Barix turns most 8-ohm speakers into an IP speaker solution with its Exstreamer P5.

The device is an all-in-one solution for audio over IP distribution. It supports universal IP standards (TCP/IP, RTP, SIP, multicast and ethersound) and directly connects 8-ohm speakers to an IP or ethersound network.

Barix says the Exstreamer P5 allows integrators to install IP speakers for any number of options, including retrofits for legacy systems.

The device operates though temperature extremes (0 to 55 Celsius) and enables zoning applications for multi-speaker systems (with individual local/remote channel selection and volume control). It also supports PoE and class D audio amplification.

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CEA and CEDIA update their standard on multi-room audio cabling-- ensuring installers know all from basic wall-mounted volume controls to time-sensitive synchronous A/V streaming

The new standard covers client labeling, multiple systems, multiple buildings, grounding and ground loops and powerfeeds. It also provides sample documentation and diagrams of multi-room audio systems.

The update also addresses clients' future needs such as wireless, power line and IP cloud-based systems.

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L'Océan is Cabasse's latest statement speaker system, with a spherical form factor similar to the company's earlier La Sphére.

The spherical enclosures carry a 23cm triaxial drive unit (derived from La Sphére) and a 38cm woofer. The stand the speakers sit on is 1.2m tall.

The speakers' base houses 4 digital amplifiers per channel-- 1KW for bass, 500W for each low-mid and high-mid driver and 250W for tweeter.

Canon (Cabbasse's parent company) digital signal processing controls the amplifiers. It adjusts frequency response and crossovers to the room they're in via calibration microphone (included).

A preamplifier/CRCS controller unit converts analogue sources to digital before passing input to the speakers.

The speakers' price tag is as impressive as the sculptured stand they sit on-- €80000, to be precise.

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British designer brand Conran Audio joins the high-end speaker dock fray its take on wireless iPod docks.

The Conran audio dock carries CSR's low-latency audio codec technology, aptX, for connectivity. CSR says its codec allows for CD-quality sound streaming over bluetooth connection.

In addition it also physically docks iPods and iPhones, as well as radios, CD and MP3 players through 3.5mm auxiliary input.

Q Acoustics provide the audio guts, with 75Hz-20KHz frequency response and 2x 15 Watts power output through separate 2x 75mm loudspeaker drivers and 2x 25mm dome tweeters.

Users can choose from 6x audio equalisation presets through remote (stows in unit's side). The dock assembly rotates to allow one to rotate their iDevice as desired.

The dock comes in an elegant design in either white or black.

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Nuvo ships its 180mm single-point in-wall stereo speaker, its latest addition to its audio product line.

The speaker employs acoustic sloping and coputer-enchanced 3-way crossover design to provide a room with audio through a single speaker. The unit uses 2x 64mm midranges, 2x 20mm inverted-dome tweeters and a 180mm woven fibreglass woofer.

Its size (203mm x 355mm) makes it easy to install through a single stud bay and the paintable, microperforated magnetic grill blends in easily for an attractive finish.

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SpeakerCraft offers a complete line of flangeless loudspeakers for both in-wall and in-ceiling applications. Dubbed the Profile series and using neodymium magnets to attach the grille, the speakers have a large enough lip to cover mistakes in cutting the drywall, but has no visible flange once the grille is in place and can be painted.

The Profile series is launching with nine of SpeakerCraft’s most popular models in both round and rectangular versions. Those models are AIM8 One, AIM7 Two, AIM5 One, CRS8 One, CRS6 One, CRS3, AIM LCR1 and AIM LCR3 Three. The driver compliments match the corresponding flanged models and will have identical performance characteristics. All models are to ship in Q4.

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