7.1-channel surround sound via what Yamaha calls Digital Sound Projector technology. It uses 16 speakers (each powered by a 2W amp) to produce and reflect discrete sound beams off walls, thus enveloping listeners from multiple directions. Connectivity comes from both wired and wireless sources, with x3 HDMI input (plus 1 output), wifi, Bluetooth and Apple AirPlay.

Apple looks to bolster its music streaming capability through an acquisition, the Wall Street Journal reports-- specifically Tidal, the Jay Z-owned service.

The reasons behind the interest in Tidal? One is a strong music catalog including the likes of Madonna, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Kanye West and the late, great Prince, the result of close relationships with recording artists. And while Tidal has around 3 million subscribers (Apple Music subscriptions total 15 million), customers can pay up to $19.00 for high-resolution streaming, providing easy means to add a more premium offering to Music.

Customers wanting a wireless speaker and a means to teach the kids how electronics work? Bose might have a solution with the BOSEbuild Speaker Cube, a build-your-own wireless speaker kit.

The Speaker Cube obviously features step-by-step instructions in the shape of a companion app, as well as all required equipment for the speaker building. In addition Bose includes customisable elements, such as different coloured lighting effects and "swappable silhouette covers" to keep things interesting.

Auralex Acoustics starts shipping the GeoFusor-- a sound diffusor featuring a geodisic dome pattern the company says offers smooth, even diffusion without removing acoustic energy.

The design allows back filling with absorptive material for enhanced low-end control. The diffusors come in 2 sizes (30x30cm and 60x60cm), with the 60x60cm version designed to fit in ceiling grids and offered in fire-rated and non fire-rated versions.

Acoustic Energy presents the 3rd generation of Aego active loudspeakers-- the Aego Sound3ar subwoofer/soundbar combo and a Aego3 2.1 desktop system.

Both versions share the same subwoofer, one complete with optical digital, analogue and Bluetooth aptX wireless connectivity. Also found in all Aego products is aluminium alloy construction promising both "class-leading" acoustic performance and a stylish appearance.

The Sound3ar is a compact device featuring flush-to-wall keyway mounting, a thin bevel and a dark grille. It sits with the drivers facing upwards at 30 degrees, an angle Acoustic Energy claims provides optimum room projection while reducing reflections from the top surface of AV furniture.

Atlantic Technology presents a wireless alternative to RCA audio cable-- the WA-60 Wireless Audio System replaces long audio cables with low-frequency response down to 10Hz.

Designed for subwoofers, the system can also find use in connecting receivers, computers or any line-level audio devices across a room or from one end of the house to the other, with 21m range (or 45m line-of-sight). As a successor to the WA-50, the WA-60 improves low frequency response while boosting range and increasing the number of channels.