Klipsch is the next company to take on smart speakers with an updated version of its The Three Heritage wireless speaker-- now with built-in Google Assistant functionality for customers wanting a range of voice control.
The Three with Google Assistant retains the same mid-century modern design as the original, together with award-winning acoustics and robust connectivity. Google Assistant adds further functionality, such as the ability to ask questions and get information, stream music, hear the news, weather and traffic, add to shopping lists, control smart home devices and make phone calls.
According to the company, the AiRadio is a first-of-a-kind product, being a voice-controlled radio bringing together premium components and luxury stylings in a high-fidelity streaming audio product. CES 2019 will see the showcase of 3 AiRadio models, the vertically oriented AiRadio Poco (VR-60) and the horizontally-oriented AiRadio Uno and Duo. The Poco and Uno are mono units with an output for an optional second speaker (VR-62 and VR-72 respectively), while the Duo is a stereo device with two speakers and a 2-channel amp.
Built in Heilbronn, Germany, the AK T5p 2nd Gen are built using premium materials such as sheepskin earpads and braided silver and copper cables. They are tuned for the audiophile-grade Astell & Kern portable music player range, and carry the same Tesla transducers found in other Beyerdynamic headphones paired with Test Technology drivers promising extremely balanced and dynamic sound.
The Sasha is the descendant of the WATT/Puppy, the loudspeaker/subwoofer combo built by Wilson Audio founder Dave Wilson back in 1985. The Sasha DAW is a the work of Dave Wilson's son, Daryl, and has been designed as an all-new loudspeaker. It consists of an upper enclosure with the same 17.85cm midrange driver and 2.54cm tweeter from the WAMM Master Chronosonic loudspeaker, while the lower enclosure carries two redesigned 20.3cm bass drivers.
Built-in Spotify Connect allows users to stream music from the service without interruption. Users of handheld devices can even continue watching videos, play games and answer phone calls, without pauses or interruptions to the music. Meanwhile Roon streaming integration allows one to both take advantage of high-resolution audio and enjoy the flexibility of networked audio. Roon allows one to combine LSX with a number of streaming platform devices, namely Chromecast, AirPlay, Sonos and anything marked as Roon-Ready.
