No less than 11 products from high-end US audio brand McIntosh have received Roon Tested designation, meaning all devices can receive optimised audio from Roon straight out of the box.
The products in question are the C47, C52, C2600 and D1100 preamplifiers, MA5300, MA7200, MA8900 and MA9000 integrated amplifiers, MAC7200 receiver, MHA150 headphone amplifier and MXA80 integrated audio system. All models feature an 8-channel 32-bit DAC used in quad balanced mode, with coax and digital optical inputs able to decode up to 24-bit/192kHz. Also included are USB inputs able to handle PCM signals up to 32-bit/384kHz and support up to DSD 256 and DXD 384kHz.
According to the company, the wireless controller inside the router takes care of configuration, and as such all the installer needs to do is to plug all devices in. The mobile app not only speeds up installations, but also ensures product installation includes appropriate security settings (such as wireless SSID and passphrase for both 2.4 and 5GHz networks) and the latest firmware.
Luxaflex announces the PowerView Hub 2 is compatible with Apple HomeKit, allowing customers to control the blinds with an iPhone or iPad, as well as the PowerView Pebble remote.
The company is still to detail the actual products making the range, but it says it will include consumer sound solutions, in-car and professional products, all “combining heritage and modernity, to continue to bring music, design and emotions to life.” Or so the company claims, at any rate.
“ConnectedWorks and Homeplay are highly respected among custom integrators,” the association says. “Their recognition as the first-ever CEDIA Member of Excellence recipients raises the bar for the rest of the industry and gives ConnectedWorks and Homeplay an honour that demonstrates to customers and peers that they are, indeed, elite CEDIA member companies.”
Presented at the "show time" event held at the Steve Jobs Theatre, Apple TV+ promises to be "home to some of the highest quality original storytelling that TV and movie lovers have seen yet." And Apple appears to be backing up such claims to rival Netflix and Amazon Prime Video by opening its massive chequebook, since the service will offer programming featuring the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Octavia Spencer, J.J. Abrams, Jason Momoa, M. Night Shyamalan and even Steven Spielberg.
